1991 Maldon District Council election
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1991 English local election
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The 1991 Maldon District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1991 Maldon District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 |  1 |
45.2 | 38.2 | 8,936 | –4.7 | |
| Independent | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 |  7 |
29.0 | 28.1 | 6,576 | +23.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
19.4 | 19.7 | 4,600 | –21.8 | |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
3.2 | 10.5 | 2,448 | +3.2 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3.2 | 3.5 | 824 | +0.2 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Althorne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Boyce* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,753 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Burnham-on-Crouch North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Wood | 487 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | J. Vallance* | 411 | 45.8 | ||
| Majority | 76 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 898 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,039 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Burnham-on-Crouch South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Buck | 722 | 30.4 | ||
| Independent | T. Martin | 652 | 27.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Smith* | 589 | 24.8 | ||
| Conservative | L. Hobday | 564 | 23.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Gillbee* | 369 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | E. Ellis | 330 | 13.9 | ||
| Independent | G. Blaney* | 302 | 12.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,376 | 66.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,568 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Cold Norton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | M. Kennedy | 394 | 49.3 | ||
| Conservative | G. Broyd* | 262 | 32.8 | ||
| Independent | R. Roe | 143 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 132 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 799 | 57.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,395 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Goldhanger
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Hendry | 456 | 72.3 | ||
| Labour | C. Dykes | 175 | 27.7 | ||
| Majority | 281 | 44.6 | |||
| Turnout | 631 | 51.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,237 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great Totham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Delderfield* | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | R. Bass* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,405 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Heybridge East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | H. Cocking* | 564 | 52.6 | ||
| Conservative | G. Westwood | 509 | 47.4 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,073 | 37.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,852 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Heybridge West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | P. Mead* | 625 | 60.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | I. Thorn | 484 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | E. Whitthread | 149 | 14.4 | ||
| Independent | B. Harker | 142 | 13.7 | ||
| Conservative | B. Whitthread | 132 | 12.8 | ||
| Labour | J. Lees | 119 | 11.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,035 | 52.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,964 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Maldon East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Bannister* | 437 | 38.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Arnold* | 378 | 33.3 | ||
| Independent | B. Mead | 322 | 28.3 | ||
| Independent | E. Vale | 268 | 23.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Ind | 262 | 23.1 | ||
| Conservative | N. Prior | 170 | 15.0 | ||
| Conservative | R. Long | 158 | 13.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,136 | 55.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,044 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Maldon North West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | R. Pipe* | 824 | 45.3 | ||
| Conservative | R. Daws* | 634 | 34.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Longhurst | 579 | 31.8 | ||
| Conservative | K. Munnion | 475 | 26.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Lamb | 418 | 23.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Josselyn | 385 | 21.2 | ||
| Independent | G. Coulthread | 298 | 16.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,820 | 57.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,149 | ||||
| Ind. Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Maldon South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Dines | 592 | 49.0 | ||
| Conservative | T. Kelly | 537 | 44.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Ovenden | 371 | 30.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Woodham | 333 | 27.6 | ||
| Labour | P. Roberts | 322 | 26.7 | ||
| Labour | S. Watmough | 262 | 21.7 | ||
| Independent | F. Clements | 117 | 9.7 | ||
| Independent | R. Hornett* | 94 | 7.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,208 | 37.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,196 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Purleigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | L. Cooper | 242 | 39.5 | ||
| Conservative | B. Ascott | 201 | 32.8 | ||
| Independent | L. Banyard | 170 | 27.7 | ||
| Majority | 41 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 613 | 51.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,180 | ||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Southminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Beale* | 681 | 71.7 | ||
| Conservative | P. Ryall | 314 | 33.1 | ||
| Conservative | V. Smith | 223 | 23.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~950 | 39.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,418 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
St. Lawrence
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Cowell* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,091 | ||||
| Independent gain from Ind. Conservative | |||||
The Maylands
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Ashford* | 460 | 50.5 | ||
| Independent | D. Abernethy | 450 | 49.5 | ||
| Majority | 10 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 910 | 38.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,339 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Tillingham & Bradwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Dewick | 293 | 54.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. Windmill | 241 | 45.1 | ||
| Majority | 52 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 534 | 39.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,340 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Tollesbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Laurie | 807 | 71.0 | ||
| Independent | B. McGhee | 792 | 69.7 | ||
| Conservative | N. Butt* | 345 | 30.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. Juniper* | 329 | 28.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,137 | 59.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,927 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Tolleshunt D'Arcy
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Peel* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,461 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wickham Bishops
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Allard* | 609 | 54.4 | ||
| Conservative | H. Bass | 511 | 45.6 | ||
| Majority | 98 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,120 | 69.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,606 | ||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Woodham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Herrmann* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,235 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
References
- ↑ "Maldon District Council Election Results 1991-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
