2026 Essex County Council election
2026 English local government election
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The 2026 Essex County Council election took place on 7 May 2026 to elect members to Essex County Council in Essex, England. This took place on the same day as other local elections. Reform UK gained majority control of the county council from the Conservatives.[1]
Registered1,152,546
Turnout504,542
43.8% (
10.6%)
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Background
At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won an outright majority of seats on the council, maintaining overall control of the authority for a seventh consecutive term. Kevin Bentley (Stanway & Pyefleet), leader of the Conservative group, was appointed leader of the council and formed a Conservative administration.
Boundary changes
Following a local government boundary review, there will be an increase in the number of councillors from 75 to 78, and a new pattern of electoral division boundaries will be used. As part of the changes, all two-member divisions will be abolished, meaning all divisions will now elect only one councillor each.[2]
Delay
The general election of councillors was due to take place on 1 May 2025. However, following the publication of the English Devolution White Paper, the majority of the members of Essex County Council voted in favour of asking the government to cancel the planned 2025 elections. The Conservative and Labour groups, in addition to the sole Loughton Residents Association councillor, voted in favour of the motion of the Conservative administration to request both that Essex County Council take part in the local government reorganisation and that the elections be delayed. The Liberal Democrat, Canvey Island Independent Party, and Residents for Uttlesford groups voted against the motion, as did the sole councillors for Reform UK and for the Rochford District Residents.[3][4] The Liberal Democrat group put an amendment that would have removed the request for an election delay from the motion as a whole, but this was voted down by a show of hands without a roll call vote.
The May 2025 local elections that would have taken place were cancelled.[5] It was announced on 22 January 2026 that the election would go ahead on 7 May 2026 following a legal challenge by Reform UK.[6][7]
Summary
Election result
| 2026 Essex County Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Reform | 78 | 53 | N/A | N/A | 52 |
68.0 | 37.3 | 187,810 | +36.7 | |
| Conservative | 78 | 13 | N/A | N/A |  37 |
16.7 | 25.0 | 125,998 | –23.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 78 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
6.4 | 12.0 | 60,287 | –1.8 | |
| Independent | 17 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 3 |
1.3 | 4.0 | 19,919 | –1.9 | |
| Green | 71 | 1 | N/A | N/A |  |
1.3 | 9.1 | 45,878 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | 78 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 5 |
1.3 | 8.4 | 42,153 | –8.7 | |
| R4U | 5 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
1.3 | 1.2 | 6,271 | –1.2 | |
| PIP | 3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
1.3 | 1.1 | 5,566 | N/A | |
| Loughton Residents | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
0.0 | 0.8 | 4,064 | –0.4 | |
| Rochford Resident | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | 0.5 | 2,631 | –0.6 | |
| CIIP | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2 |
0.0 | 0.4 | 2,073 | –0.6 | |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | 0.1 | 383 | ±0.0 | |
| TUSC | 9 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | 0.1 | 339 | N/A | |
| Advance UK | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | <0.1 | 164 | N/A | |
| English Democrat | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
0.0 | <0.1 | 89 | ±0.0 | |
Results by local authority and ward
Basildon
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon Laindon Park & Fryerns | Jeff Henry | Conservative | No | |
| Basildon Laindon Park & Fryerns | Patricia Reid[e] | Labour | Yes | |
| Basildon Pitsea | Aiden McGurran | Labour | No | |
| Basildon Pitsea | Emma Callaghan[f] | Labour | No | |
| Basildon Westley Heights | Kerry Smith | Independent | Yes | |
| Billericay & Burstead | Anthony Hedley | Conservative | No | |
| Billericay & Burstead | Richard Moore | Conservative | No | |
| Wickford Crouch | Tony Ball | Conservative | Yes | |
| Wickford Crouch | Malcolm Buckley | Conservative | No | |
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 6 | 6 |
23,256 | 40.4 | +38.2 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 3 |
15,067 | 26.2 | –26.4 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
2,836 | 4.9 | –2.6 | |
| Labour | 0 | 3 |
8,612 | 15.0 | –8.9 | |
| Green | 0 | |
4,850 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
2,678 | 4.7 | –5.5 | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
280 | 0.5 | +0.4 | |
| Total | 9 | |
57,579 | 39.7 | +9.8 | |
| Registered electors | 130,687 | – | –6.6 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Turner | 4,160 | 48.2 | ||
| Reform | Denise Martin | 2,611 | 30.2 | ||
| Green | Stewart Goshawk | 873 | 10.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris May | 540 | 6.3 | ||
| Labour | Peter Bunyan | 456 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,549 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 8,678 | 53.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,190 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Schrader | 3,581 | 43.0 | ||
| Reform | Phillip Bruce | 3,097 | 37.2 | ||
| Labour | Leslie Banks | 673 | 8.1 | ||
| Green | Daniel Mcgarry | 638 | 7.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lancaster | 322 | 3.9 | ||
| TUSC | Elaine McDonald | 22 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 484 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 8,368 | 50.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,577 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Zoe Hockton | 3,309 | 48.6 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Buckley | 1,824 | 26.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Mott | 808 | 11.9 | ||
| Labour | Stewart Blackett | 448 | 6.6 | ||
| Green | Maximillian Giddens | 418 | 6.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,485 | 21.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,830 | 46.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,788 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Darren Gardner | 2,038 | 40.9 | ||
| Labour | Emma Callaghan* | 1,686 | 33.9 | ||
| Conservative | Yetunde Adeshile | 646 | 13.0 | ||
| Green | Chloe Fowler | 449 | 9.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Chandler | 115 | 2.3 | ||
| TUSC | Eleanor Donne | 46 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 352 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 5,005 | 34.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,424 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Krupa Kollabathula | 2,295 | 44.5 | ||
| Labour | Adele Brown* | 1,344 | 26.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jeff Henry | 839 | 16.3 | ||
| Green | Jessica Whitehead | 459 | 8.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen McCarthy | 181 | 3.5 | ||
| TUSC | Dave Murray | 45 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 951 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,183 | 34.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,113 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Sue Truman | 2,452 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | Pat Reid* | 1,382 | 26.6 | ||
| Conservative | Stuart Terson | 734 | 14.1 | ||
| Green | Michelle Savage | 440 | 8.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Spowart | 135 | 2.6 | ||
| TUSC | Jack Huggins | 58 | 1.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,070 | 20.5 | |||
| Turnout | 5,218 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,434 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Sam Journet | 2,070 | 42.7 | ||
| Labour | Gavin Callaghan | 1,506 | 31.0 | ||
| Green | Matthew Hornsby | 440 | 9.1 | ||
| Conservative | Deepak Roy | 410 | 8.5 | ||
| Independent | Lurie Cojocaru | 300 | 6.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jyothi Kurra | 70 | 1.4 | ||
| TUSC | Andrew Buxton | 56 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 564 | 11.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,866 | 31.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,700 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kerry Smith* | 2,516 | 38.3 | –22.2 | |
| Reform | Nick Palmer | 2,017 | 30.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Chris Allen | 671 | 10.2 | –13.1 | |
| Labour | Brian Button | 655 | 10.0 | –0.4 | |
| Green | Sam England | 531 | 8.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Nice | 106 | 1.6 | –1.8 | |
| TUSC | Chris Huggins | 53 | 0.8 | ±0.0 | |
| Independent | X None of the Above | 20 | 0.3 | –1.3 | |
| Majority | 499 | 7.6 | –29.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,604 | 43.0 | +8.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,376 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Steven Swaby | 3,367 | 47.9 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Ball* | 2,202 | 31.3 | ||
| Green | Sam Twigg | 602 | 8.6 | ||
| Labour | Viviane Morris | 462 | 6.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicola Hoad | 401 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,165 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,085 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,714 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
Braintree
Incumbents
| Division | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocking | Lynette Bowers-Flint | Conservative | Yes | |
| Braintree Eastern | Paul Thorogood | Green | Yes | |
| Braintree Town | Tom Cunningham | Conservative | Yes | |
| Halstead | Chris Siddall | Conservative | Yes | |
| Hedingham | Peter Schwier | Conservative | Yes | |
| Three Fields with Great Notley | Graham Butland | Conservative | No | |
| Witham Northern | Ross Playle | Conservative | Yes | |
| Witham Southern | Vacant | Conservative[g] | N/A | |
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 6 | 6 |
20,372 | 38.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 1 | 6 |
13,755 | 26.1 | –25.0 | |
| Green | 1 | |
8,211 | 15.6 | –11.7 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
4,590 | 8.7 | –7.5 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
3,539 | 6.7 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
2,285 | 4.3 | –0.6 | |
| Total | 8 | |
52,752 | 43.6 | +12.0 | |
| Registered electors | 121,326 | – | +6.6 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Shaun Spalding | 2,681 | 44.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lynette Bowers-Flint* | 1,496 | 24.6 | –33.7 | |
| Green | Andrea Phillips | 859 | 14.1 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Jacqui Thurgood | 754 | 12.4 | –12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sosin | 299 | 4.9 | –0.2 | |
| Majority | 1,185 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,098 | 39.5 | +12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,451 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Paul Thorogood* | 3,133 | 46.2 | –3.2 | |
| Reform | Kevin Stowe | 2,148 | 31.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | India Jayatillake | 1,019 | 15.0 | –23.0 | |
| Labour | Sarah Neal | 320 | 4.7 | –5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashley Thompson | 163 | 2.4 | –0.5 | |
| Majority | 985 | 14.5 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,795 | 49.0 | +10.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,873 | ||||
| Green hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Terry Longstaff | 2,403 | 43.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | George Prime | 1,153 | 21.0 | –35.9 | |
| Green | Shaun Marchant | 979 | 17.8 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Ayten | 690 | 12.6 | –10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee | 269 | 4.9 | –1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,250 | 22.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,504 | 35.7 | +8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,428 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Isi Rocha | 3,172 | 42.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Chris Siddall* | 2,119 | 28.3 | –15.6 | |
| Green | Karl Handy | 1,150 | 15.4 | –22.7 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Fincken | 737 | 9.9 | –5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Sherlock | 303 | 4.1 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 1,053 | 14.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,497 | 43.8 | +12.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,114 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Nathan Robins | 2,746 | 36.8 | N/A | |
| Independent (Green) | Jo Beavis | 2,049 | 27.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Peter Schwier* | 1,876 | 25.2 | –38.2 | |
| Labour | Christine Calver | 417 | 5.6 | –9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Fenwick | 370 | 5.0 | –3.9 | |
| Majority | 697 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,482 | 51.3 | +16.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,577 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Carl Johnson | 2,837 | 38.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Tom Cunningham | 2,159 | 29.2 | –24.6 | |
| Independent (Green) | Michael Staines | 1,490 | 19.1 | –8.4 | |
| Labour | Tom Diamond | 537 | 7.3 | –3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Wicks | 453 | 6.1 | –2.2 | |
| Majority | 678 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,510 | 50.0 | +14.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,012 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ross Playle* | 2,410 | 39.6 | ||
| Reform | Tony O`Brien | 1,849 | 30.3 | ||
| Green | James Abbott | 1,132 | 18.6 | ||
| Labour | Jack Robertson | 541 | 8.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Fleet | 162 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 561 | 9.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6,097 | 38.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,902 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | John Morris | 2,536 | 43.2 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Morgan | 1,523 | 25.9 | ||
| Green | Philip Hughes | 958 | 16.3 | ||
| Labour | Phil Barlow | 594 | 10.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Pennicard | 266 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,013 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,895 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,969 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
Brentwood
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 4 | 4 |
11,381 | 38.7 | +37.6 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 3 |
7,626 | 26.0 | –24.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 |
6,705 | 22.8 | –5.8 | |
| Green | 0 | |
2,027 | 6.9 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
1,646 | 5.6 | –5.5 | |
| Total | 4 | |
29,474 | 48.8 | +12.6 | |
| Registered electors | 60,420 | – | +1.2 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Russell Quirk | 2,951 | 39.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Keith Barber | 2,670 | 35.5 | −27.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Rigby | 946 | 12.6 | +2.1 | |
| Green | David Hale | 519 | 6.9 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Phil Holland | 426 | 5.7 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 281 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,534 | 49.8 | +15.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,143 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Chris Hossack | 2,568 | 36.2 | +34.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Aspinell* | 2,451 | 34.6 | −13.1 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Gordon | 1,319 | 18.6 | −16.0 | |
| Green | John Hamilton | 472 | 6.7 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Susan Kortlandt | 276 | 3.9 | −4.7 | |
| Majority | 117 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,100 | 48.9 | +11.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,553 | ||||
| Reform gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 23.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Samuel Gascoyne | 3,438 | 45.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lesley Wagland | 2,446 | 32.3 | −32.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darryl Sankey | 1,043 | 13.8 | −7.1 | |
| Green | Paul Jeater | 403 | 5.3 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | Richard Millwood | 235 | 3.1 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 992 | 13.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,587 | 52.3 | +13.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,499 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Paul Godfrey | 2,424 | 33.6 | +31.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kendall | 2,265 | 31.4 | −3.8 | |
| Conservative | Terence Brant | 1,191 | 16.5 | −21.6 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Jerrard | 709 | 9.8 | −8.3 | |
| Green | Marc Sardinha | 633 | 8.8 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 159 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,253 | 44.7 | +9.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,225 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.5 |
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Castle Point
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 4 | 4 |
13,110 | 44.0 | +43.4 | |
| PIP | 1 | 1 |
5,566 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 0 | 3 |
5,664 | 19.0 | –25.2 | |
| CIIP | 0 | 2 |
2,073 | 7.0 | –10.7 | |
| Green | 0 | |
1,745 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | 0 | |
1,198 | 4.0 | –9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
464 | 1.6 | –1.2 | |
| Total | 5 | |
29,848 | 42.8 | +9.4 | |
| Registered electors | 69,735 | – | ±0.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Keiron McGill | 3,655 | 58.3 | +55.3 | |
| CIIP | Dave Blackwell* | 1,163 | 18.5 | −32.8 | |
| Conservative | Henry Young | 872 | 13.9 | −22.2 | |
| Green | Leah Rowe | 276 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Jackie Reilly | 189 | 3.0 | −5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Bannister | 116 | 1.8 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 2,492 | 39.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,280 | 40.8 | +11.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,391 | ||||
| Reform gain from CIIP | Swing | 44.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Alan Tibbit | 2,761 | 55.3 | N/A | |
| CIIP | Peter May* | 910 | 18.2 | −31.6 | |
| Conservative | Paul Harbord | 752 | 15.1 | −23.1 | |
| Green | Bob Chapman | 325 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Heidi Cox | 187 | 3.7 | −8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tellis | 57 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,851 | 37.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,997 | 35.9 | +9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,933 | ||||
| Reform gain from CIIP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIP | Allan Edwards | 2,187 | 35.3 | N/A | |
| Reform | Richard Crawford | 2,075 | 33.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jacqui Thornton | 1,120 | 18.1 | −32.5 | |
| Green | Alexandra Nightingale | 406 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Jackie Warner | 269 | 4.3 | −8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Duff | 134 | 2.2 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 112 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,195 | 47.2 | +7.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,126 | ||||
| PIP gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Niki Merison | 2,185 | 34.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Andrew Sheldon | 1,927 | 30.5 | −17.7 | |
| PIP | Russ Savage | 1,533 | 24.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Laurence Chapman | 402 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Georgina Morgan-Bates | 224 | 3.5 | −10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Seb Regnier-Wilson | 45 | 0.7 | −2.1 | |
| Majority | 258 | 4.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,323 | 46.9 | +8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,492 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Karon Phipps | 2,434 | 40.2 | N/A | |
| PIP | Matt Cortes | 1,846 | 30.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Michael Dixon | 993 | 16.4 | −28.5 | |
| Green | Christine Shaw | 336 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Joe Cooke | 329 | 5.4 | −9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Glass | 112 | 1.9 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 588 | 9.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,053 | 43.9 | +8.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,793 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Chelmsford
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 4 | 4 |
20,045 | 33.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | |
18,112 | 30.3 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 4 |
13,195 | 22.1 | –26.1 | |
| Green | 0 | |
4,628 | 7.7 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
2,065 | 3.5 | –6.2 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
1,311 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Residents | 0 | |
383 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Total | 9 | |
59,864 | 44.1 | +10.8 | |
| Registered electors | 135,797 | – | +1.6 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Steel* | 3,025 | 38.0 | −25.6 | |
| Reform | Chris Davy | 2,739 | 34.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Wheelhouse | 1,093 | 13.7 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Kevin Kuken | 790 | 9.9 | −0.9 | |
| Labour | Jessica Peacock | 320 | 4.0 | −8.6 | |
| Majority | 286 | 3.6 | –47.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,987 | 49.4 | +17.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,178 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Robert Jerome | 2,388 | 34.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Smita Rajesh | 1,988 | 28.7 | +3.4 | |
| Conservative | Rengarajan Subramanian | 1,740 | 25.1 | −34.3 | |
| Green | Mike Thompson | 539 | 7.8 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | Peter Dixon | 267 | 3.9 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 400 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,934 | 41.7 | +8.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,639 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Loxton | 2,877 | 48.2 | +5.1 | |
| Reform | Howard Rogers | 1,498 | 25.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Stanig | 788 | 13.2 | −26.0 | |
| Green | Reza Hossain | 528 | 8.8 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Legg | 240 | 4.0 | −6.0 | |
| Independent | Kamla Sangha | 37 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,379 | 23.1 | +18.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,981 | 41.8 | +7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,307 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson* | 2,896 | 46.3 | −0.6 | |
| Reform | Aidan Hargitt | 1,864 | 29.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Stacy Seales | 766 | 12.2 | −24.3 | |
| Green | Edward Massey | 495 | 7.9 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | David Howell | 236 | 3.8 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 1,032 | 16.5 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,273 | 41.3 | +7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,192 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee | 3,203 | 54.6 | +8.6 | |
| Reform | Tomy Sebastian | 1,616 | 27.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | David John Wilkinson | 723 | 12.3 | −25.1 | |
| Green | Chris Rees | 216 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Adam Kenningham-Brown | 110 | 1.9 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 1,587 | 27.1 | +18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,884 | 39.3 | +3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,984 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
The Chelmsford Springfield poll was postponed because Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Mackrory died before polling day.[39]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Clark | 2,622 | 46.4 | +0.4 | |
| Reform | Chris Wing | 1,570 | 27.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Robert Adams | 740 | 13.1 | −24.3 | |
| Green | Ronnie Bartlett | 536 | 9.5 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Jack Robinson | 183 | 3.2 | −6.0 | |
| Majority | 1,052 | 18.6 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,669 | 42.4 | +6.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,373 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Paul Clark | 3,369 | 43.1 | ||
| Conservative | John Spence* | 2,442 | 31.2 | ||
| Independent | Steve Davis | 663 | 8.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Baker | 544 | 7.0 | ||
| Green | Angela Thomson | 478 | 6.1 | ||
| Labour | Finn Rehal | 320 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 927 | 11.9 | |||
| Turnout | 7,827 | 49.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,765 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Kevin Bellamy | 2,436 | 34.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kieron Franks | 2,402 | 34.1 | ||
| Conservative | James Raven | 970 | 13.8 | ||
| Independent | Richard Hyland | 611 | 8.7 | ||
| Green | Amit Shah | 456 | 6.5 | ||
| Labour | Shirley Mason | 161 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 34 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 7,047 | 46.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,276 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Christopher Benn | 2,565 | 41.0 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Massey* | 2,001 | 32.0 | ||
| Green | Alicia Cash | 590 | 9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Donna Eley | 487 | 7.8 | ||
| Residents | Keith Bentley[h] | 383 | 6.1 | ||
| Labour | Jonathan Gatenby | 228 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 564 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,263 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,086 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
Colchester
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 4 | 4 |
16,985 | 29.1 | +28.2 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 3 |
13,016 | 22.3 | –21.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | |
10,421 | 17.9 | –2.7 | |
| Labour | 1 | 1 |
8,588 | 14.7 | –9.4 | |
| Green | 0 | |
8,120 | 13.9 | +4.0 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
1,211 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Total | 9 | |
58,474 | 41.3 | +7.6 | |
| Registered electors | 141,747 | – | +0.4 | |||
Incumbent
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Lee Scordis | Labour | Yes[44] | |
| Constable | Lewis Barber | Conservative | No | |
| Drury | Sue Lissimore | Conservative | Yes | |
| Maypole | Dave Harris | Labour | Yes | |
| Mersea & Tiptree | John Jowers | Conservative | No | |
| Mile End & Highwoods | David King | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Parsons Heath & East Gates | Simon Crow | Conservative | Yes | |
| Stanway & Pyefleet | Kevin Bentley | Conservative | Yes | |
| Wivenhoe St Andrew | Mark Cory | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Lee Scordis*[44] | 2,215 | 36.0 | –9.0 | |
| Reform | Scott Alan Holman | 1,649 | 26.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Amy Kirkby-Taylor | 1,357 | 22.1 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Richard Martin | 487 | 7.9 | –18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 445 | 7.2 | –3.1 | |
| Majority | 566 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,163 | 36.7 | +6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,772 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Lissimore* | 2,662 | 37.7 | –18.4 | |
| Reform | Keith Coomber | 1,535 | 21.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | Chris Coates | 1,063 | 15.1 | –6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Loxley | 935 | 13.3 | –0.3 | |
| Green | James Jefferies | 864 | 12.2 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 1,127 | 15.9 | –18.9 | ||
| Turnout | 7,066 | 48.2 | +6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,673 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Max Maxwell | 1,812 | 34.2 | +32.1 | |
| Labour | Dave Harris* | 1,618 | 30.6 | –19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler | 776 | 14.7 | –0.5 | |
| Green | Alyssa Carrington | 563 | 10.6 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Bevan Waghorn | 523 | 9.9 | –18.2 | |
| Majority | 194 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,298 | 32.8 | +11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,134 | ||||
| Reform gain from Labour | Swing | 25.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David King* | 2,290 | 35.3 | ||
| Reform | Graham Wilson | 1,434 | 22.1 | ||
| Green | Kemal Çufoğlu | 1,413 | 21.8 | ||
| Conservative | Angus Allan | 749 | 11.5 | ||
| Labour | Pauline Bacon | 611 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 856 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 6,505 | 38.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,953 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Dean Dasley | 2,120 | 34.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Natalie Sommers | 1,871 | 30.1 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Crow* | 830 | 13.3 | ||
| Labour | Christine Dale | 736 | 11.8 | ||
| Green | Lisa Cross | 667 | 10.7 | ||
| Majority | 249 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,253 | 40.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,454 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sara Naylor | 3,060 | 39.9 | –27.2 | |
| Reform | Adrian Gasser | 2,259 | 29.4 | +27.1 | |
| Green | Alex McCormick | 852 | 11.1 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jenkins | 850 | 11.1 | +2.8 | |
| Labour | Sarah Chaker | 651 | 8.5 | –3.5 | |
| Majority | 801 | 10.5 | –44.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,698 | 49.1 | +9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,673 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Christopher Perera | 3,105 | 38.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Paul Dundas | 2,934 | 36.4 | –35.4 | |
| Green | Heidi Cornish | 1,043 | 12.9 | –0.5 | |
| Labour | Barry Gilheany | 495 | 6.1 | –3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Morley | 488 | 6.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 171 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,100 | 48.3 | +13.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,773 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Andrew Harding | 2,092 | 32.7 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Bentley* | 1,537 | 24.0 | ||
| Independent | Lesley Scott-Boutell | 1,211 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Amir Anbouche | 612 | 9.6 | ||
| Green | Amanda Kirke | 574 | 9.0 | ||
| Labour | John Spademan | 373 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 555 | 8.7 | |||
| Turnout | 6,398 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,868 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Cory* | 2,154 | 43.3 | +4.0 | |
| Reform | Daryl Swain | 979 | 19.7 | +18.5 | |
| Labour | Julie Young | 826 | 16.6 | –18.7 | |
| Green | Andrew Canessa | 787 | 15.8 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Thompson | 234 | 4.7 | –10.3 | |
| Majority | 1,175 | 23.6 | +19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,993 | 34.6 | +6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,447 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.3 |
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Epping Forest
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 6 | 5 |
18,649 | 40.9 | +40.6 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 4 |
11,622 | 25.5 | –25.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
4,575 | 10.0 | –1.8 | |
| Loughton Residents | 0 | 1 |
4,064 | 8.9 | –5.3 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
3,035 | 6.7 | –6.3 | |
| Green | 0 | |
2,634 | 5.8 | –2.0 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
958 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| English Democrat | 0 | |
89 | 0.2 | –0.4 | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
11 | <0.1 | –0.2 | |
| Total | 7 | |
44,558 | 44.5 | +11.8 | |
| Registered electors | 100,065 | – | –0.9 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lee Scott* | 2,184 | 32.7 | ||
| Reform | Yair Cohen | 2,167 | 32.5 | ||
| Green | Steven Neville | 1,004 | 15.1 | ||
| Independent | Lisa Morgan | 748 | 11.2 | ||
| Labour | Martin Morris | 353 | 5.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Naomi Davies | 216 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 6,697 | 43.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,406 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Annie O'Neill | 2,833 | 35.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Holly Whitbread* | 2,355 | 29.4 | −20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Razia Sharif | 2,318 | 29.0 | −13.4 | |
| Labour | Christine Mortimer | 287 | 3.6 | −4.0 | |
| Independent | William Ayrton | 210 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 478 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,030 | 53.8 | +12.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,919 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Natalie Wilding-Barrett | 2,359 | 37.1 | ||
| Loughton Residents | Chris Pond* | 2,191 | 34.5 | ||
| Green | Joe Fellows | 671 | 10.6 | ||
| Conservative | Marshall Vance | 605 | 9.5 | ||
| Labour | Debbie Wild | 366 | 5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Glenn Hernandez | 159 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 168 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,369 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,526 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Neil Carlsson | 2,054 | 29.7 | ||
| Loughton Residents | Roger Baldwin | 1,873 | 27.1 | ||
| Conservative | Smruti Patel | 1,455 | 21.0 | ||
| Green | Joanna Garbaty | 959 | 13.9 | ||
| Labour | Alain Laviolette | 358 | 5.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ishvinder Singh | 213 | 3.1 | ||
| TUSC | Scott Jones | 11 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 181 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,937 | 49.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,073 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Karen McIvor | 2,684 | 49.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Christopher Whitbread* | 1,716 | 31.9 | −40.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Addenbrooke | 524 | 9.7 | −1.2 | |
| Labour | Alex Drummond | 461 | 8.6 | −7.9 | |
| Majority | 968 | 17.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,123 | 35.2 | +7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,704 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Jaymey McIvor* | 3,892 | 56.1 | +53.6 | |
| Conservative | Ray Balcombe | 1,879 | 27.1 | −42.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Monica Richardson | 591 | 8.5 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Ann Huish | 487 | 7.0 | −3.5 | |
| English Democrat | Robin Tilbrook | 89 | 1.3 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 2,013 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,970 | 49.2 | +17.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,173 | ||||
| Reform hold | Swing | 48.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | James Abbott | 2,660 | 49.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Jodie Lucas | 1,428 | 26.6 | −30.8 | |
| Labour | Kevin Hind | 723 | 13.5 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tippett | 554 | 10.3 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 1,232 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,432 | 38.1 | +11.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,264 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Harlow
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 1 |
13,969 | 52.1 | –2.3 | |
| Reform | 0 | |
5,990 | 22.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | 0 | |
3,703 | 13.8 | –21.4 | |
| Green | 0 | |
2,596 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
504 | 1.9 | –2.8 | |
| TUSC | 0 | |
48 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
26,922 | 40.4 | +8.2 | |
| Registered electors | 66,593 | – | +4.5 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Johnson* | 3,708 | 54.9 | ||
| Reform | Gary Swaile | 1,625 | 24.1 | ||
| Labour | Rosanna Jackson | 770 | 11.4 | ||
| Green | Paul King | 544 | 8.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Ward | 111 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 2,083 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,786 | 42.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,856 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicky Purse | 2,617 | 45.3 | ||
| Reform | Mark Gough | 1,339 | 23.2 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Kay Morrison | 968 | 16.7 | ||
| Green | Julie Taylor | 718 | 12.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rideout | 141 | 2.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,278 | 22.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,822 | 38.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,215 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Hardware* | 1,742 | 41.8 | ||
| Reform | Scott Hegley | 943 | 22.6 | ||
| Labour | Stefan Mullard-Toal | 882 | 21.2 | ||
| Green | David Margetts | 517 | 12.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Meena Kumar | 85 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 799 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,197 | 36.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,371 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Clive Souter* | 3,673 | 61.4 | ||
| Reform | Jamie Winslow | 996 | 16.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Jake Shepherd | 690 | 11.5 | ||
| Green | Julie Bull | 507 | 8.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Martin | 94 | 8.5 | ||
| TUSC | Andrew Hammond | 25 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 2,677 | 44.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5,994 | 40.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,741 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Garnett* | 2,229 | 54.2 | ||
| Reform | Tracy Cranfield | 1,087 | 26.4 | ||
| Labour | Liam Kerrigan | 393 | 9.6 | ||
| Green | Jennifer Steadman | 310 | 7.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kairan Laver | 73 | 1.8 | ||
| TUSC | Paul Lenihan | 23 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,142 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,123 | 43.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,410 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Maldon
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 3 | 3 |
9,650 | 39.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | 1 | |
3,820 | 15.5 | –11.8 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 2 |
5,861 | 23.8 | –23.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
2,631 | 10.7 | +1.4 | |
| Green | 0 | |
1,889 | 7.7 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
785 | 3.2 | –4.7 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
24,692 | 46.1 | +11.1 | |
| Registered electors | 53,567 | – | +4.6 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wendy Stamp* | 2,354 | 41.2 | −7.2 | |
| Reform | Nigel Betts | 2,255 | 39.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Gary Duce | 566 | 9.9 | −25.4 | |
| Green | Simon Mills | 259 | 4.5 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Jackie Brown | 142 | 2.5 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones | 139 | 2.4 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 99 | 1.7 | –11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,731 | 44.2 | +10.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,955 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Stuart Clarke | 2,613 | 41.6 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Durham* | 1,890 | 30.1 | ||
| Green | Isobel Doubleday | 799 | 12.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley | 677 | 10.8 | ||
| Labour | Helen Wightwick | 303 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 723 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 6,299 | 47.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,309 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Justin Jay | 2,699 | 42.6 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Fleming* | 1,761 | 27.8 | ||
| Independent | Linda Haywood | 855 | 13.5 | ||
| Green | Richard George | 352 | 5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Eley | 302 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Mark Bassenger | 200 | 3.2 | ||
| Labour | Felix Preston | 161 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 938 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,342 | 47.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,243 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Samuel Cousins | 2,083 | 33.0 | ||
| Conservative | James Burrell-Cook | 1,644 | 26.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Driver | 1,513 | 24.0 | ||
| Green | James Reece-Ford | 479 | 7.6 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Lagan | 411 | 6.5 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Capper | 179 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 439 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 6,320 | 45.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,060 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
Rochford
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayleigh North | James Newport[i] | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
| Rayleigh South | June Lumley | Conservative | No | |
| Rochford North | Laureen Shaw | Conservative | Yes | |
| Rochford South | Mike Steptoe | Conservative | Yes | |
| Rochford West | Michael Hoy[j] | Liberal Democrats | Yes | |
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 5 | 5 |
13,002 | 40.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 0 | 3 |
7,364 | 23.0 | –22.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 |
5,171 | 16.2 | –3.5 | |
| Rochford Resident | 0 | |
2,631 | 8.2 | –11.2 | |
| Green | 0 | |
1,922 | 6.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | 0 | |
1,657 | 5.2 | –7.0 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
221 | 0.7 | –2.1 | |
| Total | 5 | |
31,968 | 46.5 | +12.4 | |
| Registered electors | 69,074 | – | +2.5 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Adi Malviya | 2,545 | 38.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Simon Smith | 1,769 | 26.9 | –21.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Cross | 1,394 | 21.2 | –17.8 | |
| Green | Charles Joynson | 417 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | David Bodimeade | 242 | 3.7 | –8.9 | |
| Independent | Richard Linden | 221 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 776 | 11.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,622 | 49.2 | +11.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,454 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Stuart Prior | 2,404 | 39.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Newport* | 1,608 | 26.6 | ||
| Conservative | Craig Rimmer | 1,078 | 17.8 | ||
| Green | Debra Lawrence | 366 | 6.1 | ||
| Rochford Resident | Vilma Wilson | 361 | 6.0 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Cooper | 233 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 796 | 13.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,071 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,473 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | James Cottis | 2,630 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Steptoe* | 2,045 | 33.8 | ||
| Green | Chris Taylor | 604 | 10.0 | ||
| Labour | Shona Hyde-Williams | 483 | 8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew O'Leary | 296 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 585 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,087 | 44.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,691 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Sophie Preston-Hall | 2,829 | 39.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Hoy* | 1,544 | 21.6 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Wootton | 1,241 | 17.4 | ||
| Rochford Resident | Adrian Eves | 1,205 | 16.9 | ||
| Labour | Ian Rooke | 328 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,285 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,184 | 49.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,590 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Tino Callaghan | 2,594 | 42.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Laureen Shaw* | 1,231 | 20.1 | –43.4 | |
| Rochford Resident | Nick Booth | 1,065 | 17.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Philip Hannan | 535 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | James Hedges | 371 | 6.1 | –15.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Sutton | 329 | 5.4 | –9.4 | |
| Majority | 1,363 | 22.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,143 | 44.3 | +16.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,866 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Tendring
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 8 | 8 |
24,709 | 47.0 | +46.4 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 6 |
9,186 | 17.5 | –33.2 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
6,023 | 11.5 | –0.1 | |
| Labour | 0 | 1 |
4,570 | 8.7 | –8.1 | |
| Green | 0 | |
4,005 | 7.6 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
3,904 | 7.4 | –1.5 | |
| Advance UK | 0 | |
164 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Total | 8 | |
52,659 | 43.2 | +11.4 | |
| Registered electors | 121,906 | – | +5.2 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Aimee Keteca | 2,198 | 32.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mat Court | 1,671 | 24.4 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Scott | 1,354 | 19.8 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | Ric Morgan | 903 | 13.2 | −31.4 | |
| Green | Ben Harvey | 504 | 7.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Oli Mupenda | 211 | 3.1 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 527 | 7.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,856 | 45.7 | +11.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,993 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Peter Harris | 3,513 | 56.9 | +52.2 | |
| Independent | Mark Stephenson* | 1,046 | 16.9 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | Mick Skeels* | 578 | 9.4 | −41.2 | |
| Green | Alex Greenwood | 496 | 8.0 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Joanne Rosser | 301 | 4.9 | −12.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katherine Hornby | 191 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Advance UK | Lynnette Grimwood | 50 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,467 | 40.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,200 | 37.4 | +15.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,597 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | Swing | 22.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Mark Webster | 3,700 | 55.4 | ||
| Independent | Adrian Smith | 1,297 | 19.4 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Amos | 629 | 9.4 | ||
| Green | Jonathan Salisbury | 540 | 8.1 | ||
| Labour | Barry Page | 376 | 5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Talbot | 136 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,403 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,685 | 39.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,908 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Bradley Thompson | 3,825 | 60.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Joe Holmes | 904 | 14.4 | −43.6 | |
| Independent | Carrie Doyle | 598 | 9.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Tracey Osben | 416 | 6.6 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Karen Creavin | 308 | 4.9 | −10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joshua Hadley | 128 | 2.0 | −2.2 | |
| Advance UK | Tony Mack | 114 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,921 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,307 | 38.6 | +11.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,329 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Melanie Moakson | 3,400 | 46.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Pierre Oxley | 1,411 | 19.4 | +14.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Cossens | 1,347 | 18.5 | −37.2 | |
| Green | Steven Walker | 508 | 7.0 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | Thea Roper | 409 | 5.6 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Fontaine | 198 | 2.7 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 1,989 | 27.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,282 | 51.5 | +14.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,131 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Linda McKenzie | 2,582 | 43.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ivan Henderson* | 2,232 | 38.0 | −18.8 | |
| Conservative | Lizi Ninnim | 544 | 9.3 | −28.9 | |
| Green | Natasha Osben | 374 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Mealing | 143 | 2.4 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 350 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,885 | 39.1 | +7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,047 | ||||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Jeff Bray | 3,297 | 47.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Dan Land* | 2,661 | 38.5 | −27.8 | |
| Green | Erin Leybourne | 428 | 6.2 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Val Cooke | 331 | 4.8 | −11.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Coker | 193 | 2.8 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 636 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,916 | 49.6 | +17.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,947 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Pat Murray | 2,194 | 33.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Zoe Fairley | 1,620 | 24.9 | −30.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Barrett | 1,561 | 24.0 | −0.7 | |
| Green | Holly Turner | 739 | 11.3 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Isa Smith | 402 | 6.2 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 574 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,528 | 46.8 | +11.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,954 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
Uttlesford
Authority summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | 3 | 3 |
10,661 | 31.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 |
9,673 | 28.1 | –11.4 | |
| R4U | 1 | 1 |
6,271 | 18.2 | –18.3 | |
| Green | 0 | |
3,251 | 9.5 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
2,837 | 8.2 | –2.5 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
1,704 | 5.0 | –1.5 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
35,228 | 48.3 | +9.6 | |
| Registered electors | 72,997 | – | +6.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Kevin Mordrick | 2,950 | 39.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Colin Todd | 2,231 | 29.5 | −21.2 | |
| R4U | Sandi Merifield | 829 | 11.0 | −21.8 | |
| Green | Max Buckland | 596 | 7.9 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Silcock | 584 | 7.7 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Ben Cavanagh | 360 | 4.8 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 719 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,573 | 47.9 | +13.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,799 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4U | Paul Gadd* | 2,857 | 38.0 | −5.9 | |
| Reform | Heather Asker | 1,395 | 18.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | David Sadler | 1,335 | 17.8 | −13.4 | |
| Green | Edward Gildea | 1,043 | 13.9 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Jane Berney | 541 | 7.2 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennie Lardge | 339 | 4.5 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,462 | 19.4 | +6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,539 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,045 | ||||
| R4U hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Raymond Gooding* | 2,277 | 30.1 | −7.9 | |
| Reform | Philip Hoy | 1,926 | 25.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sell | 1,297 | 17.1 | −3.4 | |
| R4U | Bianca Donald | 1,033 | 13.6 | −16.0 | |
| Green | David Radford | 655 | 8.7 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Liam Arora | 380 | 5.0 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 351 | 4.7 | –3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 7,583 | 50.4 | +10.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,043 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Geoff Bagnell | 2,227 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Barker* | 2,126 | 37.8 | ||
| R4U | Maggie Sutton | 423 | 7.5 | ||
| Green | Madeleine Radford | 400 | 7.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Flawn | 252 | 4.5 | ||
| Labour | Lanie Shears | 195 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 101 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5,633 | 46.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,071 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Bo Davis | 2,163 | 31.4 | N/A | |
| R4U | Martin Foley* | 1,869 | 27.1 | −12.7 | |
| Conservative | John Moran | 1,704 | 24.7 | −13.5 | |
| Green | Paul Allington | 557 | 8.1 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick O'Brien | 365 | 5.3 | −5.3 | |
| Labour | Oliver Winters | 228 | 3.3 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 294 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,900 | 49.1 | +10.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,039 | ||||
| Reform gain from R4U | |||||
Changes 2026–2027
By-elections
Rayleigh West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Belton | 1,515 | 35.4 | +17.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Newport | 1,262 | 29.5 | +2.9 | |
| Reform | Denise Martin | 1,046 | 24.4 | −15.3 | |
| Green | Liam Lonergan | 225 | 5.3 | −0.8 | |
| Independent | Jamie Burton | 117 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Stephen Cooper | 85 | 2.0 | −1.9 | |
| Independent | Mike Webb | 35 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 253 | 5.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,302 | 31.9 | –13.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,503 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Reform | Swing | 7.4 |
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The Rayleigh West by-election was triggered by Stuart Prior's resignation shortly after the 7 May election, following criticism of offensive social-media posts; the same resignation also triggered a by-election in the Sweyne Park and Grange ward of Rochford District Council.[89][90]