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Essex 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

77 ward races

77 seats

68 elected below the proportional quota

88.3% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 77 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 77 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Reform UK	186,194	37.4%	53	68.8%	30	39.0%	+23
Conservative Party	125,275	25.2%	13	16.9%	20	26.0%	-7
Liberal Democrats	57,084	11.5%	5	6.5%	9	11.7%	-4
Green Party	45,661	9.2%	1	1.3%	7	9.1%	-6
Labour Party	42,113	8.5%	1	1.3%	7	9.1%	-6
Independent	19,920	4.0%	2	2.6%	3	3.9%	-1
Residents for Uttlesford	6,271	1.3%	1	1.3%	1	1.3%	0
The People's Independent Party	5,566	1.1%	1	1.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Independent Loughton Residents Association	4,064	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Rochford District Residents	2,631	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Canvey Island Independent Party	2,073	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	383	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	339	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Advance UK	164	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
English Democrats	89	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	497,827	100.0%	77	100.0%	77	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2026 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and on the eve of it (2025), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Loughton South and Buckhurst Hill West · 1 seat · won at 29.7% · −20.3 pts below quota
Stansted · 1 seat · won at 30.1% · −19.9 pts below quota
Thaxted · 1 seat · won at 31.4% · −18.6 pts below quota
Brightlingsea · 1 seat · won at 32.1% · −17.9 pts below quota
Stanway and Marks Tey · 1 seat · won at 32.7% · −17.3 pts below quota
Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill East · 1 seat · won at 32.7% · −17.3 pts below quota
Maldon Town and Heybridge · 1 seat · won at 33.0% · −17.0 pts below quota
Brentwood South · 1 seat · won at 33.6% · −16.4 pts below quota
Tendring Rural West · 1 seat · won at 33.7% · −16.3 pts below quota
Colchester St Johns · 1 seat · won at 34.1% · −15.9 pts below quota
Colchester Maypole · 1 seat · won at 34.2% · −15.8 pts below quota
Chelmer · 1 seat · won at 34.5% · −15.5 pts below quota
South Benfleet · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
Great Baddow and Galleywood · 1 seat · won at 34.6% · −15.4 pts below quota
Colchester North · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
Hadleigh · 1 seat · won at 35.3% · −14.7 pts below quota
Epping and Theydon Bois · 1 seat · won at 35.4% · −14.6 pts below quota
Colchester Abbey · 1 seat · won at 36.0% · −14.0 pts below quota
Brentwood North · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · −13.8 pts below quota
Hedingham · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · −13.2 pts below quota
Loughton North · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
Colchester Lexden · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · −12.3 pts below quota
Three Fields and Great Notley · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · −12.1 pts below quota
Broomfield and Writtle · 1 seat · won at 38.0% · −12.0 pts below quota
Saffron Walden · 1 seat · won at 38.0% · −12.0 pts below quota
Westley Heights · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
Mersea and Tiptree · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
Rayleigh South · 1 seat · won at 38.6% · −11.4 pts below quota
Brentwood Hutton · 1 seat · won at 39.3% · −10.7 pts below quota
Witham Town · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · −10.5 pts below quota
Rochford North · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
Takeley · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
Rayleigh West · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
Constable · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
Thundersley · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · −9.8 pts below quota
Woodham Ferrers · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · −9.4 pts below quota
Gloucester Park · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
Burnham and Southminster · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · −8.8 pts below quota
Maldon Rural North · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota
Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook · 1 seat · won at 41.8% · −8.2 pts below quota
Rochford South · 1 seat · won at 42.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
Halstead · 1 seat · won at 42.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
Maldon Rural South · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
Vange · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · −7.3 pts below quota
Burstead · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
Danbury and the Hanningfields · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
Witham West and Rural · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
Wivenhoe St Andrew · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
Dunmow · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
Rochford East · 1 seat · won at 43.4% · −6.6 pts below quota
Braintree Town · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
Harwich · 1 seat · won at 43.9% · −6.1 pts below quota
Bocking · 1 seat · won at 44.0% · −6.0 pts below quota
Laindon Town · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · −5.5 pts below quota
Harlow Netteswell · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Brentwood Rural · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · −4.6 pts below quota
Braintree Eastern · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
Chelmsford North · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · −3.8 pts below quota
Chelmsford West · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · −3.6 pts below quota
Frinton and Walton · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · −3.3 pts below quota
Pitsea · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · −2.9 pts below quota
Tendring Rural East · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · −2.3 pts below quota
Wickford East and Bowers Gifford · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · −2.1 pts below quota
Billericay North · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · −1.9 pts below quota
Chelmsford Central · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · −1.8 pts below quota
Castledon and Crouch · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
Waltham Abbey · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · −0.4 pts below quota
North Weald and Nazeing · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · −0.2 pts below quota
Old Harlow · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Harlow Common and Church Langley · 1 seat · won at 54.9% · above quota
Canvey Island West · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
Clacton South · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Ongar and Rural · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Clacton North · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Canvey Island East · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
Clacton West and St Osyth · 1 seat · won at 60.8% · above quota
Harlow South West · 1 seat · won at 61.4% · above quota

Race results

Loughton South and Buckhurst Hill West · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.3 pts Valid ballots 6,923

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Neil Carlsson	Reform UK	2,054	29.7%	−20.3 pts	Elected
2	Roger Baldwin	Independent Loughton Residents Association	1,873	27.1%	—
3	Smruti Patel	Conservative Party	1,455	21.0%	—
4	Joanna Garbaty	Green Party	959	13.9%	—
5	Alain Laviolette	Labour Party	358	5.2%	—
6	Ish Singh	Liberal Democrats	213	3.1%	—
7	Scott Jones	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	11	0.2%	—

Electorate 14,073 · Ballots cast 6,937 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.essex.loughton-south-buckhurst-hill-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stansted · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −19.9 pts Valid ballots 7,568

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ray Gooding	Conservative Party	2,277	30.1%	−19.9 pts	Elected
2	Philip John Hoy	Reform UK	1,926	25.4%	—
3	Geoffrey Sell	Liberal Democrats	1,297	17.1%	—
4	Bianca Maria Donald	Residents for Uttlesford	1,033	13.6%	—
5	David Radford	Green Party	655	8.7%	—
6	Liam Arora	Labour Party	380	5.0%	—

Electorate 15,043 · Ballots cast 7,583 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.essex.stansted.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Thaxted · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.6 pts Valid ballots 6,886

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bo Davis	Reform UK	2,163	31.4%	−18.6 pts	Elected
2	Martin Liam Foley	Residents for Uttlesford	1,869	27.1%	—
3	John Michael Moran	Conservative Party	1,704	24.7%	—
4	Paul Henry Allington	Green Party	557	8.1%	—
5	Patrick William O'Brien	Liberal Democrats	365	5.3%	—
6	Oli Winters	Labour Party	228	3.3%	—

Electorate 14,039 · Ballots cast 6,897 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.essex.thaxted.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brightlingsea · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.9 pts Valid ballots 6,841

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Aimee Louise Keteca	Reform UK	2,198	32.1%	−17.9 pts	Elected
2	Mat Court	Independent	1,671	24.4%	—
3	Gary Gordon Ian Scott	Liberal Democrats	1,354	19.8%	—
4	Ric Morgan	Conservative Party	903	13.2%	—
5	Ben Harvey	Green Party	504	7.4%	—
6	Oli Mupenda	Labour Party	211	3.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,841 · EC ward code local.essex.brightlingsea.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stanway and Marks Tey · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.3 pts Valid ballots 6,399

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Patrick Harding	Reform UK	2,092	32.7%	−17.3 pts	Elected
2	Kevin Paul Bentley	Conservative Party	1,537	24.0%	—
3	Lesley Scott-Boutell	Independent	1,211	18.9%	—
4	Amir William Anbouche	Liberal Democrats	612	9.6%	—
5	Amanda Jane Kirke	Green Party	574	9.0%	—
6	John Spademan	Labour Party	373	5.8%	—

Electorate 14,868 · Ballots cast 6,406 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.essex.stanway-marks-tey.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill East · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.3 pts Valid ballots 6,672

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lee Scott	Conservative Party	2,184	32.7%	−17.3 pts	Elected
2	Yair Cohen	Reform UK	2,167	32.5%	—
3	Steven J Neville	Green Party	1,004	15.0%	—
4	Lisa Morgan	Independent	748	11.2%	—
5	Martin Victor Morris	Labour Party	353	5.3%	—
6	Naomi E. Davies	Liberal Democrats	216	3.2%	—

Electorate 15,406 · Ballots cast 6,697 · Invalid 25 · EC ward code local.essex.chigwell-buckhurst-hill-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Maldon Town and Heybridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.0 pts Valid ballots 6,309

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Samuel Cousins	Reform UK	2,083	33.0%	−17.0 pts	Elected
2	James Burrell-Cook	Conservative Party	1,644	26.1%	—
3	John Driver	Liberal Democrats	1,513	24.0%	—
4	James Reece-Ford	Green Party	479	7.6%	—
5	Kevin Lagan	Independent	411	6.5%	—
6	Stephen Capper	Labour Party	179	2.8%	—

Electorate 14,060 · Ballots cast 6,315 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.essex.maldon-town-heybridge.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brentwood South · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.4 pts Valid ballots 7,222

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Nicholas Godfrey	Reform UK	2,424	33.6%	−16.4 pts	Elected
2	David John Kendall	Liberal Democrats	2,265	31.4%	—
3	Terence Harvey Brant	Conservative Party	1,191	16.5%	—
4	Elizabeth Jerrard	Labour Party	709	9.8%	—
5	Marc Antony Alexander Sardinha	Green Party	633	8.8%	—

Electorate 16,225 · Ballots cast 7,253 · Invalid 31 · EC ward code local.essex.brentwood-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tendring Rural West · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.3 pts Valid ballots 6,516

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Pat Murray	Reform UK	2,194	33.7%	−16.3 pts	Elected
2	Zoe Jacqueline Fairley	Conservative Party	1,620	24.9%	—
3	Terry Barrett	Liberal Democrats	1,561	24.0%	—
4	Holly Turner	Green Party	739	11.3%	—
5	Isa Smith	Labour Party	402	6.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,516 · EC ward code local.essex.tendring-rural-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Colchester St Johns · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.9 pts Valid ballots 6,224

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Dean Dasley	Reform UK	2,120	34.1%	−15.9 pts	Elected
2	Natalie Sommers	Liberal Democrats	1,871	30.1%	—
3	Simon Leslie Crow	Conservative Party	830	13.3%	—
4	Christine Dale	Labour Party	736	11.8%	—
5	Lisa Jane Cross	Green Party	667	10.7%	—

Electorate 15,454 · Ballots cast 6,251 · Invalid 27 · EC ward code local.essex.colchester-st-johns.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Colchester Maypole · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.8 pts Valid ballots 5,292

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Max Maxwell	Reform UK	1,812	34.2%	−15.8 pts	Elected
2	Dave Harris	Labour Party	1,618	30.6%	—
3	Mick Spindler	Liberal Democrats	776	14.7%	—
4	Alyssa Katherine Carrington	Green Party	563	10.6%	—
5	Bevan Waghorn	Conservative Party	523	9.9%	—

Electorate 16,134 · Ballots cast 5,309 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.essex.colchester-maypole.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chelmer · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.5 pts Valid ballots 6,922

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Robert Paul Jerome	Reform UK	2,388	34.5%	−15.5 pts	Elected
2	Smita Rajesh	Liberal Democrats	1,988	28.7%	—
3	Rengarajan Subramanian	Conservative Party	1,740	25.1%	—
4	Mike Thompson	Green Party	539	7.8%	—
5	Peter Alexander Dixon	Labour Party	267	3.9%	—

Electorate 16,639 · Ballots cast 6,934 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.essex.chelmer.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

South Benfleet · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 6,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Niki Philip Merison	Reform UK	2,185	34.6%	−15.4 pts	Elected
2	Andrew Sheldon	Conservative Party	1,927	30.5%	—
3	Russ Savage	The People's Independent Party	1,533	24.3%	—
4	Laurence James Chapman	Green Party	401	6.3%	—
5	Georgina Morgan-Bates	Labour Party	224	3.5%	—
6	Seb Regnier-Wilson	Liberal Democrats	45	0.7%	—

Electorate 13,492 · Ballots cast 6,322 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.essex.south-benfleet.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Great Baddow and Galleywood · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.4 pts Valid ballots 7,036

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Bellamy	Reform UK	2,436	34.6%	−15.4 pts	Elected
2	Kieron Franks	Liberal Democrats	2,402	34.1%	—
3	James Raven	Conservative Party	970	13.8%	—
4	Richard Joseph John Hyland	Independent	611	8.7%	—
5	Amit Shah	Green Party	456	6.5%	—
6	Shirley Mason	Labour Party	161	2.3%	—

Electorate 15,276 · Ballots cast 7,046 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.essex.great-baddow-galleywood.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Colchester North · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.8 pts Valid ballots 6,497

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David King	Liberal Democrats	2,290	35.2%	−14.8 pts	Elected
2	Graham Wilson	Reform UK	1,434	22.1%	—
3	Kemal Cufoglu	Green Party	1,413	21.7%	—
4	Angus Allan	Conservative Party	749	11.5%	—
5	Pauline Bacon	Labour Party	611	9.4%	—

Electorate 16,953 · Ballots cast 6,513 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.colchester-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hadleigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.7 pts Valid ballots 6,191

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Allan David Edwards	The People's Independent Party	2,187	35.3%	−14.7 pts	Elected
2	Richard John Crawford	Reform UK	2,075	33.5%	—
3	Jacqui Thornton	Conservative Party	1,120	18.1%	—
4	Alexandra Marie Sally Nightingale	Green Party	406	6.6%	—
5	Jackie Warner	Labour Party	269	4.3%	—
6	Geoffrey Duff	Liberal Democrats	134	2.2%	—

Electorate 13,126 · Ballots cast 6,195 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.essex.hadleigh.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Epping and Theydon Bois · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.6 pts Valid ballots 8,003

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Annie May O'Neill	Reform UK	2,833	35.4%	−14.6 pts	Elected
2	Holly Whitbread	Conservative Party	2,355	29.4%	—
3	Razia Shariff	Liberal Democrats	2,318	29.0%	—
4	Christine Mortimer	Labour Party	287	3.6%	—
5	William Ayrton	Independent	210	2.6%	—

Electorate 14,919 · Ballots cast 8,030 · Invalid 27 · EC ward code local.essex.epping-theydon-bois.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Colchester Abbey · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.0 pts Valid ballots 6,153

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Lee Paul Scordis	Labour Party	2,215	36.0%	−14.0 pts	Elected
2	Scott Holman	Reform UK	1,649	26.8%	—
3	Amy Kirkby-Taylor	Green Party	1,357	22.1%	—
4	Richard Martin	Conservative Party	487	7.9%	—
5	Catherine Spindler	Liberal Democrats	445	7.2%	—

Electorate 16,772 · Ballots cast 6,169 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.colchester-abbey.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brentwood North · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.8 pts Valid ballots 7,086

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Hossack	Reform UK	2,568	36.2%	−13.8 pts	Elected
2	Barry Roy Aspinell	Liberal Democrats	2,451	34.6%	—
3	Thomas Edward Gordon	Conservative Party	1,319	18.6%	—
4	John Michael Hamilton	Green Party	472	6.7%	—
5	Susan Kortlandt	Labour Party	276	3.9%	—

Electorate 14,553 · Ballots cast 7,100 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.essex.brentwood-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hedingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.2 pts Valid ballots 7,458

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nathan William James Robins	Reform UK	2,746	36.8%	−13.2 pts	Elected
2	Jo Clare Beavis	Independent	2,049	27.5%	—
3	Peter Gordon Schwier	Conservative Party	1,876	25.2%	—
4	Christine Calver	Labour Party	417	5.6%	—
5	Oliver James Fenwick	Liberal Democrats	370	5.0%	—

Electorate 14,577 · Ballots cast 7,478 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.essex.hedingham.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Loughton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 6,351

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Natalie Wilding-Barrett	Reform UK	2,359	37.1%	−12.9 pts	Elected
2	Chris Pond	Independent Loughton Residents Association	2,191	34.5%	—
3	Joe Fellows	Green Party	671	10.6%	—
4	Marshall Vance	Conservative Party	605	9.5%	—
5	Debbie Wild	Labour Party	366	5.8%	—
6	Glenn A. Hernandez	Liberal Democrats	159	2.5%	—

Electorate 15,526 · Ballots cast 6,369 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.essex.loughton-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Colchester Lexden · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 7,059

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sue Lissimore	Conservative Party	2,662	37.7%	−12.3 pts	Elected
2	Keith Charles Coomber	Reform UK	1,535	21.7%	—
3	Chris Coates	Labour Party	1,063	15.1%	—
4	John Loxley	Liberal Democrats	935	13.2%	—
5	James Robert David Jefferies	Green Party	864	12.2%	—

Electorate 14,673 · Ballots cast 7,073 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.essex.colchester-lexden.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Three Fields and Great Notley · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.1 pts Valid ballots 7,476

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Carl Johnson	Reform UK	2,837	37.9%	−12.1 pts	Elected
2	Tom Glencairn Cunningham	Conservative Party	2,159	28.9%	—
3	Michael Robert John Staines	Independent	1,490	19.9%	—
4	Tom Diamond	Labour Party	537	7.2%	—
5	Nicholas Liam Wicks	Liberal Democrats	453	6.1%	—

Electorate 15,012 · Ballots cast 7,500 · Invalid 24 · EC ward code local.essex.three-fields-great-notley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Broomfield and Writtle · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.0 pts Valid ballots 7,967

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mike Steel	Conservative Party	3,025	38.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
2	Chris Davy	Reform UK	2,739	34.4%	—
3	Rachel Wheelhouse	Liberal Democrats	1,093	13.7%	—
4	Kevin Terence Kuken	Green Party	790	9.9%	—
5	Jessica Peacock	Labour Party	320	4.0%	—

Electorate 16,178 · Ballots cast 7,986 · Invalid 19 · EC ward code local.essex.broomfield-writtle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Saffron Walden · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.0 pts Valid ballots 7,510

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul David Gadd	Residents for Uttlesford	2,857	38.0%	−12.0 pts	Elected
2	Heather Jane Asker	Reform UK	1,395	18.6%	—
3	David James Sadler	Conservative Party	1,335	17.8%	—
4	Edward Vernon Gildea	Green Party	1,043	13.9%	—
5	Jane Berney	Labour Party	541	7.2%	—
6	Jennie Lardge	Liberal Democrats	339	4.5%	—

Electorate 16,045 · Ballots cast 7,535 · Invalid 25 · EC ward code local.essex.saffron-walden.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Westley Heights · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.7 pts Valid ballots 6,569

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kerry James Daryl Luke Smith	Independent	2,516	38.3%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Nick Palmer	Reform UK	2,017	30.7%	—
3	Chris Allen	Conservative Party	671	10.2%	—
4	Brian Button	Labour Party	655	10.0%	—
5	Sam England	Green Party	531	8.1%	—
6	Steve Nice	Liberal Democrats	106	1.6%	—
7	Chris Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	0.8%	—
8	None Of The Above X	Independent	20	0.3%	—

Electorate 15,376 · Ballots cast 6,589 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.essex.westley-heights.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Mersea and Tiptree · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.5 pts Valid ballots 8,065

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christopher Paul Perera	Reform UK	3,105	38.5%	−11.5 pts	Elected
2	Paul Alistair Dundas	Conservative Party	2,934	36.4%	—
3	Heidi Cornish	Green Party	1,043	12.9%	—
4	Barry Gilheany	Labour Party	495	6.1%	—
5	Jacqui Morley	Liberal Democrats	488	6.1%	—

Electorate 16,773 · Ballots cast 8,089 · Invalid 24 · EC ward code local.essex.mersea-tiptree.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rayleigh South · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.4 pts Valid ballots 6,588

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Adi Malviya	Reform UK	2,545	38.6%	−11.4 pts	Elected
2	Simon Paul Smith	Conservative Party	1,769	26.9%	—
3	Andy Cross	Liberal Democrats	1,394	21.2%	—
4	Charles Joynson	Green Party	417	6.3%	—
5	David Dennis Bodimeade	Labour Party	242	3.7%	—
6	Richard Linden	Independent	221	3.4%	—

Electorate 13,454 · Ballots cast 6,615 · Invalid 27 · EC ward code local.essex.rayleigh-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brentwood Hutton · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 7,512

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Russell Stuart Quirk	Reform UK	2,951	39.3%	−10.7 pts	Elected
2	Keith Richard Barber	Conservative Party	2,670	35.5%	—
3	Benjamin Rigby	Liberal Democrats	946	12.6%	—
4	David Mark Hale	Green Party	519	6.9%	—
5	Phil Holland	Labour Party	426	5.7%	—

Electorate 15,143 · Ballots cast 7,534 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code local.essex.brentwood-hutton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Witham Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.5 pts Valid ballots 6,094

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ross Playle	Conservative Party	2,410	39.5%	−10.5 pts	Elected
2	Tony O'Brien	Reform UK	1,849	30.3%	—
3	James Edward Abbott	Green Party	1,132	18.6%	—
4	Jack Robertson	Labour Party	541	8.9%	—
5	Barry John Fleet	Liberal Democrats	162	2.7%	—

Electorate 15,902 · Ballots cast 6,105 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.essex.witham-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rochford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.4 pts Valid ballots 7,147

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sophie Almina Preston-Hall	Reform UK	2,829	39.6%	−10.4 pts	Elected
2	Michael Hoy	Liberal Democrats	1,544	21.6%	—
3	Simon Ernest Wootton	Conservative Party	1,241	17.4%	—
4	Adrian Howard Eves	Rochford District Residents	1,205	16.9%	—
5	Ian James Rooke	Labour Party	328	4.6%	—

Electorate 14,590 · Ballots cast 7,184 · Invalid 37 · EC ward code local.essex.rochford-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Takeley · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.4 pts Valid ballots 5,623

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Geoff Bagnall	Reform UK	2,227	39.6%	−10.4 pts	Elected
2	Susan Barker	Conservative Party	2,126	37.8%	—
3	Maggie Sutton	Residents for Uttlesford	423	7.5%	—
4	Madeleine Margaret Radford	Green Party	400	7.1%	—
5	Lorraine Anne Flawn	Liberal Democrats	252	4.5%	—
6	Lanie Shears	Labour Party	195	3.5%	—

Electorate 12,071 · Ballots cast 5,631 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.essex.takeley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rayleigh West · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 6,050

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stuart John Prior	Reform UK	2,404	39.7%	−10.3 pts	Elected
2	James Newport	Liberal Democrats	1,608	26.6%	—
3	Craig Ronald Rimmer	Conservative Party	1,078	17.8%	—
4	Debra Lawrence	Green Party	366	6.0%	—
5	Vilma Anita Wilson	Rochford District Residents	361	6.0%	—
6	Stephen James Cooper	Labour Party	233	3.9%	—

Electorate 13,473 · Ballots cast 6,070 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.essex.rayleigh-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Constable · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.1 pts Valid ballots 7,672

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sara Jane Naylor	Conservative Party	3,060	39.9%	−10.1 pts	Elected
2	Adrian Gasser	Reform UK	2,259	29.4%	—
3	Alex Elizabeth McCormick	Green Party	852	11.1%	—
4	Mark Jenkins	Liberal Democrats	850	11.1%	—
5	Sarah Linda Chaker	Labour Party	651	8.5%	—

Electorate 15,673 · Ballots cast 7,693 · Invalid 21 · EC ward code local.essex.constable.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Thundersley · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.8 pts Valid ballots 6,050

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Karon Michelle Phipps	Reform UK	2,434	40.2%	−9.8 pts	Elected
2	Matt Cortes	The People's Independent Party	1,846	30.5%	—
3	Michael Dixon	Conservative Party	993	16.4%	—
4	Christine Marie Shaw	Green Party	336	5.6%	—
5	Joe Cooke	Labour Party	329	5.4%	—
6	Paul Nicholas Glass	Liberal Democrats	112	1.9%	—

Electorate 13,793 · Ballots cast 6,053 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.essex.thundersley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Woodham Ferrers · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.4 pts Valid ballots 6,314

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christopher Benn	Reform UK	2,565	40.6%	−9.4 pts	Elected
2	Bob Massey	Conservative Party	2,001	31.7%	—
3	Alicia Cash	Green Party	590	9.3%	—
4	Donna Eley	Liberal Democrats	487	7.7%	—
5	Keith Bentley	South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	383	6.1%	—
6	Jonathan Gatenby	Labour Party	288	4.6%	—

Electorate 14,086 · Ballots cast 6,320 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.essex.woodham-ferrers.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Gloucester Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.1 pts Valid ballots 4,980

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Darren Gregg Gardner	Reform UK	2,038	40.9%	−9.1 pts	Elected
2	Emma Callaghan	Labour Party	1,686	33.9%	—
3	Yetunde Adeshile	Conservative Party	646	13.0%	—
4	Chloe Fowler	Green Party	449	9.0%	—
5	Mike Chandler	Liberal Democrats	115	2.3%	—
6	Eleanor Mary Donne	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	46	0.9%	—

Electorate 14,424 · Ballots cast 5,005 · Invalid 25 · EC ward code local.essex.gloucester-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Burnham and Southminster · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.8 pts Valid ballots 5,715

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Wendy Stamp	Independent	2,354	41.2%	−8.8 pts	Elected
2	Nigel Betts	Reform UK	2,255	39.5%	—
3	Gary Alan Duce	Conservative Party	566	9.9%	—
4	Simon Robert Mills	Green Party	259	4.5%	—
5	Jackie Brown	Labour Party	142	2.5%	—
6	Robert Jones	Liberal Democrats	139	2.4%	—

Electorate 12,955 · Ballots cast 5,731 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.burnham-southminster.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Maldon Rural North · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.4 pts Valid ballots 6,282

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stuart Clarke	Reform UK	2,613	41.6%	−8.4 pts	Elected
2	Mark Frederick Lewis Durham	Conservative Party	1,890	30.1%	—
3	Isobel Doubleday	Green Party	799	12.7%	—
4	Nick Spenceley	Liberal Democrats	677	10.8%	—
5	Helen Wightwick	Labour Party	303	4.8%	—

Electorate 13,309 · Ballots cast 6,298 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.maldon-rural-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Harlow Parndon and Toddbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.2 pts Valid ballots 4,169

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Edward Hardware	Conservative Party	1,742	41.8%	−8.2 pts	Elected
2	Scott John Hegley	Reform UK	943	22.6%	—
3	Stefan Peter Mullard-Toal	Labour Party	882	21.2%	—
4	David Steven Margetts	Green Party	517	12.4%	—
5	Meena Kumar	Liberal Democrats	85	2.0%	—

Electorate 11,371 · Ballots cast 4,199 · Invalid 30 · EC ward code local.essex.harlow-parndon-toddbrook.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rochford South · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.6 pts Valid ballots 6,125

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tino Callaghan	Reform UK	2,594	42.4%	−7.6 pts	Elected
2	Laureen Shaw	Conservative Party	1,231	20.1%	—
3	Nick Booth	Rochford District Residents	1,065	17.4%	—
4	Philip Terence Hannan	Green Party	535	8.7%	—
5	James Richard Hedges	Labour Party	371	6.1%	—
6	Mike Sutton	Liberal Democrats	329	5.4%	—

Electorate 13,866 · Ballots cast 6,143 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.essex.rochford-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Halstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.6 pts Valid ballots 7,481

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Isi Rocha	Reform UK	3,172	42.4%	−7.6 pts	Elected
2	Chris William Siddall	Conservative Party	2,119	28.3%	—
3	Karl Anthony Handy	Green Party	1,150	15.4%	—
4	Malcolm Fincken	Labour Party	737	9.9%	—
5	Terry Sherlock	Liberal Democrats	303	4.1%	—

Electorate 17,114 · Ballots cast 7,495 · Invalid 14 · EC ward code local.essex.halstead.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Maldon Rural South · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.4 pts Valid ballots 6,330

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Justin Jay	Reform UK	2,699	42.6%	−7.4 pts	Elected
2	Jane Lisa Fleming	Conservative Party	1,761	27.8%	—
3	Linda Joan Haywood	Independent	855	13.5%	—
4	Richard George	Green Party	352	5.6%	—
5	James Eley	Liberal Democrats	302	4.8%	—
6	Mark Geoffrey Bassenger	Independent	200	3.2%	—
7	Felix Preston	Labour Party	161	2.5%	—

Electorate 13,243 · Ballots cast 6,340 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.essex.maldon-rural-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Vange · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.3 pts Valid ballots 4,852

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sam John Journet	Reform UK	2,070	42.7%	−7.3 pts	Elected
2	Gavin Dominic Callaghan	Labour Party	1,506	31.0%	—
3	Matthew Hornsby	Green Party	440	9.1%	—
4	Deepak Roy	Conservative Party	410	8.5%	—
5	lurie Cojocaru	Independent	300	6.2%	—
6	Jyothi Kurra	Liberal Democrats	70	1.4%	—
7	Andrew Buxton	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	56	1.2%	—

Electorate 15,700 · Ballots cast 4,865 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.essex.vange.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Burstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.0 pts Valid ballots 8,333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Peter Schrader	Conservative Party	3,581	43.0%	−7.0 pts	Elected
2	Phillip Raymond Bruce	Reform UK	3,097	37.2%	—
3	Leslie Banks	Labour Party	673	8.1%	—
4	Daniel McGarry	Green Party	638	7.7%	—
5	Peter Lancaster	Liberal Democrats	322	3.9%	—
6	Elaine McDonald	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	22	0.3%	—

Electorate 16,577 · Ballots cast 8,361 · Invalid 28 · EC ward code local.essex.burstead.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Danbury and the Hanningfields · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.9 pts Valid ballots 7,816

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Clark	Reform UK	3,369	43.1%	−6.9 pts	Elected
2	John Andrew Spence	Conservative Party	2,442	31.2%	—
3	Steve Davis	Independent	663	8.5%	—
4	Sue Baker	Liberal Democrats	544	7.0%	—
5	Angela Thomson	Green Party	478	6.1%	—
6	Finn Rehal	Labour Party	320	4.1%	—

Electorate 15,765 · Ballots cast 7,826 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.essex.danbury-the-hanningfields.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Witham West and Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.8 pts Valid ballots 5,877

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	John Paul Morris	Reform UK	2,536	43.2%	−6.8 pts	Elected
2	Simon John Neville Morgan	Conservative Party	1,523	25.9%	—
3	Philip John Hughes	Green Party	958	16.3%	—
4	Phil Barlow	Labour Party	594	10.1%	—
5	Richard Glyn Pennicard	Liberal Democrats	266	4.5%	—

Electorate 13,969 · Ballots cast 5,897 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.essex.witham-west-rural.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wivenhoe St Andrew · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 4,980

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Alan Cory	Liberal Democrats	2,154	43.3%	−6.7 pts	Elected
2	Daryl Swain	Reform UK	979	19.7%	—
3	Julie Young	Labour Party	826	16.6%	—
4	Andrew Canessa	Green Party	787	15.8%	—
5	Christopher Leslie Frank Thompson	Conservative Party	234	4.7%	—

Electorate 14,447 · Ballots cast 4,993 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.essex.wivenhoe-st-andrew.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dunmow · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.7 pts Valid ballots 6,810

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Spencer Mordrick	Reform UK	2,950	43.3%	−6.7 pts	Elected
2	Colin Todd	Conservative Party	2,231	32.8%	—
3	Max Alexander Buckland	Green Party	596	8.8%	—
4	Richard Silcock	Liberal Democrats	584	8.6%	—
5	Ben Cavanagh	Labour Party	360	5.3%	—
6	Sandi Merifield	Residents for Uttlesford	89	1.3%	—

Electorate 15,799 · Ballots cast 6,833 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code local.essex.dunmow.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rochford East · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.6 pts Valid ballots 6,058

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Philip Cottis	Reform UK	2,630	43.4%	−6.6 pts	Elected
2	Mike Steptoe	Conservative Party	2,045	33.8%	—
3	Chris Taylor	Green Party	604	10.0%	—
4	Shona Hyde-Williams	Labour Party	483	8.0%	—
5	Matthew O'Leary	Liberal Democrats	296	4.9%	—

Electorate 13,691 · Ballots cast 6,087 · Invalid 29 · EC ward code local.essex.rochford-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Braintree Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.3 pts Valid ballots 5,494

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Terry Alan Longstaff	Reform UK	2,403	43.7%	−6.3 pts	Elected
2	George Prime	Conservative Party	1,153	21.0%	—
3	Shaun Alexander Marchant	Green Party	979	17.8%	—
4	Jonathan Ayten	Labour Party	690	12.6%	—
5	Richard Lee	Liberal Democrats	269	4.9%	—

Electorate 15,428 · Ballots cast 5,514 · Invalid 20 · EC ward code local.essex.braintree-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Harwich · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.1 pts Valid ballots 5,875

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Linda Jane McKenzie	Reform UK	2,582	43.9%	−6.1 pts	Elected
2	Ivan John Henderson	Labour Party	2,232	38.0%	—
3	Lizi Ninnim	Conservative Party	544	9.3%	—
4	Natasha Osben	Green Party	374	6.4%	—
5	Helen Mealing	Liberal Democrats	143	2.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 5,875 · EC ward code local.essex.harwich.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bocking · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −6.0 pts Valid ballots 6,089

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shaun David Spalding	Reform UK	2,681	44.0%	−6.0 pts	Elected
2	Lynette Bowers-Flint	Conservative Party	1,496	24.6%	—
3	Andrea Phillips	Green Party	859	14.1%	—
4	Jacqui Thurgood	Labour Party	754	12.4%	—
5	Andrew Boleslaw Sosin	Liberal Democrats	299	4.9%	—

Electorate 15,451 · Ballots cast 6,098 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.essex.bocking.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Laindon Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.5 pts Valid ballots 5,163

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Krupa Jeevan Kollabathula	Reform UK	2,295	44.5%	−5.5 pts	Elected
2	Adele Brown	Labour Party	1,344	26.0%	—
3	Jeff Henry	Conservative Party	839	16.3%	—
4	Jessica Whitehead	Green Party	459	8.9%	—
5	Stephen Edward McCarthy	Liberal Democrats	181	3.5%	—
6	Dave Murray	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	45	0.9%	—

Electorate 15,113 · Ballots cast 5,174 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.essex.laindon-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Harlow Netteswell · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 5,783

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Nicky Purse	Conservative Party	2,617	45.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
2	Mark Robert Edward Gough	Reform UK	1,339	23.2%	—
3	Kay Morrison	Labour Party	968	16.7%	—
4	Julie Taylor	Green Party	718	12.4%	—
5	Lesley Anne Rideout	Liberal Democrats	141	2.4%	—

Electorate 15,215 · Ballots cast 5,825 · Invalid 42 · EC ward code local.essex.harlow-netteswell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Brentwood Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.6 pts Valid ballots 7,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Samuel John Gascoyne	Reform UK	3,438	45.4%	−4.6 pts	Elected
2	Lesley Anne Wagland	Conservative Party	2,446	32.3%	—
3	Darryl Michael Sankey	Liberal Democrats	1,043	13.8%	—
4	Paul Francis Jeater	Green Party	403	5.3%	—
5	Richard Millwood	Labour Party	235	3.1%	—

Electorate 14,499 · Ballots cast 7,587 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code local.essex.brentwood-rural.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Braintree Eastern · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.8 pts Valid ballots 6,783

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Paul Richard Thorogood	Green Party	3,133	46.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
2	Kevin Russell Stowe	Reform UK	2,148	31.7%	—
3	India Jane Jayatillake	Conservative Party	1,019	15.0%	—
4	Sarah Neal	Labour Party	320	4.7%	—
5	Ashley Thompson	Liberal Democrats	163	2.4%	—

Electorate 13,873 · Ballots cast 6,794 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.essex.braintree-eastern.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chelmsford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.8 pts Valid ballots 6,267

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Stephen Robinson	Liberal Democrats	2,896	46.2%	−3.8 pts	Elected
2	Aidan Hargitt	Reform UK	1,864	29.7%	—
3	Stacy Seales	Conservative Party	766	12.2%	—
4	Edward Massey	Green Party	495	7.9%	—
5	David Howell	Labour Party	246	3.9%	—

Electorate 15,192 · Ballots cast 6,283 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.chelmsford-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chelmsford West · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.6 pts Valid ballots 5,651

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Hazel Clark	Liberal Democrats	2,622	46.4%	−3.6 pts	Elected
2	Chris Wing	Reform UK	1,570	27.8%	—
3	Robert Terence Adams	Conservative Party	740	13.1%	—
4	Ronnie Bartlett	Green Party	536	9.5%	—
5	Jack Edward O'Hara Robinson	Labour Party	183	3.2%	—

Electorate 13,373 · Ballots cast 5,668 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.essex.chelmsford-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Frinton and Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.3 pts Valid ballots 7,273

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Melanie Moakson	Reform UK	3,400	46.7%	−3.3 pts	Elected
2	Pierre James Oxley	Independent	1,411	19.4%	—
3	Mark Alan Cossens	Conservative Party	1,347	18.5%	—
4	Steven Walker	Green Party	508	7.0%	—
5	Thea Roper	Labour Party	409	5.6%	—
6	Helen Claire Fontaine	Liberal Democrats	198	2.7%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 7,273 · EC ward code local.essex.frinton-walton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Pitsea · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.9 pts Valid ballots 5,201

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Sue Truman	Reform UK	2,452	47.1%	−2.9 pts	Elected
2	Pat Reid	Labour Party	1,382	26.6%	—
3	Stuart James Terson	Conservative Party	734	14.1%	—
4	Michelle Savage	Green Party	440	8.5%	—
5	Steven Robert Spowart	Liberal Democrats	135	2.6%	—
6	Jack Huggins	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	58	1.1%	—

Electorate 15,434 · Ballots cast 5,218 · Invalid 17 · EC ward code local.essex.pitsea.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tendring Rural East · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.3 pts Valid ballots 6,910

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jeff Bray	Reform UK	3,297	47.7%	−2.3 pts	Elected
2	Dan Land	Conservative Party	2,661	38.5%	—
3	Erin Hope Leybourne	Green Party	428	6.2%	—
4	Val Cooke	Labour Party	331	4.8%	—
5	Barrie Coker	Liberal Democrats	193	2.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,910 · EC ward code local.essex.tendring-rural-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Wickford East and Bowers Gifford · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.1 pts Valid ballots 7,034

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steven Mark Swaby	Reform UK	3,367	47.9%	−2.1 pts	Elected
2	Tony Ball	Conservative Party	2,202	31.3%	—
3	Sam Twigg	Green Party	602	8.6%	—
4	Viviane Morris	Labour Party	462	6.6%	—
5	Nicola Hoad	Liberal Democrats	401	5.7%	—

Electorate 15,714 · Ballots cast 7,062 · Invalid 28 · EC ward code local.essex.wickford-east-bowers-gifford.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Billericay North · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.9 pts Valid ballots 8,640

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Philip Turner	Conservative Party	4,160	48.1%	−1.9 pts	Elected
2	Denise Lydia Martin	Reform UK	2,611	30.2%	—
3	Stewart Goshawk	Green Party	873	10.1%	—
4	Chris May	Liberal Democrats	540	6.3%	—
5	Peter Bunyan	Labour Party	456	5.3%	—

Electorate 16,190 · Ballots cast 8,674 · Invalid 34 · EC ward code local.essex.billericay-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chelmsford Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.8 pts Valid ballots 5,969

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	David Loxton	Liberal Democrats	2,877	48.2%	−1.8 pts	Elected
2	Howard Rogers	Reform UK	1,498	25.1%	—
3	Nicholas Anthony Stanig	Conservative Party	788	13.2%	—
4	Reza Hossain	Green Party	528	8.8%	—
5	Jonathan David Legg	Labour Party	240	4.0%	—
6	Kamla Sangha	Independent	38	0.6%	—

Electorate 14,307 · Ballots cast 5,981 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.essex.chelmsford-central.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Castledon and Crouch · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −1.4 pts Valid ballots 6,807

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Zoe Tamar Hockton	Reform UK	3,309	48.6%	−1.4 pts	Elected
2	Malcom Robert Buckley	Conservative Party	1,824	26.8%	—
3	Stewart Mott	Liberal Democrats	808	11.9%	—
4	Stewart Blackett	Labour Party	448	6.6%	—
5	Maximillian Eric Giddens	Green Party	418	6.1%	—

Electorate 14,788 · Ballots cast 6,823 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.castledon-crouch.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Waltham Abbey · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.4 pts Valid ballots 5,365

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	James Abbott	Reform UK	2,660	49.6%	−0.4 pts	Elected
2	Jodie Lucas	Conservative Party	1,428	26.6%	—
3	Kevin Hind	Labour Party	723	13.5%	—
4	Paul Tippett	Liberal Democrats	554	10.3%	—

Electorate 14,264 · Ballots cast 5,420 · Invalid 55 · EC ward code local.essex.waltham-abbey.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

North Weald and Nazeing · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.2 pts Valid ballots 5,385

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Karen McIvor	Reform UK	2,684	49.8%	−0.2 pts	Elected
2	Chris Whitbread	Conservative Party	1,716	31.9%	—
3	Tom Addenbrooke	Liberal Democrats	524	9.7%	—
4	Alex Drummond	Labour Party	461	8.6%	—

Electorate 11,704 · Ballots cast 5,398 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.essex.north-weald-nazeing.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Old Harlow · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +4.2 pts Valid ballots 4,115

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael George Garnett	Conservative Party	2,229	54.2%	+4.2 pts	Elected
2	Tracy Ann Cranfield	Reform UK	1,087	26.4%	—
3	Liam Kerrigan	Labour Party	393	9.6%	—
4	Jennifer Steadman	Green Party	310	7.5%	—
5	Kairan Charles Robert Laver	Liberal Democrats	73	1.8%	—
6	Paul Lenihan	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	23	0.6%	—

Electorate 9,410 · Ballots cast 4,123 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.essex.old-harlow.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Harlow Common and Church Langley · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +4.9 pts Valid ballots 6,758

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrew Edward Johnson	Conservative Party	3,708	54.9%	+4.9 pts	Elected
2	Gary Raymond Swaile	Reform UK	1,625	24.0%	—
3	Rosanna Marian Daisy Jackson	Labour Party	770	11.4%	—
4	Paul Ian King	Green Party	544	8.0%	—
5	Paul Charles Ward	Liberal Democrats	111	1.6%	—

Electorate 15,856 · Ballots cast 6,785 · Invalid 27 · EC ward code local.essex.harlow-common-church-langley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island West · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +5.3 pts Valid ballots 4,992

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alan Charles Tibbit	Reform UK	2,761	55.3%	+5.3 pts	Elected
2	Peter James May	Canvey Island Independent Party	910	18.2%	—
3	Paul Harbord	Conservative Party	752	15.1%	—
4	Bob Chapman	Green Party	325	6.5%	—
5	Heidi Cox	Labour Party	187	3.7%	—
6	Stephen Tellis	Liberal Democrats	57	1.1%	—

Electorate 13,993 · Ballots cast 4,997 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.essex.canvey-island-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clacton South · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +5.4 pts Valid ballots 6,678

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Mark Webster	Reform UK	3,700	55.4%	+5.4 pts	Elected
2	Adrian Smith	Independent	1,297	19.4%	—
3	Chris Amos	Conservative Party	629	9.4%	—
4	Johnathan Mark Salisbury	Green Party	540	8.1%	—
5	Barry Page	Labour Party	376	5.6%	—
6	Jeremy Gavin Talbot	Liberal Democrats	136	2.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,678 · EC ward code local.essex.clacton-south.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Ongar and Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +6.1 pts Valid ballots 6,938

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Jaymey McIvor	Reform UK	3,892	56.1%	+6.1 pts	Elected
2	Ray Balcombe	Conservative Party	1,879	27.1%	—
3	Monica Phyllis Richardson	Liberal Democrats	591	8.5%	—
4	Ann Huish	Labour Party	487	7.0%	—
5	Robin Tilbrook	English Democrats	89	1.3%	—

Electorate 14,173 · Ballots cast 6,976 · Invalid 38 · EC ward code local.essex.ongar-rural.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clacton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +6.9 pts Valid ballots 6,175

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Peter James Harris	Reform UK	3,513	56.9%	+6.9 pts	Elected
2	Mark Stephenson	Independent	1,046	16.9%	—
3	Mick Skeels	Conservative Party	578	9.4%	—
4	Alex Greenwood	Green Party	496	8.0%	—
5	Joanne Rosser	Labour Party	301	4.9%	—
6	Katherine Sarah May Hornby	Liberal Democrats	191	3.1%	—
7	Lynnette Grimwood	Advance UK	50	0.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,175 · EC ward code local.essex.clacton-north.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island East · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.3 pts Valid ballots 6,271

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Keiron McGill	Reform UK	3,655	58.3%	+8.3 pts	Elected
2	Dave Blackwell	Canvey Island Independent Party	1,163	18.5%	—
3	Henry Thomas Young	Conservative Party	872	13.9%	—
4	Leah Rowe	Green Party	276	4.4%	—
5	Jackie Reilly	Labour Party	189	3.0%	—
6	Richard John Bannister	Liberal Democrats	116	1.8%	—

Electorate 15,391 · Ballots cast 6,280 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.essex.canvey-island-east.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clacton West and St Osyth · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +10.8 pts Valid ballots 6,293

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bradley Thompson	Reform UK	3,825	60.8%	+10.8 pts	Elected
2	Joe Holmes	Conservative Party	904	14.4%	—
3	Carrie Doyle	Independent	598	9.5%	—
4	Tracey Osben	Green Party	416	6.6%	—
5	Karen Creavin	Labour Party	308	4.9%	—
6	Joshua Hadley	Liberal Democrats	128	2.0%	—
7	Tony Mack	Advance UK	114	1.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 6,293 · EC ward code local.essex.clacton-west-st-osyth.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Harlow South West · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +11.4 pts Valid ballots 5,985

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Clive Thomas Souter	Conservative Party	3,673	61.4%	+11.4 pts	Elected
2	Jamie Paul Terence Winslow	Reform UK	996	16.6%	—
3	Jake David Adam Shepherd	Labour Party	690	11.5%	—
4	Julie Ann Bull	Green Party	507	8.5%	—
5	David James Martin	Liberal Democrats	94	1.6%	—
6	Andrew James Hammond	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	25	0.4%	—

Electorate 14,741 · Ballots cast 6,001 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.essex.harlow-south-west.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index