Knowledge (XXG)

1977 Essex County Council election

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All 97 seats to Essex County Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Seats won 83 12 2 Seat change 33 28 3 Popular vote 256,703 110,591 36,240 Percentage 62.1% 26.8% 8.8% Swing 14.8% 16.3% 1.5%
Results of the 1977 Essex County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1977 Essex County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Essex County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

1977 Essex County Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	83	33	0	33	82.9	62.1	256,703	+14.8
	Labour	12	0	28	28	14.6	26.8	110,591	–16.3
	Liberal	2	0	3	3	2.4	8.8	36,240	+1.5
	Residents	0	0	1	1	0.0	1.1	4,373	+0.2
	Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.9	3,695	–0.1
	National Front	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	1,483	N/A
	Independent Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	222	±0.0
	Communist	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	65	–0.1

Summary

Basildon Borough Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	23,343	52.6	+18.8
	Labour	3	2	13,768	31.0	–17.1
	Residents	0	1	4,373	9.9	–0.7
	Liberal	0		1,732	3.9	+2.1
	National Front	0		927	2.1	N/A
	Ind. Labour	0		222	0.5	–0.6
Total		8		44,365	46.7	+12.3

Division results

Basildon No. 1 (Billericay)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Greenfield*	4,627	58.5	+10.9
	Residents	M. Cooke	2,664	33.7	–10.1
	Labour	C. Lynch	423	5.3	–3.3
	Liberal	T. McCartan	196	2.5	N/A
Majority			1,963	24.8	+21.0
Turnout			7,910	58.0	+19.1
Registered electors			13,659
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Basildon No. 2 (Central)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Taylor	2,758	47.9	–4.8
	Conservative	J. Damm	2,745	47.7	+28.5
	National Front	G. Canham	174	3.0	N/A
	Independent Labour	C. Cooper	77	1.3	N/A
Majority			13	0.2	–24.5
Turnout			5,754	43.1	+6.4
Registered electors			13,386
	Labour hold		Swing	16.7

Basildon No. 3 (Fryerns)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Archibald	2,216	53.6	–11.0
	Conservative	D. Solly	1,610	38.9	+23.3
	National Front	L. Gardiner	166	4.0	N/A
	Independent Labour	R. Chaplin	145	3.5	–8.0
Majority			606	14.6	–34.4
Turnout			5,754	38.7	+11.7
Registered electors			10,711
	Labour hold		Swing	17.2

Basildon No. 4 (Laindon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Scott	1,942	53.9	+23.3
	Labour	G. Miller*	1,504	41.8	–27.6
	National Front	R. Robertson	156	4.3	N/A
Majority			438	12.2	N/A
Turnout			3,602	36.0	+8.5
Registered electors			10,021
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	25.5

Basildon No. 5 (Langdon Hills)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Costello	2,865	48.8	–22.9
	Conservative	S. Blackbourn	2,790	47.5	+19.2
	National Front	M. Bishop	216	3.7	N/A
Majority			75	1.3	–42.2
Turnout			5,871	50.2	+13.0
Registered electors			11,700
	Labour hold		Swing	21.1

Basildon No. 6 (Pitsea)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dines	2,993	49.3	+17.2
	Labour	W. Primmer	2,399	39.5	–28.4
	Liberal	B. Mavis	466	7.7	N/A
	National Front	B. Weedon	215	3.5	N/A
Majority			594	9.8	N/A
Turnout			6,073	37.5	+6.1
Registered electors			16,252
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	22.8

Basildon No. 7 (Ramsden)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Ball	2,204	52.2	+22.8
	Residents	C. Jones*	1,709	40.5	+0.3
	Labour	J. Amey	310	7.3	–2.5
Majority			495	11.7	N/A
Turnout			4,223	54.8	+19.1
Registered electors			7,712
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing	11.3

Basildon No. 8 (Wickford)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Mickelborough	4,432	65.2	+14.3
	Labour	D. Harrison	1,293	19.0	–30.1
	Liberal	M. Foley	1,070	15.7	N/A
Majority			3,139	46.2	+7.8
Turnout			6,795	45.3	+6.9
Registered electors			15,017
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.2

Summary

Braintree District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	3	16,881	61.8	+15.5
	Labour	0	3	7,506	27.5	–14.9
	Liberal	0		2,799	10.2	–0.6
	Independent	0		138	0.5	N/A
Total		7		27,324	39.4	–1.5

Division results

Bardfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Sebag-Montefiore	2,767	76.6	+14.8
	Labour	P. Austin	519	14.4	–23.8
	Liberal	R. Chisholm	324	9.0	N/A
Majority			2,248	62.3	+38.6
Turnout			3,610	44.7	+8.2
Registered electors			8,091
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.3

Bocking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gilthorpe	2,224	51.0	+13.0
	Labour	A. Millam	1,429	32.8	–29.2
	Liberal	K. Webb	705	16.2	N/A
Majority			795	18.2	N/A
Turnout			4,358	41.8	+4.3
Registered electors			10,434
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	21.1

Braintree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Kerry	2,172	51.6	+23.0
	Labour	J. Clarke*	1,089	25.9	–11.2
	Liberal	D. Harvey	946	22.5	–11.8
Majority			1,083	25.7	N/A
Turnout			4,207	40.4	+4.1
Registered electors			10,444
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.1

Coggeshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Dixon-Smith*	2,999	69.7	+11.6
	Labour	J. Lyon	967	22.5	–19.4
	Liberal	J. Walker	334	7.8	N/A
Majority			2,032	47.3	+31.0
Turnout			4,300	42.2	+2.0
Registered electors			10,212
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.5

Halstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Joyce	3,634	73.7	+14.6
	Labour	K. Jones	1,299	26.3	−14.6
Majority			2,335	47.3	+29.2
Turnout			4,933	41.4	–6.8
Registered electors			11,945
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Hedingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Waterer*	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,858
	Conservative hold

Witham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Willetts	3,085	52.1	+33.1
	Labour	J. Gyford*	2,203	37.2	–4.5
	Liberal	D. Bigg	490	8.3	–28.0
	Independent	J. Humphrys	138	2.3	N/A
Majority			882	14.9	N/A
Turnout			4,916	38.0	–2.8
Registered electors			15,627
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.8

Summary

Brentwood District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	13,045	70.4	+13.8
	Labour	0	1	4,836	26.1	–11.4
	Liberal	0		587	3.2	–2.1
	Communist	0		65	0.4	–0.3
Total		4		18,533	44.1	+9.6

Division results

Brentwood Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hutton*	2,726	67.9	–0.4
	Labour	E. Harrison	702	17.5	–14.2
	Liberal	R. Cozens	587	14.6	N/A
Majority			2,024	50.4	+13.7
Turnout			4,015	40.5	+14.0
Registered electors			9,940
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Brentwood Hutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Crofton*	3,806	80.9	+16.8
	Labour	A. Cozens	834	17.7	–18.2
	Communist	D. Henderson	65	1.4	N/A
Majority			2,972	63.2	+34.9
Turnout			4,705	41.9	+9.7
Registered electors			11,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.5

Brentwood North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jago*	3,201	78.6	+8.5
	Labour	L. Southgate	872	21.4	–8.5
Majority			2,329	57.2	+17.1
Turnout			4,073	41.4	+10.3
Registered electors			9,870
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.5

Brentwood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hayward	3,312	57.7	+19.3
	Labour	C. Maxey*	2,428	42.3	–3.3
Majority			884	15.4	N/A
Turnout			5,740	52.7	+5.2
Registered electors			10,941
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.3

Summary

Castle Point District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	16,409	71.3	+20.0
	Labour	0	3	5,876	25.5	–22.5
	Liberal	0		727	3.2	N/A
Total		5		23,012	38.5	+2.0

Division results

Benfleet (Benfleet)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pike	4,056	75.2	+26.8
	Labour	G. Auvache*	1,339	24.8	–26.8
Majority			2,717	50.4	N/A
Turnout			5,395	44.4	+6.2
Registered electors			12,171
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	26.8

Benfleet (Hadleigh)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Williams*	4,262	84.5	+16.5
	Labour	C. Prentice	783	15.5	–16.5
Majority			3,469	69.0	+32.9
Turnout			5,045	44.2	+5.7
Registered electors			11,434
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.5

Benfleet (Thundersley)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Meggison	3,540	75.5	+36.9
	Labour	D. Nisbet	1,151	24.5	–33.0
Majority			2,389	50.9	N/A
Turnout			4,691	37.0	+6.2
Registered electors			12,721
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	35.0

Canvey Island (East)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Ashworth	2,541	70.6	+12.0
	Labour	M. Luker	1,056	29.4	–12.0
Majority			1,485	41.3	+24.0
Turnout			3,597	29.5	–9.4
Registered electors			12,251
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.0

Canvey Island (West)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Wood	2,010	46.9	+8.6
	Labour	D. Shaw	1,547	36.1	–25.6
	Liberal	M. James	727	17.0	N/A
Majority			463	10.8	N/A
Turnout			4,284	38.4	+2.1
Registered electors			11,179
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.1

Summary

Chelmsford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	3	17,981	58.0	+7.0
	Liberal	0	1	7,352	23.7	+13.2
	Labour	0	2	5,460	17.6	–21.0
	Independent	0		199	0.6	N/A
Total		8		30,992	42.9	+6.9

Division results

Chelmsford (East)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gunn	2,413	51.3	+27.6
	Liberal	R. Battey*	1,950	41.5	–20.2
	Labour	P. Thompson	337	7.2	–7.4
Majority			463	9.9	N/A
Turnout			4,700	51.0	+6.8
Registered electors			9,230
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	23.9

Chelmsford (North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Short	2,656	46.4	+6.1
	Labour	W. Landers	2,241	39.1	–20.6
	Liberal	W. Talley	832	14.5	N/A
Majority			415	7.2	N/A
Turnout			5,729	40.9	+3.3
Registered electors			14,037
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	13.4

Chelmsford (West)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Millard	1,341	44.6	–1.6
	Liberal	D. Ridgewell	1,161	38.6	N/A
	Labour	P. Bermingham	505	16.8	–37.0
Majority			180	6.0	N/A
Turnout			3,007	41.6	+2.9
Registered electors			7,229
	Conservative gain from Labour

Chelmsford Rural No. 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Chatfield*	3,314	75.2	+0.6
	Liberal	D. Lansdale	1,090	24.8	N/A
Majority			2,224	50.5	+1.3
Turnout			4,404	41.6	+11.7
Registered electors			10,618
	Conservative hold

Chelmsford Rural No. 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. White*	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,773
	Conservative hold

Chelmsford Rural No. 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. How	2,790	63.8	+0.8
	Labour	H. Dempsey	842	19.3	–17.7
	Liberal	E. Burgess	741	16.9	N/A
Majority			1,948	44.5	+18.5
Turnout			4,373	44.1	+9.4
Registered electors			9,955
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Chelmsford Rural No. 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Platt*	2,210	68.1	+10.7
	Labour	J. Bliss	680	20.9	–6.0
	Liberal	J. Gumbleton	356	11.0	–4.7
Majority			1,530	47.1	+16.6
Turnout			3,246	48.2	+5.6
Registered electors			6,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Chelmsford Rural No. 5 (Great Baddow)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Foley*	3,257	59.0	+6.8
	Liberal	J. Beard	1,222	22.1	N/A
	Labour	F. Tyler	855	15.5	–32.3
	Independent	W. Claydon	191	3.5	N/A
Majority			2,035	36.8	+32.5
Turnout			5,525	38.5	+6.2
Registered electors			14,376
	Conservative hold

Summary

Colchester District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	3	24,965	68.0	+15.5
	Labour	1	3	10,164	27.7	–15.7
	Liberal	0		1,603	4.4	+0.3
Total		8		36,732	40.9	+2.3

Division results

Colchester No. 1 (East)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bensusan-Butt*	1,802	51.9	–12.1
	Conservative	G. Jefferies	1,673	48.1	+12.1
Majority			129	3.7	–24.2
Turnout			3,475	41.3	–1.1
Registered electors			8,435
	Labour hold		Swing	12.1

Colchester No. 2 (South)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kent	2,098	48.9	+24.8
	Labour	A. Barker	1,468	34.2	–9.7
	Liberal	M. Gage	726	16.9	–15.0
Majority			630	14.7	N/A
Turnout			4,292	34.0	–2.7
Registered electors			12,658
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.3

Colchester No. 3 (West)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lamberth	3,760	72.7	+3.4
	Labour	Tim Oxton	866	16.8	–13.9
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	544	10.5	N/A
Majority			2,894	56.0	+17.5
Turnout			5,170	49.1	+4.8
Registered electors			10,542
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Colchester No. 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Gawthrop	2,640	65.0	+17.1
	Labour	J. Osborn	1,086	26.8	–25.3
	Liberal	R. Baker	333	8.2	N/A
Majority			1,554	38.3	N/A
Turnout			4,059	40.6	–4.0
Registered electors			10,018
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	21.2

Colchester No. 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Roots	4,211	60.8	+14.9
	Labour	G. Davies	2,720	39.2	–14.9
Majority			1,491	21.5	N/A
Turnout			6,931	38.2	+5.7
Registered electors			18,184
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.9

Dedham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hickson*	3,578	84.6	+14.0
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	649	15.4	–14.0
Majority			2,929	69.3	+28.0
Turnout			4,227	42.7	+5.2
Registered electors			9,921
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.0

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Thornton	3,469	78.8	+22.1
	Labour	B. Jones	933	21.2	–22.1
Majority			2,536	57.6	+44.2
Turnout			4,402	38.2	+0.9
Registered electors			11,546
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.1

Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fairhead*	3,536	84.7	+10.2
	Labour	P. Treacher	640	15.3	–10.2
Majority			2,896	69.3	+20.2
Turnout			4,176	44.6	+4.6
Registered electors			8,590
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.2

Summary

Epping Forest District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	1	28,302	72.0	+12.3
	Labour	0	1	9,640	24.5	–13.6
	Liberal Democrat	0		1,375	3.5	+1.2
Total		9		39,317	40.2	+5.6

Division results

Chigwell (Buckhurst Hill)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. McGreal	2,421	69.5	+1.3
	Labour	B. Mooney	677	19.4	–12.4
	Liberal	R. Eveling	385	11.1	N/A
Majority			1,744	50.1	+13.6
Turnout			3,483	39.8	+11.8
Registered electors			8,766
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Chigwell (Chigwell)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Barnett*	2,934	84.3	+1.2
	Labour	K. Wilkinson	548	15.7	–1.2
Majority			2,386	68.5	+2.3
Turnout			3,482	38.4	+15.1
Registered electors			9,096
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Chigwell (Loughton North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Claridge	2,601	63.3	+26.7
	Labour	F. Davis*	1,506	36.7	–26.7
Majority			1,095	26.6	N/A
Turnout			4,107	36.4	+0.5
Registered electors			11,301
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	26.7

Chigwell (Loughton South)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Welch	3,077	70.0	+18.5
	Labour	H. Worby	1,317	30.0	–18.5
Majority			1,760	40.1	+37.1
Turnout			4,394	36.6	+2.6
Registered electors			12,052
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.5

Epping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Daniels*	3,547	79.6	+2.6
	Labour	I. Standfast	910	20.4	–2.6
Majority			2,637	59.2	+5.1
Turnout			4,457	38.3	+8.3
Registered electors			11,686
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Epping & Ongar No. 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Padfield*	3,685	75.9	+12.3
	Labour	B. King	787	16.2	–20.2
	Liberal	S. Ward	382	7.9	N/A
Majority			2,898	59.7	+32.5
Turnout			4,854	43.0	+6.3
Registered electors			11,287
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.3

Epping & Ongar No. 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Martin*	3,553	80.3	+17.3
	Labour	J. Pratt	869	19.7	–17.3
Majority			2,684	60.7	+34.7
Turnout			4,422	42.0	–0.8
Registered electors			10,548
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.3

Epping & Ongar No. 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Jones*	3,668	75.4	+15.0
	Liberal	E. Bottomley	608	12.5	–6.6
	Labour	R. Humphreys	588	12.1	–8.5
Majority			3,060	62.9	+23.1
Turnout			4,864	43.9	+8.0
Registered electors			11,105
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.8

Waltham Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Taylor	2,816	53.6	+1.9
	Labour	C. Hewins	2,438	46.4	–1.9
Majority			378	7.2	+3.9
Turnout			5,254	44.1	+1.3
Registered electors			11,943
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	4	1	10,783	49.1	–24.0
	Conservative	1	1	8,468	38.5	+15.6
	Liberal	0		2,632	12.0	+8.0
	Independent	0		95	0.4	N/A
Total		5		21,978	39.1	+4.4

Division results

Harlow (Great Parndon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris*	2,936	45.8	–25.8
	Conservative	K. Cheshire	2,704	42.2	+13.8
	Liberal	L. Swanton	771	12.0	N/A
Majority			232	3.6	–39.6
Turnout			6,411	38.8	+6.6
Registered electors			16,559
	Labour hold		Swing	19.8

Harlow (Harlow & Mark Hall)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dutton	2,262	45.2	+15.8
	Labour	S. Anderson*	2,158	43.1	–27.5
	Liberal	C. Bagnall	589	11.8	N/A
Majority			104	2.1	N/A
Turnout			4,420	46.6	+8.0
Registered electors			10,747
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	21.7

Harlow (Harlow Common)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson	2,247	54.3	–26.1
	Conservative	G. Groves	1,445	34.9	+15.3
	Liberal	P. Naylor	354	8.5	N/A
	Independent	E. Meyers*	95	2.3	N/A
Majority			802	19.4	–41.3
Turnout			4,141	38.8	+3.8
Registered electors			10,700
	Labour hold		Swing	20.7

Harlow (Little Parndon & Town Centre)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Newport*	1,427	50.7	–10.6
	Conservative	G. Reynolds	978	34.8	+21.4
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	407	14.5	–10.8
Majority			449	16.0	–20.0
Turnout			2,812	38.2	–0.7
Registered electors			7,374
	Labour hold		Swing	16.0

Harlow (Netteswellbury)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Desormeaux*	2,016	55.9	–22.2
	Conservative	C. Riley	1,079	29.9	+8.0
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	511	14.2	N/A
Majority			937	26.0	–30.2
Turnout			3,606	38.9	+4.1
Registered electors			9,286
	Labour hold		Swing	15.1

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	3	1	6,154	64.9	+10.8
	Labour	0	1	2,204	23.2	–8.9
	Liberal	0		779	8.2	–5.6
	Independent	0		349	3.7	N/A
Total		3		9,486	44.4	+8.2

Division results

Maldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Nolan	2,343	54.8	+25.6
	Labour	D. Wimhurst*	1,157	27.0	–9.3
	Liberal	L. Bermingham	779	18.2	–16.3
Majority			1,186	27.7	N/A
Turnout			4,279	40.7	–3.3
Registered electors			10,525
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.5

Southminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fisher*	Unopposed
Registered electors			11,467
	Conservative hold

Tollesbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Dalley*	3,811	73.2	+0.6
	Labour	S. Kelly	1,047	20.1	–7.3
	Independent	P. Baron	349	6.7	N/A
Majority			2,764	53.1	+7.9
Turnout			5,207	48.1	+10.8
Registered electors			10,833
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Rochford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	2	12,525	62.3	+13.6
	Labour	0	1	3,876	19.3	–24.1
	Independent	0	1	2,804	13.9	+6.0
	Liberal	0		910	4.5	N/A
Total		5		20,115	39.9	+3.7

Division results

Rayleigh (North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Foley*	2,575	67.4	+15.3
	Labour	S. Andre	676	17.7	–30.2
	Liberal	P. Hann	568	14.9	N/A
Majority			1,899	49.7	+45.5
Turnout			3,819	38.5	+7.0
Registered electors			9,913
	Conservative hold		Swing	22.8

Rayleigh (South)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Elliott*	2,187	51.5	–0.6
	Independent	S. Silva	1,117	26.3	N/A
	Labour	R. McCamley	604	14.2	–33.7
	Liberal	K. Saunders	342	8.0	N/A
Majority			1,070	25.2	+21.1
Turnout			4,250	41.7	+6.4
Registered electors			10,213
	Conservative hold

Rochford (North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Fawell	1,994	54.2	+17.7
	Independent	D. Wood*	1,687	45.8	+3.4
Majority			307	8.3	+2.4
Turnout			3,681	35.7	+6.1
Registered electors			10,346
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	7.2

Rochford (South)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Ellis	2,779	65.7	+18.7
	Labour	R. Oliver	1,452	34.3	–18.7
Majority			1,327	31.4	N/A
Turnout			4,231	44.3	+3.5
Registered electors			9,587
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.7

Rochford (West)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jones*	2,990	72.3	+15.6
	Labour	T. Madden	1,144	27.7	–15.6
Majority			1,846	44.7	+31.2
Turnout			4,134	39.8	+13.1
Registered electors			10,413
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.6

Southend District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	11	6	38,009	64.5	+18.1
	Liberal	2	1	11,542	19.6	+0.9
	Labour	0	5	9,329	15.8	–18.8
	Independent	0		80	0.1	–0.2
Total		13		47,557	38.4	+0.2

Division results

Southend No. 1 (Eastwood)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Innocent	3,496	60.2	+26.8
	Liberal	D. Evans*	2,314	39.8	–16.4
Majority			1,182	20.3	N/A
Turnout			5,810	43.9	+2.0
Registered electors			13,286
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	21.6

Southend No. 2 (Prittlewell)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Sargent*	1,989	51.8	–6.5
	Conservative	V. Smith	1,852	48.2	+25.7
Majority			137	3.6	–32.1
Turnout			3,841	42.9	–4.5
Registered electors			8,991
	Liberal hold		Swing	16.1

Southend No. 3 (Leigh)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. King*	1,699	48.7	–15.8
	Conservative	T. Davis	1,692	48.5	+18.3
	Labour	E. Newman	96	2.8	–2.5
Majority			7	0.2	–34.1
Turnout			3,487	48.0	–6.3
Registered electors			7,295
	Liberal hold		Swing	17.1

Southend No. 4 (St Clements)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Atkinson*	3,253	71.5	+21.1
	Liberal	A. Crystall	1,213	26.7	–20.1
	Labour	E. Luker	81	1.8	–1.0
Majority			2,040	44.9	+41.3
Turnout			4,547	59.2	+2.0
Registered electors			7,676
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.6

Southend No. 5 (Chalkwell)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Harris*	2,244	73.7	+16.6
	Liberal	J. Keith	515	16.9	–14.8
	Labour	R. Terry	206	6.8	–4.4
	Independent	C. Smith	80	2.6	N/A
Majority			1,729	56.8	+31.4
Turnout			3,045	41.5	+2.0
Registered electors			7,363
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.7

Southend No. 6 (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Marriott*	5,096	64.0	+5.0
	Conservative	N. Clarke*	5,073	63.8	+4.1
	Liberal	M. Lubel	1,791	22.5	N/A
	Liberal	V. Macfarlane	1,738	21.8	N/A
	Labour	A. Metcalf	1,159	14.6	–28.9
	Labour	C. Newman	1,057	13.3	–24.5
Turnout			8,499	38.1	+7.8
Registered electors			22,306
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southend No. 7 (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bull	2,740	63.6	+18.3
	Conservative	R. Richmond	2,613	60.7	+17.5
	Labour	W. Bowyer*	1,685	39.1	–18.5
	Labour	R. Copley*	1,574	36.6	–17.3
Turnout			4,528	30.4	–3.6
Registered electors			14,895
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Southend No. 8 (Shoebury)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cotgrove	2,199	67.8	+20.7
	Labour	R. Pearson	1,044	32.2	–20.7
Majority			1,155	35.6	N/A
Turnout			3,243	32.6	–3.6
Registered electors			9,965
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	20.7

Southend No. 9 (Thorpe)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hill*	3,470	85.8	+3.7
	Labour	G. Caplan	290	7.2	–10.7
	Liberal	A. Summers	283	7.0	N/A
Majority			3,180	78.7	+14.5
Turnout			4,043	40.1	+6.8
Registered electors			10,087
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Southend No. 10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Fuller	1,669	58.2	+34.2
	Labour	R. Kennedy	1,201	41.8	–34.2
Majority			468	16.3	N/A
Turnout			2,870	28.3	–7.1
Registered electors			10,171
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	34.2

Southend No. 11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wright*	2,612	71.7	+17.6
	Labour	J. Hodgkins	1,032	28.3	–17.6
Majority			1,580	43.4	+35.3
Turnout			3,644	31.4	–0.9
Registered electors			11,668
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.6

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	2	22,307	68.7	+14.7
	Labour	0	1	7,337	22.6	–13.3
	Liberal	0	1	2,806	8.6	+1.4
Total		8		32,450	37.3	–1.9

Division results

Brightlingsea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Thomas	2,598	52.8	+26.8
	Liberal	T. Dale*	1,543	31.4	–13.5
	Labour	R. Barlow	778	15.8	–5.1
Majority			1,055	21.4	N/A
Turnout			4,919	40.8	–4.5
Registered electors			12,067
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	20.2

Clacton No. 1 (North)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jessop	2,344	52.5	+5.5
	Labour	R. Smith*	1,577	35.3	–17.7
	Liberal	J. Snow	541	12.1	N/A
Majority			767	17.2	N/A
Turnout			4,462	39.8	+1.7
Registered electors			11,265
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.6

Clacton No. 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Harvey-Williams*	2,411	72.3	+16.9
	Labour	T. Larkin	926	27.7	–16.9
Majority			1,485	44.5	+33.8
Turnout			3,337	29.5	–4.5
Registered electors			11,340
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.9

Clacton No. 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Story*	3,441	82.2	+14.9
	Labour	F. Merrin	745	17.8	–4.5
Majority			2,696	64.4	+19.4
Turnout			4,186	38.2	–3.6
Registered electors			11,002
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Frinton & Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Johnston*	3,697	85.0	+6.8
	Labour	S. Grant	382	8.8	–13.0
	Liberal	J. Russell	270	6.2	N/A
Majority			3,315	76.2	+19.7
Turnout			4,349	35.0	+3.0
Registered electors			12,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Harwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bleakley*	3,044	72.8	+14.6
	Labour	T. Rogers	1,140	27.2	–14.6
Majority			1,904	45.5	+29.2
Turnout			4,184	37.4	–6.8
Registered electors			11,202
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Tendring Rural No. 1 (Tendring)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Moles*	2,668	70.8	+14.5
	Labour	G. Turner	1,100	29.2	–14.5
Majority			1,568	41.6	+28.9
Turnout			3,768	38.5	+0.4
Registered electors			9,811
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.5

Tendring Rural No. 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Varney*	2,104	64.8	+14.4
	Labour	J. Young	689	21.2	–28.4
	Liberal	L. Brown	452	13.9	N/A
Majority			1,415	43.6	+42.8
Turnout			3,245	41.8	+3.7
Registered electors			7,795
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.4

Thurrock District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	5	15,816	48.8	+22.0
	Labour	4	5	13,429	41.5	–27.1
	Liberal	0		2,555	7.9	N/A
	National Front	0		556	1.7	N/A
	Independent	0		38	0.1	–4.6
Total		9		32,394	35.6	+7.6

Division results

Thurrock No. 1 (Chadwell)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Siddons*	2,080	53.5	–29.7
	Conservative	D. Hiscock	1,581	40.7	+23.9
	Liberal	J. Chitty	228	5.9	N/A
Majority			499	12.8	–53.7
Turnout			3,889	35.2	+12.7
Registered electors			11,060
	Labour hold		Swing	26.8

Thurrock No. 2 (Grays Thurrock)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Cleverley	1,371	66.7	+34.7
	Liberal	P. Hillard	683	33.3	N/A
Majority			688	33.5	N/A
Turnout			2,054	21.8	–4.6
Registered electors			9,538
	Conservative gain from Labour

Thurrock No. 3 (Little Thurrock)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Thompson	2,160	62.5	+17.7
	Labour	B. Le Grys	1,295	37.5	–17.7
Majority			865	25.0	N/A
Turnout			3,455	46.3	+10.7
Registered electors			7,470
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	17.7

Thurrock No. 4 (Orsett & Stifford)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Revell	2,900	64.9	+27.0
	Labour	J. Pollard*	1,570	35.1	–27.0
Majority			1,330	29.8	N/A
Turnout			4,470	44.7	+12.8
Registered electors			10,015
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	27.0

Thurrock No. 5 (South Ockendon)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Miles	2,268	50.1	–37.2
	Conservative	M. Lambert-Williams	1,603	35.4	+22.7
	National Front	D. Sweetman	358	7.9	N/A
	Liberal	J. Norris	296	6.5	N/A
Majority			665	14.7	–60.0
Turnout			4,525	34.4	+16.4
Registered electors			13,189
	Labour hold		Swing	30.0

Thurrock No. 6 (Corringham)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hart	2,166	52.1	+17.4
	Labour	R. Goldsmith*	1,579	38.0	–27.3
	Liberal	A. Stone	412	9.9	N/A
Majority			587	14.1	N/A
Turnout			4,157	43.1	+11.3
Registered electors			9,663
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	22.4

Thurrock No. 7 (Tilbury)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jones*	1,690	75.8	+22.2
	Conservative	M. Stableford	423	19.0	N/A
	Liberal	W. Wallace	78	3.5	N/A
	Independent	P. Bryant	38	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,267	56.8	+49.7
Turnout			2,229	26.7	–5.7
Registered electors			8,384
	Labour hold

Thurrock No. 8 (West Thurrock & Aveley)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Bidmead*	1,694	49.4	–35.9
	Conservative	J. Dobson	1,456	42.4	+27.7
	Liberal	A. Fielder	280	8.2	N/A
Majority			238	6.9	–63.6
Turnout			3,430	35.6	+9.1
Registered electors			9,651
	Labour hold		Swing	31.8

Thurrock No. 9 (Stanford-le-Hope)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. O'Donoghue	2,156	51.5	+15.3
	Labour	J. Norris	1,253	29.9	–33.9
	Liberal	C. Farrand	578	13.8	N/A
	National Front	B. Good	198	4.7	N/A
Majority			903	21.6	N/A
Turnout			4,185	35.0	+1.4
Registered electors			11,945
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	24.6

Uttlesford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4		10,495	73.3	+15.9
	Labour	0		2,781	19.4	–13.9
	Liberal Democrat	0		1,038	7.3	–2.0
Total		4		14,314	45.0	+3.5

Division results

Dunmow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Davey*	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,077
	Conservative hold

Saffron Walden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Collins*	4,378	75.8	+21.0
	Labour	G. Scrivener	1,395	24.2	–21.0
Majority			2,983	51.7	+42.2
Turnout			5,773	46.5	–0.6
Registered electors			12,444
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.0

Stansted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Wawn	3,465	66.2	+16.0
	Liberal	R. Wraith	1,038	19.8	–15.5
	Labour	R. Shaw	734	14.0	–0.6
Majority			2,427	46.3	+31.4
Turnout			5,237	47.3	+5.7
Registered electors			11,095
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.8

Thaxted

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Golding*	2,652	80.3	+19.6
	Labour	J. Pratt	652	19.7	–19.6
Majority			2,000	60.5	+39.1
Turnout			3,304	40.0	+0.1
Registered electors			8,302
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.6

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• 1977 English local elections
• 1970s in Essex