1981 Essex County Council election

1981 Essex County Council election
All 98 seats to Essex County Council; 50 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the 1981 Essex County Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1981 Essex County Council election was held on 7 May 1981 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1981 Essex County Council election^[1]^[2]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	51	0	12	32	52.0	42.5	197,461	–19.5
	Labour	32	6	0	20	32.7	34.1	158,981	+7.5
	Liberal	13	6	0	11	13.3	19.7	90,891	+10.8
	Residents	2	0	0	2	2.0	1.2	5,556	+0.1
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	1.1	5,335	+0.2
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	2,097	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	1,342	N/A
	Ecology	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	1,122	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	973	N/A
	New Britain	0	0	0		0.0	<0.1	160	N/A
Total		98						462,244

Division results

Basildon

**Basildon District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6	3	19,752	42.9	+11.9
	Conservative	3	2	14,059	30.6	–22.0
	Residents	1	1	3,873	8.4	–1.5
	Liberal	0		7,249	15.8	+11.9
	Ind. Conservative	0		907	2.0	N/A
	Ecology	0		165	0.4	N/A
Total		10	2	46,005	41.5	–5.2

Division results

Basildon Crouch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Marshall	1,387	34.0
	Labour	R. Reed	990	24.2
	Ind. Conservative	F. Stark	907	22.2
	Liberal	P. Ferriss	764	18.7
	Ecology	C. Oppenheim	35	0.9
Majority			397	9.7
Turnout			4,083	46.3
Registered electors			8,815
	Conservative win (new seat)

Basildon Fryerns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Archibald	2,589	68.4
	Conservative	G. Willett	617	16.3
	Liberal	M. Chambers	499	13.2
	Residents	P. Baker	80	2.1
Majority			1,972	52.1
Turnout			3,785	34.5
Registered electors			10,968
	Labour win (new seat)

Basildon Gloucester Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Costello	3,691	67.6
	Liberal	J. White	952	17.4
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	819	23.6
Majority			2,739	50.1
Turnout			5,462	43.4
Registered electors			12,585
	Labour win (new seat)

Basildon Laindon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Bolt	1,490	42.9
	Liberal	R. Payne	1,163	33.5
	Conservative	E. Lane	819	23.6
Majority			327	9.4
Turnout			3,472	40.9
Registered electors			8,479
	Labour win (new seat)

Basildon Pitsea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Oliver	3,151	61.7
	Conservative	E. Dines	1,370	26.8
	Liberal	R. Hawksworth	589	11.5
Majority			1,791	34.9
Turnout			5,110	37.9
Registered electors			13,475
	Labour win (new seat)

Basildon Vange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Miller	3,178	65.3
	Conservative	A. White	949	19.5
	Liberal	J. Bell	613	12.6
	Ecology	G. Thomas	130	2.7
Majority			2,229	45.8
Turnout			4,870	37.2
Registered electors			13,100
	Labour win (new seat)

Basildon Westley Heights
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Maxey	2,080	43.9
	Conservative	M. Ilesley	1,591	33.6
	Liberal	L. Williams	1,062	22.4
Majority			489	10.3
Turnout			4,733	44.1
Registered electors			10,727
	Labour win (new seat)

Billericay North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Greenfield	2,600	53.1
	Residents	T. Stansfield	1,917	39.1
	Labour	T. Wilson	381	7.8
Majority			683	13.9
Turnout			4,898	47.8
Registered electors			10,240
	Conservative win (new seat)

Billericay South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	H. Wilkins	1,876	34.9
	Conservative	G. Jones	1,764	32.8
	Labour	C. Lynch	913	17.0
	Liberal	D. Chapman	826	15.4
Majority			112	2.1
Turnout			5,379	42.9
Registered electors			12,553
	Residents win (new seat)

Wickford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Mickleborough	2,143	50.9
	Labour	W. Primmer	1,289	30.6
	Liberal	G. Palmer	781	18.5
Majority			854	20.3
Turnout			4,213	42.1
Registered electors			9,998
	Conservative win (new seat)

Braintree

**Braintree District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	2	16,196	45.1	–16.7
	Labour	1	1	13,509	37.6	+10.1
	Liberal	1	1	6,202	17.3	+7.1
Total		7		35,907	43.4	+4.0

Division results

Bocking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Sebag-Montefiore	2,208	39.0	–12.0
	Labour	J. Hall	2,177	38.4	+5.6
	Liberal	J. Ross	1,279	22.6	+6.4
Majority			31	0.5	–17.7
Turnout			5,664	48.0	+6.2
Registered electors			11,802
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.8

Braintree East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Dixon-Smith	2,167	39.3
	Labour	M. Oliver	1,774	32.2
	Liberal	P. Keeling	1,571	28.5
Majority			393	7.1
Turnout			5,512	45.1
Registered electors			12,233
	Conservative win (new seat)

Braintree West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	D. Grice	2,166	37.6
	Conservative	J. Amies	2,122	36.8
	Labour	M. Shirvington	1,473	25.6
Majority			44	0.8
Turnout			5,761	46.9
Registered electors			12,295
	Liberal win (new seat)

Halstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. Joyce	2,923	57.8	–15.9
	Labour	R. Dixey	2,131	42.2	+15.9
Majority			792	15.7	–31.6
Turnout			5,054	42.0	+0.6
Registered electors			12,037
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.9

Hedingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Waterer	2,826	64.8	*N/A*
	Labour	W. Alston	1,533	35.2	N/A
Majority			1,293	29.7	N/A
Turnout			4,359	39.8	N/A
Registered electors			10,946
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Witham Northern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Lyon	2,323	44.1
	Conservative	J. Allan	1,757	33.4
	Liberal	A. Slowman	1,186	22.5
Majority			566	10.7
Turnout			5,266	43.5
Registered electors			12,116
	Labour win (new seat)

Witham Southern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Willetts	2,193	51.1
	Labour	C. Foy	2,098	48.9
Majority			95	2.2
Turnout			4,291	38.2
Registered electors			11,241
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brentwood

**Brentwood District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	1	13,144	52.2	–18.2
	Labour	0		6,176	24.5	–1.6
	Liberal	0		5,871	23.3	+20.1
Total		5	1	25,191	45.8	+1.7

Division results

Brentwood Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hutton	2,262	48.2	–17.7
	Liberal	A. Longman	1,262	24.3	+13.4
	Labour	D. Edwards	985	18.9	+4.3
Majority			1,000	18.6	–31.8
Turnout			4,509	45.7	+5.2
Registered electors			10,270
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.6

Brentwood Hutton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Donnelly	2,956	56.8	–24.1
	Liberal	O. Hall	1,262	24.3	N/A
	Labour	D. Wacey	985	18.9	+1.2
Majority			1,694	32.6	–30.6
Turnout			5,203	44.1	+2.2
Registered electors			11,790
	Conservative hold

Brentwood North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jago	2,230	52.3	–26.3
	Labour	L. Southgate	1,044	24.5	+3.1
	Liberal	N. Amor	987	23.2	N/A
Majority			1,186	27.8	−29.4
Turnout			4,261	44.9	+3.5
Registered electors			9,486
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.7

Brentwood Rural
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Jones	3,106	57.2
	Liberal	R. Sullivan	1,581	29.1
	Labour	L. Nicholas	742	13.7
Majority			1,525	28.1
Turnout			5,429	45.1
Registered electors			12,026
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brentwood South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Hayward	2,590	44.7
	Labour	J. Reddell	2,420	41.8
	Liberal	M. Dwyer	779	13.5
Majority			170	2.9
Turnout			5,789	50.6
Registered electors			11,439
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Point

**Castle Point District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	11,770	46.8	–24.5
	Labour	2	2	8,280	32.9	+7.4
	Liberal	0		3,628	14.4	+11.2
	SDP	0		1,460	5.8	N/A
Total		6	1	25,138	39.4	+0.9

Division results

Benfleet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Pike	2,223	53.1
	Labour	C. Prentice	1,022	24.4
	Liberal	T. Atkin	939	22.4
Majority			1,201	28.7
Turnout			4,184	42.6
Registered electors			9,827
	Conservative hold		Swing

Canvey Island East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Nisbet	1,782	40.5	+11.1
	Conservative	W. Ashworth	1,707	38.8	–31.8
	SDP	A. Bennett	912	20.7	N/A
Majority			75	1.7	N/A
Turnout			4,401	33.3	+3.8
Registered electors			13,215
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	21.5

Canvey Island West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw	2,081	47.4	+11.3
	Conservative	F. Wood	1,345	30.7	–16.2
	SDP	M. Perrin	548	12.5	N/A
	Liberal	N. Chitty	413	9.4	–7.6
Majority			736	16.8	N/A
Turnout			4,387	34.9	–3.5
Registered electors			12,571
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.8

Great Tarpots
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Brum	1,700	43.8
	Labour	G. Auvache	1,495	38.5
	Liberal	R. Michel	684	17.6
Majority			205	5.3
Turnout			3,879	39.4
Registered electors			9,846
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Williams	2,607	61.8
	Liberal	D. Newton	860	20.4
	Labour	P. Ottino	754	17.9
Majority			1,747	41.4
Turnout			4,221	46.4
Registered electors			9,099
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thundersley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Meggison	2,188	53.8
	Labour	J. Amey	1,146	28.2
	Liberal	W. Penny	732	18.0
Majority			1,042	25.6
Turnout			4,066	43.7
Registered electors			9,295
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chelmsford

**Chelmsford District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal	5	5	20,288	42.9	+19.2
	Conservative	4	4	19,431	41.1	–16.9
	Labour	0		7,539	15.9	–1.7
	Independent	0		42	0.1	–0.5
Total		9	1	47,300	45.8	+2.9

Division results

Broomfield & Writtle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Platt	2,635	51.6
	Liberal	J. Gumbleton	1,372	26.9
	Labour	J. Bliss	1,102	21.6
Majority			1,263	24.7
Turnout			5,109	48.8
Registered electors			10,476
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chelmsford East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Knight	3,041	53.7	+12.2
	Conservative	J. Aberdour	1,952	34.5	–16.8
	Labour	C. Playford	668	11.8	+4.6
Majority			1,089	19.2	N/A
Turnout			5,661	44.3	–6.7
Registered electors			12,784
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	14.5

Chelmsford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. Smith-Hughes	2,828	56.4	+41.9
	Conservative	E. King	1,309	26.1	–20.3
	Labour	S. McEvaddy	875	17.5	–21.6
Majority			1,519	30.3	N/A
Turnout			5,012	48.9	+8.0
Registered electors			10,258
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	31.1

Chelmsford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Harmer	2,488	45.6	+33.9
	Conservative	E. Coker	2,139	39.2	–30.5
	Labour	A. Longden	827	15.2	–3.4
Majority			349	6.4	N/A
Turnout			5,454	49.3	+12.1
Registered electors			11,057
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	32.2

Chelmsford West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Ridgewell	2,530	50.5	+11.9
	Conservative	P. Martin	1,389	27.7	–16.9
	Labour	C. Cronin	1,095	21.8	+5.0
Majority			1,141	22.8	N/A
Turnout			5,014	50.3	+8.7
Registered electors			9,971
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	14.4

Great Baddow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. Beard	2,469	49.4
	Conservative	C. Ince	1,858	37.2
	Labour	D. Shinn	631	12.6
	Independent	T. Wilson	42	0.8
Majority			611	12.2
Turnout			5,000	47.9
Registered electors			10,441
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Springfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. How	2,587	46.3
	Liberal	J. Burgess	2,153	38.6
	Labour	S. Clark	844	15.1
Majority			434	7.8
Turnout			5,584	44.8
Registered electors			12,478
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. White	3,154	53.5
	Liberal	E. Clark	1,709	29.0
	Labour	K. Bliss	1,033	17.5
Majority			1,445	24.5
Turnout			5,896	41.8
Registered electors			14,116
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodham Ferrers & Danbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Chatfield	2,408	52.7
	Liberal	M. Bender	1,698	37.2
	Labour	K. Skeates	464	10.2
Majority			710	15.5
Turnout			4,570	38.8
Registered electors			11,780
	Conservative win (new seat)

Colchester

**Colchester District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	2	19,456	49.8	–18.2
	Labour	4	3	16,431	42.0	+14.3
	Liberal	0		2,646	6.8	+2.4
	Ecology	0		559	1.4	N/A
Total		9	1	39,092	39.1	–1.8

Division results

Constable
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Hickson	2,947	70.2
	Labour	J. Kent	1,253	29.8
Majority			1,694	40.4
Turnout			4,200	41.9
Registered electors			10,021
	Conservative win (new seat)

Drury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Lamberth	2,988	51.0
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	1,738	29.7
	Labour	C. Graves	1,128	19.3
Majority			1,250	21.4
Turnout			5,854	46.5
Registered electors			12,600
	Conservative win (new seat)

Maypole
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Fraser	2,167	52.8
	Conservative	W. Foster	1,027	25.0
	Liberal	William Spyvee	908	22.1
Majority			1,140	27.8
Turnout			4,102	35.3
Registered electors			11,636
	Labour win (new seat)

Mersea & Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Fairhead	3,247	71.0
	Labour	K. Taylor	1,035	22.6
	Ecology	G. Cox	292	6.4
Majority			2,212	48.4
Turnout			4,574	39.5
Registered electors			11,589
	Conservative win (new seat)

Old Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Coombes	2,707	60.7
	Conservative	A. Steggall	1,489	33.4
	Ecology	M. Baker	267	6.0
Majority			1,218	27.3
Turnout			4,463	39.7
Registered electors			11,255
	Labour win (new seat)

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Gawthrop	2,196	51.4
	Labour	J. Hills	2,073	48.6
Majority			123	2.9
Turnout			4,269	42.0
Registered electors			10,162
	Conservative win (new seat)

Parsons Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kent	2,238	52.2
	Conservative	Roots	2,046	47.8
Majority			192	4.5
Turnout			4,284	41.5
Registered electors			10,312
	Labour win (new seat)

Tiptree division
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Thornton	2,077	60.7
	Labour	T. Morecroft	1,346	39.3
Majority			731	21.4
Turnout			3,353	30.7
Registered electors			11,148
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Bryan	2,485	63.3
	Conservative	E. Jennings	1,439	36.8
Majority			1,046	26.7
Turnout			3,924	35.4
Registered electors			11,100
	Labour win (new seat)

Epping Forest

**Epping Forest District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	4	19,317	51.1	–20.9
	Labour	2	2	12,096	32.0	+7.5
	Residents	1	1	1,683	4.5	N/A
	Liberal	0		4,527	12.0	+8.5
	Ecology	0		159	0.4	N/A
Total		8	1	37,782	43.0	+2.8

Division results

Buckhurst Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Cox	2,523	58.0
	Labour	B. Mooney	972	22.4
	Liberal	G. Chapman	853	19.6
Majority			1,551	35.7
Turnout			4,348	40.4
Registered electors			10,751
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chigwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Barnett	2,347	69.7
	Liberal	G. West	521	15.5
	Labour	L. Timson	499	14.8
Majority			1,826	54.2
Turnout			3,367	37.0
Registered electors			9,112
	Conservative hold		Swing

Epping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Daniels	2,822	53.8
	Labour	M. Jackson	1,440	27.4
	Liberal	R. Eveling	828	15.8
	Ecology	R. Boenke	159	3.0
Majority			1,382	26.3
Turnout			5,249	43.4
Registered electors			12,084
	Conservative hold		Swing

Loughton St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Davis	1,937	47.4
	Conservative	D. Brady	1,704	41.7
	Liberal	W. Randall	445	10.9
Majority			233	5.7
Turnout			4,086	39.2
Registered electors			10,419
	Labour win (new seat)

Loughton St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	H. Kleyn	1,683	34.8
	Conservative	L. Welch	1,573	32.5
	Labour	L. Baddock	1,300	26.9
	Liberal	L. Martin	284	5.9
Majority			110	2.3
Turnout			4,840	47.0
Registered electors			10,305
	Residents win (new seat)

North Weald & Nazeing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Padfield	2,793	61.8
	Labour	D. Grenville-Brown	1,144	25.3
	Liberal	T. Owen	582	12.9
Majority			1,649	36.5
Turnout			4,519	45.2
Registered electors			9,987
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ongar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Martin	3,035	54.7
	Labour	F. Davy	1,501	27.0
	Liberal	D. Jacobs	1,014	18.3
Majority			1,534	27.6
Turnout			5,550	49.4
Registered electors			11,245
	Conservative win (new seat)

Waltham Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Hewins	3,303	56.7	+10.3
	Conservative	G. Jailler	2,520	43.3	–10.3
Majority			783	13.4	N/A
Turnout			5,823	41.8	–2.3
Registered electors			13,939
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	10.8

Harlow

**Harlow District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	5	1	14,436	58.5	+9.4
	Conservative	0	1	5,119	20.8	–17.7
	Liberal	0		4,716	19.1	+7.1
	Independent	0		389	1.6	+1.2
Total		5		24,660	42.0	+2.9

Division results

Great Parndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Warner	2,510	53.7	+7.9
	Conservative	L. Atkins	1,161	24.9	–17.3
	Liberal	L. Swanton	610	13.1	+1.1
	Independent	C. Johnson	389	8.3	N/A
Majority			1,349	28.9	+25.3
Turnout			4,670	39.1	+0.3
Registered electors			11,941
	Labour hold		Swing	12.6

Harlow & Mark Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Anderson	2,589	58.7	+9.9
	Conservative	P. Moulds	1,370	28.0	–17.2
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	927	19.0	+7.2
Majority			1,219	24.9	N/A
Turnout			4,886	44.5	–2.1
Registered electors			10,983
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.6

Harlow Common
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson	2,887	58.7	+4.4
	Liberal	E. Scammell	1,173	23.8	+15.3
	Conservative	M. Tombs	862	17.5	–17.4
Majority			1,714	34.8	+15.4
Turnout			4,922	42.8	+4.0
Registered electors			11,491
	Labour hold		Swing	5.5

Little Parndon & Town Centre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Morris	2,878	60.3	+9.6
	Liberal	J. Bastick	1,007	21.1	+6.6
	Conservative	E. Atkins	885	18.6	–16.2
Majority			1,871	39.2	+23.2
Turnout			4,770	41.6	+2.8
Registered electors			11,470
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Netteswellbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Desormeaux	3,572	66.0	+10.1
	Liberal	S. Ward	999	18.5	+4.3
	Conservative	P. Harries	841	15.5	–14.4
Majority			2,573	47.5	+21.5
Turnout			5,412	42.1	+3.2
Registered electors			12,856
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Maldon

**Maldon District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	3	7,218	44.9	–20.0
	Liberal	0	5,114	31.8	+23.6
	Labour	0	3,756	23.3	+0.1
Total		3	16,088	45.5	+1.1

Division results

Maldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Nolan	2,257	42.0	–12.8
	Liberal	P. Lacey	1,702	31.6	+13.4
	Labour	C. Tait	1,421	26.4	–0.6
Majority			555	10.3	–17.4
Turnout			5,380	47.4	+6.7
Registered electors			11,360
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.1

Southminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Garston	2,230	46.2	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Brown	1,610	33.4	N/A
	Liberal	N. Baker	986	20.4	N/A
Majority			620	6.9	N/A
Turnout			4,826	43.3	N/A
Registered electors			12,437
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Tollesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Peel	2,731	46.4	–26.8
	Liberal	J. Tilley	2,426	41.2	+34.5
	Labour	M. Holland	725	12.3	–7.8
Majority			305	5.2	–47.9
Turnout			5,882	50.8	+2.7
Registered electors			11,576
	Conservative hold		Swing	30.7

Rochford

**Rochford District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	3	2	11,154	51.8	–10.5
	Labour	1	1	6,746	31.4	+12.1
	Liberal	1	1	2,686	12.5	+8.0
	Independent	0		928	4.3	–9.6
Total		5		21,514	38.3	–1.6

Division results

Rayleigh North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Boyd	2,120	43.9	+29.0
	Conservative	R. Foster	2,007	41.6	–25.8
	Labour	C. Barnaby	702	14.5	–3.2
Majority			113	2.3	N/A
Turnout			4,829	45.4	+6.9
Registered electors			10,626
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	27.4

Rayleigh South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Murray	1,876	41.8	–9.7
	Labour	S. Andre	1,118	24.9	+10.7
	Independent	S. Silva	928	20.7	–5.6
	Liberal	D. Ward	566	12.6	+4.6
Majority			758	16.9	–8.3
Turnout			4,488	38.0	–3.7
Registered electors			11,812
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.2

Rochford North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Fawell	2,505	63.7	+9.5
	Labour	M. Weir	1,429	36.3	N/A
Majority			1,076	27.4	+19.1
Turnout			3,934	35.1	–0.6
Registered electors			11,812
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Rochford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Weir	2,118	50.3	+16.0
	Conservative	D. Wood	2,090	49.7	–16.0
Majority			28	0.7	N/A
Turnout			4,208	40.0	–4.3
Registered electors			10,507
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16.0

Rochford West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jones	2,676	66.0	–6.3
	Labour	A. Malcolm	1,379	34.0	+6.3
Majority			1,297	32.0	–12.7
Turnout			4,055	35.4	–4.4
Registered electors			11,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Southend

**Southend District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	5	22,345	43.9	–20.6
	Liberal	4	2	15,305	30.1	+10.5
	Labour	1	1	11,775	23.1	+7.3
	Independent	0		986	1.9	+1.8
	Ind. Conservative	0		305	0.6	N/A
	New Britain	0		160	0.3	N/A
Total		11	2	50,876	40.5	+2.1

Division results

Belfairs & Blenheim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Clarke	2,183	53.3
	Liberal	J. Hugill	1,254	30.6
	Labour	H. Hurst	657	16.0
Majority			929	22.7
Turnout			4,094	37.1
Registered electors			11,047
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chalkwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Harris	2,316	50.6
	Liberal	J. Keith	1,854	40.5
	Labour	T. Hughes	404	8.8
Majority			462	10.1
Turnout			4,574	41.3
Registered electors			11,080
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eastwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	N. Goodman	1,784	46.0
	Conservative	J. Innocent	1,656	42.7
	Labour	A. Dunn	436	11.2
Majority			128	3.3
Turnout			3,876	37.7
Registered electors			10,276
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Leigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	A. Crystall	2,719	49.2
	Conservative	D. Roach	2,501	45.2
	Labour	L. Davidson	274	5.0
	Independent	M. Roffey	35	0.6
Majority			218	3.9
Turnout			5,529	49.5
Registered electors			11,177
	Liberal hold		Swing

Milton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Wilson	1,700	39.7
	Labour	J. Hodgkins	1,407	32.8
	Independent	M. Burstin	872	20.4
	Ind. Conservative	A. Anderson Wright	305	7.1
Majority			293	6.8
Turnout			4,284	35.0
Registered electors			12,254
	Conservative win (new seat)

Prittlewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. Sargent	2,391	46.8
	Conservative	P. Bone	1,794	35.1
	Labour	B. White	924	18.1
Majority			597	11.7
Turnout			5,109	41.8
Registered electors			12,233
	Liberal hold		Swing

Shoebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Cotgrove	2,126	45.9
	Labour	R. Copley	1,708	36.9
	Liberal	B. Ayling	718	15.5
	Independent	H. Connigale	79	1.7
Majority			418	9.0
Turnout			4,631	41.3
Registered electors			11,200
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southchurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Garston	2,230	46.2
	Labour	R. Brown	1,610	33.4
	Liberal	N. Baker	986	20.4
Majority			620	12.8
Turnout			4,826	41.3
Registered electors			11,689
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Hill	2,545	60.9
	Labour	L. Crabtree	977	23.4
	Liberal	V. Macfarlane	500	12.0
	New Britain	J. Webb	160	3.8
Majority			1,568	37.5
Turnout			4,182	37.5
Registered electors			11,215
	Conservative hold		Swing

Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Kennedy	2,160	50.7
	Conservative	A. Fuller	1,171	27.5
	Liberal	J. Palmer	927	21.8
Majority			989	23.2
Turnout			4,258	36.4
Registered electors			11,708
	Labour win (new seat)

Westborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	M. Lubel	2,172	39.4
	Conservative	R. Marriott	2,123	38.5
	Labour	K. Leaman	1,218	22.1
Majority			49	0.9
Turnout			5,513	46.5
Registered electors			11,846
	Liberal win (new seat)

Tendring

**Tendring District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	4	16,779	44.1	–24.6
	Labour	2	2	10,939	28.8	+6.2
	Liberal	2	2	8,955	23.6	+15.0
	SDP	0		574	1.5	N/A
	Independent	0		486	1.3	N/A
	Ecology	0		142	0.4	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	0		130	0.3	N/A
Total		8		32,450	37.3	±0.0

Division results

Brightlingsea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Dale	2,543	51.4	+20.0
	Conservative	R. Petherick	1,564	31.6	–21.2
	Labour	B. Westover	688	13.9	–1.9
	Independent	E. Ketley	152	3.1	N/A
Majority			979	19.8	N/A
Turnout			4,947	44.2	+3.4
Registered electors			11,180
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	20.6

Clacton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Story	2,858	55.5
	Liberal	T. Jeffrey	1,484	28.8
	Labour	L. Jacobs	812	15.8
Majority			1,374	26.7
Turnout			5,154	42.9
Registered electors			12,028
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clacton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	G. Waterfield	1,657	38.7
	Conservative	C. Jessop	1,328	31.0
	Labour	N. Jacobs	1,164	27.2
	Ind. Conservative	T. Staigl	130	3.0
Majority			329	7.7
Turnout			4,279	41.9
Registered electors			10,605
	Liberal win (new seat)

Clacton West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Smith	1,965	41.0
	Conservative	H. Harvey-Williams	1,739	36.3
	Liberal	R. Huse	1,083	22.6
Majority			226	4.7
Turnout			4,787	39.3
Registered electors			12,174
	Labour win (new seat)

Frinton & Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Rex	3,238	60.4	–24.6
	Liberal	R. Hamilton	1,191	22.2	+16.0
	Labour	T. Rowlands	935	17.4	+8.6
Majority			2,047	38.2	–38.0
Turnout			5,364	41.8	+6.8
Registered electors			12,839
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.3

Harwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Knight	2,414	45.3	+18.1
	Conservative	W. Bleakley	2,150	40.4	–32.4
	SDP	G. Turner	574	10.8	N/A
	Independent	D. Pallett	187	3.5	N/A
Majority			264	5.0	N/A
Turnout			5,325	46.6	+9.2
Registered electors			11,418
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	25.3

Tendring Rural East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Lumber	2,059	59.8
	Labour	I. Bayles Kay	1,382	40.2
Majority			677	19.7
Turnout			3,441	34.7
Registered electors			9,923
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tendring Rural West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Varney	1,843	39.1
	Labour	P. Shearman	1,579	33.5
	Liberal	R. Taylor	997	21.2
	Independent	S. Rhodes	147	3.1
	Ecology	J. Boud	142	3.0
Majority			264	5.6
Turnout			4,708	45.4
Registered electors			10,365
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thurrock

**Thurrock District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	8	4	22,054	63.5	+22.0
	Conservative	0	5	10,633	30.6	–18.2
	Ind. Labour Party	0		973	2.8	N/A
	Liberal	0		885	2.6	–5.3
	Ecology	0		97	0.3	N/A
	SDP	0		63	0.2	N/A
Total		8	1	34,705	35.3	–0.3

Division results

Chadwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Watts	3,020	75.8
	Conservative	G. Law	964	24.2
Majority			2,056	51.6
Turnout			3,984	32.8
Registered electors			12,159
	Labour hold		Swing

Corringham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Theobald	2,369	61.2
	Conservative	L. Moir	1,504	38.8
Majority			865	22.3
Turnout			3,873	36.6
Registered electors			10,569
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Grays Thurrock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Codley	2,269	45.1
	Conservative	D. Dimond	2,090	41.6
	Liberal	A. Senior	604	12.0
	SDP	S. Ahmed	63	1.3
Majority			179	3.6
Turnout			5,026	40.3
Registered electors			12,480
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Orsett & Stiffod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Pollard	2,703	52.8
	Conservative	L. Green	2,417	47.2
Majority			286	5.6
Turnout			5,120	44.8
Registered electors			11,416
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

South Ockendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Miles	3,413	80.2
	Conservative	F. Beasley	845	19.8
Majority			2,568	60.3
Turnout			2,568	35.8
Registered electors			11,901
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanford-le-Hope
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Norris	2,594	62.9
	Conservative	W. O'Donoghue	1,528	37.1
Majority			1,066	25.9
Turnout			4,122	33.9
Registered electors			12,159
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Tilbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Bolger	3,081	84.8
	Conservative	W. McLaughlin	551	15.2
Majority			2,530	69.7
Turnout			3,632	31.4
Registered electors			11,554
	Labour hold		Swing

West Thurrock & Aveley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Bidmead	2,605	55.5
	Ind. Labour Party	F. Boultwood	973	20.7
	Conservative	R. Grove	734	15.7
	Liberal	J. Norris	281	6.0
	Ecology	M. Crowson	97	2.1
Majority			1,632	34.8
Turnout			4,690	41.1
Registered electors			11,412
	Labour hold		Swing

Uttlesford

**Uttlesford District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	10,840	50.1	–23.2
	Labour	0	5,492	25.4	+6.0
	Liberal	0	2,819	13.0	+5.7
	Independent	0	2,504	11.6	N/A
Total		4	21,655	47.5	+2.5

Division results

Dunmow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Davey	2,705	53.2	*N/A*
	Liberal	P. Pope	1,443	28.4	N/A
	Labour	S. Cross	937	18.4	N/A
Majority			1,262	24.8	N/A
Turnout			5,085	49.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,355
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Saffron Walden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Moore	2,987	45.0	–30.8
	Labour	P. Preece	2,282	34.3	+6.6
	Liberal	P. Norman	1,376	20.7	N/A
Majority			705	10.6	–41.1
Turnout			6,645	51.0	+4.5
Registered electors			13,018
	Conservative hold		Swing	18.7

Stansted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Wawn	2,517	50.0	–16.2
	Independent	E. Mitchell	1,513	30.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Graddon	1,007	20.0	+6.0
Majority			1,004	19.9	–26.4
Turnout			5,037	43.3	–4.0
Registered electors			11,627
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Thaxted
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Askew	2,631	53.8	–26.5
	Labour	J. Oliveira	1,266	25.9	+6.2
	Independent	M. Snow	991	20.3	N/A
Majority			1,365	27.9	–32.6
Turnout			4,888	46.3	+6.3
Registered electors			10,558
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.4

By-elections

Thundersley

Thundersley: December 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Penny	894	48.0	+30.0
	Conservative	Gallienne	720	38.7	–15.1
	Labour	Turner	248	13.3	–14.9
Majority			174	9.3
Turnout			1,862	20.0
Registered electors			9,295
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	22.6

Basildon Gloucester Park (March 1982)

Basildon Gloucester Park: March 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Batchelor	2,563	59.2	–8.4
	Alliance	Butler	1,232	28.5	+11.1
	Conservative	Lane	532	12.3	–2.7
Majority			1,331	30.7
Turnout			4,327	34.6
Registered electors			12,493
	Labour hold		Swing	9.8

Dunmow

Dunmow: July 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Oakley	2,224	55.9	+2.7
	Alliance	Taylor	1,409	35.4	+7.0
	Labour	McCarthy	347	8.7	–9.7
Majority			815	20.5
Turnout			3,980	37.6
Registered electors			10,582
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Basildon Gloucester Park (October 1982)

Basildon Gloucester Park: October 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Primmer	1,935	58.3	–9.3
	Alliance	Bassett	827	24.9	+7.5
	Conservative	Lane	556	16.8	+1.8
Majority			1,108	33.4
Turnout			3,318	26.6
Registered electors			12,493
	Labour hold		Swing	8.4

Thorpe

Thorpe: October 1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rainger	1,405	64.4	+3.5
	Alliance	Baker	473	21.7	+9.7
	Labour	Hurley	302	13.9	–9.5
Majority			932	42.7
Turnout			2,180	18.9
Registered electors			11,512
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Gray Thurrock

Grays Thurrock: June 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cohen	1,471	48.9	+3.8
	Conservative	Dimond	1,288	42.8	+1.2
	Alliance	Benson	250	8.3	–5.0
Majority			183	6.1
Turnout			3,009	23.3
Registered electors			12,919
	Labour hold		Swing	1.3

Springfield

Springfield: July 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gore	2,504	48.5	+2.2
	Alliance	Davey	2,184	42.3	+3.7
	Labour	Hussey	474	9.2	–5.9
Majority			320	6.2
Turnout			5,162	35.1
Registered electors			14,723
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Netteswellbury

Netteswellbury: September 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Guy	1,820	77.1	+11.1
	Conservative	Smart	303	12.8	–2.7
	Alliance	Scammell	238	10.1	–8.4
Majority			1,517	64.3
Turnout			2,361	18.4
Registered electors			12,809
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9