1981 Essex County Council election

1981 UK local government election February 2014 February 2014 1981 Essex County Council election Essex parliamentary 1977 Essex County Council election 1977 1981 5 7 y 1985 Essex County Council election 1985 All 98 seats to Essex County Council 50 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 51 17 197,573 42.5% 19.4% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 32 12 158,500 32.7% 7.5% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 13 11 91,503 19.7% 11.0% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 2 2 3,680 0.8% 0.3% Essex County Council election results 1981.svg Results of the 1981 Essex County Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 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 http://cmis.essexcc.gov.uk/essexcmis5/Elections.aspx Elections 2014-02-11 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202171041/http://cmis.essexcc.gov.uk/essexcmis5/Elections.aspx dead https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/67680/response/173557/attach/3/Results%201985%20to%201997.DOC.doc Elections 2014-02-11 Conservative Party (UK) 51 0 12 32 52.0 42.5 197,461 –19.5 Labour Party (UK) 32 6 0 20 32.7 34.1 158,981 +7.5 Liberal Party (UK) 13 6 0 11 13.3 19.7 90,891 +10.8 Residents Association 2 0 0 2 2.0 1.2 5,556 +0.1 Independent politician 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 5,335 +0.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 2,097 N/A Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 1,342 N/A Ecology Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 1,122 N/A Independent Labour Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 973 N/A New Britain Party 0 0 0 0.0 <0.1 160 N/A |-bgcolor=#F6F6F6 | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 98 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 462,244 | style="text-align: right;" | |- |} Division results Basildon +Basildon District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 6 3 19,752 42.9 +11.9Conservative 3 2 14,059 30.6 –22.0Residents 1 1 3,873 8.4 –1.5Liberal 0 7,249 15.8 +11.9Ind. Conservative 0 907 2.0 N/AEcology 0 165 0.4 N/ATotal10 246,00541.5 –5.2 Division results Basildon Crouch Conservative Party (UK) R. Marshall 1,387 34.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Reed 990 24.2 Independent Conservative F. Stark 907 22.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Ferriss 764 18.7 Ecology Party (UK) C. Oppenheim 35 0.9 397 9.7 4,083 46.3 8,815 Conservative Party (UK) Basildon Fryerns Labour Party (UK) W. Archibald 2,589 68.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Willett 617 16.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Chambers 499 13.2 Residents Association P. Baker 80 2.1 1,972 52.1 3,785 34.5 10,968 Labour Party (UK) Basildon Gloucester Park Labour Party (UK) J. Costello 3,691 67.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. White 952 17.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Sheridan 819 23.6 2,739 50.1 5,462 43.4 12,585 Labour Party (UK) Basildon Laindon Labour Party (UK) R. Bolt 1,490 42.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Payne 1,163 33.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Lane 819 23.6 327 9.4 3,472 40.9 8,479 Labour Party (UK) Basildon Pitsea Labour Party (UK) R. Oliver 3,151 61.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Dines 1,370 26.8 Liberal Party (UK) R. Hawksworth 589 11.5 1,791 34.9 5,110 37.9 13,475 Labour Party (UK) Basildon Vange Labour Party (UK) G. Miller 3,178 65.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. White 949 19.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bell 613 12.6 Ecology Party (UK) G. Thomas 130 2.7 2,229 45.8 4,870 37.2 13,100 Labour Party (UK) Basildon Westley Heights Labour Party (UK) C. Maxey 2,080 43.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Ilesley 1,591 33.6 Liberal Party (UK) L. Williams 1,062 22.4 489 10.3 4,733 44.1 10,727 Labour Party (UK) Billericay North Conservative Party (UK) L. Greenfield 2,600 53.1 Residents Association T. Stansfield 1,917 39.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Wilson 381 7.8 683 13.9 4,898 47.8 10,240 Conservative Party (UK) Billericay South Residents Association H. Wilkins 1,876 34.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jones 1,764 32.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Lynch 913 17.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Chapman 826 15.4 112 2.1 5,379 42.9 12,553 Residents Association Wickford Conservative Party (UK) E. Mickleborough 2,143 50.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Primmer 1,289 30.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. Palmer 781 18.5 854 20.3 4,213 42.1 9,998 Conservative Party (UK) Braintree +Braintree District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 2 16,196 45.1 –16.7Labour 1 1 13,509 37.6 +10.1Liberal 1 1 6,202 17.3 +7.1Total735,90743.4 +4.0 Division results Bocking Conservative Party (UK) O. Sebag-Montefiore 2,208 39.0 –12.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Hall 2,177 38.4 +5.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ross 1,279 22.6 +6.4 31 0.5 –17.7 5,664 48.0 +6.2 11,802 Conservative Party (UK) 8.8 Braintree East Conservative Party (UK) Robert Dixon-Smith 2,167 39.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Oliver 1,774 32.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Keeling 1,571 28.5 393 7.1 5,512 45.1 12,233 Conservative Party (UK) Braintree West Liberal Party (UK) D. Grice 2,166 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Amies 2,122 36.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Shirvington 1,473 25.6 44 0.8 5,761 46.9 12,295 Liberal Party (UK) Halstead Conservative Party (UK) O. Joyce 2,923 57.8 –15.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Dixey 2,131 42.2 +15.9 792 15.7 –31.6 5,054 42.0 +0.6 12,037 Conservative Party (UK) 15.9 Hedingham Conservative Party (UK) G. Waterer 2,826 64.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Alston 1,533 35.2 N/A 1,293 29.7 N/A 4,359 39.8 N/A 10,946 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Witham Northern Labour Party (UK) J. Lyon 2,323 44.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Allan 1,757 33.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Slowman 1,186 22.5 566 10.7 5,266 43.5 12,116 Labour Party (UK) Witham Southern Conservative Party (UK) D. Willetts 2,193 51.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Foy 2,098 48.9 95 2.2 4,291 38.2 11,241 Conservative Party (UK) Brentwood +Brentwood District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 1 13,144 52.2 –18.2Labour 0 6,176 24.5 –1.6Liberal 0 5,871 23.3 +20.1Total5 125,19145.8 +1.7 Division results Brentwood Central Conservative Party (UK) M. Hutton 2,262 48.2 –17.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Longman 1,262 24.3 +13.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Edwards 985 18.9 +4.3 1,000 18.6 –31.8 4,509 45.7 +5.2 10,270 Conservative Party (UK) 15.6 Brentwood Hutton Conservative Party (UK) A. Donnelly 2,956 56.8 –24.1 Liberal Party (UK) O. Hall 1,262 24.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Wacey 985 18.9 +1.2 1,694 32.6 –30.6 5,203 44.1 +2.2 11,790 Conservative Party (UK) Brentwood North Conservative Party (UK) L. Jago 2,230 52.3 –26.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Southgate 1,044 24.5 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) N. Amor 987 23.2 N/A 1,186 27.8 -29.4 4,261 44.9 +3.5 9,486 Conservative Party (UK) 14.7 Brentwood Rural Conservative Party (UK) D. Jones 3,106 57.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Sullivan 1,581 29.1 Labour Party (UK) L. Nicholas 742 13.7 1,525 28.1 5,429 45.1 12,026 Conservative Party (UK) Brentwood South Conservative Party (UK) J. Hayward 2,590 44.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Reddell 2,420 41.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. Dwyer 779 13.5 170 2.9 5,789 50.6 11,439 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Point +Castle Point District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 1 11,770 46.8 –24.5Labour 2 2 8,280 32.9 +7.4Liberal 0 3,628 14.4 +11.2SDP 0 1,460 5.8 N/ATotal6 125,13839.4 +0.9 Division results Benfleet Conservative Party (UK) J. Pike 2,223 53.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Prentice 1,022 24.4 Liberal Party (UK) T. Atkin 939 22.4 1,201 28.7 4,184 42.6 9,827 Conservative Party (UK) Canvey Island East Labour Party (UK) D. Nisbet 1,782 40.5 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Ashworth 1,707 38.8 –31.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) A. Bennett 912 20.7 N/A 75 1.7 N/A 4,401 33.3 +3.8 13,215 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 21.5 Canvey Island West Labour Party (UK) D. Shaw 2,081 47.4 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Wood 1,345 30.7 –16.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Perrin 548 12.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) N. Chitty 413 9.4 –7.6 736 16.8 N/A 4,387 34.9 –3.5 12,571 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 13.8 Great Tarpots Conservative Party (UK) W. Brum 1,700 43.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Auvache 1,495 38.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Michel 684 17.6 205 5.3 3,879 39.4 9,846 Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Conservative Party (UK) R. Williams 2,607 61.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. Newton 860 20.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Ottino 754 17.9 1,747 41.4 4,221 46.4 9,099 Conservative Party (UK) Thundersley Conservative Party (UK) J. Meggison 2,188 53.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Amey 1,146 28.2 Liberal Party (UK) W. Penny 732 18.0 1,042 25.6 4,066 43.7 9,295 Conservative Party (UK) Chelmsford +Chelmsford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Liberal 5 5 20,288 42.9 +19.2Conservative 4 4 19,431 41.1 –16.9Labour 0 7,539 15.9 –1.7Independent 0 42 0.1 –0.5Total9 147,30045.8 +2.9 Division results Broomfield & Writtle Conservative Party (UK) B. Platt 2,635 51.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Gumbleton 1,372 26.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Bliss 1,102 21.6 1,263 24.7 5,109 48.8 10,476 Conservative Party (UK) Chelmsford East Liberal Party (UK) A. Knight 3,041 53.7 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Aberdour 1,952 34.5 –16.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Playford 668 11.8 +4.6 1,089 19.2 N/A 5,661 44.3 –6.7 12,784 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 14.5 Chelmsford North Liberal Party (UK) T. Smith-Hughes 2,828 56.4 +41.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. King 1,309 26.1 –20.3 Labour Party (UK) S. McEvaddy 875 17.5 –21.6 1,519 30.3 N/A 5,012 48.9 +8.0 10,258 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 31.1 Chelmsford South Liberal Party (UK) R. Harmer 2,488 45.6 +33.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Coker 2,139 39.2 –30.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Longden 827 15.2 –3.4 349 6.4 N/A 5,454 49.3 +12.1 11,057 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 32.2 Chelmsford West Liberal Party (UK) D. Ridgewell 2,530 50.5 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Martin 1,389 27.7 –16.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Cronin 1,095 21.8 +5.0 1,141 22.8 N/A 5,014 50.3 +8.7 9,971 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 14.4 Great Baddow Liberal Party (UK) J. Beard 2,469 49.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Ince 1,858 37.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Shinn 631 12.6 Independent politician T. Wilson 42 0.8 611 12.2 5,000 47.9 10,441 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Springfield Conservative Party (UK) H. How 2,587 46.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Burgess 2,153 38.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Clark 844 15.1 434 7.8 5,584 44.8 12,478 Conservative Party (UK) Stock Conservative Party (UK) P. White 3,154 53.5 Liberal Party (UK) E. Clark 1,709 29.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Bliss 1,033 17.5 1,445 24.5 5,896 41.8 14,116 Conservative Party (UK) Woodham Ferrers & Danbury Conservative Party (UK) D. Chatfield 2,408 52.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Bender 1,698 37.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Skeates 464 10.2 710 15.5 4,570 38.8 11,780 Conservative Party (UK) Colchester +Colchester District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 2 19,456 49.8 –18.2Labour 4 3 16,431 42.0 +14.3Liberal 0 2,646 6.8 +2.4Ecology 0 559 1.4 N/ATotal9 139,09239.1–1.8 Division results Constable Conservative Party (UK) G. Hickson 2,947 70.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Kent 1,253 29.8 1,694 40.4 4,200 41.9 10,021 Conservative Party (UK) Drury Conservative Party (UK) D. Lamberth 2,988 51.0 Liberal Party (UK) Martin Hunt 1,738 29.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Graves 1,128 19.3 1,250 21.4 5,854 46.5 12,600 Conservative Party (UK) Maypole Labour Party (UK) J. Fraser 2167 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Foster 1,027 25.0 Liberal Party (UK) William Spyvee 908 22.1 1,140 27.8 4,102 35.3 11,636 Labour Party (UK) Mersea & Stanway Conservative Party (UK) R. Fairhead 3,247 71.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Taylor 1,035 22.6 Ecology Party G. Cox 292 6.4 2,212 48.4 4,574 39.5 11,589 Conservative Party (UK) Old Heath Labour Party (UK) J. Coombes 2,707 60.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Steggall 1,489 33.4 Ecology Party M. Baker 267 6.0 1,218 27.3 4,463 39.7 11,255 Labour Party (UK) Park Conservative Party (UK) E. Gawthrop 2196 51.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Hills 2073 48.6 123 2.9 4,269 42.0 10,162 Conservative Party (UK) Parsons Heath Labour Party (UK) Kent 2,238 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) Roots 2,046 47.8 192 4.5 4,284 41.5 10,312 Labour Party (UK) Tiptree division Conservative Party (UK) F. Thornton 2077 60.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Morecroft 1346 39.3 731 21.4 3,353 30.7 11,148 Conservative Party (UK) Wivenhoe St Andrew division Labour Party (UK) H. Bryan 2485 63.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jennings 1439 36.8 1,046 26.7 3,924 35.4 11,100 Labour Party (UK) Epping Forest +Epping Forest District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 4 19,317 51.1 –20.9Labour 2 2 12,096 32.0 +7.5Residents 1 1 1,683 4.5 N/ALiberal 0 4,527 12.0 +8.5Ecology 0 159 0.4 N/ATotal8 137,78243.0+2.8 Division results Buckhurst Hill Conservative Party (UK) B. Cox 2,523 58.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Mooney 972 22.4 Liberal Party (UK) G. Chapman 853 19.6 1,551 35.7 4,348 40.4 10,751 Conservative Party (UK) Chigwell Conservative Party (UK) S. Barnett 2,347 69.7 Liberal Party (UK) G. West 521 15.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Timson 499 14.8 1,826 54.2 3,367 37.0 9,112 Conservative Party (UK) Epping Conservative Party (UK) R. Daniels 2,822 53.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Jackson 1,440 27.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Eveling 828 15.8 Ecology Party (UK) R. Boenke 159 3.0 1,382 26.3 5,249 43.4 12,084 Conservative Party (UK) Loughton St. John's Labour Party (UK) F. Davis 1,937 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Brady 1,704 41.7 Liberal Party (UK) W. Randall 445 10.9 233 5.7 4,086 39.2 10,419 Labour Party (UK) Loughton St. Mary's Residents Association H. Kleyn 1,683 34.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Welch 1,573 32.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Baddock 1,300 26.9 Liberal Party (UK) L. Martin 284 5.9 110 2.3 4,840 47.0 10,305 Residents Association North Weald & Nazeing Conservative Party (UK) G. Padfield 2,793 61.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Grenville-Brown 1,144 25.3 Liberal Party (UK) T. Owen 582 12.9 1,649 36.5 4,519 45.2 9,987 Conservative Party (UK) Ongar Conservative Party (UK) J. Martin 3,035 54.7 Labour Party (UK) F. Davy 1,501 27.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Jacobs 1,014 18.3 1,534 27.6 5,550 49.4 11,245 Conservative Party (UK) Waltham Abbey Labour Party (UK) C. Hewins 3,303 56.7 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Jailler 2,520 43.3 –10.3 783 13.4 N/A 5,823 41.8 –2.3 13,939 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10.8 Harlow +Harlow District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 5 1 14,436 58.5 +9.4Conservative 0 1 5,119 20.8 –17.7Liberal 0 4,716 19.1 +7.1Independent 0 389 1.6 +1.2Total524,66042.0+2.9 Division results Great Parndon Labour Party (UK) S. Warner 2,510 53.7 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Atkins 1,161 24.9 –17.3 Liberal Party (UK) L. Swanton 610 13.1 +1.1 Independent politician C. Johnson 389 8.3 N/A 1,349 28.9 +25.3 4,670 39.1 +0.3 11,941 Labour Party (UK) 12.6 Harlow & Mark Hall Labour Party (UK) S. Anderson 2,589 58.7 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Moulds 1,370 28.0 –17.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Ramsay 927 19.0 +7.2 1,219 24.9 N/A 4,886 44.5 –2.1 10,983 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 13.6 Harlow Common Labour Party (UK) W. Gibson 2,887 58.7 +4.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. Scammell 1,173 23.8 +15.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Tombs 862 17.5 –17.4 1,714 34.8 +15.4 4,922 42.8 +4.0 11,491 Labour Party (UK) 5.5 Little Parndon & Town Centre Labour Party (UK) E. Morris 2,878 60.3 +9.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bastick 1,007 21.1 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Atkins 885 18.6 –16.2 1,871 39.2 +23.2 4,770 41.6 +2.8 11,470 Labour Party (UK) 1.5 Netteswellbury Labour Party (UK) J. Desormeaux 3,572 66.0 +10.1 Liberal Party (UK) S. Ward 999 18.5 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Harries 841 15.5 –14.4 2,573 47.5 +21.5 5,412 42.1 +3.2 12,856 Labour Party (UK) 2.9 Maldon +Maldon District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 3 7,218 44.9 –20.0Liberal 0 5,114 31.8 +23.6Labour 0 3,756 23.3 +0.1Total316,08845.5+1.1 Division results Maldon Conservative Party (UK) K. Nolan 2,257 42.0 –12.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Lacey 1,702 31.6 +13.4 Labour Party (UK) C. Tait 1,421 26.4 –0.6 555 10.3 –17.4 5,380 47.4 +6.7 11,360 Conservative Party (UK) 13.1 Southminster Conservative Party (UK) D. Garston 2,230 46.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Brown 1,610 33.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) N. Baker 986 20.4 N/A 620 6.9 N/A 4,826 43.3 N/A 12,437 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Tollesbury Conservative Party (UK) E. Peel 2,731 46.4 –26.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Tilley 2,426 41.2 +34.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Holland 725 12.3 –7.8 305 5.2 –47.9 5,882 50.8 +2.7 11,576 Conservative Party (UK) 30.7 Rochford +Rochford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 3 2 11,154 51.8 –10.5Labour 1 1 6,746 31.4 +12.1Liberal 1 1 2,686 12.5 +8.0Independent 0 928 4.3 –9.6Total521,51438.3–1.6 Division results Rayleigh North Liberal Party (UK) R. Boyd 2,120 43.9 +29.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Foster 2,007 41.6 –25.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Barnaby 702 14.5 –3.2 113 2.3 N/A 4,829 45.4 +6.9 10,626 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 27.4 Rayleigh South Conservative Party (UK) T. Murray 1,876 41.8 –9.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Andre 1,118 24.9 +10.7 Independent politician S. Silva 928 20.7 –5.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. Ward 566 12.6 +4.6 758 16.9 –8.3 4,488 38.0 –3.7 11,812 Conservative Party (UK) 10.2 Rochford North Conservative Party (UK) T. Fawell 2,505 63.7 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Weir 1,429 36.3 N/A 1,076 27.4 +19.1 3,934 35.1 –0.6 11,812 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Rochford South Labour Party (UK) D. Weir 2,118 50.3 +16.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood 2,090 49.7 –16.0 28 0.7 N/A 4,208 40.0 –4.3 10,507 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 16.0 Rochford West Conservative Party (UK) J. Jones 2,676 66.0 –6.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Malcolm 1,379 34.0 +6.3 1,297 32.0 –12.7 4,055 35.4 –4.4 11,456 Conservative Party (UK) 6.3 Southend +Southend District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 5 22,345 43.9 –20.6Liberal 4 2 15,305 30.1 +10.5Labour 1 1 11,775 23.1 +7.3Independent 0 986 1.9 +1.8Ind. Conservative 0 305 0.6 N/ANew Britain 0 160 0.3 N/ATotal11 250,87640.5+2.1 Division results Belfairs & Blenheim Conservative Party (UK) N. Clarke 2,183 53.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Hugill 1,254 30.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Hurst 657 16.0 929 22.7 4,094 37.1 11,047 Conservative Party (UK) Chalkwell Conservative Party (UK) N. Harris 2,316 50.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Keith 1,854 40.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Hughes 404 8.8 462 10.1 4,574 41.3 11,080 Conservative Party (UK) Eastwood Liberal Party (UK) N. Goodman 1,784 46.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Innocent 1,656 42.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Dunn 436 11.2 128 3.3 3,876 37.7 10,276 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leigh Liberal Party (UK) A. Crystall 2,719 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Roach 2,501 45.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Davidson 274 5.0 Independent politician M. Roffey 35 0.6 218 3.9 5,529 49.5 11,177 Liberal Party (UK) Milton Conservative Party (UK) D. Wilson 1,700 39.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Hodgkins 1,407 32.8 Independent politician M. Burstin 872 20.4 Independent Conservative A. Anderson Wright 305 7.1 293 6.8 4,284 35.0 12,254 Conservative Party (UK) Prittlewell Liberal Party (UK) J. Sargent 2,391 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Bone 1,794 35.1 Labour Party (UK) B. White 924 18.1 597 11.7 5,109 41.8 12,233 Liberal Party (UK) Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) D. Cotgrove 2,126 45.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Copley 1,708 36.9 Liberal Party (UK) B. Ayling 718 15.5 Independent politician H. Connigale 79 1.7 418 9.0 4,631 41.3 11,200 Conservative Party (UK) Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) D. Garston 2,230 46.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Brown 1,610 33.4 Liberal Party (UK) N. Baker 986 20.4 620 12.8 4,826 41.3 11,689 Conservative Party (UK) Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) H. Hill 2,545 60.9 Labour Party (UK) L. Crabtree 977 23.4 Liberal Party (UK) V. Macfarlane 500 12.0 New Britain Party J. Webb 160 3.8 1,568 37.5 4,182 37.5 11,215 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Labour Party (UK) R. Kennedy 2,160 50.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Fuller 1,171 27.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Palmer 927 21.8 989 23.2 4,258 36.4 11,708 Labour Party (UK) Westborough Liberal Party (UK) M. Lubel 2,172 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Marriott 2,123 38.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Leaman 1,218 22.1 49 0.9 5,513 46.5 11,846 Liberal Party (UK) Tendring +Tendring District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 4 16,779 44.1 –24.6Labour 2 2 10,939 28.8 +6.2Liberal 2 2 8,955 23.6 +15.0SDP 0 574 1.5 N/AIndependent 0 486 1.3 N/AEcology 0 142 0.4 N/AInd. Conservative 0 130 0.3 N/ATotal832,45037.3±0.0 Division results Brightlingsea Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Dale 2,543 51.4 +20.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Petherick 1,564 31.6 –21.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Westover 688 13.9 –1.9 Independent politician E. Ketley 152 3.1 N/A 979 19.8 N/A 4,947 44.2 +3.4 11,180 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 20.6 Clacton East Conservative Party (UK) J. Story 2,858 55.5 Liberal Party (UK) T. Jeffrey 1,484 28.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Jacobs 812 15.8 1,374 26.7 5,154 42.9 12,028 Conservative Party (UK) Clacton North Liberal Party (UK) G. Waterfield 1,657 38.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jessop 1,328 31.0 Labour Party (UK) N. Jacobs 1,164 27.2 Independent Conservative T. Staigl 130 3.0 329 7.7 4,279 41.9 10,605 Liberal Party (UK) Clacton West Labour Party (UK) R. Smith 1,965 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Harvey-Williams 1,739 36.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Huse 1,083 22.6 226 4.7 4,787 39.3 12,174 Labour Party (UK) Frinton & Walton Conservative Party (UK) D. Rex 3,238 60.4 –24.6 Liberal Party (UK) R. Hamilton 1,191 22.2 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Rowlands 935 17.4 +8.6 2,047 38.2 –38.0 5,364 41.8 +6.8 12,839 Conservative Party (UK) 20.3 Harwich Labour Party (UK) R. Knight 2,414 45.3 +18.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Bleakley 2,150 40.4 –32.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) G. Turner 574 10.8 N/A Independent politician D. Pallett 187 3.5 N/A 264 5.0 N/A 5,325 46.6 +9.2 11,418 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 25.3 Tendring Rural East Conservative Party (UK) C. Lumber 2,059 59.8 Labour Party (UK) I. Bayles Kay 1,382 40.2 677 19.7 3,441 34.7 9,923 Conservative Party (UK) Tendring Rural West Conservative Party (UK) H. Varney 1,843 39.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Shearman 1,579 33.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Taylor 997 21.2 Independent politician S. Rhodes 147 3.1 Ecology Party J. Boud 142 3.0 264 5.6 4,708 45.4 10,365 Conservative Party (UK) Thurrock +Thurrock District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 8 4 22,054 63.5 +22.0Conservative 0 5 10,633 30.6 –18.2Ind. Labour Party 0 973 2.8 N/ALiberal 0 885 2.6 –5.3Ecology 0 97 0.3 N/ASDP 0 63 0.2 N/ATotal8 134,70535.3–0.3 Division results Chadwell Labour Party (UK) G. Watts 3,020 75.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Law 964 24.2 2,056 51.6 3,984 32.8 12,159 Labour Party (UK) Corringham Labour Party (UK) B. Theobald 2,369 61.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Moir 1,504 38.8 865 22.3 3,873 36.6 10,569 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Grays Thurrock Labour Party (UK) T. Codley 2,269 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Dimond 2,090 41.6 Liberal Party (UK) A. Senior 604 12.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) S. Ahmed 63 1.3 179 3.6 5,026 40.3 12,480 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Orsett & Stiffod Labour Party (UK) J. Pollard 2,703 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Green 2,417 47.2 286 5.6 5,120 44.8 11,416 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Ockendon Labour Party (UK) G. Miles 3,413 80.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Beasley 845 19.8 2,568 60.3 2,568 35.8 11,901 Labour Party (UK) Stanford-le-Hope Labour Party (UK) J. Norris 2,594 62.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. O'Donoghue 1,528 37.1 1,066 25.9 4,122 33.9 12,159 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tilbury Labour Party (UK) P. Bolger 3,081 84.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. McLaughlin 551 15.2 2,530 69.7 3,632 31.4 11,554 Labour Party (UK) West Thurrock & Aveley Labour Party (UK) C. Bidmead 2,605 55.5 Independent Labour Party F. Boultwood 973 20.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Grove 734 15.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Norris 281 6.0 Ecology Party (UK) M. Crowson 97 2.1 1,632 34.8 4,690 41.1 11,412 Labour Party (UK) Uttlesford +Uttlesford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 10,840 50.1 –23.2Labour 0 5,492 25.4 +6.0Liberal 0 2,819 13.0 +5.7Independent 0 2,504 11.6 N/ATotal421,65547.5+2.5 Division results Dunmow Conservative Party (UK) M. Davey 2,705 53.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Pope 1,443 28.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Cross 937 18.4 N/A 1,262 24.8 N/A 5,085 49.1 N/A 10,355 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Saffron Walden Conservative Party (UK) J. Moore 2,987 45.0 –30.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Preece 2,282 34.3 +6.6 Liberal Party (UK) P. Norman 1,376 20.7 N/A 705 10.6 –41.1 6,645 51.0 +4.5 13,018 Conservative Party (UK) 18.7 Stansted Conservative Party (UK) P. Wawn 2,517 50.0 –16.2 Independent politician E. Mitchell 1,513 30.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Graddon 1,007 20.0 +6.0 1,004 19.9 –26.4 5,037 43.3 –4.0 11,627 Conservative Party (UK) N/A Thaxted Conservative Party (UK) F. Askew 2,631 53.8 –26.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Oliveira 1,266 25.9 +6.2 Independent politician M. Snow 991 20.3 N/A 1,365 27.9 –32.6 4,888 46.3 +6.3 10,558 Conservative Party (UK) 16.4 By-elections Thundersley Thundersley: December 1981 SDP-Liberal Alliance Penny 894 48.0 +30.0 Conservative Party (UK) Gallienne 720 38.7 –15.1 Labour Party (UK) Turner 248 13.3 –14.9 174 9.3 1,862 20.0 9,295 SDP-Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) 22.6 Basildon Gloucester Park (March 1982) Basildon Gloucester Park: March 1982 Labour Party (UK) Batchelor 2,563 59.2 –8.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance Butler 1,232 28.5 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lane 532 12.3 –2.7 1,331 30.7 4,327 34.6 12,493 Labour Party (UK) 9.8 Dunmow Dunmow: July 1982 Conservative Party (UK) Oakley 2,224 55.9 +2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Taylor 1,409 35.4 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) McCarthy 347 8.7 –9.7 815 20.5 3,980 37.6 10,582 Conservative Party (UK) 2.2 Basildon Gloucester Park (October 1982) Basildon Gloucester Park: October 1982 Labour Party (UK) Primmer 1,935 58.3 –9.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance Bassett 827 24.9 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Lane 556 16.8 +1.8 1,108 33.4 3,318 26.6 12,493 Labour Party (UK) 8.4 Thorpe Thorpe: October 1983 Conservative Party (UK) Rainger 1,405 64.4 +3.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance Baker 473 21.7 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) Hurley 302 13.9 –9.5 932 42.7 2,180 18.9 11,512 Conservative Party (UK) 3.1 Gray Thurrock Grays Thurrock: June 1984 Labour Party (UK) Cohen 1,471 48.9 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Dimond 1,288 42.8 +1.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Benson 250 8.3 –5.0 183 6.1 3,009 23.3 12,919 Labour Party (UK) 1.3 Springfield Springfield: July 1984 Conservative Party (UK) Gore 2,504 48.5 +2.2 SDP-Liberal Alliance Davey 2,184 42.3 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Hussey 474 9.2 –5.9 320 6.2 5,162 35.1 14,723 Conservative Party (UK) 0.8 Netteswellbury Netteswellbury: September 1984 Labour Party (UK) Guy 1,820 77.1 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Smart 303 12.8 –2.7 SDP-Liberal Alliance Scammell 238 10.1 –8.4 1,517 64.3 2,361 18.4 12,809 Labour Party (UK) 6.9 References Category:Essex County Council elections Essex Category:1980s in Essex