1973 Essex County Council election

1973 English local election 1973 Essex County Council election Essex parliamentary 1973 4 12 y 1977 Essex County Council election 1977 All 97 seats to Essex County Council 49 975,316 36.0% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 50 173,280 47.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 40 157,871 43.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 5 26,868 7.3% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 3,886 1.1% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 3,241 0.9% Essex County Council election results 1973.svg Results of the 1973 Essex County Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) The 1973 Essex County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to Essex County Council following the structural reforms to local government laid out in the Local Government Act 1972. Summary Election result 1973 Essex County Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Essex-County.pdf Essex County Council Election Results 1973-2009 8 September 2024 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 95 50 N/A N/A N/A 47.2 51.5 173,280 Labour Party (UK) 96 40 N/A N/A N/A 43.0 41.2 157,871 Liberal Party (UK) 17 5 N/A N/A N/A 7.3 5.2 26,868 Independent politician 7 1 N/A N/A N/A 1.1 1.0 3,886 Residents Association 2 1 N/A N/A N/A 0.9 1.0 3,241 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972) 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.3 0.0 1,186 Independent Labour 1 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.1 0.0 326 Communist Party of Great Britain 2 0 N/A N/A N/A 0.1 0.0 252 |- Division results by local authority Basildon Summary +Basildon Borough SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 5 14,730 48.1Conservative 2 10,348 33.8Residents 1 3,241 10.6Democratic Labour 0 1,186 3.9Liberal 0 543 1.8Ind. Labour 0 326 1.1Independent 0 233 0.8Total830,60734.4 Division results Basildon No. 1 (Billericay) Conservative Party (UK) L. Greenfield 2,367 47.6 Residents Association M. Cooke 2,178 43.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Lynch 428 8.6 189 3.8 4,973 38.9 12,775 Conservative Party (UK) Basildon No. 2 (Central) Labour Party (UK) S. Townsend 2,228 52.7 Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972) J. Morgan 1,186 28.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Damm 813 19.2 1,042 24.7 4,227 36.7 11,511 Labour Party (UK) Basildon No. 3 (Fryerns) Labour Party (UK) R. Oliver 1,829 64.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hughes 442 15.6 Independent Labour R. Chaplin 326 11.5 Independent politician K. Tyson 233 8.2 1,387 49.0 2,830 27.0 10,499 Labour Party (UK) Basildon No. 4 (Laindon) Labour Party (UK) G. Miller 1,858 69.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Harris 818 30.6 1,040 38.9 2,676 27.5 9,745 Labour Party (UK) Basildon No. 5 (Langdon Hills) Labour Party (UK) J. Woods 2,777 71.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Cole 1,094 28.3 1,683 43.5 3,871 37.2 10,414 Labour Party (UK) Basildon No. 6 (Pitsea) Labour Party (UK) W. Archibald 2,677 67.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Pembroke 1,268 32.1 1,409 35.7 3,945 31.4 12,582 Labour Party (UK) Basildon No. 7 (Ramsden) Residents Association C. Jones 1,063 40.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Stockley 778 29.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. Fortune 543 20.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Burn 259 9.8 285 10.8 2,643 35.7 7,397 Residents Association Basildon No. 8 (Wickford) Conservative Party (UK) G. Hodgson 2,768 50.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Taylor 2,674 49.1 94 1.7 5,442 38.4 14,168 Conservative Party (UK) Braintree Summary +Braintree District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 13,338 46.3 Labour 3 12,199 42.4 Liberal 0 3,106 10.8 Communist 0 157 0.5 Total728,80040.9 Division results Bardfield Conservative Party (UK) G. Curtis 1,728 61.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Bartlett 1,066 38.2 662 23.7 2,794 36.5 7,645 Conservative Party (UK) Bocking Labour Party (UK) J. Tabor 2,088 62.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Lewis 1,278 38.0 810 24.1 3,366 37.5 8,979 Labour Party (UK) Braintree Labour Party (UK) J. Clarke 1,316 37.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ross 1,214 34.3 Conservative Party (UK) O. Sebag-Montefiore 1,014 28.6 102 2.9 3,544 36.3 9,764 Labour Party (UK) Coggeshall Conservative Party (UK) R. Dixon Smith 2,364 58.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Lyon 1,703 41.9 661 16.3 4,067 40.2 10,119 Conservative Party (UK) Halstead Conservative Party (UK) I. Parker 3,192 59.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Dixey 2,213 40.9 979 18.1 5,405 48.2 11,214 Conservative Party (UK) Hedingham Conservative Party (UK) G. Waterer 2,774 62.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Mayes 1,644 37.2 1,130 25.6 4,418 44.8 9,856 Conservative Party (UK) Witham Labour Party (UK) J. Gyford 2,169 41.7 Liberal Party (UK) R. Berry 1,892 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Ryland 988 19.0 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Brown 157 3.0 277 5.3 5,206 40.8 12,772 Labour Party (UK) Brentwood Summary +Brentwood District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 3 8,113 56.6 Labour 1 5,378 37.5 Liberal 0 756 5.3 Communist 0 95 0.7 Total414,34234.5 Division results Brentwood Central Conservative Party (UK) M. Hutton 1,793 68.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Rowe 831 31.7 962 36.7 2,624 26.5 9,907 Conservative Party (UK) Brentwood Hutton Conservative Party (UK) J. Crofton 2,296 64.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Harrison 1,284 35.9 1,012 28.3 3,580 32.2 11,126 Conservative Party (UK) Brentwood North Conservative Party (UK) L. Jago 1,994 70.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Jones 852 29.9 1,142 40.1 2,846 30.1 9,445 Conservative Party (UK) Brentwood South Labour Party (UK) C. Maxey 2,411 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Sole 2,030 38.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Haywood-Biles 756 14.3 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Simcox 95 1.8 381 7.2 5,292 47.5 11,133 Labour Party (UK) Castle Point Summary +Castle Point District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 3 9,721 48.0 Conservative 2 10,385 51.3 Independent 0 145 0.7 Total520,25136.5 Division results Benfleet (Benfleet) Labour Party (UK) G. Auvache 2,318 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Harrison 2,170 48.4 148 3.3 4,488 38.2 11,746 Labour Party (UK) Benfleet (Hadleigh) Conservative Party (UK) R. Williams 2,998 68.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Jeffrey 1,409 32.0 1,589 36.1 4,407 38.5 11,448 Conservative Party (UK) Benfleet (Thundersley) Labour Party (UK) P. Sanders 2,101 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Detmaur 1,410 38.6 Independent politician G. Leonard 145 4.0 691 18.9 3,656 30.8 11,863 Labour Party (UK) Canvey Island (East) Conservative Party (UK) H. King 2,484 58.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Shaw 1,758 41.4 726 17.1 4,242 38.9 10,915 Conservative Party (UK) Canvey Island (West) Labour Party (UK) G. Pickett 2,135 61.7 Conservative Party (UK) F. Wood 1,323 38.3 812 23.5 3,458 36.3 9,535 Labour Party (UK) Chelmsford Summary +Chelmsford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 14,322 51.0 Labour 2 10,841 38.6 Liberal 1 2,942 10.5 Total828,10536.0 Division results Chelsmford (East) Liberal Party (UK) R. Battey 2,491 61.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Pryce 958 23.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Rose 590 14.6 1,533 38.0 4,039 44.2 9,131 Liberal Party (UK) Chelmsford (North) Labour Party (UK) W. Primmer 3,115 59.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Wale 2,103 40.3 1,012 19.4 5,218 37.6 13,886 Labour Party (UK) Chelmsford (West) Labour Party (UK) M. Edwards 1,535 53.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Arthur 1,316 46.2 219 7.7 2,851 38.7 7,352 Labour Party (UK) Chelmsford Rural No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Chatfield 2,114 74.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Jones 720 25.4 1,394 49.2 2,834 29.9 9,494 Conservative Party (UK) Chelmsford Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) P. White 1,832 70.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Game 781 29.9 1,051 40.2 2,613 30.8 8,481 Conservative Party (UK) Chelmsford Rural No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mackintosh 2,014 63.0 Labour Party (UK) W. Marsh 1,184 37.0 830 26.0 3,198 34.7 9,210 Conservative Party (UK) Chelmsford Rural No. 4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Platt 1,649 57.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Cane 773 26.9 Liberal Party (UK) F. Lunniss 451 15.7 876 30.5 2,873 42.6 6,750 Conservative Party (UK) Chelmsford Rural No. 5 (Great Baddow) Conservative Party (UK) M. Foley 2,336 52.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Deighton 2,143 47.8 193 4.3 4,479 32.3 13,864 Conservative Party (UK) Colchester Summary +Colchester District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 17,105 52.5 Labour 4 14,125 43.4 Liberal 0 1,344 4.1 Total832,57438.6 Division results Colchester No. 1 (East) Labour Party (UK) J. Bensusan-Butt 2,302 64.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Gawthrop 1,293 36.0 1,009 28.1 3,595 42.4 8,475 Labour Party (UK) Colchester No. 2 (South) Labour Party (UK) I. Brown 1,848 43.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. Gage 1,344 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. White 1,015 24.1 504 12.0 4,207 36.7 11,473 Labour Party (UK) Colchester No. 3 (West) Conservative Party (UK) P. Wormell 3,154 69.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Ladbrook 1,399 30.7 1,755 38.5 4,553 44.3 10,273 Conservative Party (UK) Colchester No. 4 Labour Party (UK) C. Robb 2,251 52.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Lamberth 2,071 47.9 180 4.2 4,322 44.6 10,273 Labour Party (UK) Colchester No. 5 Labour Party (UK) C. Pell 2,717 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Turberville 2,307 45.9 410 8.2 5,024 32.5 15,455 Labour Party (UK) Dedham Conservative Party (UK) G. Hickson 2,479 70.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Mayhew 1,034 29.4 1,445 41.1 3,513 37.5 9,380 Conservative Party (UK) Lexden Conservative Party (UK) L. Diss 2,226 56.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Jones 1,699 43.3 527 13.4 3,925 37.3 10,535 Conservative Party (UK) Mersea Conservative Party (UK) R. Fairhead 2,563 74.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Tooke 875 25.5 1,688 49.1 3,438 40.0 8,590 Conservative Party (UK) Epping Forest Summary +Epping Forest District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 8 19,586 59.7 Labour 1 12,500 38.1 Liberal 0 743 2.3 Total932,82934.6 Chigwell (Buckhurst Hill) Conservative Party (UK) E. Perry 1,723 68.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Palfreman 802 31.8 921 36.5 2,525 28.0 9,020 Conservative Party (UK) Chigwell (Chigwell) Conservative Party (UK) S. Barnett 1,725 83.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Turner 351 16.9 1,374 66.2 2,076 23.3 8,902 Conservative Party (UK) Chigwell (Loughton North) Labour Party (UK) F. Davis 2,627 63.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. McGreal 1,518 36.6 1,109 26.8 4,145 35.9 11,551 Labour Party (UK) Chigwell (Loughton South) Conservative Party (UK) N. Crafford 2,028 51.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Mooney 1,909 48.5 119 3.0 3,937 34.0 11,567 Conservative Party (UK) Epping Conservative Party (UK) R. Daniels 2,614 77.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Clark 779 23.0 1,835 54.1 3,393 30.0 11,320 Conservative Party (UK) Epping & Ongar No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Padfield 2,582 63.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Skudder 1,479 36.4 1,103 27.2 4,061 36.7 11,066 Conservative Party (UK) Epping & Ongar No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Martin 2,772 63.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Barnes 1,627 37.0 1,145 26.0 4,399 42.8 10,279 Conservative Party (UK) Epping & Ongar No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Jones 2,354 60.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Green 803 20.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. Neal 743 19.1 1,551 39.8 3,900 35.9 10,866 Conservative Party (UK) Waltham Abbey Conservative Party (UK) E. Tuck 2,270 51.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Hewins 2,123 48.3 147 3.3 4,393 42.8 10,261 Conservative Party (UK) Harlow Summary +Harlow District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 5 13,130 73.1 Conservative 0 4,106 22.9 Liberal 0 717 4.0 Total517,95334.7 Division results Harlow (Great Parndon) Labour Party (UK) E. Morris 3,144 71.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Pickford 1,248 28.4 1,896 43.2 4,392 32.2 13,653 Labour Party (UK) Harlow (Harlow & Mark Hall) Labour Party (UK) S. Anderson 2,844 72.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Jones 1,068 27.3 1,776 45.4 3,912 38.6 10,139 Labour Party (UK) Harlow (Harlow Common) Labour Party (UK) E. Myers 2,932 80.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Chapman 716 19.6 3,648 60.7 3,648 35.0 10,408 Labour Party (UK) Harlow (Little Parndon & Town Centre) Labour Party (UK) G. Newport 1,735 61.3 Liberal Party (UK) S. Ward 717 25.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Seeley 379 13.4 1,018 36.0 2,452 38.9 7,279 Labour Party (UK) Harlow (Netteswellbury) Labour Party (UK) J. Desormeaux 2,475 78.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hayes 695 21.9 1,780 56.2 3,170 34.8 9,103 Labour Party (UK) Maldon Summary +Maldon District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 2 6,074 54.1 Labour 1 3,597 32.1 Liberal 0 1,552 13.8 Total311,22336.2 Division results Maldon Labour Party (UK) D. Wimhurst 1,631 36.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Smith 1,552 34.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wadsworth 1,314 29.2 79 1.8 4,497 44.0 10,230 Labour Party (UK) Southminster Conservative Party (UK) D. Fisher 1,996 68.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Cottam 923 31.6 1,073 36.8 2,919 27.5 10,597 Conservative Party (UK) Tollesbury Conservative Party (UK) E. Dalley 2,764 72.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Pendle 1,043 27.4 1,721 45.2 3,807 37.3 10,213 Conservative Party (UK) Rochford Summary +Rochford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 3 7,829 48.7 Labour 1 6,976 43.4 Independent 1 1,264 7.9 Total516,06932.7 Division results Rayleigh (North) Conservative Party (UK) R. Foley 1,497 52.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Mair 1,377 47.9 120 4.2 2,874 31.5 9,132 Conservative Party (UK) Rayleigh (South) Conservative Party (UK) P. Elliott 1,844 52.1 Labour Party (UK) R. McCamley 1,698 47.9 146 4.1 3,542 35.3 10,026 Conservative Party (UK) Rochford (North) Independent politician D. Wood 1,264 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Robson 1,088 36.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Caplan 631 21.2 176 5.9 2,983 29.6 10,072 Independent politician Rochford (South) Labour Party (UK) J. Warner 2,093 53.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Ellis 1,857 47.0 236 6.0 3,950 40.8 9,672 Labour Party (UK) Rochford (West) Conservative Party (UK) J. Jones 1,543 56.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Morgan 1,177 43.3 366 13.5 2,720 26.7 10,178 Conservative Party (UK) Southend Summary +Southend District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 27,814 46.4 Labour 4 20,731 34.6 Liberal 3 11,232 18.7 Independent 0 158 0.3 Total1359,93538.2 Division results Southend No. 1 (Eastwood) Liberal Party (UK) D. Evans 2,938 56.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. D'ath 1,743 33.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Hammond 543 10.4 1,195 22.9 5,224 41.9 12,469 Liberal Party (UK) Southend No. 2 (Prittlewell) Liberal Party (UK) J. Sargent 2,497 58.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Joel 966 22.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Kennedy 665 15.5 Independent politician A. Fuller 158 3.7 1,531 35.7 4,286 47.4 9,045 Liberal Party (UK) Southend No. 3 (Leigh) Liberal Party (UK) M. King 2,673 64.5 Conservative Party (UK) L. Woodward 1,251 30.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Luker 219 5.3 1,422 34.3 4,143 54.3 7,623 Liberal Party (UK) Southend No. 4 (St Clements) Conservative Party (UK) D. Atkinson 2,291 50.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Crystall 2,129 46.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Hurd 128 2.8 162 3.6 4,548 57.2 7,946 Conservative Party (UK) Southend No. 5 (Chalkwell) Conservative Party (UK) N. Harris 1,793 57.1 Liberal Party (UK) F. Owens 995 31.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Morris 352 11.2 798 25.4 3,140 39.5 7,959 Conservative Party (UK) Southend No. 6 (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) N. Clarke 4,146 59.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Marriott 4,099 59.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Pearson-Clarke 3,018 43.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Sandall 2,622 37.8 6,943 30.3 22,916 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southend No. 7 (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) W. Bowyer 2,978 57.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Copley 2,788 53.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Scholfield 2,345 45.3 Conservative Party (UK) B. Scholfield 2,237 43.2 5,172 34.0 15,211 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southend No. 8 (Shoebury) Labour Party (UK) M. Gordon 1,561 52.9 Conservative Party (UK) V. Smith 1,390 47.1 171 5.8 2,951 36.2 8,154 Labour Party (UK) Southend No. 9 (Thorpe) Conservative Party (UK) H. Hill 2,715 82.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Clarke 591 17.9 2,124 64.2 3,306 33.3 9,939 Conservative Party (UK) Southend No. 10 Labour Party (UK) M. Burstin 3,065 76.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Littler 968 24.0 2,097 52.0 4,033 35.4 11,387 Labour Party (UK) Southend No. 11 Conservative Party (UK) A. Wright 2,201 54.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Elvin 1,870 45.9 331 8.1 4,071 32.3 12,617 Conservative Party (UK) Tendring Summary +Tendring District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 17,672 54.0 Labour 1 11,747 35.9 Liberal 1 2,367 7.2 Independent 0 929 2.8 Total832,71539.2 Division results Brightlingsea Liberal Party (UK) T. Dale 2,367 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Bottomley 1,372 26.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Pomroy 1,100 20.9 Independent politician P. Creek 435 8.2 995 18.9 5,274 45.3 11,642 Liberal Party (UK) Clacton No. 1 (North) Labour Party (UK) R. Smith 2,005 53.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Matthews 1,777 47.0 228 6.0 3,782 38.1 9,932 Labour Party (UK) Clacton No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Harvey-Williams 2,065 55.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Markham-Lee 1,665 44.6 400 10.7 3,730 34.0 10,959 Conservative Party (UK) Clacton No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Story 3,187 67.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Smith 1,055 22.3 Independent politician M. Swinfield-Wells 494 10.4 2,132 45.0 4,736 41.8 11,333 Conservative Party (UK) Frinton & Walton Conservative Party (UK) H. Johnston 2,872 78.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Larkin 799 21.8 2,073 56.5 3,671 32.0 11,469 Conservative Party (UK) Harwich Conservative Party (UK) W. Bleakley 2,839 58.2 Labour Party (UK) P. McCurry 2,043 41.8 796 16.3 4,882 44.2 11,041 Conservative Party (UK) Tendring Rural No. 1 (Tendring) Conservative Party (UK) A. Moles 2,032 56.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Turner 1,575 43.7 457 12.7 3,607 38.1 9,474 Conservative Party (UK) Tendring Rural No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Varney 1,528 50.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Bradbury 1,505 49.6 23 0.8 3,033 40.3 7,533 Conservative Party (UK) Thurrock Summary +Thurrock District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 9 16,929 68.6 Conservative 0 6,606 26.8 Independent 0 1,157 4.7 Total924,69228.0 Division results Thurrock No. 1 (Chadwell) Labour Party (UK) A. Siddons 1,734 83.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hart 349 16.8 1,385 66.5 2,083 22.5 9,255 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 2 (Grays Thurrock) Labour Party (UK) R. Robertson 1,740 68.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Gurnett 819 32.0 921 36.0 2,559 26.4 9,692 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 3 (Little Thurrock) Labour Party (UK) F. Barker 1,469 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. O'Donoghue 1,193 44.8 276 10.4 2,662 35.6 7,471 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 4 (Orsett & Stifford) Labour Party (UK) J. Pollard 1,967 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Herrington 1,200 37.9 767 24.2 3,167 31.9 9,937 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 5 (South Ockendon) Labour Party (UK) P. Harty 2,198 87.3 Conservative Party (UK) K. Brewer 319 12.7 1,879 74.7 2,517 18.0 14,018 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 6 (Corringham) Labour Party (UK) R. Goldsmith 1,946 65.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jennings 1,032 34.7 913 30.7 2,978 31.8 9,358 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 7 (Tilbury) Labour Party (UK) A. Jones 1,334 53.6 Independent politician T. Kendel 1,157 46.4 177 7.1 2,491 32.4 7,699 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 8 (West Thurrock & Aveley) Labour Party (UK) C. Bidmead 2,233 85.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sutton 386 14.7 1,847 70.5 2,619 26.5 9,867 Labour Party (UK) Thurrock No. 9 (Stanford-le-Hope) Labour Party (UK) T. Price 2,308 63.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Affleck 1,308 36.2 1,000 27.7 3,616 33.6 10,757 Labour Party (UK) Uttlesford Summary +Uttlesford District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 4 9,650 57.4 Labour 0 5,599 33.3 Liberal 0 1,566 9.3 Total416,81541.5 Division results Dunmow Conservative Party (UK) M. Davey 2,219 68.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Clark 1,010 31.3 1,209 37.4 3,229 35.4 9,126 Conservative Party (UK) Saffron Walden Conservative Party (UK) T. Collins 3,211 54.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Preece 2,653 45.2 558 9.5 5,864 47.1 12,454 Conservative Party (UK) Stansted Conservative Party (UK) A. Carnwath 2,229 50.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Clark 1,566 35.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Fowler-Dixon 647 14.6 663 14.9 4,442 41.6 10,688 Conservative Party (UK) Thaxted Conservative Party (UK) D. Golding 1,991 60.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Fraenkel 1,289 39.3 702 21.4 3,280 39.9 8,227 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Essex County Council elections Essex Category:1970s in Essex