1997 Essex County Council election

1997 Essex County Council election
1 May 1997
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 40 23 15
Seat change 8 10 17
Swing 3.1% 1.3% 5.3%
Majority party before election

No Overall Control

 Majority party after election

Conservative

Summary

Results
Essex County Council election, 1997[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 8 38.9 281,074 +3.6
  Labour 23 10 31.7 229,181 +1.0
  Liberal Democrats 15 17 26.6 192,520 -5.3
  Independent 1 1.7 12,418 +0.9
  Green 0 1.1 7,907 +0.1
  Socialist Alliance 0 >0.1 220 N/A
Total 79 723,320

Results by Electoral Divisions

Basildon

Braintree

Brentwood

Castle Point

Chelmsford

Colchester
Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Clover 3,916 45.8 -2.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips 2,844 33.3 -6.5
Labour Julie Young 1,783 20.9 +8.9
Majority 1,072 12.5
Turnout 8,543 76.8
Conservative hold Swing
Drury division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Robert Yates 3,945 39.7 -14.7
Conservative Jeremy Lucas 3,865 38.9 +2.8
Labour Roy Moules 2,115 21.3 +11.8
Majority 80 0.8
Turnout 9,925 74.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Maypole division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pascoe 3,149 41.5 -13.8
Labour Christopher Pearson 2,654 35.0 +7.7
Conservative Richard Lamberth 1,783 23.5 +7.1
Majority 495 6.5
Turnout 7,586 63.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Mersea and Stanway division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press 5,193 44.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Terence Brady 3,973 33.9 -6.5
Labour Ian Yates 2,556 21.8 +9.2
Majority 1,220 10.4
Turnout 11,722 74.7
Conservative hold Swing

No Green candidate as previous (-2.8).

Old Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher 3,806 43.4 -8.6
Labour Sally Pygott 3,092 35.2 +0.8
Conservative Ian McCord 1,879 21.4 +11.5
Majority 714 8.1
Turnout 8,777 67.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

No Green candidate as previous (-2.6).

Park division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones 3,141 36.4 -10.4
Conservative Nigel Chapman 2,876 33.3 -1.0
Labour Kim Naish 2,611 30.3 +11.4
Majority 265 3.1
Turnout 8,628 66.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parsons Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Edward Crunden 4,413 42.1 -11.1
Conservative Derek Smith 3,062 29.2 +6.9
Labour Anthony Constable 3,005 28.7 +4.2
Majority 1,351 12.9
Turnout 10,480 69.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tiptree division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edmund Peel 3,526 40.0 -4.4
Labour Tania Rogers 2,783 31.5 +5.7
Independent Stuart Beckwith 2,147 24.3 New
Green Cheryl Gerrard 367 4.2 -0.4
Majority 743 8.5
Turnout 8,823 73.1
Conservative hold Swing

No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (-25.2).

Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brian Stapleton 3,276 42.3 -7.8
Liberal Democrats John Gray 2,426 31.3 +14.0
Conservative Jane Girdlestone 2,044 26.4 -2.5
Majority 850 11.0
Turnout 7,746 63.4
Labour hold Swing

No Green candidate as previous (-3.7).

Epping Forest

Harlow

Maldon

Rochford

Tendring

Uttlesford
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References
  1. "Elections". Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Elections". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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