2001 Essex County Council election

The Conservative Party retained control of Essex County Council in the 2001 local elections, with an increased majority.

2001 Essex County Council election
7 June 2001
All 79 seats to Essex County Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 49 19 10
Seat change 9 4 5
Majority party before election

Conservative

 Majority party after election

Conservative

Results
2001 Essex County Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 9 41.7 257,991 +2.8
  Labour 19 4 30.6 189,122 -1.1
  Liberal Democrats 10 5 24.3 150,224 -2.3
  Independent 1 0.9 5,853 -0.8
  Green 0 1.9 12,048 +0.8
  Community Representative 0 0.6 3,547 N/A
Total 79 618,785

Results by Electoral Divisions

Basildon

Braintree

Brentwood

Castle Point

Chelmsford

Colchester
Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anthony Clover 3,954 52.0 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips 2,021 26.6 -6.7
Labour Geraldine Harris 1,624 21.4 +0.5
Majority 1,933 25.4
Turnout 7,599
Conservative hold Swing
Drury division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jeremy Lucas 3,564 41.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Una Jones 3304 38.2 -1.5
Labour David Harris 1773 20.5 -0.8
Majority 260 3.0
Turnout 8,641
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Maypole division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Bourne 2,321 36.9 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Irene Brady 2,270 36.1 -5.4
Conservative Sonia Lewis 1,694 27.0 +3.5
Majority 51 0.8
Turnout 6,285
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Mersea and Stanway division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press 4,707 45.4 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Ilott 2,984 28.8 -5.5
Labour Edna Salmon 2,181 21.0 -0.8
Green Walter Schwartz 504 4.9 New
Majority 1,723 16.6
Turnout 10,376
Conservative hold Swing
Old Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fisher 3,026 43.6 +0.2
Labour Kim Naish 2,336 33.7 -1.5
Conservative Nicholas Taylor 1,574 22.7 +1.3
Majority 690 9.9
Turnout 6,936
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Park division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones 3,052 38.6 +2.2
Conservative Neil Stock 2,596 32.8 -0.5
Labour Richard Bartholomew 2,267 28.6 -1.7
Majority 456 5.8
Turnout 7,915
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parsons Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Theresa Higgins 3,225 38.1 -4.0
Conservative Derek Smith 2,780 32.8 +3.7
Labour Edmund Chinnery 2,457 29.0 +0.3
Majority 445 5.3
Turnout 8,462
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tiptree division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edmund Peel 3,718 47.2 +7.2
Labour Marion Williams 2,315 29.4 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Craig Sutton 1471 18.7 New
Green Cheryl Gerrard 370 4.7 +0.5
Majority 1,403 17.8
Turnout 7,874
Conservative hold Swing

No Independent candidate as previous (-24.3).

Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Julie Young 2,802 43.2 +0.9
Conservative Kenneth Rogers 1,926 29.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lancaster 1,765 27.2 -4.1
Majority 876 13.5
Turnout 6,493
Labour hold Swing

Epping Forest

Harlow

Maldon

Rochford

Tendring

Uttlesford

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