2021 Essex County Council election

Elections to Essex County Council will take place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.[1] All 75 councillors will be elected from 70 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

2021 Essex County Council election
6 May 2021
All 75 seats to Essex County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 56 seats, 49.3% 7 seats, 13.7% 6 seats, 16.9%
Current seats 52 8 6
 
Party Canvey Independent Green Loughton Residents
Last election 2 seats, 1.0% 1 seat, 4.3% 1 seat, 0.8%
Current seats 2 1 1
Incumbent Council control

Conservative

The electoral divisions are the same as those used at the previous elections in 2009, 2014 and 2017.

By-elections between 2017 and 2021

Summary
By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Clacton East 3 October 2019 Independent Independent

Clacton East
Clacton East: 3 October 2019[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Stephenson 1,231 36.9 +21.8
Conservative Chris Amos 1,223 36.6 +5.3
Holland On Sea & Eastcliff Matters K T King 537 16.1 New
Liberal Democrats Callum Robertson 140 4.2 +2.4
Labour Geoff Ely 111 3.3 -6.1
Green Chris Southall 97 2.9 +1.3
Majority 8 0.2 —
Turnout 3,339 25.3 -10.5
Independent gain from Independent Swing 8.3

Stephenson's vote share change is compared to the 2017 result when he stood as a UKIP candidate.

Results by District

Basildon

Division Results

Basildon Westerley Heights
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Billericay & Burstead (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Green
Green
Independent
Independent
Labour
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Laindon Park & Fryerns (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Green
Green
Independent
Independent
Labour
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Pitsea (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Green
Green
Independent
Independent
Labour Aidan McGurran
Labour Patricia Reid
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Wickford Crouch (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Green
Green
Independent
Independent
Labour
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats

Braintree

Division Results

Bocking
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green Nick Unsworth
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Braintree Eastern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Mitchell
Green Paul Thorogood
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Braintree Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Independent (Green) Colin Riches
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Halstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Independent (Green) Jo Beavis
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green Mark Posen
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Three Fields with Great Notley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Independent (Green) Michael Staines
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Witham Northern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ross Playle
Green James Abbott
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Witham Southern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Louis
Green Philip Hughes
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats

Colchester

Division Results

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour Lee Scordis
Liberal Democrats
Constable
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Barber
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Drury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Maypole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour Dave Harris
Liberal Democrats
Mersea & Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Mile End & Highwoods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Parsons Heath & East Gates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Stanway & Pyefleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Bentley
Green
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Wivenhoe St. Andrew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour Julie Young
Liberal Democrats

Harlow

Division Results

Harlow North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour Laura McAlpine
Liberal Democrats
Harlow South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Independent
Labour Mark Ingall
Liberal Democrats
Harlow West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Green
Green
Independent
Independent
Labour Daniella Pritchard
Labour Chris Vince
Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats

References
  1. "Election Timetable for England" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "Divison Summary". Essex County Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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