Braintree District Council elections

Braintree District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 60 councillors have been elected from 30 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1979
No overall control	1979 - 1995
Labour	1995 - 2003
No overall control	2003 - 2007
Conservative	2007 - present

Council elections

Braintree District Council election, 1973
Braintree District Council election, 1976
Braintree District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Braintree District Council election, 1983
Braintree District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]^[5]
Braintree District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]^[7]
Braintree District Council election, 1995
Braintree District Council election, 1999
Braintree District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[8]^[9]
Braintree District Council election, 2007
Braintree District Council election, 2011
Braintree District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[10]

By-election results

1995-1999

Braintree Central By-Election 31 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	583	65.5	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	165	18.5	-3.1
	Conservative	119	13.4	-1.2
	Green	23	2.6	+2.6
Majority		418	47.0
Turnout		890	17.8
	Labour hold	Swing

1999-2003

Central By-Election 10 February 2000^[11]
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	466	53.8	+0.6
	Conservative	260	30.0	+8.5
	Liberal Democrat	140	16.2	-0.6
Majority		206	23.8
Turnout		866	16.0
	Labour hold	Swing

East By-Election 10 February 2000
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	587	50.4	-2.5
	Conservative	344	29.5	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	192	16.5	-4.6
	Green	42	3.6	+3.6
Majority		243	20.9
Turnout		1,165	17.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Castle Hedingham By-Election 29 June 2000
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	328	69.5	-5.1
	Labour	144	30.5	+5.1
Majority		184	39.0
Turnout		472	32.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Braintree Central By-Election 6 July 2000^[11]
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	694	52.1	-1.1
	Conservative	475	35.7	+14.2
	Liberal Democrat	124	9.3	-7.5
	Green	38	2.9	-5.6
Majority		219	16.4
Turnout		1,331	24.1
	Labour hold	Swing

Braintree West By-Election 31 January 2002
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	671	39.0	+5.0
	Conservative	666	38.7	+8.4
	Liberal Democrat	261	15.2	-20.5
	Independent	66	3.8	+3.8
	Green	39	2.3	+2.3
	Legalise Cannabis	19	1.1	+1.1
Majority		5	0.3
Turnout		1,722	30.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Braintree Central By-Election 21 March 2002^[11]
Party		Votes	%	±
	Labour	758	61.0	+7.8
	Conservative	278	22.4	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	144	11.6	-5.2
	Green	62	5.0	-3.5
Majority		480	38.6
Turnout		1,242	21.8
	Labour hold	Swing

2003-2007

Hedingham and Maplestead By-Election 11 March 2004^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Bolter	664	45.8	+21.1
	Conservative		625	43.1	-3.0
	Labour		160	11.0	-4.1
Majority			39	2.7
Turnout			1,449	29.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Rayne By-Election 14 October 2004^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Mike Banthorpe	289	49.5	+0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Joanne Fish	272	46.6	-4.2
	Green		23	3.9	+3.9
Majority			17	2.9
Turnout			584	34.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

2007-2011

Braintree East By-Election 19 June 2008^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jennifer Smith	668	50.7	+17.4
	Labour	Agnes Bishop	406	30.8	-4.6
	Green	Wendy Partridge	125	9.5	+9.5
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Lemon	119	9.0	-6.0
Majority			262	19.9
Turnout			1,318	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hatfield Peveral By-Election 19 June 2008^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ron Elliston	782	78.1	+0.1
	Labour	Carole Hine	138	13.8	-8.2
	Green	Agnes Wells	81	8.1	+8.1
Majority			644	64.3
Turnout			1,001	30.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Witham West By-Election 2 October 2008^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Geoffrey Cohen	508	40.9	+1.2
	Labour	Kathleen Tearle	373	30.1	+3.2
	Liberal Democrat	Joy Reekie	182	14.7	-2.2
	Green	Wendy Partridge	178	14.3	-2.1
Majority			135	10.8
Turnout			1,241	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Three Colnes By-Election 4 December 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Chris Siddall	647	77.0	+24.5
	Labour	Richard Tincknell	121	14.4	+4.1
	Green	Wendy Partridge	72	8.6	+8.6
Majority			526	62.6
Turnout			840	21.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2016

Witham North by-election, 20 October 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Phil Barlow	339	37.5	+4.5
	Conservative	Lorne Campbell	308	34.0	-11.1
	Green	Michelle Weeks	227	25.1	+12.8
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Scott	31	3.4	-6.0
Majority
Turnout			906	18.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Bumpstead by-election, 20 October 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Diana Gorrod	350	64.6	+2.8
	UKIP	Debbie Shaw	84	15.5	-4.1
	Labour	Bill Edwards	45	8.3	-10.3
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Bolter	40	7.4	N/A
	Green	Jenny Bishop	23	4.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "A Candidate's Guide" (PDF). Braintree District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ "Braintree". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ The District of Braintree (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
↑ The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985
↑ The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ "Braintree". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
1 2 3 "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ "Tories keep even score in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ "Twin council win for Tories". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-15. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Braintree East on Thursday 19 June 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Hatfield Peverel on Thursday 19 June 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
↑ "Election of a District Councillor for Witham West on Thursday 2 October 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
↑ "Election of a District Councillor for The Three Colnes on Thursday 4 December 2008" (PDF). Braintree District council. Retrieved 2009-08-13.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Essex

Essex County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Basildon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Braintree District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Brentwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Castle Point Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Chelmsford City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Colchester Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018

Epping Forest District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Harlow District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Maldon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rochford District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Tendring District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Thurrock Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Uttlesford District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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