Maldon local elections

Maldon Council in Essex, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Maldon Council election, 1999

Maldon Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)^[2]

Maldon Council election, 2007

Maldon North West By-Election 21 February 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		370	59.9	+37.4
	Labour		157	25.4	-10.9
	Green	Mike Cole	91	14.7	+14.7
Majority			213	34.5
Turnout			618	19.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Maldon West By-Election 24 November 2005^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Williams	212	51.3	+3.2
	Maldon & District Independent Democratic Alliance	Graham Hathaway	107	25.9	+25.9
	Labour	Michael Bentley	94	22.8	-5.7
Majority			105	25.4
Turnout			413	13.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Maldon North By-Election 7 August 2008^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Shrimpton	339	40.8	-8.2
	Green	Janet Carden	200	24.1	+24.1
	Independent	Paul Rew	115	13.9	+13.9
	BNP	Leonard Blain	107	12.9	+12.9
	Independent	Geoffrey Harris	69	8.3	+8.3
Majority			139	16.7
Turnout			830	26.5
	Conservative hold		Swing