Essex County Council election, 1997

Essex County Council election, 1997
England
1 May 1997

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat
Seats won 40 23 15
Seat change Increase8 Decrease10 Decrease17
Swing Increase3.1% Increase1.3% Decrease5.3%

Majority party before election

No Overall Control

Majority party after election

Conservative

Results

Essex County Council election, 1997[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 +8 38.8 280031
  Labour 23 -10 32.1 232048
  Liberal Democrat 15 -17 26.2 189182
  Others 1 2.9 20617
Total 79 721878

Results by Electoral Divisions

Colchester

Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Clover 3916
Liberal Democrat Andrew Phillips 2844
Labour Julie Young 1783
Majority 1072
Turnout 76.79
Conservative hold Swing
Drury division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robert Yates 3945
Conservative Jeremy Lucas 3865
Labour Roy Moules 2115
Majority 80
Turnout 74.39
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Maypole division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Patricia Pascoe 3149
Labour Christopher Pearson 2654
Conservative Richard Lamberth 1783
Majority 495
Turnout 63.88
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Mersea and Stanway division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press 5193
Liberal Democrat Terence Brady 3973
Labour Ian Yates 2556
Majority 1220
Turnout 74.74
Conservative hold Swing
Old Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Margaret Fisher 3806
Labour Sally Pygott 3092
Conservative Ian McCord 1879
Majority 714
Turnout 67.49
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Park division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Jones 3141
Conservative Nigel Chapman 2876
Labour Kim Naish 2611
Majority 265
Turnout 66.62
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Parsons Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Edward Crunden 4413
Conservative Derek Smith 3062
Labour Anthony Constable 3005
Majority 1351
Turnout 69.33
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tiptree division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edmund Peel 3526
Labour Tania Rogers 2783
Independent Stuart Beckwith 2147
Green Cheryl Gerrard 367
Majority 743
Turnout 73.13
Conservative hold Swing
Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Stapleton 3276
Liberal Democrat John Gray 2426
Conservative Jane Girdlestone 2044
Majority 850
Turnout 63.35
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Elections". Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  2. "Elections". Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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