Tendring District Council elections

Tendring District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 60 councillors have been elected from 32 wards.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2011
Conservative 2011 - 2015
No overall control 2015–Present

Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats UKIP Tendring First Community Representatives HOSRA Independent
1991 18 11 19 - - - 4 7 (2*)
1995 8 37 6 - - - 4 4
1999 17 23 9 - - - 3 6 (1*)
2003 25 11 13 - - 4 3 4
2007 28 6 6 - 10 5 2 3
2011 33 9 2 - 8 - 3 5
2015 23 4 1 22 1 - 3 6

By-election results

1995-1999

Haven By-Election 21 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Residents 655 62.3
Conservative 221 21.0
Labour 142 13.5
Liberal Democrat 33 3.1
Majority 434 41.3
Turnout 1,051 39.3
Independent hold Swing
St James By-Election 10 July 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 352 39.5 +7.3
Labour 321 36.0 -13.4
Liberal Democrat 219 24.6 +6.2
Majority 31 3.5
Turnout 892 17.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Harwich East By-Election 2 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 340 50.1 -18.0
Conservative 151 22.3 +22.3
Independent Labour 103 15.2 +15.2
Liberal Democrat 84 12.4 +12.4
Majority 189 27.8
Turnout 678 27.5
Labour hold Swing

1999-2003

Rush Green By-Election 20 July 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 473 52.3 -2.7
Conservative 324 35.8 +2.4
Liberal Democrat 108 11.9 +0.4
Majority 149 16.5
Turnout 905 21.0
Labour hold Swing
St Mary's By-Election 19 April 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour 374 50.7 +4.7
Conservative 174 23.6 -4.2
Community Representative 95 12.9 +12.9
Liberal Democrat 94 12.8 -13.4
Majority 200 27.1
Turnout 737 19.0
Labour hold Swing
Brightlingsea East By-Election 2 August 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 188 39.4 +8.7
Labour 165 34.6 +1.5
Conservative 124 26.0 +26.0
Majority 23 4.8
Turnout 477 15.0
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
St. Bartholomew By-Election 29 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent 332 51.1 -25.5
Labour 238 36.6 +19.2
Conservative 80 12.3 +12.3
Majority 94 14.5
Turnout 650 22.0
Labour hold Swing
Alresford Thorrington and Frating By-Election 7 March 2002[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Garry Scott 347 44.0 +44.0
Conservative 281 35.7 -13.6
Labour 160 20.3 -30.4
Majority 66 8.3
Turnout 788 26.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Clacton St Johns By-Election 13 June 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat 780 46.0 +4.9
Conservative 514 30.3 +10.9
Labour 403 23.7 +0.0
Majority 266 15.7
Turnout 1,697 28.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

2003-2007

Pier By-Election 22 July 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 205 30.5 -17.4
Labour 154 22.9 -16.2
UKIP 109 16.2 +16.2
Liberal Democrat 102 15.2 +15.2
Community Candidate 102 15.2 +15.2
Majority 51 7.6
Turnout 672 19.4
Conservative hold Swing
Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead & Great Bromley By-Election 20 January 2005[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative 577 55.1 +2.8
Liberal Democrat 345 32.9 -14.8
Labour 125 12.0 +12.0
Majority 232 22.6
Turnout 1,047 28.5
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Burrsville By-Election 24 September 2009[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Pam Sambridge 455 55.2 -10.5
Liberal Democrat Joyce O'Brien 227 27.5 +15.7
Labour Max Morris 90 10.9 +1.1
Green Chris Southall 52 6.3 +6.3
Majority 228 27.7
Turnout 824 46.0
Conservative hold Swing
Golf Green By-Election 8 April 2010[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Dan Casey 409 28.2 -0.8
Conservative John Chittock 404 27.9 +8.6
Tendring First Louise Stanley 313 21.6 -21.8
BNP Keith Beaumont 139 9.6 +9.6
Independent Christopher Judd 120 8.3 +8.3
Liberal Democrat John Candler 63 4.4 +4.4
Majority 5 0.3
Turnout 1,448 36.6
Labour gain from Tendring First Swing

2015-present

Rush Green By-Election 16 July 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Richard Everett 338 38.5% -10.0%
Conservative Danny Mayzes 290 33.1% +3.8
Labour Samantha Atkinson 213 24.3% +2.1
Independent William Hones 36 4.1% new
Majority
Turnout 877 24.8%
UKIP hold Swing
Great & Little Oakley by-election 9 February 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Michael Bush 216 36.8 +14.1
Conservative Andrew Erskine 171 29.1 +1.4
Labour Robert Shephard 117 19.9 -5.5
Liberal Democrat Matthew Bensilum 83 14.1 N/A
Majority
Turnout 39.3
UKIP gain from Independent Swing
[7]
St James by-election 6 April 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Maurice Alexander 371 47.9 +12.7
UKIP Teresa O'Hara 174 22.5 -16.3
Labour Wendy Brown 116 15.0 -1.0
Liberal Democrat Sean Duffy 99 12.8 N/A
Green Rosemary Dodds 15 1.9 N/A
Majority 197 25.4
Turnout 777 23
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Tendring". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  2. ↑ The District of Tendring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  3. ↑ "Lib Dems excel in council polls". guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-08. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Tories celebrate Hackney council win". guardian.co.uk. 2005-01-21. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Widow wins her husband’s council seat". Daily Gazette. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  6. ↑ "Labour gain narrow victory over Tories in crucial by-election". Daily Gazette. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  7. ↑ http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/council/elections%20%26%20voting/Declaration%20of%20results%20060417%20St%20James.pdf
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