All of the borough's council wards had seats up for grabs, with the fate of the council in the balance.
The elections took place on Thursday with the results announced in the early hours of Friday.
In most wards, one seat was up for grabs.
However in New Town and Christ Church there were two, following the sad death of Nick Cope.
The Conservatives ended the night with 19 seats, four less than they started with.
The Lib Dems now have 14, gaining three, Labour has 13, after gaining two.
The Green Party gained their third seat on the council in one of the big results of the night.
Read more: Recap - Council leader loses seat as Lib Dem and Labour make gains
The Highwoods Independents now have two seats on the council after Philip Oxford did not stand.
Berechurch
John Clifton (Green) - 98
Michaela Grossmann-Hislop (Lib Dem) - 127
Chris Piggott (Con) - 402
Martyn Warnes (Lab) - 1,418
*Lab hold
Castle
Simon Crow (Con) – 794
Martin Gillingham (Lib Dem) - 254
Richard Kirkby-Taylor (Green) - 1,420
Alan Short (Lab) - 360
*Green gain
Greenstead
Molly Bloomfield (Lab) - 1,194
Shaun Boughton (Lib Dem) - 184
Petra Crees (Con) - 512
Lisa Cross (Green) – 132
*Lab hold
Highwoods
Laura Cassidy (Lib Dem) - 435
Jocelyn Law (Lab) - 833
Stephen Rowe (Con) – 773
*Lab gain
Lexden and Braiswick
Roger Bamforth (Green) - 302
Sandra Cluham (Lib Dem) - 607
Martin Leatherdale (Con) - 1,416
Stephen Novy (Lab) – 406
*Con hold
Marks Tey and Layer
Barry Gilheany (Lab) - 456
Mark Hull (Lib Dem) - 381
Jacqueline MacLean (Con) - 1,393
Amy Sheridan (Green) – 229
*Con hold
Mersea and Pyefleet
Robert Davidson (Con) - 1,742
Natlie Eldred (Lab) - 521
Jennifer Stevens (Lib Dem) – 415
*Con hold
Mile End
Pauline Bacon (Lab) - 350
David King (Lib Dem) - 1,885
Amanda Kirke (Green) - 163
David Linghorn-Baker (Con) – 447
*Lib Dem hold
New Town and Christ Church
Clare Burgess (Green) - 473
Carla Hales (Con) - 524
Annelsley Hardy (Con) - 580
Robin James (Lib Dem) - 920
Samuel McLean (Labour) - 1,292
Kayleigh Rippingale (Labour) - 1,451
Catherine Spindler (Lib Dem) - 1,089
*Lab hold, Lab gain
Old Heath and The Hythe
Andrew Canessa (Green) - 204
Richard Martin (Con) - 502
Peter Schraml (Lib Dem) - 176
Lee Scordis (Lab) - 1,585
*Lab hold
Prettygate
Roger Buston (Con) - 1,406
Simon Collis (Lab) - 406
Natalie Edgoose (Green) - 171
John Loxley (Lib Dem) - 1,050
*Con hold
Rural North
Susan Bailey (Green) - 391
William Brown (Lib Dem) - 504
Neil Jones (Lab) - 386
William Sunnucks (Con) - 1,731
*Con hold
Shrub End
Luke Hayes (Lab) - 623
Angela Linghorn-Baker (Con) - 660
Mick Spindler (Lib Dem) - 826
*Lib Dem gain
St Anne’s and St John’s
Abigail Chambers (Lab) - 390
Thomas Rowe (Con) - 986
Paul Smith (Lib Dem) - 1,,478
*Lib Dem gain
Stanway
Tracy Arnold (Lib Dem) – 1,302
Paul Dundas (Con) - 907
Jim Pey (Lab) – 211
*Lib Dem gain
Tiptree
Kieron Franks (Lib Dem) - 284
John McArthur (Green) - 163
Rhys Smithson (Con) - 1,351
Ian Yates (Lab) - 395
*Con hold
Wivenhoe
Christopher Bromley (Green) - 163
Mollie Ireland (Con) - 182
Cyril Liddy (Labour) - 1,034
Andrea Luxford-Vaughan (Lib Dem) - 1,814
*Lib Dem hold
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