Key

* denotes sitting councillors.

Majority for wards with more than one seat equals difference between winner and first runner up. Results

Berechurch

Terry Sutton* (Lib Dem).....................1,024

Ian Yates (Lab)....................................928

Jayne Dingemans (Con)........................204

Maj: 96

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: 38 per cent

Boxted and Langham

Chris Garnett* (Con)...........................643

David Biggs (Lab).................................83

David Grocott (Lib Dem).....................69

Maj: 560

Con hold

Turnout: 41.9 per cent

Castle

Kenneth Jones (Lib Dem)........................834

Julia Thomas (Lab).................................666

Michael Coyne (Con)..............................384

Maj: 168

Lib Dem gain from Lab

Turnout: 32.3 per cent

Great and Little Horkesley

Christopher Arnold* (Con)..................574

Glyn Stacey (Lab).................................164

John Benjamin (Lib Dem).....................57

Maj: 410

Con hold

Turnout: 42 per cent

Great Tey

Dead heat. Result declared by the returning officer pulling a voting slip from the ballot box.

Andrew Phillips* (Lib Dem)...............357

Peter Chillingworth (Con)..................356

Geraldine Harris (Lab)........................66

Maj: 1

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: 44.7 per cent

Harbour

David Canning (Lab)...........................850

Andrew Canessa (Lib Dem)...............659

Sandra Rae (Con)..............................297

Maj: 191

Lab hold

Turnout: 29 per cent

Lexden

Peter Crafford (Con)...........................1080

Barbara Williamson* (Lib Dem).........880

Edna Salmon (Lab)..............................165

Maj: 200

Con gain from Lib Dem

Turnout: 50.6 per cent

Mile End

Nicholas Taylor (Con)........................914

Kim Naish* (Lab)..............................857

Gerard Oxford (Lib Dem)..................824

Maj: 57

Con gain from Lab

Turnout: 25.5 per cent

New Town

Theresa Higgins (Lib Dem).....................885

Jean Quinn (Lab)....................................367

Angus Allan (Con).................................161

Maj: 518

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: 27.7

Prettygate

Paul Sheppard* (Lib Dem)..................988

Neil Stock (Con).................................825

Andrew Frost (Lab)...........................388

Maj: 163

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: 37.5 per cent

St Andrew's

Tim Young* (Lab)..............................872

Anthony Gant (Lib Dem).....................365

Richard Lamberth (Con).....................80

Maj: 507

Lab hold

Turnout: 24.5 per cent

St Anne's

Michael Hogg*(Lib Dem).....................1037

Tina Dopson (Lab).................................996

Deborah White (Con)...........................155

Maj: 41

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: 40.3 per cent

St John's

Paul Smith (Lib Dem)...........................1023

William Hooper (Con)..............................519

Edmund Chinnery (Lab)...........................299

Maj: 504

Turnout: 33.2 per cent

St Mary's

Bill Frame*(Lib Dem)..............................838

Sarah Stock (Con)....................................687

Paul McGillivray (Lab)..............................365

Maj: 151

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: 36 per cent

Shrub End

Frank Wilkin*(Lab)....................................557

John Fellows (Lib Dem)..............................458

Ronald Levy (Con).......................................204

Maj: 99

Lab hold

Turnout: 21.7 per cent

Stanway

Peter Thompson (Lib Dem)........................1010

Ian McCord (Con).......................................628

Tania Rogers (Lab)....................................319

Maj: 382

Lib Dem hold

Turnout: ??

Tiptree

Alan Mogridge*(Lab)....................................652

Timothy Claydon (Con).................................512

Andrew Seaman (Lib Dem)...........................230

Maj: 140

Lab hold

Turnout: ??

West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green

Elizabeth Blundell (Con)..............................773

Honor Chamberlain* (Lib Dem)..................317

Derek Jones (Lab).......................................243

Maj: 456

Con gain from Lib Dem

Turnout: ??

West Mersea

John Bouckley* (Con)....................................1058

Bry Mogridge (Lab)..........................................383

Barbara Harrison (Lib Dem)...........................241

Maj: 675

Con hold

Turnout: 29.5 per cent

Wivenhoe

Philip Hawkins (Lab).......................................1006

David Adams (Con)..........................................794

Ingrid O'Mahoney (Lib Dem)...........................218

Maj: 212

Lab hold

Turnout: ??

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