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    1977 handbook

    Essex: 1977 local elections

    95 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1976) (97 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 50 · Labour 40 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 2

    After (end of 1977) (97 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 83 · Labour 12 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bardfield1 seat · turnout 44.6%
    O. Sebag-MontefioreConservative2,767
    P. AustinLabour519
    R. ChisholmLIB324
    Basildon No. 1 (Billericay)1 seat · turnout 57.9%
    L. GreenfieldConservative4,627 ✓
    M. CookeRES2,664
    C. LynchLabour423
    T. McCartanLIB196
    Basildon No. 2 (Central)1 seat · turnout 43.0%
    D. TaylorLabour2,758 ✓
    J. DammConservative2,745
    G. CanhamNF174
    C. CooperInd Lab77
    Basildon No. 3 (Fryerns)1 seat · turnout 38.6%
    W. ArchibaldLabour2,216 ✓
    D. SollyConservative1,610
    L. GardinerNF166
    R. ChaplinInd Lab145
    Basildon No. 4 (Laindon)1 seat · turnout 35.9%
    I. ScottConservative1,942
    G. MillerLabour1,504
    R. RobertsonNF156
    Basildon No. 5 (Langdon Hills)1 seat · turnout 50.2%
    J. CostelloLabour2,865
    S. BlackbournConservative2,790
    M. BishopNF216
    Basildon No. 6 (Pitsea)1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    E. DinesConservative2,993 ✓
    W. PrimmerLabour2,399
    B. MavisLIB466
    B. WeedonNF215
    Basildon No. 7 (Ramsden)1 seat · turnout 54.8%
    C. BallConservative2,204
    C. JonesRES1,709
    J. AmeyLabour310
    Basildon No. 8 (Wickford)1 seat · turnout 45.3%
    E. MickelboroughConservative4,432
    D. HarrisonLabour1,293
    M. FoleyLIB1,070
    Benfleet (Benfleet)1 seat · turnout 44.3%
    J. PikeConservative4,056
    G. AuvacheLabour1,339
    Benfleet (Hadleigh)1 seat · turnout 44.1%
    R. WilliamsConservative4,262
    C. PrenticeLabour783
    Benfleet (Thundersley)1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    J. MeggisonConservative3,540
    D. NisbetLabour1,151
    Bocking1 seat · turnout 41.8%
    J. GilthorpeConservative2,224
    A MillamLabour1,429
    K. WebbLIB705
    Braintree1 seat · turnout 40.3%
    D. KerryConservative2,172
    J. ClarkeLabour1,089
    D. HarveyLIB946
    Brentwood Central1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    M. HuttonConservative2,726
    E. HarrisonLabour702
    R. CozensLIB587
    Brentwood Hutton1 seat · turnout 41.8%
    J. CroftonConservative3,806
    A. CozensLabour834
    D. HendersonCOMM65
    Brentwood North1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    L. JagoConservative3,201
    L. SouthgateLabour872
    Brentwood South1 seat · turnout 52.5%
    J. HaywardConservative3,312
    C. MaxeyLabour2,428
    Brightlingsea1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    G. ThomasConservative2,598
    T. DaleLIB1,543
    R. BarlowLabour778
    Canvey Island East1 seat · turnout 29.4%
    W. AshworthConservative2,541
    M. LukerLabour1,056
    Canvey Island West1 seat · turnout 38.3%
    F. WoodConservative2,010
    D. ShawLabour1,547
    M. JamesLIB727
    Chelmsford East1 seat · turnout 50.9%
    A GunnConservative2,413
    R. BatteyLIB1,950
    P. ThompsonLabour337
    Chelmsford North1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    J. ShortConservative2,656
    W. LandersLabour2,241
    W. TalleyLIB832
    Chelmsford Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 41.5%
    D. ChatfieldConservative3,314
    D. LansdaleLIB1,090
    Chelmsford Rural No. 21 seat
    P. WhiteConservative0 ✓
    Chelmsford Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 43.9%
    H. HowConservative2,790
    H. DempseyLabour842
    E. BurgessLIB741
    Chelmsford Rural No. 41 seat · turnout 48.2%
    B. PlattConservative2,210
    Joan Valerie BlissLabour680
    J. GumbletonLIB356
    Chelmsford Rural No. 5 (Great Baddo1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    M. FoleyConservative3,257 ✓
    J. BeardThe Liberal Party1,222
    F. TylerLabour855
    W. ClaydonIndependent191
    Chelmsford South1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    E. CokerConservative3,003
    E. UnderwoodLabour802
    A. SharpLIB506
    Chelmsford West1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    R. MillardConservative1,341
    D. RidgewellLIB1,161
    P. BerminghamLabour505
    Chigwell (Buckhurst Hill)1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    N. McGrealConservative2,421
    B. MooneyLabour677
    R. EvelingLIB385
    Chigwell (Chigwell)1 seat · turnout 38.3%
    Samuel BarnettConservative2,934
    J. WilkinsonLabour548
    Chigwell (Loughton North)1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    G. ClaridgeConservative2,601
    F. DavisLabour1,506
    Chigwell (Loughton South)1 seat · turnout 36.5%
    L. WelchConservative3,077
    H. WorbyLabour1,317
    Clacton No. 1 (North)1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    C. JessopConservative2,344
    R. SmithLabour1,577
    J. SnowLIB541
    Clacton No. 21 seat · turnout 29.4%
    H. Harvey-WilliamsConservative2,411
    T. LarkinLabour926
    Clacton No. 31 seat · turnout 38.0%
    J. StoryConservative3,441
    F. MerrinLabour745
    Coggeshall1 seat · turnout 42.1%
    Dixon R.Conservative2,999
    J. LyonLabour967
    J. WalkerLIB334
    Colchester No. 1 (East)1 seat · turnout 41.2%
    J. Bensusan-ButtLabour1,802
    G. JefferiesConservative1,673
    Colchester No. 2 (South)1 seat · turnout 33.9%
    E. KentConservative2,098
    A. BarkerLabour1,468
    M. GageLIB726
    Colchester No. 3 (West)1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    D. LamberthConservative3,760
    T. OxtonLabour866
    M. HuntLIB544
    Colchester No. 41 seat · turnout 40.5%
    E. GawthropConservative2,640
    J. OsbornLabour1,086
    R. BakerLIB333
    Colchester No. 51 seat · turnout 38.1%
    M. RootsConservative4,211
    G. DaviesLabour2,720
    Dedham1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    G. HicksonConservative3,578
    J. HockenhullLabour649
    Dunmow1 seat
    M. DaveyConservative0 ✓
    Epping1 seat · turnout 38.1%
    R. DanielsConservative3,547
    I StandfastLabour910
    Epping & Ongar No. 11 seat · turnout 43.0%
    G. PadfieldConservative3,685
    B. KingLabour787
    S. WardLIB382
    Epping & Ongar No. 21 seat · turnout 41.9%
    J. MartinConservative3,553
    J. PrattLabour869
    Epping & Ongar No. 31 seat · turnout 43.8%
    D JonesConservative3,668
    E. BottomleyLIB608
    R. HumphreysLabour588
    Frinton & Walton1 seat · turnout 34.9%
    John H.Conservative3,697
    S. GrantLabour382
    J. RussellLIB270
    Halstead1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    O. JoyceConservative3,634
    K. JonesLabour1,299
    Harlow (Great Parndon)1 seat · turnout 38.7%
    E. MorrisLabour2,936
    K. CheshireConservative2,704
    L. SwantonLIB771
    Harlow (Harlow & Mark Hall)1 seat · turnout 46.6%
    H. DuttonConservative2,262
    S. AndersonLabour2,158
    C. BagnallLIB589
    Harlow (Harlow Common)1 seat · turnout 38.7%
    W. GibsonLabour2,247 ✓
    G. GrovesConservative1,445
    P. NaylorLIB354
    E. MyersIndependent95
    Harlow (Little Parndon & Town Centr1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    G. NewportLabour1,427 ✓
    G. ReynoldsConservative978
    D. EldridgeThe Liberal Party407
    Harlow (Netteswellbury)1 seat · turnout 38.8%
    J. DesormeauxLabour2,016
    C. RileyConservative1,079
    P. RamsayLIB511
    Harwich1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    W. BleakleyConservative3,044
    T. RogersLabour1,140
    Hedingham1 seat
    G. WatererConservative0 ✓
    Lexden1 seat · turnout 38.1%
    F. ThorntonConservative3,469
    B. JonesLabour933
    Maldon1 seat · turnout 40.7%
    K. NolanConservative2,343
    D. WimhurstLabour1,157
    L. BerminghamLIB779
    Mersea1 seat · turnout 48.6%
    R. FairheadConservative3,536
    P. TreacherLabour640
    Rayleigh North1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    R. FoleyConservative2,575
    S AndreLabour676
    P. HannLIB568
    Rayleigh South1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    P. ElliottConservative2,187 ✓
    S. SilvaIndependent1,117
    R. McCamleyLabour604
    K. SaundersLIB342
    Rochford North1 seat · turnout 35.6%
    T. FawellConservative1,994
    D. WoodIndependent1,687
    Rochford South1 seat · turnout 44.1%
    H. EllisConservative2,779
    R. OliverLabour1,452
    Rochford West1 seat · turnout 39.7%
    J. JonesConservative2,990
    T. MaddenLabour1,144
    Saffron Walden1 seat · turnout 46.4%
    T. CollinsConservative4,378
    G. ScrivenerLabour1,395
    Southend No. 1 (Eastwood)1 seat · turnout 43.7%
    J. InnocentConservative3,496
    D. EvansLIB2,314
    Southend No. 101 seat · turnout 28.2%
    A. FullerConservative1,669
    R KennedyLabour1,201
    Southend No. 111 seat · turnout 31.2%
    Wright A.Conservative2,612
    J. HodgkinsLabour1,032
    Southend No. 2 (Prittlewell)1 seat · turnout 42.7%
    J. SargentLIB1,989
    V. SmithConservative1,852
    Southend No. 3 (Leigh)1 seat · turnout 47.8%
    M. KingLIB1,699
    T. DavisConservative1,692
    E. NewmanLabour96
    Southend No. 4 (St. Clements)1 seat · turnout 59.2%
    D. AtkinsonConservative3,253
    A. CrystallLIB1,213
    E. LukerLabour81
    Southend No. 5 (Chalkwell)1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    N. HarrisConservative2,244 ✓
    J. KeithLIB515
    R. TerryLabour206
    C. SmithIndependent80
    Southend No. 62 seats · turnout 35.7%
    R. MarriottConservative5,096
    N. ClarkeConservative5,073
    M. LubelLIB1,791
    V. MacfarlaneLIB1,738
    A. MetcalfLabour1,159
    C. NewmanLabour1,057
    Southend No. 72 seats · turnout 28.9%
    S. BullConservative2,740
    R. RichmondConservative2,613
    W. BowyerLabour1,685
    R. CopleyLabour1,574
    Southend No. 8 (Shoebury)1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    D. CotgroveConservative2,199
    R. PearsonLabour1,044
    Southend No. 9 (Thorpe)1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    H. HillConservative3,470
    G. CaplanLabour290
    A. SummersLIB283
    Southminster1 seat
    D. FisherConservative0 ✓
    Stansted1 seat · turnout 47.2%
    P. WawnConservative3,465
    R. WraithLIB1,038
    R. ShawLabour734
    Tendring Rural No. 1 (Tendring)1 seat · turnout 38.4%
    A. MolesConservative2,668
    G. TurnerLabour1,100
    Tendring Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 41.6%
    H. VarneyConservative2,104
    J. YoungLabour689
    L. BrownLIB452
    Thaxted1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    D. GoldingConservative2,652
    J. PrattLabour652
    Thurrock No. 1 (Chadwell)1 seat · turnout 35.2%
    A. SiddonsLabour2,080
    D. HiscockConservative1,581
    J. ChittyLIB228
    Thurrock No. 2 (Grays Thurrock)1 seat · turnout 21.5%
    K. CleverleyConservative1,371
    P. GillardLIB683
    Thurrock No. 3 (Little Thurrock)1 seat · turnout 46.3%
    Craig ThompsonConservative2,160
    B. Le GrysLabour1,295
    Thurrock No. 4 (Orsett & Stifford)1 seat · turnout 44.6%
    D. RevellConservative2,900
    J. PollardLabour1,570
    Thurrock No. 5 (South Ockendon)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
    G. MilesLabour2,268 ✓
    M. Lambert-WilliamsConservative1,603
    D. SweetmanNF358
    J. NorrisLIB296
    Thurrock No. 6 (Corringham)1 seat · turnout 43.0%
    D. HartConservative2,166
    Richard GoldLabour1,579
    A. StoneLIB412
    Thurrock No. 7 (Tilbury)1 seat · turnout 26.6%
    A. JonesLabour1,690 ✓
    M. StablefordConservative423
    W. WallaceLIB78
    P. BryantIndependent38
    Thurrock No. 8 (West Thurrock & Ave1 seat · turnout 35.6%
    C. BidmeadLabour1,694 ✓
    J. DobsonConservative1,456
    A. FielderThe Liberal Party280
    Thurrock No. 9 (Stanford-Le-Hope)1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    W. O'DonoghueConservative2,156 ✓
    J NorrisLabour1,253
    C. FarrandLIB578
    B. GoodNF198
    Tollesbury1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    E. DalleyConservative3,811
    S. KellyLabour1,047
    P. BaronIndependent349
    Waltham Abbey1 seat · turnout 44.0%
    H TaylorConservative2,816
    C. HewinsLabour2,438
    Witham1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    Willetts D.Conservative3,085 ✓
    J GyfordLabour2,203
    D. BiggLIB490
    J. HumphrysIndependent138