Before (end of 1990) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 33 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 8 · Labour 4
After (end of 1991) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 20 · Conservative 18 · Labour 11 · Other 11
Ward results
Alresford Thorrington Etc.2 seats
| D. Fitch | Liberal Democrats | 873 ✓ |
| J. Hayward | Liberal Democrats | 786 ✓ |
| P. Bates | Conservative | 518 |
| R. Vosper | Conservative | 492 |
| J. Hickingbotham | Labour | 319 |
Ardleigh1 seat
| M. Robinson | Conservative | 325 ✓ |
| R. Watson | Green | 173 |
| B. Swinscoe | Liberal Democrats | 121 |
| C. Hockley | Labour | 79 |
Beaumont and Thorpe1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| J. Powell | Independent | 355 |
| A. Newman | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
Bockings Elm2 seats
| D. Harper | Liberal Democrats | 1,825 ✓ |
| O Collard | Liberal Democrats | 1,808 ✓ |
| D Pearce | Conservative | 936 |
| P. Vanner | Conservative | 914 |
| R McKenny | Labour | 448 |
| M McKenny | Labour | 446 |
Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix1 seat · turnout 49.9%
| R. McLaren | Independent | 427 |
| J. Isaac | Conservative | 410 |
Brightlingsea East2 seats · turnout 43.7%
| P. Patrick | Independent | 849 |
| T. Dale | Liberal Democrats | 694 |
| C Olivier | Labour | 516 |
| R. Morgan | Conservative | 510 |
Brightlingsea West2 seats · turnout 38.6%
| D. Dixon | Liberal Democrats | 724 |
| J. Partridge | Independent | 589 |
| P. Coupland | Conservative | 557 |
| A. Olivier | Labour | 432 |
Elmstead1 seat
| L. Parrish | Conservative | 488 ✓ |
| T. Laughton | Labour | 224 |
| N. Ford | Liberal Democrats | 179 |
| C. Fox | Green | 49 |
Frinton3 seats
| W. Shelton | Conservative | 1,762 ✓ |
| A. Finnegan-Butler | Conservative | 1,660 ✓ |
| Allen E. | Conservative | 1,658 ✓ |
| J. Russell | Liberal Democrats | 712 |
| D Enever | Labour | 362 |
| G. Stevens | Labour | 314 |
| L Stevens | Labour | 263 |
Golf Green2 seats · turnout 44.9%
| R. Smith | Labour | 1,077 |
| J. Fluin | Labour | 835 |
| R. Druce | RATE | 348 |
| P. Harding | Conservative | 345 |
| F Butler | Conservative | 339 |
| R. Finn | RATE | 268 |
| A Wallis | Liberal Democrats | 127 |
Great and Little Oakley1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| D. Wood | Conservative | 304 |
| R Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 276 |
| J Besser | Labour | 252 |
Great Bentley1 seat · turnout 49.5%
| R. Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 571 |
| G. Lord | Conservative | 301 |
Great Bromley Little Bromley Etc.1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| A. Elvin | Liberal Democrats | 282 |
| S. Pound | Conservative | 254 |
Harwich East2 seats · turnout 38.9%
| F. Good | Ind Con | 551 |
| E. Brand | Labour | 504 |
| P. Newell | Labour | 378 |
| J. Rutson-Kemp | Conservative | 289 |
| C. Townsend | Liberal Democrats | 271 |
Harwich East Central2 seats
| P. Brand | Labour | 575 ✓ |
| W. Bleakley | Conservative | 566 ✓ |
| P. Hale | Labour | 516 |
| D. Rutson-Kemp | Conservative | 474 |
| K. Tully | Liberal Democrats | 289 |
Harwich West2 seats · turnout 34.7%
| R. Knight | Labour | 1,153 |
| W Mixter | Labour | 866 |
| E Yallop | Conservative | 670 |
Harwich West Central2 seats · turnout 45.6%
| S. Henderson | Labour | 681 |
| Robson D. | Labour | 535 |
| J Spall | Conservative | 504 |
| G. Wallington-Hayes | Conservative | 468 |
| T. Booth | Liberal Democrats | 350 |
Haven2 seats · turnout 45.0%
| J. Hewitt | RES | 926 |
| E. Fone | RES | 839 |
| V. Stone | Conservative | 445 |
| W. Jefferson | Labour | 125 |
| K. Sacre | Labour | 117 |
Holland and Kirby2 seats
| T. Oxborrow | Independent | 1,426 ✓ |
| H. Rickards | Conservative | 1,085 ✓ |
| Graham Richard Potter | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
| C Nimmo | Labour | 351 |
| A. Rout | Labour | 303 |
Lawford & Manningtree2 seats · turnout 48.7%
| L Randall | Labour | 816 ✓ |
| D. Pallett | Conservative | 684 ✓ |
| D. Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 628 |
| N. Harbach | Labour | 588 |
| R. Streames | Conservative | 487 |
| G. Potter | Liberal Democrats | 427 |
Little Clacton1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| P. De-Vaux Balbirnie | Ind Con | 490 |
| J. Barry | Liberal Democrats | 380 |
Mistley1 seat · turnout 52.2%
| Rosemary Susan Smith | Liberal Democrats | 502 |
| F. Fairhall | Labour | 196 |
| S. Smith | Conservative | 182 |
Ramsey and Parkeston1 seat
| W. Elmer | Labour | 0 |
Rush Green3 seats
| C. Baker | Labour | 696 ✓ |
| I. Powell | Conservative | 696 ✓ |
| M. Amos | Conservative | 689 ✓ |
| G. Downing | Conservative | 649 |
| G. Mills | Labour | 639 |
| C Poulton | Labour | 626 |
| A. McCormck | Liberal Democrats | 345 |
| M Lonsdale | Liberal Democrats | 337 |
| D. Rhodes | Liberal Democrats | 318 |
| C. Humphrey | Independent | 62 |
Southcliff3 seats
| Madeline Jay | Liberal Democrats | 898 ✓ |
| J Molyneaux | Conservative | 894 ✓ |
| Catherine Jessop | Conservative | 878 ✓ |
| B White | Liberal Democrats | 857 |
| Ian Barker | Liberal Democrats | 848 |
| L. King | Conservative | 794 |
| J. Bond | Labour | 234 |
| I. Jefferson | Labour | 172 |
| A Parlour | Labour | 167 |
St Bartholomew's2 seats
| A. Tovey | RES | 0 |
| J. Cole | RES | 0 |
St James3 seats
| D Tunstill | Liberal Democrats | 799 ✓ |
| A. Overton | Conservative | 769 ✓ |
| R. Gladwin | Conservative | 695 ✓ |
| J Spreadbury | Conservative | 670 |
| J Robdrup | Liberal Democrats | 644 |
| B Kear | Liberal Democrats | 620 |
| K Frost | Labour | 325 |
| M Newman | Labour | 318 |
| W Dunne | Labour | 296 |
St John's3 seats
| P Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 2,220 ✓ |
| W. Bensilum | Liberal Democrats | 2,020 ✓ |
| P. Manning | Liberal Democrats | 1,978 ✓ |
| V Franklin | Conservative | 425 |
| P.D. Harmer | Conservative | 376 |
| S Morley | Labour | 296 |
| M. Souter | Labour | 259 |
| S Parlour | Labour | 256 |
St Marys3 seats
| M Bargent | Liberal Democrats | 916 ✓ |
| Peter Miller | Liberal Democrats | 856 ✓ |
| J Duke | Liberal Democrats | 842 ✓ |
| A Mason | Labour | 387 |
| N Jacobs | Labour | 379 |
| P Ahern | Labour | 374 |
| J. Brittain | Conservative | 276 |
| A Harmer | Conservative | 258 |
| J Stephenson | Conservative | 242 |
St Osyth and Point Clear2 seats
| Paul Hendy | Liberal Democrats | 953 ✓ |
| John White | Liberal Democrats | 810 ✓ |
| P Amos | Conservative | 632 |
| R Yaxley-Wilde | Conservative | 537 |
Tendring & Weeley1 seat · turnout 41.4%
| De Roy M | Liberal Democrats | 399 |
| C. Lumber | Conservative | 367 |
