Before (end of 1995)
Not known.
After (end of 1996)
Not known.
Ward results
Dedham1 seat · turnout 59.2%
| G. Williams | Liberal Democrats | 531 |
| Wendy Diane Scattergood | Conservative | 318 |
| D. Harris | Labour | 68 |
Fordham1 seat · turnout 51.5%
| D. Cannon | Conservative | 365 |
| R Tyrrell | Liberal Democrats | 231 |
| J Coombes | Labour | 145 |
| K. Roberts | Ind Con | 13 |
Lexden1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| Sonia Lewis | Conservative | 1,098 |
| B. Trusler | Liberal Democrats | 935 |
| P Creasy | Labour | 210 |
| I. Juliff | Ind Con | 29 |
Mile End1 seat · turnout 33.2%
| Lucy Wood | Labour | 1,089 |
| P. Borges | Conservative | 900 |
| G. Folkard | Liberal Democrats | 887 |
| D. Pallett | Ind Con | 70 |
St. Andrews1 seat · turnout 23.6%
| R. Newman | Labour | 776 |
| Jennifer Gray | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| D. Smith | Conservative | 109 |
St. Annes1 seat · turnout 40.1%
| M. Frank | Labour | 1,124 |
| J Fellows | Liberal Democrats | 937 |
| M. Miller | Conservative | 157 |
St. Johns1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| R. Gamble | Liberal Democrats | 1,324 |
| N. Taylor | Conservative | 538 |
| J. Cooke | Labour | 353 |
St. Marys1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| J. Kirchner | Liberal Democrats | 983 |
| R. Pawsey | Conservative | 718 |
| K Hindle | Labour | 447 |
Wivenhoe1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| T. Prosser | Labour | 1,235 |
| P. Osbourne | Conservative | 583 |
| Gentry P. | Liberal Democrats | 282 |