Before (end of 2004) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Conservative 10 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2005) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 31 · Conservative 10 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Dunmow1 seat · turnout 66.7%
| Susan Flack | Conservative | 5,498 ✓ |
| Richard Harris | Liberal Democrats | 3,520 |
| Michael Earley | Green | 842 |
Saffron Walden1 seat
| Robert Pursey Chambers | Conservative | 4,299 |
| Joan Dawson | Liberal Democrats | 3,237 |
| S. Trimnell | Labour | 1,570 |
| Trilby Fiona Roberts | Green | 700 |
| R. Tyler | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 462 |
Stansted1 seat
| Ray Gooding | Conservative | 3,932 ✓ |
| Peter Wilcock | Liberal Democrats | 3,779 |
| Betty McGregor | Labour | 904 |
| Sanjukta Ghosh | Green | 411 |
Thaxted1 seat · turnout 69.3%
| Sam Walsh | Conservative | 4,366 ✓ |
| Robert Wingard | Liberal Democrats | 2,188 |
| Yvonne Lily Morton | Labour | 1,113 |
| Susan Halsted | Green | 629 |