Before (end of 2004) (79 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 48 · Labour 19 · Liberal Democrats 11 · Other 1
After (end of 2005) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 52 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 2
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| Margaret Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 3,384 ✓ |
| Scott Harris | Labour | 1,846 |
| David Adams | Conservative | 1,806 |
| Peter Lynn | Green | 852 |
Basildon Laindon Park And Fryerns2 seats · turnout 46.5%
| William Archibald | Labour | 6,707 ✓ |
| Rachel Liebeschuetz | Labour | 5,349 ✓ |
| Terry Fleet | Conservative | 4,107 |
| Terri Lilian Joan Sargent | Conservative | 3,904 |
| Linda Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,903 |
| Jonathan Myall | Liberal Democrats | 1,539 |
| Adam Ellis | Green | 1,177 |
Basildon Pitsea2 seats · turnout 45.7%
| Keith Bobbin | Labour | 6,968 ✓ |
| Paul Kirkman | Labour | 6,181 ✓ |
| David Abrahall | Conservative | 4,910 |
| Andrew Simon Baggott | Conservative | 4,271 |
| Martin Howard | Liberal Democrats | 2,229 |
| Philip Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,964 |
| David Wilkinson | Green | 1,189 |
Basildon Westley Heights1 seat · turnout 79.2%
| John Schofield | Conservative | 3,654 ✓ |
| Geoffrey Williams | Liberal Democrats | 2,753 |
| Swatantra Nadanwar | Labour | 2,489 |
| Kim Gandy | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 457 |
| Ernest Humphries | Green | 283 |
Billericay and Burstead2 seats · turnout 69.7%
| Anthony Michael Hedley | Conservative | 10,933 ✓ |
| Kay Twitchen | Conservative | 8,418 ✓ |
| Gilda Bellard | Liberal Democrats | 3,868 |
| Geoffrey Raylor | Liberal Democrats | 3,718 |
| Patricia Reid | Labour | 2,674 |
| Margaret Viney | Labour | 2,369 |
| Annie Humphries | Green | 1,269 |
Bocking1 seat · turnout 61.7%
| Lee Watson | Labour | 3,231 ✓ |
| Jean Wendy Schmitt | Conservative | 3,010 |
| Terrence Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 1,362 |
| Wendy Partridge | Green | 449 |
Braintree Eastern1 seat · turnout 69.0%
| Nigel Edey | Conservative | 3,688 ✓ |
| Euan Davidson | Labour | 2,878 |
| Peter Braley | Liberal Democrats | 1,251 |
| Duncan Stewart | Green | 414 |
| Barbara Coutts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 338 |
Braintree Town1 seat
| Elwyn Bishop | Labour | 2,700 ✓ |
| Graham Butland | Conservative | 2,485 |
| Douglas Rice | Liberal Democrats | 1,730 |
| Philip John Hughes | Green | 327 |
| Heather Sheehan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 273 |
Brentwood Hutton1 seat · turnout 68.8%
| John Roberts | Conservative | 5,734 ✓ |
| Richard Davies | Liberal Democrats | 2,292 |
| Bernadette Pavitt | Labour | 1,332 |
| Derek Camp | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 563 |
Brentwood North1 seat
| Philip Baker | Conservative | 4,102 ✓ |
| Doris Suckling | Liberal Democrats | 2,687 |
| Michele Anne Wigram | Labour | 1,143 |
| Frank Seckleman | Green | 431 |
| Yvonne Maguire | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 419 |
Brentwood Rural1 seat
| Roger Dyson | Conservative | 4,751 ✓ |
| Barry Aspinell | Liberal Democrats | 3,060 |
| Vicki Hann | Labour | 834 |
| Michael Heaslip | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 616 |
| Beryl Lankaster | Green | 298 |
Brentwood South1 seat
| Lucy Lee | Conservative | 3,281 ✓ |
| David John Kendall | Liberal Democrats | 2,711 |
| Michael Le-Surf | Labour | 1,356 |
| Jeanette Gulleford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 332 |
| Dean Swift | Green | 325 |
Brightlingsea1 seat · turnout 65.4%
| Derek Robinson | Conservative | 4,157 ✓ |
| Colin Olivier | Labour | 2,327 |
| Gary Gordon Ian Scott | Liberal Democrats | 2,258 |
| Nicholas Scales | Green | 478 |
Broomfield & Writtle1 seat
| John Francis Aldridge | Conservative | 4,271 ✓ |
| John Hunnable | Liberal Democrats | 2,565 |
| Prudence Jones | Labour | 1,603 |
| Andrew Tinsley | Green | 513 |
| Charles Cole | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 464 |
Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| Colin Finn | Conservative | 4,780 ✓ |
| Ann Haigh | Liberal Democrats | 3,438 |
| Paul Bostock | Labour | 1,580 |
Canvey Island East1 seat
| Matthew Howard | Conservative | 3,944 ✓ |
| Dennis Williams | Labour | 3,645 |
| D. Wood | Liberal Democrats | 728 |
| Deborah Wood | Liberal Democrats | 718 |
| Christopher Keene | Green | 397 |
Canvey Island West1 seat
| Rob Howard | Conservative | 3,727 ✓ |
| Vincent Heatherson | Labour | 2,782 |
| Shirley Howe | Liberal Democrats | 556 |
| Irene Willis | Green | 269 |
Chelmer1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| Peter Ernest Charles Martin | Conservative | 5,364 ✓ |
| David Whiteing | Liberal Democrats | 2,280 |
| David Howell | Labour | 1,737 |
| Eleanor Burgess | Green | 650 |
Chelmsford Central1 seat · turnout 62.5%
| Keith Francis | Liberal Democrats | 2,785 ✓ |
| David Lee | Conservative | 2,584 |
| James Leslie | Labour | 1,531 |
| Douglas John Copping | Green | 430 |
Chelmsford North1 seat
| Thomas Smith-Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 3,276 ✓ |
| Delmas Ashford | Conservative | 2,726 |
| Joan Valerie Bliss | Labour | 2,031 |
| Alison Thomson | Green | 341 |
Chelmsford West1 seat
| Ian Gale | Liberal Democrats | 2,876 ✓ |
| Amar Bajaj | Conservative | 2,365 |
| Neil Spurgeon | Labour | 2,161 |
| Clifford Hughes | Green | 426 |
| Stephen Stratton | — | 158 |
Chigwell and Loughton Broadway1 seat · turnout 60.3%
| Michael Tomkins | Conservative | 3,748 ✓ |
| Trish Owen | Labour | 1,551 |
| Peter Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 1,349 |
| Thomas Richardson | BNP | 623 |
| Gillian Askew | Green | 255 |
Clacton East1 seat · turnout 64.1%
| Pierre Oxley | Conservative | 4,330 ✓ |
| Roy Raby | Labour | 2,427 |
| Victor Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,206 |
| Cheryl Gerrard | Green | 263 |
| Fraser Leeks | — | 207 |
Clacton North1 seat · turnout 55.5%
| Clive Baker | Labour | 2,809 ✓ |
| Paul Honeywood | Conservative | 2,200 |
| Harold Shearing | Liberal Democrats | 1,746 |
| Kevin Watson | — | 204 |
| Patricia Brunton | Green | 174 |
Clacton West1 seat
| Roy Smith | — | 2,109 ✓ |
| Chris Griffiths | Conservative | 1,988 |
| Maurice Alexander | Labour | 1,863 |
| Susan Shearing | Liberal Democrats | 747 |
| Rachel Brunton | Green | 136 |
Drury1 seat
| Jeremy Lucas | Conservative | 4,049 ✓ |
| Gwendoline Ilott | Liberal Democrats | 3,030 |
| Dave Hough | Labour | 1,517 |
| Timothy Glover | Green | 618 |
Dunmow1 seat · turnout 66.7%
| Susan Flack | Conservative | 5,498 ✓ |
| Richard Harris | Liberal Democrats | 3,520 |
| Michael Earley | Green | 842 |
Epping and Theydon Bois1 seat · turnout 66.9%
| Terence Spencer | Conservative | 3,496 ✓ |
| Janet Whitehouse | Liberal Democrats | 3,375 |
| Michael Sellears | Labour | 827 |
| Robin Tilbrook | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 368 |
| Korinna Willis | Green | 284 |
Frinton & Walton1 seat · turnout 68.4%
| Mick Page | Conservative | 6,112 ✓ |
| Richard Hebborn | Labour | 2,633 |
| Charles Harrison | Liberal Democrats | 1,658 |
| Walter Schwarz | Green | 358 |
Great Baddow1 seat
| Maureen Miller | Liberal Democrats | 3,774 ✓ |
| David Stevenson | Conservative | 3,571 |
| Peter Alexander Dixon | Labour | 1,803 |
| Colin Budgey | Green | 449 |
Hadleigh1 seat
| Jillian Reeves | Conservative | 4,998 ✓ |
| Jackie Reilly | Labour | 2,229 |
| Elizabeth Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,028 |
| Vikki Copping | Green | 735 |
Halstead1 seat · turnout 63.8%
| Joseph Pike | Conservative | 4,378 ✓ |
| Moia Thorogood | Labour | 2,486 |
| Christine Bayley | Liberal Democrats | 1,887 |
| Nelson Joseph Brunton | Green | 560 |
Harlow North1 seat
| Paul Sztumpf | Labour | 3,863 ✓ |
| Jane Steer | Conservative | 3,095 |
| Christopher Millington | Liberal Democrats | 1,716 |
| Miles Willis | Green | 495 |
Harlow South East1 seat
| Eileen Johnson | Conservative | 3,552 |
| Patricia Larkin | Labour | 3,224 |
| Linda Pailing | Liberal Democrats | 1,479 |
| Michael Gould | Green | 311 |
Harlow West2 seats
| Anthony Durcan | Labour | 6,568 ✓ |
| Jenny Holland | Labour | 6,499 ✓ |
| Christopher Ford | Conservative | 5,807 |
| Joshua Jolles | Conservative | 5,640 |
| Robert Keith Thurston | Liberal Democrats | 2,696 |
| Nicholas Macy | Liberal Democrats | 2,477 |
| Robert Wight | Green | 1,205 |
Harwich1 seat · turnout 86.9%
| Leslie Double | Labour | 3,847 ✓ |
| Steven Henderson | — | 2,847 |
| S. Henserson | CRP | 2,487 |
| Denzil Watson | Conservative | 1,887 |
| Katherine Bamforth | Green | 519 |
Heybridge and Tollesbury1 seat · turnout 68.7%
| Rodney Bass | Conservative | 5,305 ✓ |
| Norman Hunt | Labour | 2,162 |
| Gerald Townshend | Liberal Democrats | 1,905 |
| Jonathan Peter King | Green | 943 |
Loughton Central1 seat · turnout 63.7%
| Chris Pond | — | 2,734 ✓ |
| Matthew Hayday | Conservative | 2,175 |
| Margaret Owen | Labour | 1,331 |
| Patricia Richardson | BNP | 768 |
| Lynne Christine Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 483 |
| Jennifer Hart | Green | 269 |
Maldon1 seat · turnout 65.8%
| Brian Mead | Conservative | 4,588 ✓ |
| Michael Bentley | Labour | 2,461 |
| Janetta Sosin | Liberal Democrats | 1,603 |
| Michael Cole | Green | 672 |
Mersea And Tiptree1 seat
| Christopher Manning-Press | Conservative | 4,129 ✓ |
| Audrey Spencer | Labour | 1,916 |
| Craig Sutton | Liberal Democrats | 1,491 |
| Jon Longman | Independent | 1,263 |
| Howard Mettler | Green | 428 |
Mile End and Highwoods1 seat
| Anne Turrell | Liberal Democrats | 2,646 ✓ |
| Donald Henshall | Conservative | 2,619 |
| Richard Bingley | Labour | 1,282 |
| Matt Bryan | Green | 403 |
North Weald and Nazeing1 seat · turnout 69.9%
| Anthony Jackson | Conservative | 5,301 ✓ |
| Kelvin Morris | Labour | 1,654 |
| Janet Hedges | Liberal Democrats | 1,623 |
| Peter Goldsmith | Green | 511 |
Ongar and Rural1 seat · turnout 67.0%
| Gerard McEwen | Conservative | 4,397 ✓ |
| David Jacobs | Liberal Democrats | 1,729 |
| Sheila Spring | Labour | 1,254 |
| Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 3,312 ✓ |
| Simon Paul Smith | Conservative | 2,280 |
| Kim Naish | Labour | 1,647 |
| Maria Iacovou | Green | 390 |
Rayleigh South1 seat
| Mavis Webster | Conservative | 4,180 ✓ |
| Keith Budden | Liberal Democrats | 1,617 |
| Hilary Dyer | Labour | 1,577 |
| Peggy-Jane Smith | Green | 376 |
Rochford South1 seat
| Roy Pearson | Conservative | 3,324 ✓ |
| Graham Fox | Labour | 2,460 |
| John Masek | Liberal Democrats | 867 |
| Robin Hume | Green | 453 |
Rochford West1 seat
| Elizabeth Hart | Conservative | 4,788 ✓ |
| Michael Hoy | Labour | 2,276 |
| Mark Andrew Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 1,406 |
| Gabrielle Yeadell | Green | 595 |
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 |
South Benfleet1 seat
| Colin George Riley | Conservative | 4,226 ✓ |
| Lorna Trollope | Labour | 2,627 |
| Barry Newman | Liberal Democrats | 1,357 |
| Nanine Pachy | Green | 175 |
South Woodham Ferrers1 seat · turnout 59.6%
| Norman Hume | Conservative | 3,950 ✓ |
| Rob Jones | Labour | 1,403 |
| Jenifer Goldfinch | Liberal Democrats | 1,260 |
| Ian Roberts | Independent | 807 |
| Valerie Thompson | Green | 251 |
Springfield1 seat
| Mike MacKrory | Liberal Democrats | 4,095 ✓ |
| John Andrew Spence | Conservative | 3,778 |
| William Horslen | Labour | 1,996 |
Stansted1 seat
| Ray Gooding | Conservative | 3,932 ✓ |
| Peter Wilcock | Liberal Democrats | 3,779 |
| Betty McGregor | Labour | 904 |
| Sanjukta Ghosh | Green | 411 |
Stanway and Pyefleet1 seat
| John Jowers | Conservative | 4,036 ✓ |
| Hannah James | Liberal Democrats | 2,739 |
| John Spademan | Labour | 1,825 |
| Pat Rogers | Green | 514 |
Stock1 seat · turnout 66.4%
| Lord Hanningfield | Conservative | 5,944 ✓ |
| Angela Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 2,232 |
| Dawn Allison Holmes | Green | 867 |
Tendring Rural East1 seat · turnout 63.7%
| Mark Alan Cossens | Conservative | 3,805 ✓ |
| Lawrence Payne | Labour | 2,951 |
| Robert Bevan | Liberal Democrats | 2,142 |
| Samuel Elliott | Green | 289 |
| John Brown | — | 208 |
Tendring Rural West1 seat
| Sarah Candy | Conservative | 3,929 ✓ |
| Ann Elvin | Liberal Democrats | 3,315 |
| Michael Mealing | Green | 884 |
| David Smy | — | 428 |
Three Fields & Great Notley1 seat · turnout 70.0%
| Roger Walters | Conservative | 4,045 ✓ |
| William Edwards | Labour | 1,682 |
| Lesley Beckett | Liberal Democrats | 1,475 |
| Kevin Peterson | Green | 316 |
| Michael Baker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 278 |
Thundersley1 seat
| William Dick | Conservative | 3,879 ✓ |
| Joseph Cooke | Labour | 2,902 |
| Paul Westlake | Liberal Democrats | 811 |
| Eileen Peck | Green | 360 |
Waltham Abbey1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| Elizabeth Jane Webster | Conservative | 4,622 ✓ |
| Peter Sheen | Labour | 1,974 |
| Patricia Brooks | Liberal Democrats | 1,170 |
| Brian Johns | Green | 393 |
Wickford Crouch2 seats
| Donald Morris | Conservative | 8,841 ✓ |
| Iris Pummell | Conservative | 8,421 ✓ |
| Wendy Aitken | Labour | 3,927 |
| Christopher Wilson | Labour | 3,873 |
| Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 2,444 |
| Michelle Woods | Liberal Democrats | 2,369 |
| Dean Robert Hall | Green | 1,183 |
Witham Northern1 seat
| Michael Lager | Conservative | 3,108 ✓ |
| Philip Barlow | Labour | 2,878 |
| James Abbott | Green | 1,376 |
| Martin Ashby | Liberal Democrats | 1,154 |
| Bryan Smith | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 367 |
Witham Southern1 seat · turnout 63.5%
| Derrick Jonathan Louis | Conservative | 3,539 ✓ |
| Jacqueline Suzanne Marie Martin | Labour | 3,155 |
| Barry John Fleet | Liberal Democrats | 1,431 |
| Stephen Eric Hicks | Green | 581 |
Wivenhoe St Andrew1 seat
| Julie Young | Labour | 2,756 ✓ |
| Jeremy Jacobs | Liberal Democrats | 2,119 |
| Neil Robin Stock | Conservative | 1,881 |
| Carla Fox | Green | 668 |
