Before (end of 2005) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 28 · Liberal Democrats 22 · Labour 7 · Other 3
After (end of 2006) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 30 · Liberal Democrats 21 · Labour 7 · Other 2
Ward results
Berechurch1 seat
| Sutton T. | Liberal Democrats | 767 ✓ |
| J. Cooke | Labour | 587 |
| Pauline Sandra Hazell | Conservative | 328 |
| C Bather | Green | 134 |
Birch and Winstree1 seat
| K. Bentley | Conservative | 1,224 ✓ |
| J. Longman | Liberal Democrats | 325 |
| Abigail Tootal | Labour | 128 |
| Steve Elliott | Green | 108 |
| J. McAndrew | Independent | 53 |
Castle1 seat
| C. Hall | Liberal Democrats | 1,122 ✓ |
| P. Lynn | Green | 522 |
| B Twitchen | Conservative | 418 |
| M Warner | Labour | 187 |
| Miller S. | Independent | 57 |
Christ Church1 seat
| N. Cope | Liberal Democrats | 615 ✓ |
| Bright A. | Conservative | 468 |
| A. Cave | Green | 245 |
| D. Hough | Labour | 79 |
Fordham and Stour1 seat
| C. Arnold | Conservative | 942 ✓ |
| B. Woodward | Liberal Democrats | 176 |
| C Aldous | Labour | 119 |
| C. Mort | Green | 114 |
| J Pooley | Independent | 63 |
Harbour1 seat
| P. Blandon | Liberal Democrats | 762 ✓ |
| Anne Allan | Conservative | 216 |
| Rossanna Trudgian | Labour | 139 |
| T. Glover | Green | 77 |
Highwoods1 seat
| G. Oxford | Independent | 1,147 ✓ |
| D Offen | Liberal Democrats | 299 |
| Susan Harper | Conservative | 293 |
| Janet Margaret Thomas | Labour | 148 |
| K Brooke | Green | 84 |
New Town1 seat
| Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 1,029 ✓ |
| Maria Iacovou | Green | 339 |
| S. Harris | Labour | 206 |
Prettygate1 seat
| Sue Lissimore | Conservative | 1,368 ✓ |
| P. Sheppard | Liberal Democrats | 885 |
| M. Dale | Labour | 186 |
| Bev Maltby | Green | 115 |
Pyefleet1 seat
| Robert Alec Davidson | Conservative | 532 ✓ |
| Carolyn Catney | Liberal Democrats | 108 |
| T Oxton | Independent | 100 |
| T. Glenny | Green | 67 |
| Barbara Rosemary Nichols | Labour | 60 |
Shrub End1 seat
| Linda Barton | Liberal Democrats | 793 ✓ |
| Winifred Foster | Conservative | 637 |
| D. Canning | Labour | 370 |
| W. Schwarz | Green | 90 |
St. Andrews1 seat
| John Young | Labour | 922 ✓ |
| P. Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 504 |
| A. Wilson | Conservative | 215 |
| Sophie Lovejoy | Green | 87 |
St. Annes1 seat
| Mike Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 1,071 ✓ |
| K Naish | Labour | 546 |
| S. Husain | Conservative | 284 |
| Lucy Glover | Green | 166 |
St. Johns1 seat
| R. Gamble | Liberal Democrats | 1,105 ✓ |
| S. Lucas | Conservative | 523 |
| H. Thomas | Labour | 82 |
| A. Collins-Leyssen | Green | 79 |
Stanway1 seat
| Gaye Pyman | Conservative | 1,000 ✓ |
| C. Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 956 |
| Spademan J. | Labour | 193 |
| Pam Nelson | Green | 125 |
Tiptree1 seat
| J. Elliott | Conservative | 974 ✓ |
| Helen Bunney | Independent | 271 |
| Audrey Spencer | Labour | 261 |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 173 |
| Katherine Bamforth | Green | 110 |
| D. Willetts | Conservative | 919 ✓ |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 253 |
| Ryan Bamforth | Green | 158 |
| Ian Yates | Labour | 114 |
West Mersea1 seat
| J. Jowers | Conservative | 1,389 ✓ |
| C. Fox | Green | 206 |
| J. Spencer | Labour | 199 |
| J Coombes | Independent | 176 |