Before (end of 2008) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 26 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Other 3 · Labour 0
After (end of 2009) (44 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Other 3 · Labour 0
Ward results
Saffron Walden1 seat · turnout 42.1%
| R. Chambers | Conservative | 3,287 ✓ |
| R. Freeman | Liberal Democrats | 1,506 |
| Tim Roberts | Green | 891 |
| Yvonne Lily Morton | Labour | 483 |
| Susan Clapp | BNP | 332 |
Stansted1 seat
| Ray Gooding | Conservative | 2,748 ✓ |
| Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 2,651 |
| Karmel Stannard | Green | 421 |
| George Martin | BNP | 288 |
| Barbara Light | Labour | 198 |