Before (end of 2008) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 52 · Labour 13 · Liberal Democrats 8 · Other 2
After (end of 2009) (75 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 60 · Liberal Democrats 12 · Other 2 · Labour 1
Ward results
Abbey1 seat
| Margaret Fisher | Liberal Democrats | 2,384 ✓ |
| Linda Wonnacott | Green | 845 |
| Daniel Lawrence | Conservative | 828 |
| Rossanna Trudgian | Labour | 365 |
| John Key | BNP | 305 |
Braintree Town1 seat
| Graham Butland | Conservative | 1,575 ✓ |
| Elwyn Bishop | Labour | 876 |
| Philip Shute | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 652 |
| Douglas Rice | Liberal Democrats | 600 |
| Wendy Partridge | Green | 279 |
| Paul Hooks | BNP | 254 |
| Albert Day | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 231 |
Brentwood North1 seat
| Barry Aspinell | Liberal Democrats | 2,698 ✓ |
| Philip Baker | Conservative | 2,397 |
| Michele Anne Wigram | Labour | 562 |
| Carolyn Rossiter | BNP | 276 |
Brentwood Rural1 seat
| Ann Naylor | Conservative | 2,953 ✓ |
| Yvonne Maguire | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,300 |
| Karen Chilvers | Liberal Democrats | 991 |
| Dennis Norman | Labour | 314 |
| Sidney Chaney | BNP | 312 |
| Maureen Davies | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 198 |
Brentwood South1 seat
| David John Kendall | Liberal Democrats | 2,273 ✓ |
| Lucy Lee | Conservative | 2,266 |
| Kevin Swaby | BNP | 501 |
| Gareth Barrett | Labour | 443 |
Canvey Island East1 seat
| Barry Wood | Independent | 1,782 ✓ |
| Matthew Howard | Conservative | 1,612 |
| Laurence Morgan | BNP | 852 |
| John Payne | Labour | 553 |
| Nicola Nunn | Liberal Democrats | 316 |
Canvey Island West1 seat
| Ray Howard | Conservative | 1,948 ✓ |
| Peter James May | CIIP | 1,655 |
| John Morgan | BNP | 505 |
| Jackie Reilly | Labour | 314 |
| Ashley Final | Liberal Democrats | 97 |
Chelmsford North1 seat
| Thomas Smith-Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 2,418 ✓ |
| Dick Madden | Conservative | 1,659 |
| Jim Webb | Labour | 405 |
| Alison Thomson | Green | 376 |
| Paul Maylin | BNP | 323 |
Chelmsford West1 seat
| Jude Deakin | Liberal Democrats | 2,040 ✓ |
| James Morgan | Conservative | 1,613 |
| Joan Valerie Bliss | Labour | 546 |
| Christine Mitchell | BNP | 376 |
| Nelson Joseph Brunton | Green | 372 |
Clacton West1 seat
| Chris Griffiths | Conservative | 1,639 ✓ |
| Kevin Watson | — | 694 |
| Tracey Worsley | BNP | 606 |
| Roy Raby | Labour | 469 |
| John Candler | Liberal Democrats | 348 |
| Clare Teresa Palmer | Green | 223 |
| Kenneth Sargeant | — | 123 |
Great Baddow1 seat
| Maureen Miller | Liberal Democrats | 2,545 ✓ |
| Janette Potter | Conservative | 2,089 |
| Jesse Pryke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 785 |
| James French | Labour | 326 |
| Colin Budgey | Green | 260 |
| Jemma Cutts | BNP | 216 |
Hadleigh1 seat
| Jillian Reeves | Conservative | 2,965 ✓ |
| Bob Eldridge | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,023 |
| John Trollope | Labour | 507 |
| Lesley Morgan | Green | 427 |
| Paul Westlake | Liberal Democrats | 406 |
| Peter Barber | BNP | 378 |
Rayleigh South1 seat
| Mavis Webster | Conservative | 2,165 ✓ |
| Paula Hayter | English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 847 |
| Lindsay Friend | Liberal Democrats | 777 |
| Donna-Marie Loughran | BNP | 347 |
| Alan Bennett | Labour | 289 |
Rochford South1 seat
| Roy Pearson | Conservative | 1,996 ✓ |
| Earl Strobridge | BNP | 547 |
| Douglas John Copping | Green | 517 |
| David James Michael Lench | Labour | 491 |
| Lester Wakeling | Liberal Democrats | 354 |
Rochford West1 seat
| Bonnie Hart | Conservative | 2,972 ✓ |
| Sid Cumberland | Liberal Democrats | 900 |
| Sandra Matthews | BNP | 874 |
| Angelina Marriott | Labour | 489 |
Springfield1 seat
| Mike MacKrory | Liberal Democrats | 2,845 ✓ |
| Paul John Leslie Hutchinson | Conservative | 2,340 |
| Bernard Corby | BNP | 403 |
| Howard Bills | Green | 340 |
| Rob Jones | Labour | 302 |
Stanway and Pyefleet1 seat
| Kevin Paul Bentley | Conservative | 2,394 ✓ |
| Colin Sykes | Liberal Democrats | 1,538 |
| Michael Lilley | Labour | 551 |
| Walter Schwarz | Green | 539 |
| Shaun Cuming | BNP | 331 |
Tendring Rural West1 seat
| Sarah Candy | Conservative | 2,195 ✓ |
| Ann Elvin | Liberal Democrats | 983 |
| David Macdonald | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 892 |
| Duncan Michael Gordon | Green | 434 |
| John Ford | Labour | 358 |
| Joe Robertson | — | 287 |
| Debbie Hack | BNP | 205 |
| Martyn Donn | — | 32 |
Wickford Crouch2 seats
| Donald Morris | Conservative | 4,732 ✓ |
| Iris Pummell | Conservative | 4,545 ✓ |
| Ron Long | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,854 |
| Anthony Gladwin | BNP | 1,449 |
| Philip Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,189 |
| Benjamin Williams | Liberal Democrats | 1,045 |
| Christine Roberts | BNP | 947 |
| Santa Nina Bennett | Labour | 875 |
| Patricia Rackley | Labour | 813 |
Witham Northern1 seat
| Michael Lager | Conservative | 1,793 ✓ |
| James Abbott | Green | 1,307 |
| Philip Barlow | Labour | 946 |
| David Hodges | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 751 |
| Pamela Hooper | Liberal Democrats | 490 |
| Robert Rundell | BNP | 349 |
