Before (end of 2015) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 29 · Other 7 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Labour 1
After (end of 2016) (39 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 21 · Other 14 · Liberal Democrats 4 · Labour 0
Ward results
Downhall and Rawreth3 seats · turnout 45.2%
| Christopher Ian Black | Liberal Democrats | 1,111 ✓ |
| Ronald Oatham | Liberal Democrats | 945 ✓ |
| Chris Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 865 ✓ |
| Keith Brian Podd | Conservative | 305 |
| Deborah Mercer | Conservative | 303 |
| John Richard Chaffin | — | 279 |
| Tony Hollis | Conservative | 266 |
| Shaun Cain | Labour | 145 |
Foulness and The Wakerings3 seats
| Neil Hookway | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 649 ✓ |
| Daniel Efde | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 623 ✓ |
| Tina Hughes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 615 ✓ |
| Barbara Jean Wilkins | Conservative | 498 |
| Tony Porter | Conservative | 481 |
| Ann Holland | Conservative | 414 |
| Trevor Edward Goodwin | Independent | 358 |
| Jack Newman | Labour | 285 |
| David James Michael Lench | Labour | 195 |
| Paul White | Labour | 171 |
| Simon Cross | Green | 151 |
| Tracy Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 90 |
| Michelle Arnold | Liberal Democrats | 81 |
Hawkwell East3 seats
| Lesley Ann Butcher | Conservative | 802 ✓ |
| Mike Webb | Conservative | 687 ✓ |
| Elliot Mason | — | 674 ✓ |
| Jo McPherson | Conservative | 556 |
| Gill Gibson | Labour | 353 |
Hawkwell West3 seats · turnout 57.8%
| Christine Mason | — | 1,058 ✓ |
| Jan Mason | — | 1,030 ✓ |
| Julie Roseanna Gooding | Conservative | 595 ✓ |
| Liz Marlow | Conservative | 504 |
| Alex Holland-Martin | Conservative | 345 |
| Robert Clemenson | Labour | 345 |
Hockley3 seats
| Irena Cassar | — | 883 ✓ |
| Adrian Howard Eves | — | 822 ✓ |
| Brian Thomas Hazlewood | Conservative | 735 ✓ |
| Malcolm Maddocks | Conservative | 595 |
| Keith Hudson | Conservative | 585 |
| Ian James Rooke | Labour | 337 |
Hockley & Ashingdon3 seats
| Carole Weston | Conservative | 1,021 ✓ |
| Michael Carter | Conservative | 938 ✓ |
| Terry Cutmore | Conservative | 817 ✓ |
| Stephen Arthur Willis | Labour | 445 |
Hullbridge3 seats · turnout 40.0%
| Michael Hoy | Green | 1,220 ✓ |
| Diane Hoy | Green | 1,185 ✓ |
| Stuart Anthony Wilson | Green | 835 ✓ |
| John Alfred Bull | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 640 |
| Angela Hale | Conservative | 394 |
| Mark Peter Hale | Conservative | 366 |
| Angelina Marriott | Conservative | 322 |
| David Flack | Labour | 271 |
| Robin Hume | Labour | 201 |
| Roger Anthony Neville | Labour | 152 |
Lodge3 seats
| Bob Milne | Conservative | 936 ✓ |
| Ian Ward | Conservative | 891 ✓ |
| Simon Paul Smith | Conservative | 827 ✓ |
| Richard Lambourne | — | 610 |
| Carol Ann Twydell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 566 |
| Stephen Trellis | Liberal Democrats | 310 |
| Bernadette Hannon | Labour | 310 |
Roche North & Rural3 seats
| George John Ioannou | Conservative | 640 ✓ |
| Nicholas Leonard Cooper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 578 ✓ |
| Laureen Shaw | Conservative | 466 ✓ |
| Kevin Salt | Labour | 459 |
| Mark Daniels | Labour | 422 |
| Phil Shaw | Conservative | 419 |
| Myra Anne Weir | Labour | 418 |
| Daniel Irlam | Liberal Democrats | 210 |
Roche South3 seats
| Michael John Lucas-Gill | Conservative | 457 ✓ |
| Arthur Williams | Conservative | 422 ✓ |
| Mike Steptoe | Conservative | 412 ✓ |
| John Henry Jefferies | Labour | 386 |
| Victoria Mary Williams | Labour | 357 |
| Richard Henry Loding | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 330 |
| Marion Lilian Sawyer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 315 |
| Simon Gosden | Labour | 312 |
Sweyne Park and Grange3 seats
| Toby Mountain | — | 847 ✓ |
| June Rosemary Lumley | Conservative | 785 ✓ |
| James Newport | Liberal Democrats | 599 ✓ |
| Carol Ann Pavelin | Conservative | 514 |
| Margaret Helen Spencer | Conservative | 464 |
| Charles Archer | Labour | 375 |
Trinity3 seats
| David John Sperring | Conservative | 1,096 ✓ |
| Cheryl Roe | Conservative | 1,081 ✓ |
| David Merrick | Conservative | 996 ✓ |
| John Hayter | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 912 |
| Keith Anthony Gibbs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 713 |
| Stephen James Cooper | Labour | 410 |
Wheatley3 seats
| Jamie Clive Burton | — | 937 ✓ |
| John David Griffin | Conservative | 748 ✓ |
| Robin Dray | Conservative | 739 ✓ |
| Jack Leslie Lawmon | Conservative | 624 |
| Michael Handford | Liberal Democrats | 372 |
| Luke Houghton | Labour | 350 |