Before (end of 2015) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 27 · Liberal Democrats 20 · Labour 9 · Other 4
After (end of 2016) (51 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 22 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Labour 11 · Other 3
Ward results
Berechurch3 seats · turnout 39.0%
| Dave Harris | Labour | 1,710 ✓ |
| Clive Pearson | Labour | 1,283 ✓ |
| Martyn Warnes | Labour | 1,206 ✓ |
| Annabel Rose Fay Glayzer | Conservative | 366 |
| Michael Brown | Conservative | 359 |
| Chris Brown | Conservative | 356 |
| Ralph George Morse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 353 |
| Katie Lily Francis Hood | Liberal Democrats | 181 |
| George Edward Penny | Liberal Democrats | 155 |
| Jakub Makowski | Liberal Democrats | 144 |
| Sam Borley | Green | 142 |
Castle3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| Nick Barlow | Liberal Democrats | 881 ✓ |
| Daniel Lawrence | Conservative | 854 ✓ |
| Daniel John Ellis | Conservative | 801 ✓ |
| Bill Frame | Liberal Democrats | 792 |
| Mark Goacher | Green | 781 |
| Josephine Hayes | Liberal Democrats | 769 |
| Kate Martin | Conservative | 759 |
| Amanda Jane Kirke | Green | 511 |
| Isobel Claire Merry | Labour | 484 |
| Barry Gilheany | Labour | 452 |
| Charles David Ham | Green | 451 |
| Jordan Newell | Labour | 427 |
Greenstead3 seats · turnout 37.9%
| Julie Young | Labour | 1,144 ✓ |
| Tim Young | Labour | 1,134 ✓ |
| Tina Bourne | Labour | 995 ✓ |
| Christopher Hill | Conservative | 517 |
| James Anthony Middleditch | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 421 |
| Owen Bartholomew | Liberal Democrats | 388 |
| Paul Gordon Hanslow | Conservative | 341 |
| Andrew John Higginson | Conservative | 309 |
| Josef Schumacher | Liberal Democrats | 288 |
| Christopher Flossman | Green | 193 |
| Christopher John Lee | Independent | 183 |
| Poppy Eloise Gerrard-Abbott | Green | 115 |
| Asa Michael Brotherton | Green | 103 |
Highwoods3 seats · turnout 36.6%
| Gerard Paul Oxford | Independent | 1,126 ✓ |
| Bev Oxford | Independent | 1,038 ✓ |
| Phil Oxford | Independent | 954 ✓ |
| Christopher James Hayter | Conservative | 690 |
| James Child | Conservative | 588 |
| Steph Hayward | Conservative | 522 |
| David Charles McCulloch | Labour | 287 |
| Gary Braddy | Labour | 285 |
| Diane Stevens | Labour | 283 |
| John Baker | Liberal Democrats | 273 |
| Alexei Knupffer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 251 |
| Robbie Spence | Green | 139 |
| Bonnie Jayne Murphy | Green | 92 |
| Leo Palmer | Green | 91 |
Lexden & Braiswick3 seats
| Dennis Willetts | Conservative | 1,712 ✓ |
| Lewis Barber | Conservative | 1,704 ✓ |
| Brian David Henry Jarvis | Conservative | 1,609 ✓ |
| Thomas Alun Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 515 |
| Gemma Marie Graham | Liberal Democrats | 410 |
| Sian Sarah Ford | Green | 386 |
| Sue Waite | Liberal Democrats | 367 |
| Alison Jane Inman | Labour | 335 |
| Sioux Blair-Jordan | Labour | 321 |
| Megan Joanne Saliu | Labour | 284 |
| Rosa Belle Chandler | Green | 247 |
| Emmanuel Blondel | Green | 219 |
Marks Tey & Layer3 seats
| Kevin Paul Bentley | Conservative | 1,424 ✓ |
| Alexander Ellis | Conservative | 1,248 ✓ |
| Jackie MacLean | Conservative | 1,135 ✓ |
| John Pitts | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 523 |
| John Wood | Labour | 379 |
| Gillian Mary Collings | Liberal Democrats | 340 |
| Clare Teresa Palmer | Green | 302 |
| John Spademan | Labour | 296 |
| Michael Kenneth Wagstaff | Labour | 231 |
| Matthew James Stemp | Green | 206 |
Mersea and Pyefleet3 seats · turnout 45.6%
| John Jowers | Conservative | 1,643 ✓ |
| Patricia Moore | Conservative | 1,433 ✓ |
| Rebecca Davidson | Conservative | 1,392 ✓ |
| David Holmes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 768 |
| David Roger Broise | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 761 |
| Bry Mogridge | Labour | 515 |
| Maria Vigneau | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 507 |
| Lisa Britton | Green | 459 |
| Peter Banks | Green | 426 |
| Neil Martin Belcher | Labour | 301 |
| Ronald Smith | Labour | 269 |
| Barry Ronald Woodward | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| Bartosz Mizgier | Green | 143 |
Mile End3 seats · turnout 41.9%
| Martin Goss | Liberal Democrats | 1,666 ✓ |
| Phillip Coleman | Liberal Democrats | 1,375 ✓ |
| Dominic Graham | Liberal Democrats | 1,344 ✓ |
| Benjamin Locker | Conservative | 731 |
| Stephen John Rowe | Conservative | 543 |
| Thomas Rowe | Conservative | 525 |
| Martin Camroux | Labour | 302 |
| Beverley Anne Pearce | Labour | 258 |
| Elisa Mabel Vasquez-Walters | Labour | 221 |
| David William Traynier | Green | 206 |
| Matt Bryan | Green | 127 |
| Peter Lynn | Green | 88 |
New Town and Christ Church3 seats · turnout 38.1%
| Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins | Liberal Democrats | 1,140 ✓ |
| Nicholas Cope | Liberal Democrats | 1,113 ✓ |
| Annie Feltham | Liberal Democrats | 1,032 ✓ |
| Abigail Sarah Fuller | Labour | 710 |
| Annesley Hardy | Conservative | 691 |
| Simon Leslie Crow | Conservative | 666 |
| Ben Payne | Conservative | 616 |
| Oladipo Oluwafemi Ogedengbe | Labour | 563 |
| Jaki Donna Whyte | Labour | 559 |
| Robert Charles Brannan | Green | 555 |
| Ruby Ramona Runnalls Palmer | Green | 346 |
| Laurence Knight | Green | 317 |
Old Heath & The Hythe3 seats
| Michael Lilley | Labour | 1,126 ✓ |
| Adam Daniel Fox | Labour | 1,025 ✓ |
| Lee Paul Scordis | Labour | 925 ✓ |
| Julia Pauline Havis | Liberal Democrats | 747 |
| Janet Mary Knight | Liberal Democrats | 711 |
| Justin Knight | Liberal Democrats | 689 |
| Susan Lorna Allen | Green | 451 |
| Liam Henry Gallagher | Conservative | 435 |
| Barbara Brown | Conservative | 403 |
| Alan Herbert Scattergood | Conservative | 344 |
| Janet Christina Plummer | Green | 302 |
| Andrew Canessa | Green | 258 |
Prettygate3 seats · turnout 46.3%
| Sue Lissimore | Conservative | 2,024 ✓ |
| Beverly Davies | Conservative | 1,675 ✓ |
| Roger Buston | Conservative | 1,637 ✓ |
| Jake Beavan | Liberal Democrats | 649 |
| Mike Dale | Labour | 599 |
| Glanville Williams | Liberal Democrats | 585 |
| Richard William Bourne | Labour | 563 |
| Clive John Needle | Labour | 379 |
| Ruby May-Dawn Butler | Green | 369 |
| Luke Alexander O'Loughlin | Green | 209 |
| Michael James Stewart | Green | 192 |
Rural North3 seats · turnout 38.5%
| Claire Arnold | Conservative | 1,913 ✓ |
| Nigel Chapman | Conservative | 1,824 ✓ |
| Peter John Chillingworth | Conservative | 1,665 ✓ |
| Roger Bamforth | Green | 488 |
| Will Brown | Liberal Democrats | 478 |
| Blake Roberts | Green | 367 |
| Kevin Francis Finnigan | Labour | 322 |
| Judith Anne Short | Labour | 319 |
| Janita Erica Le Fevre | Green | 282 |
| Paul Henry Fryer-Kelsey | Labour | 278 |
Shrub End3 seats · turnout 35.6%
| Lyn Barton | Liberal Democrats | 960 ✓ |
| Keith Chaplin | Liberal Democrats | 569 ✓ |
| Pauline Sandra Hazell | Conservative | 526 ✓ |
| Michael Hardy | Conservative | 510 |
| Jamie Peter Chaplin | Liberal Democrats | 508 |
| Vic Flores | Conservative | 496 |
| Bruno Paul Hickman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 379 |
| Sharron Paula Lawrence | Independent | 349 |
| Bruce John Tuxford | Labour | 324 |
| Steve Dunt | Labour | 322 |
| Stuart David Ellis | Labour | 305 |
| Wolfgang Friedrich Fauser | Green | 206 |
| Stuart Ronald Welham | Green | 143 |
| Maria Harrison | Green | 92 |
St Anne's & St John's3 seats
| Martyn Hogg | Liberal Democrats | 1,426 ✓ |
| Helen Chuah | Liberal Democrats | 1,352 ✓ |
| Peter John Harle Smith | Liberal Democrats | 1,215 ✓ |
| Jason Berry | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 637 |
| Charles Christian McKay | Conservative | 568 |
| Bill Faram | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 529 |
| Peter Klejna-Wendt | Conservative | 511 |
| Terence Sutton | Conservative | 465 |
| Sam Fuller | Labour | 276 |
| Amanda Kathleen Stannard | Labour | 274 |
| Alexander Richard Yeandle | Labour | 251 |
| Callum Friedrich Fauser | Green | 191 |
| Robert Chambers | Green | 160 |
| Megan Catherine Maltby | Green | 111 |
Stanway3 seats · turnout 37.0%
| Fiona Louise Maclean | Conservative | 963 ✓ |
| Lesley Scott-Boutell | Liberal Democrats | 962 ✓ |
| Jessica Jane Scott-Boutell | Liberal Democrats | 944 ✓ |
| Paul Dundas | Conservative | 839 |
| Christopher James Manby | Conservative | 792 |
| Jon Manning | Liberal Democrats | 629 |
| Carole May Spademan | Labour | 302 |
| Dave Hough | Labour | 302 |
| Ian Yates | Labour | 256 |
| Will Price | Green | 137 |
| Walter Schwarz | Green | 137 |
| Nicholas Blondel | Green | 136 |
Tiptree3 seats · turnout 30.5%
| John Elliott | Conservative | 1,459 ✓ |
| Barbara Wood | Conservative | 1,403 ✓ |
| Derek Anthony Loveland | Conservative | 1,370 ✓ |
| Joanne Devine | Labour | 400 |
| Barbara Rosemary Nichols | Labour | 400 |
| Robert Peter Spademan | Labour | 371 |
| Kathy Bamforth | Green | 291 |
| Robert John Cronshaw | Green | 196 |
| Adam Abo Henriksen | Green | 165 |
Wivenhoe3 seats · turnout 62.6%
| Cyril Liddy | Labour | 1,154 ✓ |
| Mark Alan Cory | Liberal Democrats | 1,141 ✓ |
| Rosalind Scott | Labour | 1,137 ✓ |
| Phil Finn | Labour | 998 |
| Peter Stephen Hill | Conservative | 906 |
| Sanchia Nash | Liberal Democrats | 892 |
| Andrea Luxford Vaughan | Independent | 549 |
| Alex Hale | Liberal Democrats | 499 |
| Mike Newton | Independent | 464 |
| Craig Sutton | Conservative | 447 |
| Shaun Lee Boughton | Independent | 416 |
| Rowan Mark Perrior | Conservative | 379 |
| Timothy Glover | Green | 278 |
| Laura Marie Pountney | Green | 123 |
| Lora Aziz | Green | 113 |