Before (end of 2022) (51 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 14 · Labour 13 · Green 3 · Other 2
After (end of 2023) (51 seats, Open Council Data)
Conservative 19 · Labour 15 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Green 2
Ward results
Berechurch1 seat · turnout 25.4%
| Clive Pearson | Labour | 1,234 ✓ |
| Amir William Anbouche | Conservative | 292 |
| Simon Collis | Liberal Democrats | 171 |
| John Howard Clifton | Green | 99 |
| Diane Baker | Reform UK | 71 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Mark Goacher | Green | 1,374 ✓ |
| Simon Leslie Crow | Conservative | 655 |
| Charlie Jasper | Labour | 492 |
| Martin Gillingham | Liberal Democrats | 206 |
Greenstead1 seat · turnout 17.0%
| Tim Young | Labour | 1,128 ✓ |
| David John Crees | Conservative | 356 |
| Chantelle Whyborn | Liberal Democrats | 199 |
| Lisa Jane Cross | Green | 124 |
| Kevin Blair | Reform UK | 94 |
Highwoods1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| Alison Mary Jay | Liberal Democrats | 1,029 ✓ |
| Pauline Bacon | Labour | 722 |
| David Linghorn-Baker | Conservative | 375 |
| Ryan Meadows | Green | 85 |
Lexden & Braiswick1 seat
| Lewis Barber | Conservative | 1,569 ✓ |
| Thomas Alun Stevenson | Liberal Democrats | 492 |
| Sarah Bruce | Labour | 380 |
| Roger Bamforth | Green | 258 |
Marks Tey & Layer1 seat · turnout 29.5%
| Andrew Ellis | Conservative | 1,314 ✓ |
| John Spademan | Labour | 517 |
| Lydia De-Col | Liberal Democrats | 285 |
| Amy Sheridan | Green | 283 |
Mersea and Pyefleet1 seat · turnout 38.9%
| Carl Richard Powling | Conservative | 1,244 ✓ |
| John Richard Akker | Independent | 994 |
| W. Hayton | Labour | 306 |
| Justin Knight | Liberal Democrats | 202 |
| Sophie Almina Preston-Hall | Reform UK | 193 |
| Libby Kirkby-Taylor | Green | 163 |
Mile End1 seat · turnout 27.6%
| Venessa Jayne Beth Moffat | Liberal Democrats | 1,624 ✓ |
| Phoebe Rose Thompson Butcher | Conservative | 435 |
| Jim Pey | Labour | 352 |
| Amanda Jane Kirke | Green | 244 |
New Town and Christ Church1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| Samuel Ian Alexander McLean | Labour | 1,301 ✓ |
| Catherine Spindler | Liberal Democrats | 990 |
| Chris Piggott | Conservative | 399 |
| Ian Partridge | Independent | 208 |
| Robert Charles Brannan | Green | 207 |
Old Heath & The Hythe1 seat · turnout 27.2%
| Fay Smalls | Labour | 1,383 ✓ |
| Richard Martin | Conservative | 366 |
| Shaun Lee Boughton | Liberal Democrats | 235 |
| Andrew Canessa | Green | 181 |
| Jeffrey John Drew | Independent | 166 |
Prettygate1 seat · turnout 39.9%
| Leigh Tate | Conservative | 1,301 ✓ |
| John Loxley | Liberal Democrats | 1,279 |
| Richard William Bourne | Labour | 366 |
| Natalie Edgoose | Green | 152 |
Rural North1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| Thomas Rowe | Conservative | 1,625 ✓ |
| Karen Dawn Maxwell | Liberal Democrats | 481 |
| Barbara Rosemary Nichols | Labour | 405 |
| John Edwin Burgess | Green | 398 |
Shrub End1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| Sam McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | 835 ✓ |
| Luke Stephen Hayes | Labour | 720 |
| Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker | Conservative | 455 |
| Sara Nicola Ruth | Green | 117 |
St Anne's & St John's1 seat · turnout 31.8%
| Natalie Sommers | Liberal Democrats | 1,370 ✓ |
| Rowan James Knight | Conservative | 681 |
| Abigail Lesley Chambers | Labour | 346 |
| Sebastian Dwyer | Green | 161 |
Stanway1 seat · turnout 33.4%
| Lesley Scott-Boutell | Liberal Democrats | 1,375 ✓ |
| Janice Kaye Seabrook | Conservative | 698 |
| Ian John Yates | Labour | 180 |
| Pam Nelson | Green | 77 |
Tiptree1 seat · turnout 32.8%
| Paul Dundas | Conservative | 1,329 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Clare Holford | Labour | 419 |
| Jenny Stevens | Liberal Democrats | 260 |
| Clare Elizabeth Burgess | Green | 222 |
| Ashley Alexander Girling | Reform UK | 210 |
Wivenhoe1 seat · turnout 38.6%
| Mark Alan Cory | Liberal Democrats | 2,083 ✓ |
| Heather Lowe | Labour | 359 |
| Jo Wheatley | Green | 267 |
| Andrew John Higginson | Conservative | 122 |