- Braintree local elections
Braintree Council is elected every four years.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - 1979
No overall control 1979 - 1995Labour 1995 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007Conservative 2007 - present
Council elections
Braintree Council election, 1999 Braintree Council election, 2003 Braintree Council election, 2007 By-election results
1995-1999
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 583
percentage = 65.5
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 165
percentage = 18.5
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 119
percentage = 13.4
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 23
percentage = 2.6
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 418
percentage = 47.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 890
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =1999-2003
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 466
percentage = 53.8
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 260
percentage = 30.0
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 140
percentage = 16.2
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 206
percentage = 23.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 866
percentage = 16.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 587
percentage = 50.4
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 344
percentage = 29.5
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 192
percentage = 16.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 42
percentage = 3.6
change = +3.6Election box majority
votes = 243
percentage = 20.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,165
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 328
percentage = 69.5
change = -5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 144
percentage = 30.5
change = +5.1Election box majority
votes = 184
percentage = 39.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 472
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 694
percentage = 52.1
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 475
percentage = 35.7
change = +14.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 124
percentage = 9.3
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 38
percentage = 2.9
change = -5.6Election box majority
votes = 219
percentage = 16.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,331
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 671
percentage = 39.0
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 666
percentage = 38.7
change = +8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 261
percentage = 15.2
change = -20.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 66
percentage = 3.8
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 39
percentage = 2.3
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate =
votes = 19
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 5
percentage = 0.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,722
percentage = 30.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 758
percentage = 61.0
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 278
percentage = 22.4
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 144
percentage = 11.6
change = -5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 62
percentage = 5.0
change = -3.5Election box majority
votes = 480
percentage = 38.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,242
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =2003-2007
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Steve Bolter
votes = 664
percentage = 45.8
change = +21.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 625
percentage = 43.1
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 160
percentage = 11.0
change = -4.1Election box majority
votes = 39
percentage = 2.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,449
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 289
percentage = 49.5
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Joanne Fish
votes = 272
percentage = 46.6
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 23
percentage = 3.9
change = +3.9Election box majority
votes = 17
percentage = 2.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 584
percentage = 34.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2007-2011
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Smith
votes = 668
percentage = 50.7
change = +17.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Agnes Bishop
votes = 406
percentage = 30.8
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Wendy Partridge
votes = 125
percentage = 9.5
change = +9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Lemon
votes = 119
percentage = 9.0
change = -6.0Election box majority
votes = 262
percentage = 19.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,318
percentage = 27.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ron Elliston
votes = 782
percentage = 78.1
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carole Hine
votes = 138
percentage = 13.8
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Agnes Wells
votes = 81
percentage = 8.1
change = +8.1Election box majority
votes = 644
percentage = 64.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,001
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.braintree.gov.uk Braintree Council]
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