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is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75

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s are elected from 70 wards.

Political control

Leadership

The

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of the council since 1997 have been:

Council elections

* 1973 Essex County Council election * 1977 Essex County Council election * 1981 Essex County Council election * 1985 Essex County Council election * 1989 Essex County Council election * 1993 Essex County Council election *

1997 Essex County Council election An election to Essex County Council took place on 1 May 1997 as part of the 1997 United Kingdom local elections. 79 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-pa ...

(loss of Thurrock and Southend reduced the number of seats by 19) *

2001 Essex County Council election An election to Essex County Council took place on 7 June 2001 as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections. 79 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first- ...

* 2005 Essex County Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4) *

2009 Essex County Council election An election to Essex County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. The elections had been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. 75 councillors were elected from v ...

2013 Essex County Council election An election to Essex County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the 2013 United Kingdom local elections. 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the ...

2017 Essex County Council election Elections to Essex County Council took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, which each returned either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a fo ...

2021 Essex County Council election Elections to Essex County Council took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, with each returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post v ...

County result maps

File:Essex UK local election 2005 map.svg, 2005 results map File:Essex UK local election 2009 map.svg, 2009 results map File:Essex UK local election 2013 map.svg, 2013 results map File:Essex_UK_electoral division map (2017).svg, 2017 results map File:Essex UK local election 2021 map.svg, 2021 results map

By-election results

1985–1989

Basildon Vange (June 1986) (Labour Hold) Gray Thurrock (July 1986) (Labour Hold)

1989–1993

1993–1997

1997–2001

2001–2005

2005–2009

2010–2013

Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, the Green Party had received 11.0% and the British National Party received 14.2%. Percentage changes are since June 2009, when the British National Party and the Green Party also stood, receiving 6.1% and 8.2%, respectively, of votes cast. Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, the British National Party received 7.8% of the votes cast Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, British National Party received 6.2%.

2013–2017

2017–2021

References

Essex election results

External links

Elections on the Essex County Council website
{{English County Council Elections Council elections in Essex County council elections in England