1991 Uttlesford District Council election

1991 Uttlesford District Council election
← 1987
2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
1995 →
All 42 seats to Uttlesford District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 24 seats, 43.9% 10 seats, 39.7%
Seats won 25 10
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 11,724 10,853
Percentage 39.9% 36.9%
Swing Decrease 4.0% Decrease 2.8%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Labour
Last election 7 seats, 16.7% 1 seat, 9.0%
Seats won 6 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 2,478 4,326
Percentage 8.4% 14.7%
Swing Increase 1.6% Increase 5.7%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Uttlesford District Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1991 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 33 25 4 3 Increase 1 59.5 38.9 11,724 –5.0
  Liberal Democrats 23 10 3 3 Steady 23.8 36.1 10,853 –3.2
  Independent 12 6 1 2 Decrease 1 14.3 10.6 3,201 +3.8
  Labour 17 1 0 0 Steady 2.4 14.4 4,326 +5.0

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Tyler* 317 75.8 N/A
Labour M. Green 101 24.2 N/A
Majority 216 51.6 N/A
Turnout 418 50.8 N/A
Registered electors 833
Independent hold

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Haggerwood* 302 72.1 –11.4
Labour K. Williams 117 27.9 N/A
Majority 185 44.2 –22.6
Turnout 419 53.1 –7.9
Registered electors 787
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Abrahams* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,281
Independent hold

Elsenham

Elsenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hurwitz* 340 57.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats A. White 158 26.5 N/A
Labour M. Mott 98 16.4 N/A
Majority 182 30.5 N/A
Turnout 596 38.4 N/A
Registered electors 1,552
Conservative hold

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Gregory 636 55.0 –21.1
Conservative J. Berry-Richards 588 50.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats R. Head 501 43.3 –9.1
Turnout ~1,157 53.2 +1.3
Registered electors 2,175
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Gaylor 632 54.0 –4.3
Liberal Democrats G. Powers 493 42.2 +6.9
Conservative M. Davey* 385 32.9 –13.4
Conservative R. Handy 377 32.2 +0.9
Labour K. Blackburn 172 14.7 N/A
Turnout ~1,170 52.4 –2.4
Registered electors 2,232
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Westcott* 816 59.6 –2.3
Liberal Democrats N. Prowse* 575 42.0 –9.0
Conservative D. James 566 41.3 N/A
Labour D. Cole 305 22.3 N/A
Turnout ~1,370 47.8 –8.1
Registered electors 2,866
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Hallingbury

Great Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Streeter* Unopposed
Registered electors 752
Independent hold

Hatfield Broad Oak

Hatfield Broad Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wood* Unopposed
Registered electors 888
Conservative hold

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Delderfield* 324 64.7 –13.8
Labour W. McCarthy 177 35.3 +13.8
Majority 147 29.4 –27.5
Turnout 501 44.7 –5.4
Registered electors 1,157
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.8

Henham

Henham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Braeckman 326 49.5 –12.1
Liberal Democrats J. Gibb 277 42.0 +3.6
Labour J. Graddon 56 8.5 N/A
Majority 49 7.5 –15.6
Turnout 659 55.2 +9.6
Registered electors 1,202
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.9

Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Row* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,091
Conservative hold

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Menell* Unopposed
Registered electors 929
Conservative hold

Newport

Newport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Brockwell 483 62.4 +3.6
Liberal Democrats P. Beer 291 37.6 +22.4
Majority 192 24.8 –7.9
Turnout 774 48.0 +0.3
Registered electors 1,641
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.4

Rickling

Rickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Smith 267 53.6 +7.7
Liberal Democrats J. West 231 46.4 –7.7
Majority 36 7.2 N/A
Turnout 498 63.2 –3.9
Registered electors 791
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase7.7

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Lefever 554 42.7 +8.4
Conservative D. Miller* 554 42.7 –7.0
Conservative A. Walters* 524 40.4 –5.6
Liberal Democrats J. Porter 519 40.0 +6.8
Labour J. Evans 184 14.2 –3.1
Labour S. Lake 169 13.0 –1.5
Turnout ~1,296 57.6 –3.6
Registered electors 2,250
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Paget* 652 43.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats K. Bigsby 518 34.9 –0.2
Labour D. Cornell 449 30.2 +9.9
Conservative R. Eastham* 446 30.0 –14.1
Labour D. Barrs 409 27.5 +10.7
Conservative B. Chandler 372 25.0 –12.2
Turnout ~1,485 52.7 –5.7
Registered electors 2,818
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Saffron Walden Plantation

Saffron Walden Plantation (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Ketteridge* 583 42.5 –7.1
Conservative S. Neville* 495 36.1 –7.1
Labour R. Bunn 358 26.1 +10.3
Labour Y. Morton 356 25.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats V. Hunter 350 25.5 –12.6
Liberal Democrats J. Drinkwater 346 25.2 –9.2
Turnout ~1,372 44.7 –5.7
Registered electors 3,070
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Green* 628 57.7 +15.4
Conservative R. Dean 398 36.5 –7.4
Liberal Democrats P. Price-Smith 322 29.6 +4.8
Labour K. Pipe 262 24.1 +3.0
Liberal Democrats F. Whittington 259 23.8 +0.7
Turnout ~1,089 45.2 –8.6
Registered electors 2,410
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted Mountfitchet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Dean* 905 48.9 +0.2
Liberal Democrats M. Caton* 850 45.9 –1.7
Liberal Democrats R. Clifford* 828 44.7 ±0.0
Conservative B. Gott 773 41.7 –0.8
Independent P. Wellings 723 39.0 N/A
Conservative R. Wallace 722 39.0 –3.4
Turnout ~1,852 46.4 –6.6
Registered electors 1,124
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Porter 344 53.3 N/A
Independent E. Kiddle* 301 46.7 –30.9
Majority 43 6.6 N/A
Turnout 645 58.0 +0.3
Registered electors 1,124
Independent gain from Independent

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Collins* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,040
Conservative hold

Takeley

Takeley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. MacPhail* 412 45.5 –13.5
Conservative J. Cheetham 382 42.2 –14.6
Liberal Democrats J. Backus 304 33.6 N/A
Labour J. Oliveira 302 33.4 –5.1
Turnout ~905 41.9 –0.1
Registered electors 2,160
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Walsh* 609 56.0 +17.2
Independent P. Leeder* 460 42.3 –12.6
Liberal Democrats S. Corke 367 33.8 –1.0
Labour K. Donovan 183 16.8 N/A
Independent D. Morgan 118 10.9 N/A
Independent R. Morgan 91 8.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,087 52.3 –3.9
Registered electors 2,078
Conservative gain from Independent
Independent hold

The Canfields

The Canfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Wright* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,400
Conservative hold

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lightning* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,179
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Thorburn Unopposed
Registered electors 1,032
Conservative hold

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Tivendale* Unopposed
Registered electors 992
Conservative hold

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Hughes* 316 51.5 N/A
Independent R. Lander 298 48.5 N/A
Majority 18 2.9 N/A
Turnout 614 47.5 N/A
Registered electors 1,297
Independent hold

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chambers* 369 56.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats R. Harcourt 285 43.6 N/A
Majority 84 12.8 N/A
Turnout 654 58.9 N/A
Registered electors 1,110
Conservative hold

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Belcher* 311 57.2 –18.2
Independent R. Stone 233 42.8 N/A
Majority 78 14.4 –36.3
Turnout 544 49.1 –1.1
Registered electors 1,115
Conservative hold

By-elections

Takeley

Takeley by-election: 12 March 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 460 41.6
Conservative 430 38.9
Labour 215 19.5
Majority 30 2.7
Turnout 1,105 50.9
Registered electors 2,171
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

The Rodings

The Rodings by-election: 19 November 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 279 52.0
Conservative 258 48.0
Majority 21 3.9
Turnout 537 54.1
Registered electors 993
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle by-election: 1 April 1993[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 472 36.8
Conservative 436 34.0
Labour 308 24.0
Independent 66 5.1
Majority 36 2.8
Turnout 1,282 45.6
Registered electors 2,811
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saffron Walden Plantation

Saffron Walden Plantation by-election: 14 April 1994[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 611 46.0
Conservative 369 27.8
Labour 349 26.3
Majority 242 18.2
Turnout 1,329 42.9
Registered electors 3,098
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Uttlesford_District_Council_election