Maldon District Council elections

Maldon District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years.

Council elections

The table below indicates the seat composition of the council following the conclusion of each election.[1]

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (30 seats)
1973 11 4 3 12 No overall control
1976 20 1 0 9 Conservative
New ward boundaries (30 seats)[2]
1979 18 2 3 7 Conservative
1983 15 1 9 5 No overall control
1987 14 1 11 4 No overall control
1991[3] 13 1 6 10 No overall control
1995 12 7 1 10 No overall control
1999 17 6 0 7 Conservative
New ward boundaries (31 seats)[4][5]
2003 21 2 0 8 Conservative
2007 26 0 0 5 Conservative
2011 28 0 0 3 Conservative
2015 28 0 0 3[b] Conservative
2019 17 0 0 14 Conservative
2023 10 1 6 14[c] No overall control

Results maps

  • 1979 results map
    1979 results map
  • 1983 results map
    1983 results map
  • 1987 results map
    1987 results map
  • 1991 results map
    1991 results map
  • 1995 results map
    1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
    1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[6] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Heybridge West 10 July 1986 Alliance Alliance
Heybridge West 24 November 1988 SLD SLD
Maldon East 11 March 1993 Liberal Democrats Independent
Heybridge West 20 May 1993 Liberal Democrats Independent
Goldhanger 29 July 1993 Conservative Conservative

1995-2006

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
St Lawrence 7 June 2001 Conservative Conservative
Maldon North West 21 February 2002 Labour Conservative
Maldon West 24 November 2005 Conservative Conservative

2007-2018

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Burnham-on-Crouch North 7 June 2007 Independent Independent
Burnham-on-Crouch North 7 June 2007 Conservative Conservative
Maldon North 7 August 2008 Conservative Conservative
Tollesbury 5 July 2012 Conservative Labour
Maldon West 8 December 2016 Conservative Independent

2019-present

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Heybridge East 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Tollesbury 6 May 2021 Conservative Independent
Wickham Bishops & Woodham 24 February 2022 Conservative Conservative
Heybridge West 14 April 2022 Independent Liberal Democrats
Maldon North 27 March 2025 Conservative Conservative
Maldon West 29 May 2025 MDIG Liberal Democrats

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ^ Including 1 UKIP
  3. ^ Including 7 Maldon District Independent Group

References

  1. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ The District of Maldon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Maldon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  6. ^ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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