Local election results: Essex

Fourteen councils in Essex have had elections Credit: TV News Anglia (contains OS data © Crown copyright)

Essex has 14 councils with elections. Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock are the only two single-tier unitary authorities in the county and they provide all the local services in their areas of south Essex.

In the 12 other areas, responsibility for local amenities is split between Essex County Council and the district, borough or city council for that area.

  • Basildon: No Overall Control

  • No change

  • C gain 1, UKIP gain 1, Ind lose 2

  • New council: C 18, UKIP 11, Lab 9, Ind 3, LD 1

  • Braintree: Conservative

  • No change

  • R up 1, Lab down 9, C down 1, Green down 1, Ind down 1

  • New council: C 44, R 2, Lab 2, Green 1

  • Brentwood: Conservative

  • Conservative gain from NOC

  • C gain 5, Ind lose 3, Lab lose 1, LD lose 1

  • New council: C 23, LD 10, Lab 2, Ind 2

  • Castle Point: Conservative

  • No change

  • C gain 1, Ind lose 1

  • New council: C 22, Ind 14, UKIP 5

  • Chelmsford: Conservative

  • No change

  • C gain 13, LD lose 11, Lab lose 1, Ind lose 1

  • New council: C 52, LD 5

  • Colchester: No Overall Control

  • No change

  • C gain 4, LD lose 4

  • New council: C 27, LD 20, Lab 9, Ind 4

  • Epping Forest: Conservative

  • No change

  • C gain 2, Lab lose 1, LD lose 1

  • New council: C 38, R 12, LD 3, UKIP 2, Ind 2, Green 1

  • Harlow: Labour

  • No change

  • C gain 1, Lab gain 1, UKIP lose 2

  • New council: Lab 19, C 12, UKIP 2

  • Maldon: Conservative

  • No change

  • C gain 1, UKIP gain 1, Lab lose 1, Ind lose 1

  • New council: C 28, Ind 2, UKIP 1

  • Rochford: Conservative

  • No change

  • C gain 4, R lose 3, LD lose 1

  • New council: C 29, UKIP 3, R 2, LD 2, Green 2, Lab 1

  • Southend-on-Sea: No Overall Control

  • No change

  • C gain 3, Ind lose 2, LD lose 1

  • New council: C 22, Ind 11, Lab 9, UKIP 5, LD 4

  • Tendring: No Overall Control

  • Conservative lose to NOC

  • UKIP gain 19, C lose 8, Lab lose 5, Ind lose 5, LD lose 1

  • New council: C 23, UKIP 22, Ind 7, Lab 4, R 3, LD 1

  • Thurrock: No Overall Control

  • No change

  • UKIP gain 7, Lab lose 5, C lose 1, Ind lose 1

  • New council: Lab 18, C 17, UKIP 13, Ind 1

  • Uttlesford: Conservative

  • No change

  • Ind up 4, C down 8, LD down 1

  • New council: C 23, Ind 10, LD 6