Election results
You can find the results of the local election and the results of the county election held on 1 May 2025.
Local election results
The overall result for 2023 was:
- Liberal Democrat Group: 33 councillors
- Conservative Group: 21 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
- Independent Network: 1 councillor
The average turnout across the district was 32.33%.
Overall result
- Liberal Democrat Party: 31 councillors
- Conservative Party: 21 councillors
- South Woodham Ferrers Council Taxpayers Association: 2 councillors
- Independent: 3 councillors
Results by ward
Results by ward
By-elections
Result
- Helen Ayres (Liberal Democrats): 1,384 votes
- Ronnie Bartlett (Green Party Candidate): 200 votes
- Darren Brooke (Reform Uk - Changing Politics For Good): 572 votes
- Simon Andrew Lowe (Reform Uk - Changing Politics For Good): 541 votes
- Seán Manley (Liberal Democrats): 1,285 votes
- Edward Massey (Green Party Candidate): 143 votes
- Penny Richards (Labour Party): 191 votes
- Seena Shah (The Conservative Party Candidate): 477 votes
- Renga Subramanian (The Conservative Party Candidate): 411 votes
- Oli Winters (Labour Party): 128 votes
Elected candidates
- Helen Ayres (Liberal Democrats)
- Seán Manley (Liberal Democrats)
Turnout: 27.16%
Result
- Stephen Edward Capper, Labour Party: 48 votes
- Edward Paul George Massey, The Green Party Candidate: 75 votes
- Christine Margaret Shaw, Liberal Democrats: 70 votes
- Gillian Emma Swain (commonly known as Gillian Bonnett), The Conservative Party Candidate: 838 votes
Elected candidate
- Gillian Emma Swain (commonly known as Gillian Bonnett), The Conservative Party Candidate
Turnout: 24%
Result
- Sue Baker, Liberal Democrat: 480
- Stephen Edward Capper, Labour Party: 183
- Steph Scott, The Conservative Party Candidate: 1,494
Elected candidate
Steph Scott (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Turnout: 33.4%
Result
- Hazel Olive Clark, Liberal Democrat: 652 votes
- Robert James Ewart Gisby, The Conservative Party Candidate: 790 votes
- Ben Harvey, Green Party Candidate: 89 votes
- Jake Havard, Labour Party: 122 votes
- Angela Jane Pitt Ling, Independent Network: 183 votes
Elected candidate
Robert James Ewart Gisby, The Conservative Party Candidate
Turnout: 42.26%
Result
- Ronnie Bartlett, Green Party candidate: 78 votes
- Lynn Valerie Foster, Liberal Democrat: 572 votes
- Edward Paul George Massey, Labour Party: 67 votes
- Andrew George Thorpe-Apps, The Conservative Party Candidate: 716 votes
Elected candidate
Andrew George Thorpe-Apps, The Conservative Party Candidate
Turnout: 35%
Result
- Paul Bishop, Labour Party: 156 votes
- Steven Chambers, Independent: 72 votes
- Ben Harvey, The Green Party Candidate: 69 votes
- Ben McNally, The Conservative Party Candidate: 311 votes
- Smita Rajesh, Liberal Democrat: 563 votes
Elected candidate
Smita Rajesh, Liberal Democrat
Turnout: 21%
Result
- Tony Lane (The Green Party Candidate): 210 votes
- Edward Massey (Labour Party): 411 votes
- Graham Pooley (Liberal Democrat): 992 votes
- Gilbert Smith : 1,108 votes
Elected candidate
Gilbert Smith , Liberal Democrat
Turnout: 31.97%