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
1983 results map
1987 results map
1991 results map
1995 results map
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 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 preceding 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
References
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ The District of Maldon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Maldon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
