Mersea & Pyefleet ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Alec Davidson Elected | 1,573 | 38.2% | +1.7 |
| Reform UK | Christopher Paul Perera | 1,468 | 35.7% | +23.7 |
| Green Party | Heidi Cornish | 597 | 14.5% | +9.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Micheal Knight | 254 | 6.2% | +2.0 |
| Labour Party | Natalie Eldred | 225 | 5.5% | -5.9 |
| Majority | 105 | |||
| Turnout | 50.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,121 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,117 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin David Parsons Elected | 1,081 | 36.5% | -3.6 |
| Independent | John Richard Akker | 924 | 31.2% | -0.8 |
| Reform UK | Sophie Almina Preston-Hall | 355 | 12.0% | +5.8 |
| Labour Party | Natalie Eldred | 336 | 11.3% | +1.5 |
| Green Party | Libby Kirkby-Taylor | 142 | 4.8% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Micheal Knight | 124 | 4.2% | -2.3 |
| Majority | 157 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,962 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Richard Powling Elected | 1,244 | 40.1% | -24.9 |
| Independent | John Richard Akker | 994 | 32.0% | — |
| Labour Party | William Hayton | 306 | 9.9% | -9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Micheal Knight | 202 | 6.5% | -9.0 |
| Reform UK | Sophie Almina Preston-Hall | 193 | 6.2% | — |
| Green Party | Libby Kirkby-Taylor | 163 | 5.3% | — |
| Majority | 250 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | 7,980 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,102 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Alec Davidson Elected | 1,742 | 65.0% | -4.8 |
| Labour Party | Natalie Eldred | 521 | 19.5% | +10.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Stevens | 415 | 15.5% | +10.4 |
| Majority | 1,221 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,678 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Jowers Elected | 2,126 | 69.8% | +39.6 |
| Green Party | Peter Banks | 490 | 16.1% | +6.9 |
| Labour Party | James Anthony Pey | 272 | 8.9% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Waite | 156 | 5.1% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 1,636 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,044 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patricia Moore Elected | 1,026 | 30.3% | -11.8 |
| Independent | John Richard Akker | 969 | 28.6% | -8.2 |
| Independent | Carl Richard Powling | 459 | 13.5% | — |
| Green Party | Peter Banks | 310 | 9.1% | -2.3 |
| Labour Party | Bry Mogridge | 263 | 7.8% | +1.1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | David Roger Broise | 248 | 7.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Stevens | 114 | 3.4% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 57 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,389 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Alec Davidson Elected | 1,373 | 42.0% | -13.9 |
| Independent | John Richard Akker | 1,202 | 36.8% | — |
| Green Party | Peter Banks | 374 | 11.4% | -4.2 |
| Labour Party | Barry Gilheany | 219 | 6.7% | -10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Marie Graham | 99 | 3.0% | -3.8 |
| Majority | 171 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,267 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Jowers Elected | 1,643 | 55.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Patricia Moore Elected | 1,433 | 48.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Alec Davidson Elected | 1,392 | 47.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | David Holmes | 768 | 26.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | David Roger Broise | 761 | 25.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Bry Mogridge | 515 | 17.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Maria Vigneau | 507 | 17.2% | — |
| Green Party | Lisa Britton | 459 | 15.6% | — |
| Green Party | Peter Banks | 426 | 14.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Neil Martin Belcher | 301 | 10.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Ron Smith | 269 | 9.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Ronald Woodward | 202 | 6.9% | — |
| Green Party | Bartosz Mizgier | 143 | 4.9% | — |
| Majority | 624 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,940 | |||