Maldon council election, 2023
Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
30
across 16 wards
Turnout
31.6%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 10 | -5 | 8,705 | 33.9% | -12.2 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | 7 | +7 | 5,239 | 20.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | +6 | 5,535 | 21.6% | — |
| Independent | 6 | -8 | 3,973 | 15.5% | -32.3 |
| Labour Party | 1 | +1 | 1,784 | 7.0% | +1.5 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 423 | 1.6% | — |
Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 30 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 23 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | 13 | |
| Independent | 12 | |
| Labour Party | 8 | |
| Green Party | 3 |
A party standing a full slate could field 30 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Althorne 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Tony Fittock Elected | 675 | 64.0% | — |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Mark Geoffrey Bassenger Elected | 512 | 48.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clint James Bardwell | 390 | 37.0% | -23.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Wynn | 115 | 10.9% | — |
| Majority | 122 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,382 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,055 | |||
The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Independent · The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Burnham-on-Crouch North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wendy Stamp Elected | 927 | 76.6% | -31.3 |
| Labour Party | Una Geraldine Courtenay Siddall-Norman Elected | 391 | 32.3% | +12.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Louise Hull | 362 | 29.9% | -11.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Blake Matthews | 170 | 14.0% | — |
| Majority | 29 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,902 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,210 | |||
Independent hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Burnham-on-Crouch South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Vanessa Jane Bell Elected | 531 | 52.0% | -21.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Doug Bown Elected | 358 | 35.0% | +9.4 |
| Independent | Jennie Donnelly | 296 | 29.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Jackie Brown | 168 | 16.4% | +4.0 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Stephen Charles Stratton | 105 | 10.3% | — |
| Green Party | Claire Louise White | 97 | 9.5% | — |
| Green Party | James Piers Taylor | 83 | 8.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Rowlands | 67 | 6.6% | — |
| Independent | Joscelyn McInnes | 42 | 4.1% | — |
| Majority | 62 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,223 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,022 | |||
Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Great Totham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Richard Henry Siddall Elected | 670 | 53.4% | — |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Jade Claire Hughes Elected | 591 | 47.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Vernon Keyes | 427 | 34.1% | -28.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicholas John Snelling | 345 | 27.5% | — |
| Green Party | Isobel Doubleday | 243 | 19.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Deirdre Haslam | 75 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,994 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,254 | |||
The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Heybridge East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley Elected | 504 | 52.0% | +43.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nikki Swindle Elected | 441 | 45.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anne Marie Beale | 316 | 32.6% | -16.8 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Colin Mark Hunter Edmond | 299 | 30.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bruce Buchanan Heubner | 259 | 26.7% | — |
| Majority | 125 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,206 | |||
| Ballots cast | 970 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Heybridge West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Lorraine Spenceley Elected | 539 | 67.4% | +21.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Burwood Elected | 475 | 59.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hayley Jane Board | 195 | 24.4% | +6.2 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Michael Ross Edwards | 174 | 21.8% | — |
| Majority | 280 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,429 | |||
| Ballots cast | 800 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Liberal Democrats gain from Independent
Maldon East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Mark Lay Elected | 153 | 37.9% | -10.7 |
| Independent | Christopher Swain | 130 | 32.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert James Roe | 121 | 30.0% | +5.2 |
| Majority | 23 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,803 | |||
| Ballots cast | 404 | |||
Independent hold
Maldon North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Jennings Elected | 736 | 63.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Ronald Miller Elected | 401 | 34.6% | -0.4 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Carlie Mayes | 375 | 32.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Robert Michael Shrimpton | 248 | 21.4% | — |
| Majority | 26 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,347 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,158 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent
Maldon South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kevin Lagan Elected | 528 | 53.7% | -17.0 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Jeanette Catherine Stilts Elected | 424 | 43.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Ronald Harvey | 361 | 36.7% | +2.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Robert Hole | 264 | 26.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Charles Main | 202 | 20.5% | — |
| Majority | 63 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,014 | |||
| Ballots cast | 984 | |||
Independent hold · The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Independent
Maldon West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Driver Elected | 552 | 43.6% | — |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Flo Shaughnessy Elected | 550 | 43.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones | 432 | 34.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jhual Hafiz | 277 | 21.9% | +0.4 |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Lisa Eileen Cullumbine | 271 | 21.4% | — |
| Labour Party | John Joyce | 124 | 9.8% | — |
| Independent | Tom Kelly | 89 | 7.0% | -88.9 |
| Majority | 118 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,734 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,266 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent · The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Independent
Mayland 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Linda Joan Haywood Elected | 617 | 62.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Wendy Jean Laybourn Elected | 390 | 39.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Janette Pailing | 278 | 28.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | James Eley | 225 | 22.8% | — |
| Majority | 112 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,407 | |||
| Ballots cast | 987 | |||
Purleigh 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue White Elected | 558 | 61.7% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lisa Louisa Wiffen Elected | 481 | 53.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Pamela Calabro | 185 | 20.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Harrington | 180 | 19.9% | — |
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Ashley Jones | 125 | 13.8% | — |
| Independent | Neil Page | 86 | 9.5% | -21.3 |
| Independent | Bridget Frances Eyre | 41 | 4.5% | — |
| Majority | 296 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,950 | |||
| Ballots cast | 905 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Southminster 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrian Stow Fluker Elected | 533 | 66.8% | -19.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ron Pratt Elected | 339 | 42.5% | -18.7 |
| Labour Party | Timothy David Aves | 182 | 22.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Bhattacharya | 130 | 16.3% | — |
| Majority | 157 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,547 | |||
| Ballots cast | 798 | |||
Independent hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Tollesbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Maldon District Independent Group | Emma Louise Stephens Elected | 468 | 75.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Debbie Keating | 116 | 18.6% | -9.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Woolfenden | 39 | 6.3% | +4.0 |
| Majority | 352 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,621 | |||
| Ballots cast | 623 | |||
The Maldon District Independent Group gain from Independent
Tolleshunt D'arcy 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maddie Thompson Elected | 607 | 60.8% | -25.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Clive Peter Morley Elected | 581 | 58.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Beal | 408 | 40.8% | — |
| Majority | 173 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,406 | |||
| Ballots cast | 999 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Wickham Bishops and Woodham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Frederick Lewis Durham Elected | 644 | 58.8% | +4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon John Neville Morgan Elected | 635 | 58.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Jane Ann Williams | 260 | 23.7% | +13.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Church | 245 | 22.4% | +10.4 |
| Labour Party | David Ian Baker | 226 | 20.6% | — |
| Majority | 375 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,933 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,095 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold