Uttlesford council election, 2023
Most seats
22
Residents for Uttlesford
Seats contested
39
across 22 wards
Turnout
37.3%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | 22 | -4 | 17,098 | 36.3% | -4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 11 | +7 | 14,447 | 30.7% | +3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -3 | 6,910 | 14.7% | -6.7 |
| Independent | 2 | +0 | 2,119 | 4.5% | +0.3 |
| Labour Party | 0 | +0 | 4,114 | 8.7% | +5.4 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 2,211 | 4.7% | +1.9 |
| Reform UK | 0 | +0 | 141 | 0.3% | — |
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 39 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 38 | |
| Residents for Uttlesford | 32 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | |
| Labour Party | 23 | |
| Green Party | 13 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Reform UK | 3 |
A party standing a full slate could field 39 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.
Ashdon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Michael Moran Elected | 289 | 41.2% | +4.9 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | James Leon Herman De Vries | 259 | 36.9% | -5.0 |
| Green Party | Paul Henry Allington | 153 | 21.8% | +12.4 |
| Majority | 30 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 701 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Residents for Uttlesford
Broad Oak & the Hallingburys 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Geof Driscoll Elected | 643 | 55.9% | +2.5 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Neil Reeve Elected | 583 | 50.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bob Church | 442 | 38.4% | +0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charlotte Domonique Salomon | 419 | 36.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Richards | 159 | 13.8% | +1.4 |
| Reform UK | Malcolm Cameron Featherstone | 55 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,150 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Clavering
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edward Oliver Elected | 493 | 59.7% | +3.1 |
| Green Party | Debra Anne Gold | 198 | 24.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Frank Barnes | 135 | 16.3% | -0.7 |
| Majority | 295 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 826 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Debden & Wimbish
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Stewart Charles Luck Elected | 281 | 42.2% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James William Noble | 213 | 32.0% | -0.5 |
| Labour Party | Janet Elizabeth Grogan | 74 | 11.1% | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Barrows | 61 | 9.2% | -9.6 |
| Green Party | James Loxam Wilkinson | 37 | 5.6% | +1.2 |
| Majority | 68 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 666 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Elsenham & Henham 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Petrina Michelle Lees Elected | 690 | 58.7% | -12.5 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Bianca Maria Donald Elected | 483 | 41.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Frances MacKay | 288 | 24.5% | -15.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Henry Edward Joseph Farrelly | 254 | 21.6% | +10.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fraser James | 193 | 16.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Anna Katherine Mowbray | 120 | 10.2% | +4.1 |
| Labour Party | Bob Burlton | 117 | 9.9% | — |
| Independent | Garry McKay LeCount | 106 | 9.0% | — |
| Green Party | Abi Saffrey | 100 | 8.5% | — |
| Majority | 195 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,176 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Felsted & Stebbing 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | John Evans Elected | 498 | 40.0% | -8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Silcock Elected | 487 | 39.1% | +8.9 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Sandi Merifield | 470 | 37.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Grant Bailey | 376 | 30.2% | +4.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Lee Botten | 352 | 28.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Corr | 310 | 24.9% | — |
| Majority | 17 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,246 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Residents for Uttlesford
Flitch Green & Little Dunmow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Criscione Elected | 352 | 61.8% | +2.9 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Liz Clark | 101 | 17.7% | -10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iris Janet Evans | 60 | 10.5% | -2.5 |
| Green Party | Laura Fleur Thomas | 57 | 10.0% | — |
| Majority | 251 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 570 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Great Dunmow North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Alex Armstrong Elected | 528 | 45.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Edward Norris Davey Elected | 517 | 44.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Will Church | 463 | 39.8% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Vincent David Clarke | 368 | 31.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Tina Sham | 165 | 14.2% | — |
| Labour Party | William Stephen Bortey Annang | 152 | 13.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Teddy Kimber | 131 | 11.3% | — |
| Majority | 54 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,162 | |||
Great Dunmow South & Barnston 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tom Loveday Elected | 653 | 46.8% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Martin Elected | 613 | 43.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian John Regan Elected | 562 | 40.3% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Rod Jones | 482 | 34.5% | +5.6 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Patrick Lavelle | 477 | 34.2% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Kerry Ann Herbert | 468 | 33.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Ben Cavanagh | 278 | 19.9% | +5.9 |
| Labour Party | Gerard Darcy | 257 | 18.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Christopher James Muir | 224 | 16.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Joseph Ronald Jones | 174 | 12.5% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 80 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,396 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Residents for Uttlesford · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Residents for Uttlesford · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Residents for Uttlesford
Hatfield Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Lemon Elected | 410 | 71.8% | -5.1 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Tracy Louen Williams | 161 | 28.2% | — |
| Majority | 249 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 571 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
High Easter & the Rodings
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Susan Barker Elected | 479 | 70.0% | -0.5 |
| Green Party | Margaret Ann Shaw | 115 | 16.8% | +3.5 |
| Labour Party | Faridah Mohamed Gullam | 90 | 13.2% | +7.2 |
| Majority | 364 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 684 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Neil Stephen Richard Gregory Elected | 1,025 | 63.9% | +3.8 |
| Independent | Richard Stewart Leighton Pavitt Elected | 988 | 61.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Wazz Mughal | 399 | 24.9% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sam Slota-Newson | 386 | 24.1% | — |
| Green Party | David Radford | 213 | 13.3% | -1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Roderick | 196 | 12.2% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 589 | |||
| Turnout | 48.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,604 | |||
Independent hold
Newport 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Judy Emanuel Elected | 795 | 68.5% | +4.8 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Neil Hargreaves Elected | 785 | 67.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Hugh Beeching | 320 | 27.6% | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Elizabeth Dyer | 214 | 18.4% | +14.0 |
| Green Party | Madeleine Margaret Radford | 205 | 17.7% | +13.2 |
| Majority | 465 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,160 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Saffron Walden Audley 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Arthur George Coote Elected | 666 | 46.2% | -0.6 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Alex Reeve Elected | 648 | 44.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Cherry Ellen Parker | 324 | 22.5% | +12.9 |
| Green Party | Barbara Light | 302 | 20.9% | +6.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maria Pearson | 293 | 20.3% | +5.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Howard Stephen Rolfe | 262 | 18.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Mat Braddy | 223 | 15.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Perry | 165 | 11.4% | -25.3 |
| Majority | 324 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,442 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Saffron Walden Castle 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Heather Jane Asker Elected | 771 | 59.1% | +1.8 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Richard Ford Freeman Elected | 610 | 46.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David James Sadler | 246 | 18.9% | -1.4 |
| Labour Party | Simon David Trimnell | 233 | 17.9% | +9.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Alexander Bagni | 232 | 17.8% | — |
| Green Party | Edward Vernon Gildea | 194 | 14.9% | +4.7 |
| Labour Party | John Gabriel Early | 154 | 11.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lefever | 119 | 9.1% | -5.5 |
| Reform UK | Grant StClair-Armstrong | 50 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 364 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,304 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Saffron Walden Shire 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Melon Ahmed Elected | 879 | 45.6% | -10.8 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Chloe Louise Fiddy Elected | 876 | 45.5% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Daniel Ronald Mcbirnie Elected | 796 | 41.3% | — |
| Green Party | Paul Geoffrey Fairhurst | 470 | 24.4% | +5.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Osborne | 457 | 23.7% | -0.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Jason Phipps | 376 | 19.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adaeze Bowen | 367 | 19.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Sally Ann Kaemer | 336 | 17.4% | +5.6 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Mark Sampson | 325 | 16.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Baxter | 308 | 16.0% | -1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sonia Sault | 301 | 15.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Ede | 288 | 15.0% | — |
| Majority | 326 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,926 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Stansted North 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean Elected | 796 | 58.3% | -4.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sell Elected | 773 | 56.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lois Patricia Prior | 422 | 30.9% | -2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Francis Peter Braeckman | 421 | 30.8% | — |
| Labour Party | John Wadham | 169 | 12.4% | +6.0 |
| Labour Party | Stuart Valentine Dodgson | 151 | 11.1% | — |
| Majority | 351 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,366 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Stansted South & Birchanger 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ray Gooding Elected | 480 | 45.8% | +7.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Church Elected | 421 | 40.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Melvin Caton | 396 | 37.8% | -22.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ayub Khan | 370 | 35.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Allen MacPherson | 136 | 13.0% | +4.2 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Plaxy Budzinska | 117 | 11.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Tom van de Bilt | 88 | 8.4% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Jiri Wolker | 86 | 8.2% | — |
| Majority | 25 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,047 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Stort Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janice Loughlin Elected | 366 | 57.6% | -14.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joel Alexander Cairns | 176 | 27.7% | +0.0 |
| Labour Party | Sanjukta Ghosh | 57 | 9.0% | — |
| Reform UK | Neil Roddis | 36 | 5.7% | — |
| Majority | 190 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 635 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Takeley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Geoff Bagnall Elected | 630 | 51.5% | -16.4 |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Maggie Sutton Elected | 539 | 44.1% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Mark Andrew Coletta Elected | 477 | 39.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jeanne Eileen Bradley | 466 | 38.1% | +5.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jim Gordon | 381 | 31.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Madhu Disanayake | 303 | 24.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Anne Flawn | 264 | 21.6% | +11.3 |
| Labour Party | Tracey Elizabeth Roberts | 195 | 15.9% | +7.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Maryanne Craig Fleming | 150 | 12.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Oli Winters | 133 | 10.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kevin Kimber | 132 | 10.8% | — |
| Majority | 11 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,223 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford hold
Thaxted & the Eastons 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Martin Liam Foley Elected | 893 | 67.8% | — |
| Residents for Uttlesford | Richard Henry Haynes Elected | 694 | 52.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Frederick Beverly | 364 | 27.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew John Pryer | 255 | 19.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Antoinette Wattebot | 121 | 9.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Alex Young | 113 | 8.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick William O'Brien | 102 | 7.7% | — |
| Green Party | Trilby Fiona Roberts | 94 | 7.1% | — |
| Majority | 330 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,318 | |||
The Sampfords
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents for Uttlesford | Mike Tayler Elected | 344 | 42.9% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Maurice Smith | 340 | 42.4% | -2.0 |
| Green Party | Sarah Jane Heaton Allington | 73 | 9.1% | +3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Dyer | 44 | 5.5% | +3.1 |
| Majority | 4 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 801 | |||
Residents for Uttlesford gain from Conservative and Unionist Party