| Election Name: | 1965 Essex County Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 19 |
| Next Election: | 1967 Essex County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
| Seats For Election: | All 77 seats to Essex County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 39 |
| Turnout: | 27.7% |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 47 |
| Popular Vote1: | 88,214 |
| Percentage1: | 52.3% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 29 |
| Popular Vote2: | 69,886 |
| Percentage2: | 41.4% |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,522 |
| Percentage3: | 5.1% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1965 Essex County Council election took place on 25 March 1965 to elect members of Essex County Council in England.[1]
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Results from 4 divisions are missing from the source document and are therefore not listed here.