1981 Essex County Council election explained

Election Name:	1981 Essex County Council election
Country:	Essex
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Election:	1977 Essex County Council election
Previous Year:	1977
Next Election:	1985 Essex County Council election
Next Year:	1985
Seats For Election:	All 98 seats to Essex County Council
Majority Seats:	50
Party1:	Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:	51
Seat Change1:	17
Popular Vote1:	197,573
Percentage1:	42.5%
Swing1:	19.4%
Party2:	Labour Party (UK)
Seats2:	32
Seat Change2:	12
Popular Vote2:	158,500
Percentage2:	32.7%
Swing2:	7.5%
Party4:	Liberal Party (UK)
Seats4:	13
Seat Change4:	11
Popular Vote4:	91,503
Percentage4:	19.7%
Swing4:	11.0%
Party5:	Residents Association
Seats5:	2
Seat Change5:	2
Popular Vote5:	3,680
Percentage5:	0.8%
Swing5:	0.3%
Council control
Posttitle:	Council control after election
Before Party:	Conservative Party (UK)
After Party:	Conservative Party (UK)

The 1981 Essex County Council election was held on 7 May 1981 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 98| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 462,244| style="text-align: right;" | |-|}

Division results

Basildon

Basildon District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		6	3	<	-- votes -->19,752	<	-- pp -->42.9	<	-- change -->+11.9
		3	2	<	-- votes -->14,059	<	-- pp -->30.6	<	-- change -->–22.0
		1	1	<	-- votes -->3,873	<	-- pp -->8.4	<	-- change -->–1.5
		0		<	-- votes -->7,249	<	-- pp -->15.8	<	-- change -->+11.9
		0		<	-- votes -->907	<	-- pp -->2.0	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->165	<	-- pp -->0.4	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		10	2	<	-- votes -->46,005	<	-- pp -->41.5	–5.2

Division results

Braintree

Braintree District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5	2	<	-- votes -->16,196	<	-- pp -->45.1	<	-- change -->–16.7
		1	1	<	-- votes -->13,509	<	-- pp -->37.6	<	-- change -->+10.1
		1	1	<	-- votes -->6,202	<	-- pp -->17.3	<	-- change -->+7.1
Total		7		<	-- votes -->35,907	<	-- pp -->43.4	+4.0

Division results

Brentwood

Brentwood District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5	1	<	-- votes -->13,144	<	-- pp -->52.2	<	-- change -->–18.2
		0		<	-- votes -->6,176	<	-- pp -->24.5	<	-- change -->–1.6
		0		<	-- votes -->5,871	<	-- pp -->23.3	<	-- change -->+20.1
Total		5	1	<	-- votes -->25,191	<	-- pp -->45.8	+1.7

Division results

Castle Point

Castle Point District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		4	1	<	-- votes -->11,770	<	-- pp -->46.8	<	-- change -->–24.5
		2	2	<	-- votes -->8,280	<	-- pp -->32.9	<	-- change -->+7.4
		0		<	-- votes -->3,628	<	-- pp -->14.4	<	-- change -->+11.2
		0		<	-- votes -->1,460	<	-- pp -->5.8	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		6	1	<	-- votes -->25,138	<	-- pp -->39.4	+0.9

Division results

Chelmsford

Chelmsford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5	5	<	-- votes -->20,288	<	-- pp -->42.9	<	-- change -->+19.2
		4	4	<	-- votes -->19,431	<	-- pp -->41.1	<	-- change -->–16.9
		0		<	-- votes -->7,539	<	-- pp -->15.9	<	-- change -->–1.7
		0		<	-- votes -->42	<	-- pp -->0.1	<	-- change -->–0.5
Total		9	1	<	-- votes -->47,300	<	-- pp -->45.8	+2.9

Division results

Colchester

Colchester District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5	2	<	-- votes -->19,456	<	-- pp -->49.8	<	-- change -->–18.2
		4	3	<	-- votes -->16,431	<	-- pp -->42.0	<	-- change -->+14.3
		0		<	-- votes -->2,646	<	-- pp -->6.8	<	-- change -->+2.4
		0		<	-- votes -->559	<	-- pp -->1.4	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		9	1	<	-- votes -->39,092	<	-- pp -->39.1	<	-- change -->–1.8

Division results

Epping Forest

Epping Forest District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5	4	<	-- votes -->19,317	<	-- pp -->51.1	<	-- change -->–20.9
		2	2	<	-- votes -->12,096	<	-- pp -->32.0	<	-- change -->+7.5
		1	1	<	-- votes -->1,683	<	-- pp -->4.5	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->4,527	<	-- pp -->12.0	<	-- change -->+8.5
		0		<	-- votes -->159	<	-- pp -->0.4	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		8	1	<	-- votes -->37,782	<	-- pp -->43.0	<	-- change -->+2.8

Division results

Harlow

Harlow District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		5	1	<	-- votes -->14,436	<	-- pp -->58.5	<	-- change -->+9.4
		0	1	<	-- votes -->5,119	<	-- pp -->20.8	<	-- change -->–17.7
		0		<	-- votes -->4,716	<	-- pp -->19.1	<	-- change -->+7.1
		0		<	-- votes -->389	<	-- pp -->1.6	<	-- change -->+1.2
Total		5		<	-- votes -->24,660	<	-- pp -->42.0	<	-- change -->+2.9

Division results

Maldon

Maldon District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		3		<	-- votes -->7,218	<	-- pp -->44.9	<	-- change -->–20.0
		0		<	-- votes -->5,114	<	-- pp -->31.8	<	-- change -->+23.6
		0		<	-- votes -->3,756	<	-- pp -->23.3	<	-- change -->+0.1
Total		3		<	-- votes -->16,088	<	-- pp -->45.5	<	-- change -->+1.1

Division results

Rochford

Rochford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		3	2	<	-- votes -->11,154	<	-- pp -->51.8	<	-- change -->–10.5
		1	1	<	-- votes -->6,746	<	-- pp -->31.4	<	-- change -->+12.1
		1	1	<	-- votes -->2,686	<	-- pp -->12.5	<	-- change -->+8.0
		0		<	-- votes -->928	<	-- pp -->4.3	<	-- change -->–9.6
Total		5		<	-- votes -->21,514	<	-- pp -->38.3	<	-- change -->–1.6

Division results

Southend

Southend District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		6	5	<	-- votes -->22,345	<	-- pp -->43.9	<	-- change -->–20.6
		4	2	<	-- votes -->15,305	<	-- pp -->30.1	<	-- change -->+10.5
		1	1	<	-- votes -->11,775	<	-- pp -->23.1	<	-- change -->+7.3
		0		<	-- votes -->986	<	-- pp -->1.9	<	-- change -->+1.8
		0		<	-- votes -->305	<	-- pp -->0.6	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->160	<	-- pp -->0.3	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		11	2	<	-- votes -->50,876	<	-- pp -->40.5	<	-- change -->+2.1

Division results

Tendring

Tendring District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		4	4	<	-- votes -->16,779	<	-- pp -->44.1	<	-- change -->–24.6
		2	2	<	-- votes -->10,939	<	-- pp -->28.8	<	-- change -->+6.2
		2	2	<	-- votes -->8,955	<	-- pp -->23.6	<	-- change -->+15.0
		0		<	-- votes -->574	<	-- pp -->1.5	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->486	<	-- pp -->1.3	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->142	<	-- pp -->0.4	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->130	<	-- pp -->0.3	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		8		<	-- votes -->32,450	<	-- pp -->37.3	<	-- change -->±0.0

Division results

Thurrock

Thurrock District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		8	4	<	-- votes -->22,054	<	-- pp -->63.5	<	-- change -->+22.0
		0	5	<	-- votes -->10,633	<	-- pp -->30.6	<	-- change -->–18.2
		0		<	-- votes -->973	<	-- pp -->2.8	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->885	<	-- pp -->2.6	<	-- change -->–5.3
		0		<	-- votes -->97	<	-- pp -->0.3	<	-- change -->N/A
		0		<	-- votes -->63	<	-- pp -->0.2	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		8	1	<	-- votes -->34,705	<	-- pp -->35.3	<	-- change -->–0.3

Division results

Uttlesford

Uttlesford District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
		4		<	-- votes -->10,840	<	-- pp -->50.1	<	-- change -->–23.2
		0		<	-- votes -->5,492	<	-- pp -->25.4	<	-- change -->+6.0
		0		<	-- votes -->2,819	<	-- pp -->13.0	<	-- change -->+5.7
		0		<	-- votes -->2,504	<	-- pp -->11.6	<	-- change -->N/A
Total		4		<	-- votes -->21,655	<	-- pp -->47.5	<	-- change -->+2.5

Division results