2021 Essex County Council election|
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| Turnout | 33.2% ( 2.1%) |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
David Finch |
Michael Mackrory |
Ivan Henderson |
| Party |
Conservative |
Liberal Democrats |
Labour |
| Leader since |
May 2013 |
May 2012 |
June 2016 |
| Leader's seat |
Hedingham (Retiring) |
Springfield |
Harwich |
| Last election |
56 seats, 49.3% |
7 seats, 13.7% |
6 seats, 16.9% |
| Seats before |
51 |
8 |
6 |
| Seats won |
52 |
8 |
5 |
| Seat change |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
196,987 |
55,664 |
63,470 |
| Percentage |
48.8% |
13.8% |
17.1% |
| Swing |
0.5% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
n/a |
n/a |
Dave Blackwell |
| Party |
Independent |
R4U |
CIIP |
| Leader since |
n/a |
n/a |
May 2013 |
| Leader's seat |
n/a |
n/a |
Canvey Island East |
| Last election |
2 seats, 1.2% |
0 seats, 1.4% |
2 seats, 1.0% |
| Seats before |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Seats won |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Seat change |
1 |
2 |
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| Popular vote |
23,689 |
9,732 |
4,121 |
| Percentage |
5.9% |
2.4% |
1.0% |
| Swing |
4.7% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
Ninth party |
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| Leader |
James Abbott |
Chris Pond |
Michael Hoy |
| Party |
Green |
Loughton Residents |
Rochford Resident |
| Leader since |
May 2013 |
May 2005 |
May 2021 |
| Leader's seat |
Witham Northern (Defeated) |
Loughton Central |
Rochford West |
| Last election |
1 seat, 4.3% |
1 seat, 1.2% |
0 seats, 1.1% |
| Seats before |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Seats won |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Seat change |
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1 |
| Popular vote |
22,647 |
4,710 |
4,447 |
| Percentage |
5.6% |
1.2% |
1.1% |
| Swing |
1.3% |
0.4% |
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Map showing the results of the 2021 Essex County Council election |
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The 2021 Essex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, with each returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous elections in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017.
