Braintree District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last comprehensive boundary changes in 2015, 49 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.
Seat history
YearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsIncludes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and the Alliance.GreenIndependentOthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (58 seats)197315223015319763981082New ward boundaries; seats increased from 58 to 601983281630103198730135084199123216064199510376052199917313243New ward boundaries2003272042252007429122520114790211New ward boundaries; seats reduced from 60 to 49201544201022019342063420232690473
Council elections 1973 Braintree District Council election 1976 Braintree District Council election 1979 Braintree District Council election (New ward boundaries)The District of Braintree (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 1983 Braintree District Council election 1987 Braintree District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986 1991 Braintree District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk – The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk – The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1995 Braintree District Council election 1999 Braintree District Council election 2003 Braintree District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk – The District of Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2007 Braintree District Council election 2011 Braintree District Council election 2015 Braintree District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk – The Braintree (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2019 Braintree District Council election (Ward boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 2023 Braintree District Council election
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By-election results
A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.
1983-1994
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyCoggeshall8 September 1983 Kelvedon10 November 1983 Black Notley3 March 1984 Yeldham13 December 1984 Castle Hedingham27 June 1985 Witham West27 February 1986 Hatfield Peverel16 October 1986 Halstead St Andrew's3 March 1988 Witham Chipping Hill21 April 1988 Gosfield9 June 1988 Colne Engaine &Greenstead Green3 November 1988 Sible Hedingham15 December 1988 Halstead St Andrew's13 July 1989 Kelvedon1 March 1990 Earls Colne5 December 1991 Castle Hedingham6 October 1994
1995-2006
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyBraintree Central7 March 1996 Braintree Central31 July 1997 Braintree East10 February 2000 Braintree Central10 February 2000 Castle Hedingham29 June 2000 Braintree Central6 July 2000 Braintree West31 January 2002 Hedingham & Maplestead11 March 2004 Rayne14 October 2004
2007-2018
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyHatfield Peverel16 June 2008 Braintree East19 June 2008 Witham West2 October 2008 The Three Colnes4 December 2008 Braintree South24 June 2010 Great Notley & Braintree West15 March 2012 Braintree East15 March 2012 Braintree South15 March 2012 Braintree East25 July 2013 Witham South5 May 2016 Bumpstead20 October 2016 Witham North20 October 2016 Bocking North3 May 2018 Hatfield Peverel & Terling3 May 2018
2019-2023
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyHatfield Peverel & Terling6 May 2021 Witham South6 May 2021 Braintree South10 November 2022 Coggeshall10 November 2022
2023-2027
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyCoggeshall5 March 2026
References
By-election results
Notes
External links Braintree District Council