The 1991 Braintree District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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All 60 seats to Braintree District Council 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner in each seat at the 1991 Braintree District Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
editElection result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 23 |  7
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38.3 | 37.1 | 32,579 | -5.5 | |||
| Labour | 21 |  8
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35.0 | 36.0 | 31,622 | +7.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1
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10.0 | 17.7 | 15,528 | -1.0 | |||
| Independent | 6 | 2
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10.0 | 4.3 | 3,819 | -3.3 | |||
| Ratepayer | 4 | 4
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6.7 | 3.5 | 3,043 | N/A | |||
| Green | 0 |  0
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0.0 | 0.8 | 682 | N/A | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0
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0.0 | 0.7 | 650 | N/A | |||
| Residents | 0 | 4
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0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.0 | |||
Ward results
editBlack Notley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Turner P. | 735 | 61.9 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Goddard P. | 363 | 29.8 | −14.0 | |
| Labour | Shrivington M. | 101 | 8.3 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 372 | 32.1 | +24.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,199 | 50.1 | −10.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Bocking North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Bocking South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Braintree Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
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| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Braintree East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Braintree West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Bumpstead
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Headingham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Coggeshall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cressing
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Earls Colne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Gosfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Halstead Holy Trinity
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Ratepayer gain from Residents | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Ratepayer gain from Residents | |||||
Halstead St. Andrew's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
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| Ratepayer gain from Residents | |||||
| Ratepayer gain from Residents | |||||
Hatfield Peverel
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Kelvedon
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Panfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Rayne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sible Headingham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Stour Valley Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stour Valley North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stour Valley South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Terling
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Three Fields
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Upper Colne
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Witham Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Witham Chipping Hill
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Witham North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Witham South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Witham West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Yeldham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2020.