1995 Maldon District Council election

1995 Maldon District Council election
4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)
All 30 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 12 10 7
Seat change 1 1 6
Popular vote 7,733 6,102 6,657
Percentage 33.7% 26.6% 29.1%
Swing 4.5% 1.5% 18.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Ind. Conservative
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 5 1
Popular vote 1,240 did not stand
Percentage 5.4% did not stand
Swing 14.3% 3.5%
Winner of each seat at the 1995 Maldon District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


No overall control

The 1995 Maldon District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1995 Maldon District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 22 12 4 5 1 40.0 33.7 7,733 –4.5
  Independent 19 10 4 3 1 33.3 26.6 6,102 –1.5
  Labour 17 7 6 0 6 23.3 29.1 6,657 +18.6
  Liberal Democrats 4 1 0 5 5 3.3 5.4 1,240 –14.3
  Green 8 0 0 0 0.0 5.2 1,182 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 N/A N/A –3.5

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Althorne

Althorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Boyce* 375 55.9
Labour W. Dobson 296 44.1
Majority 79 11.8
Turnout 671 40.0
Registered electors 1,689
Conservative hold Swing

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Wood* 372 47.3
Conservative R. Buck* 265 33.7
Independent R. Crouch 149 19.0
Majority 107 13.6
Turnout 786 39.7
Registered electors 2,047
Independent hold Swing

Burnham-on-Crouch South

Burnham-on-Crouch South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Martin* 682 52.7
Conservative J. Smith* 599 46.3
Labour T. Quinlan 583 45.0
Conservative J. Vallance 518 39.9
Green D. Mason 346 26.7
Turnout ~1,295 37.2
Registered electors 3,481
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Cold Norton

Cold Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Archer 293 53.3
Labour A. Josselyn 257 46.7
Majority 36 6.6
Turnout 550 37.4
Registered electors 1,483
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Goldhanger

Goldhanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Long* 254 51.8
Green J. King 236 48.2
Majority 18 3.6
Turnout 490 41.7
Registered electors 1,220
Conservative hold Swing

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Delderfield* 709 58.7
Conservative R. Bass* 698 57.8
Labour K. Mehrtens 452 37.4
Green R. King 261 21.6
Turnout ~1,207 50.9
Registered electors 2,372
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Heybridge East

Heybridge East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Mehrtens 306 34.1
Liberal Democrats H. Cocking* 304 33.9
Conservative A. Cheshire 259 28.8
Green A. Naidu 29 3.2
Majority 2 0.2
Turnout 898 32.4
Registered electors 2,774
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Heybridge West

Heybridge West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Mead* 550 72.1
Independent B. Harker* 312 40.8
Labour R. Fifield 275 36.1
Green M. Cole 114 14.9
Turnout ~764 38.9
Registered electors 1,963
Liberal Democrats hold
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Maldon East

Maldon East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Bannister* 478 58.2
Independent B. Mead* 348 42.4
Labour P. Rew 336 40.9
Independent D. Whitehead 240 29.2
Liberal Democrats S. Partridge 74 9.0
Green J. Harpur 46 5.6
Turnout ~821 40.3
Registered electors 2,036
Labour hold
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Maldon North West

Maldon North West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Pipe* 653 47.6
Labour A. Lamb 638 46.5
Labour E. Vale 596 43.5
Labour K. Nunn 531 38.7
Conservative R. Daws* 520 37.9
Conservative A. Cain 396 28.9
Independent R. Hornett 193 14.1
Turnout ~1,371 43.9
Registered electors 3,123
Independent gain from Ind. Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Maldon South

Maldon South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Roberts 598 44.6
Labour J. Titmarsh 497 37.0
Conservative T. Kelly* 489 36.4
Conservative M. Bevis 463 34.5
Liberal Democrats J. Woodham 312 23.3
Green J. Carden 128 9.5
Turnout ~1,342 34.0
Registered electors 3,947
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Purleigh

Purleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. Cooper* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,214
Independent hold

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Beale* 654 78.8
Independent B. Cottam 361 43.5
Conservative P. Ryall* 228 27.5
Turnout ~830 34.0
Registered electors 2,441
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Brock 231 61.3
Independent G. Duce 146 38.7
Majority 85 22.6
Turnout 377 34.6
Registered electors 1,124
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

The Maylands

The Maylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Channer 300 31.5
Labour T. Layton 251 26.3
Independent D. Abernethy 238 25.0
Independent M. Holden 164 17.2
Majority 49 5.2
Turnout 953 40.0
Registered electors 2,405
Conservative hold Swing

Tillingham & Bradwell

Tillingham & Bradwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Dewick* 288 54.9
Independent N. Hunt 237 45.1
Majority 51 9.8
Turnout 525 39.4
Registered electors 1,347
Conservative hold Swing

Tollesbury

Tollesbury (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. McGhee* 468 46.4
Independent R. Laurie* 455 45.2
Conservative N. Butt 311 30.8
Labour S. Slodzik 230 22.8
Labour T. Wright 226 22.4
Conservative G. Munson 220 21.8
Turnout ~1,009 51.7
Registered electors 1,952
Independent hold
Independent hold

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Peel* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,511
Conservative hold

Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Howse 317 36.2
Independent T. Allard* 298 34.0
Independent D. Parsons 132 15.1
Labour G. Baker 107 12.2
Green R. Button 22 2.5
Majority 19 2.2
Turnout 876 53.3
Registered electors 1,647
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Woodham

Woodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Young Unopposed
Registered electors 1,228
Conservative gain from Independent

References

  1. ^ "Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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