Uttlesford District Council elections
Uttlesford District Council is elected every four years.
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats[a] | Labour | R4U | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (42 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 22 | 2 | 7 | – | 11 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries[1] | ||||||||
| 1976 | 30 | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | 28 | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | Conservative | ||
| 1983 | 28 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | Conservative | ||
| 1987[b] | 24 | 10 | 1 | – | 7 | Conservative | ||
| 1991[c] | 25 | 10 | 1 | – | 6 | Conservative | ||
| 1995[d] | 12 | 19 | 4 | – | 7 | No overall control | ||
| 1999 | 16 | 18 | 2 | – | 6 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries; seats increased from 42 to 44[5] | ||||||||
| 2003 | 10 | 31 | 0 | – | 3 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2007 | 26 | 15 | 0 | – | 3 | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 34 | 8 | 0 | – | 2 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 44 to 39[6] | ||||||||
| 2015 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Conservative | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 2 | R4U | ||
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | R4U | ||
Maps
Results maps
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1976 results map
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1979 results map
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1983 results map
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1987 results map
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1991 results map
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1995 results map
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1999 results map
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
Other maps
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2003 ward map
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2007 ward map
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2011 ward map
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2015 ward map
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2019 alternative results map
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2023 alternative results map
By-election results
A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[7] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.
1983-1994
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chesterfords | 29 March 1990 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Felsted | 26 April 1990 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Saffron Walden Castle | 9 May 1990 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Takeley | 12 March 1992 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| The Rodings | 19 November 1992 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Saffron Walden Castle | 1 April 1993 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Saffron Walden Plantation | 14 April 1994 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
1995-2006
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dunmow South | 26 June 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Hatfield Broad Oak | 3 July 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| The Sampfords | 25 September 1997 | Independent | Conservative | ||
| Stebbing | 11 December 1997 | Independent | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 7 May 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Stort Valley | 13 April 2000 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Birchanger | 15 June 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| The Chesterfords | 23 November 2000 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Great Dunmow South | 21 October 2004 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Great Dunmow South | 14 July 2005 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Wimbish & Debden | 27 October 2005 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Newport | 8 June 2006 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
2007-2018
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dunmow North | 5 June 2008 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Newport | 2 May 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Independent | ||
| Felsted | 25 July 2013 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Elsenham & Henham | 16 February 2017 | Liberal Democrats | R4U | ||
| Elsenham & Henham | 16 February 2017 | Liberal Democrats | R4U | ||
| Newport | 4 May 2017 | R4U | R4U | ||
2019-present
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 6 May 2021 | R4U | R4U | ||
| The Sampfords | 6 May 2021 | R4U | Conservative | ||
| Great Dunmow South & Barnston | 5 January 2023 | R4U | Conservative | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- ^ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[2]
- ^ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[3]
- ^ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[4]
References
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1986
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Uttlesford (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.