- Council Control: Ref UK
- Conservatives 14
- Labour 1
- Liberal Democrats 6
- Green 0
- Reform UK 50
- Other 7
Independents 5, People’s Independent Party 1, Residents 4 Uttlesford 1, East Anglian county, said to have been the home of the working class Thatcherite Conservative but also containing a rural area in the north.
Paul Thorogood (Braintree Eastern) moved from Green Party to Independent in October 2026. Brad Thompson (Clacton West and St Osyth) and Chris Perera (Mersea and Tiptree) were suspended from Reform UK in September 2026. The Conservatives gained Rayleigh West from Reform UK at a byelection on 18 June.
Next local elections
2029
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
County
Address
Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH
Phone
01245 492211
Website
http://www.essex.gov.uk/
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