Tendring District Council elections

Tendring District Council in Essex, England is elected every four years.

Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] UKIP Reform Tendring First Community
Rep.		 Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)
1973 31 11 4 – – – – 14 Conservative
New ward boundaries[1]
1976 39 3 5 – – – – 13 Conservative
1979 39 4 7 – – – – 10 Conservative
1983 32 8 8 – – – – 12 Conservative
1987 33 4 15 – – – – 8 Conservative
1991 18 11 20 – – – – 11[b] No overall control
1995 8 37 7 0 – – – 8[c] Labour
1999 16 23 9 0 – – – 12[d] No overall control
New ward boundaries
2003 25 11 13 0 – – 4 7[e] No overall control
2007 28 6 6 0 – 10 5 5[f] No overall control
2011 33 9 2 0 – 8 – 8[g] Conservative
2015 23 4 1 22 – 1 – 9[h] No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 60 to 47[2]
2019 16 6 2 5 – 4 – 15[i] No overall control
2023 19 8 4 0 0 1 – 16 No overall control
Current[j][3] 13 7 4 0 7 1 – 16 No overall control

Results maps

Seat maps

Other results maps

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

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Southcliff 29 September 1983 Conservative Conservative
St James 3 May 1984 Conservative Conservative
Mistley 20 September 1984 Conservative Alliance
Walton 1 November 1984 Conservative Conservative
Great & Little Oakley 28 March 1985 Conservative Labour
Holland & Kirby 29 May 1986 Residents Alliance
Lawford & Manningtree 15 October 1987 Conservative Labour
Great & Little Oakley 22 December 1988 Conservative SLD
Great Bentley 4 May 1989 Conservative SLD
Ardleigh 4 May 1989 Conservative Conservative
St Mary's 15 June 1989 SLD Labour
St Mary's 5 April 1990 SLD SLD
Walton 7 June 1990 Conservative Labour
Rush Green 6 February 1992 Conservative Labour
Southcliff 18 February 1993 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Harwich West 18 March 1993 Labour Labour
St John's 6 May 1993 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Walton 2 December 1993 Conservative Conservative
Alresford, Thorrington & Frating 5 May 1994 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
St Bartholomews 19 May 1994 Residents Independent
Lawford & Manningtree 22 September 1994 Conservative Labour

1995-2006


WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Elmstead 16 November 1995 Conservative Conservative
Harwich West Central 18 April 1996 Labour Labour
Haven 21 November 1996 Residents Independent
St James 10 July 1997 Labour Conservative
Harwich East 2 October 1997 Labour Labour
Rush Green 20 July 2000 Labour Labour
St Mary's 19 April 2001 Labour Labour
Brightlingsea East 2 August 2001 Labour Liberal Democrats
St Bartholomews 29 November 2001 Independent Independent
Alresford, Thorrington & Frating 7 March 2002 Labour Liberal Democrats
St John's 13 June 2002 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Pier 22 July 2004 Conservative Conservative
Thorrington, Frating,
Elmstead & Great Bromley		 20 January 2005 Conservative Conservative

2007-2018


WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Burrsville 24 September 2009 Conservative Conservative
Golf Green 8 April 2010 Community Rep. Labour
St Bartholomews 22 March 2012 Residents Residents
St Bartholomews 16 August 2012 Residents Residents
Harwich West 28 March 2013 Labour Labour
St James 26 September 2013 Conservative Conservative
Peter Bruff 6 February 2014 Conservative Conservative
St John's 6 February 2014 Conservative Conservative
Manningtree, Mistley,
Little Bentley & Tendring		 3 July 2014 Conservative Conservative
Rush Green 6 July 2015 UKIP UKIP
St Paul's 5 May 2016 UKIP UKIP
Great & Little Oakley 9 February 2017 Independent UKIP
St James 6 April 2017 UKIP Conservative
St Paul's 15 February 2018 UKIP Conservative

2019-present

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Eastcliff 6 May 2021 Residents Independent
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands 6 May 2021 UKIP Conservative
Bluehouse 11 January 2024 Labour Independent
The Bentleys & Frating 6 February 2025 Conservative Reform
Frinton 6 June 2025 Conservative Reform

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 4 Residents Association
  3. ↑ Including 4 Residents Association
  4. ↑ Including 3 Residents Association
  5. ↑ Including 3 Residents Association
  6. ↑ Including 2 Residents Association
  7. ↑ Including 3 Residents Association
  8. ↑ Including 3 Residents Association
  9. ↑ Including 3 Residents Association, 1 Foundation
  10. ↑ Updated 18 January 2026

References

  1. ↑ The District of Tendring (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. ↑ The Tendring (Electoral Changes) Order 2017
  3. ↑ "Tendring District Council Composition". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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