2021 Essex County Council election

The 2021 Essex County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. All 75 councillors were elected from 70 electoral divisions, with each returning either one or two councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

2021 Essex County Council election
6 May 2021
All 75 seats to Essex County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.2% ( 2.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader David Finch Michael Mackrory Ivan Henderson
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader since May 2013 May 2012 June 2016
Leader's seat Hedingham (Retiring) Springfield Harwich
Last election 56 seats, 49.3% 7 seats, 13.7% 6 seats, 16.9%
Seats before 51 8 6
Seats won 52 8 5
Seat change 4 1 1
Popular vote 196,987 55,664 63,470
Percentage 48.8% 13.8% 17.1%
Swing 0.5% 0.1% 0.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader n/a n/a Dave Blackwell
Party Independent R4U CIIP
Leader since n/a n/a May 2013
Leader's seat n/a n/a Canvey Island East
Last election 2 seats, 1.2% 0 seats, 1.4% 2 seats, 1.0%
Seats before 4 0 2
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 23,689 9,732 4,121
Percentage 5.9% 2.4% 1.0%
Swing 4.7% 1.0% 0.0%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader James Abbott Chris Pond Michael Hoy
Party Green Loughton Residents Rochford Resident
Leader since May 2013 May 2005 May 2021
Leader's seat Witham Northern (Defeated) Loughton Central Rochford West
Last election 1 seat, 4.3% 1 seat, 1.2% 0 seats, 1.1%
Seats before 1 1 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 22,647 4,710 4,447
Percentage 5.6% 1.2% 1.1%
Swing 1.3% 0.4% New
Map showing the results of the 2021 Essex County Council election
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous elections in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017.

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