Maldon District Council elections

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

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973-1976
Conservative1976-1983
No overall control1983-1999
Conservative1999–2020
No overall control2020-present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2015 have been:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Penny Channer Conservative15 May 200819 May 2011
John Archer[3] Conservative19 May 201110 May 2012
Bob Boyce Conservative10 May 201221 May 2015
Miriam Lewis Conservative21 May 201511 May 2017
Mark Durham Conservative11 May 20179 Aug 2018
Adrian Fluker Conservative9 Aug 201817 Aug 2020
Elaine Bamford Conservative1 Oct 20205 Nov 2020
Wendy Stamp Independent5 Nov 202011 Nov 2021
Penny Channer Conservative18 Jan 2022

Council elections

By-election results

1999-2003
St Lawrence By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Maldon North West By-Election 21 February 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 370 59.9 +37.4
Labour 157 25.4 -10.9
Green Mike Cole 91 14.7 +14.7
Majority 213 34.5
Turnout 618 19.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007
Maldon West By-Election 24 November 2005[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Williams 212 51.3 +3.2
MDIDA Graham Hathaway 107 25.9 N/A
Labour Michael Bentley 94 22.8 -5.7
Majority 105 25.4
Turnout 413 13.5
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2016
Maldon North By-Election 7 August 2008[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Shrimpton 339 40.8 -8.2
Green Janet Carden 200 24.1 +24.1
Independent Paul Rew 115 13.9 +13.9
BNP Leonard Blain 107 12.9 +12.9
Independent Geoffrey Harris 69 8.3 +8.3
Majority 139 16.7
Turnout 830 26.5
Conservative hold Swing

By-election triggered by the resignation of the previous Conservative Party councillor.

Maldon West by-election, 8 December 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Flo Saughnessy 279 38.1 N/A
Conservative Martin Harvey 172 23.5 -21.2
UKIP Andrew Francis 114 15.6 N/A
Green Janet Carden 69 9.4 -5.9
BNP Richard Perry* 51 7.0 N/A
Labour John Sweeney 47 6.4 N/A
Majority TBA TBA TBA
Turnout 732 24.0
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

*BNP candidate standing under the description "Fighting Unsustainable Housing because we care"

2016-2026

By-election in Wickham Bishops and Woodham ward held on 24 February 2022.[11] It was triggered by the resignation of an Independent councillor.[12]

References
  1. "Maldon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. "Council minutes". South Oxfordshire District Council. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. Forsyth, Jamie (27 May 2011). "New leader vows to steer council through tough times". Maldon Standard. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. The District of Maldon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Maldon (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. "Lib Dems take ground from the Tories". guardian.co.uk. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  9. "Maldon District By-Election Results - 7 August 2008". Maldon District Council. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  10. "Elections Notices | Elections and Voting | Maldon District Council".
  11. "Maldon local election: The 4 candidates in Wickham Bishops and Woodham Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  12. "Maldon District Council: Conservatives win by-election". BBC News. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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