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1995 Braintree District Council election

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The 1995 Braintree District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1995 Braintree District Council election
← 1991 4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1999 →
60 seats to Braintree District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 21 seats, 36.0% 23 seats, 37.1% 6 seats, 17.7%
Seats won 37 10 6
Seat change Increase16 Decrease13 Steady0
Popular vote 44,458 17,248 11,352
Percentage 55.4% 21.5% 14.1%
Swing Increase19.4% Decrease15.6% Decrease3.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Residents
Last election 6 seats, 4.3% N/A
Seats won 5 2
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 3,767 2,451
Percentage 4.7% 3.1%
Swing Increase0.4% N/A
Winner in each seat at the 1995 Braintree District Council election
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Labour

Election Summary

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1995 Braintree District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 37 Increase16 61.7 55.4 44,458 +19.4
  Conservative 10 Decrease13 16.7 21.5 17,248 -15.6
  Liberal Democrats 6 Steady0 10.0 14.1 11,352 -3.6
  Independent 5 Decrease1 8.3 4.7 3,767 +0.4
  Residents 2 Increase2 3.3 3.1 2,451 New
  Green 0 Steady0 0.0 1.2 971 +0.4
  Ratepayer 0 Decrease4 0.0 0.0 N/A -3.5

Ward results

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Black Notley

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Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Turner* 634 56.2
Conservative P. Goddard 251 22.2
Labour J. White 244 21.6
Majority 383 34.0
Turnout 1,129 45.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bocking North

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Bocking North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Mann* 1,368 71.6
Labour M. Allard* 1,272 66.6
Labour F. Card* 1,243 65.0
Conservative R. Potter 392 20.5
Liberal Democrats B. Rice 259 13.6
Liberal Democrats R. Venus 216 11.3
Liberal Democrats L. Morad-Tehrani 171 8.9
Turnout 1,911 44.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bocking South

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Bocking South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Warne* 1,391 66.2
Labour L. Green 1,319 64.6
Labour P. Johnson* 1,307 64.0
Conservative J. Eades 430 21.1
Conservative G. Field 426 20.9
Liberal Democrats S. Seymour 248 12.2
Liberal Democrats R. Sweeting 216 10.6
Liberal Democrats I. Wood 196 9.6
Turnout 2,041 45.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree Central

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Braintree Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Warren* 1,172 65.8
Labour R. Keeble* 1,150 64.5
Labour J. Perks* 1,101 61.8
Liberal Democrats T. Greystone 397 22.3
Liberal Democrats D. Rice 387 21.7
Liberal Democrats B. Stock 325 18.2
Conservative V. Stein 266 14.9
Turnout 1,782 36.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree East

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Braintree East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Bishop* 1,341 63.1
Labour K. Miller 1,195 56.2
Labour D. Green 1,176 55.3
Conservative R. Davis* 453 21.3
Conservative S. Gibbs 404 19.0
Liberal Democrats P. Brooks 363 17.1
Liberal Democrats P. Braley 348 16.4
Liberal Democrats T. Brooks 295 13.9
Turnout 2,125 38.1
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Braintree West

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Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Cavinder* 900 38.0
Liberal Democrats D. Rice* 877 37.0
Labour B. Buchan 848 35.8
Liberal Democrats J. Turner* 832 35.1
Labour R. Moules 822 34.7
Labour M. Shirvington 817 34.5
Conservative D. Bowtell 695 29.3
Conservative B. Kirsch 526 22.2
Conservative J. McKee 526 22.2
Turnout 2,371 48.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Bumpstead

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Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Holmes 311 35.6
Liberal Democrats V. Pattie 289 33.1
Conservative J. Collar* 273 31.3
Majority 22 2.5
Turnout 873 49.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Hedingham

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Castle Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Allfrey* 375 44.3
Liberal Democrats M. Stockill 259 30.6
Labour E. Snarey 212 25.1
Majority 116 13.7
Turnout 846 57.7
Conservative hold Swing

Coggeshall

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Coggeshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Tebbutt 1,228 51.6
Labour M. Cowlin 1,052 44.2
Labour R. Naylor 854 35.9
Independent W. Drake* 799 33.6
Conservative A. Langdale* 592 24.9
Conservative M. Trapp* 569 23.9
Conservative E. Hall 501 21.0
Independent M. Sutherland 493 20.7
Liberal Democrats D. Sibley 323 13.6
Turnout 2,381 56.0
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Conservative

Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green

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Colne Engaine and Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Watson* Unopposed
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Cressing

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Cressing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. Flint* 385 53.8
Labour G. Tew 330 46.2
Majority 55 7.6
Turnout 715 58.0
Independent hold Swing

Earls Colne

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Earls Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Axtell 530 44.1
Independent S. Boyce* 526 43.7
Labour T. Fyfe 428 35.6
Independent P. Taylor 420 34.9
Conservative H. Morter 234 19.5
Turnout 1,203 40.7
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Gosfield

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Gosfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Broyd 248 37.2
Independent R. Turpin 212 31.8
Labour P. Webb 116 17.4
Liberal Democrats R. Waters 91 13.6
Majority 36 5.4
Turnout 667 58.7
Conservative hold Swing

Halstead Holy Trinity

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Halstead Holy Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mayes 977 56.2
Labour M. Fincken 852 49.0
Residents J. Pell 815 46.9
Labour S. Knight 674 38.8
Residents P. Garlick* 492 28.3
Conservative J. Pike 322 18.5
Liberal Democrats J. Barnes 190 10.9
Liberal Democrats C. Forder 160 9.2
Liberal Democrats B. Hiscox 95 5.5
Turnout 1,738 43.7
Labour hold
Labour gain from Residents
Residents hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

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Halstead St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents A. De Frates* 614 39.1
Labour G. McCoyd 541 34.4
Residents E. McDowell 530 33.7
Labour G. Warren 524 33.4
Liberal Democrats O. Forder 324 20.6
Liberal Democrats D. Clayton 253 16.1
Conservative E. Hamilton 182 11.6
Turnout 1,571 43.0
Residents hold
Labour gain from Residents

Hatfield Peverel

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Hatfield Peverel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Bigden* 646 43.9
Independent E. Royffe 597 40.6
Conservative J. Jarvis 529 35.9
Labour C. Stevens 495 33.6
Labour P. Heath 471 32.0
Turnout 1,472 41.0
Conservative hold
Independent hold

Kelvedon

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Kelvedon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Marshall 1,182 54.5
Labour E. Davidson 1,106 51.0
Labour J. Fyfe 1,039 47.9
Conservative R. Crayston* 936 43.2
Conservative J. Kimberley* 922 42.5
Conservative A. Savill* 905 41.7
Liberal Democrats P. Bensilum 330 15.5
Turnout 2,168 53.0
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Panfield

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Panfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Overall* 411 67.3
Labour D. Read 200 32.7
Majority 211 34.6
Turnout 611 44.6
Independent hold Swing

Rayne

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Rayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Meadows 438 46.3
Conservative A. Moore* 306 32.3
Labour J. Marsden 202 21.4
Majority 132 14.0
Turnout 946 50.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Sible Hedingham

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Sible Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. Ellis* 388 42.5
Liberal Democrats N. Partridge 336 36.8
Labour N. Owen 311 34.1
Labour S. Scrivens 273 29.9
Conservative K. Ward 229 25.1
Turnout 912 32.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Stour Valley Central

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Stour Valley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Finch 274 51.3
Labour P. Owen 260 48.7
Majority 14 2.6
Turnout 534 44.2
Conservative hold Swing

Stour Valley North

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Stour Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hall* 302 53.1
Labour B. Kotz 267 46.9
Majority 35 6.2
Turnout 569 47.5
Conservative hold Swing

Stour Valley South

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Stour Valley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Roberts* 436 50.5
Liberal Democrats C. Savill 217 25.1
Labour C. Kotz 210 24.3
Majority 219 25.4
Turnout 863 51.7
Conservative hold Swing

Terling

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Terling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Williams 284 43.6
Conservative R. Hodson 268 41.2
Independent D. Hodges 99 15.2
Majority 16 2.5
Turnout 651 50.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Three Fields

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Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Hawkins* 844 58.0
Conservative J. Finbow* 838 57.6
Labour A. Gibson 514 35.4
Labour S. Parsons 478 32.9
Turnout 1,454 59.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Upper Colne

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Upper Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Bolton* 362 56.0
Labour W. Tindall 285 44.0
Majority 77 12.0
Turnout 647 47.0
Conservative hold Swing

Witham Central

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Witham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Pitchford* 318 31.1
Labour J. Martin 310 30.3
Conservative M. Lager 248 24.2
Liberal Democrats B. Fleet 147 14.4
Majority 8 0.8
Turnout 1,023 46.5
Independent hold Swing

Witham Chipping Hill

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Witham Chipping Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Boylan* 789 62.6
Labour P. Barlow 784 62.2
Conservative R. Wacey 229 18.2
Liberal Democrats S. Goodfellow 172 13.6
Liberal Democrats A. Slowman 154 12.2
Green S. Ransome 123 9.8
Green N. Brunton 99 7.9
Turnout 1,261 37.3
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham North

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Witham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Evans 1,008 74.5
Labour J. Gyford* 994 73.5
Labour I. Pointon* 922 68.1
Conservative B. Farrow 317 23.4
Turnout 1,353 35.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham Silver End and Rivenhall

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Witham Silver End and Rivenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lyon* 1,000 69.6
Labour S. Hughes* 878 61.1
Green James Abbott 307 21.4
Conservative A. Macwillson 233 16.2
Green K. Peterson 176 12.2
Turnout 1,437 45.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham South

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Witham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. O'Hare 1,061 64.3
Labour B. Tate 946 57.4
Liberal Democrats C. Ginger 367 22.3
Liberal Democrats C. Mary 333 20.2
Conservative H. Sharp 326 19.8
Turnout 1,649 34.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham West

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Witham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bennett* 804 61.8
Labour J. Reekie 788 60.6
Conservative G. Gibbs* 339 26.1
Conservative P. Ryland 278 21.4
Green F. Mawson 137 10.5
Green P. Hughes 129 9.9
Turnout 1,300 44.1
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Yeldham

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Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Kotz 414 60.5
Conservative P. Hyland 189 27.6
Liberal Democrats C. Thompson 81 11.8
Majority 225 32.9
Turnout 684 47.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020.
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