Essex County Council elections

Essex County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors are elected from 70 wards.

Council elections

 * 1973 Essex County Council election
 * 1977 Essex County Council election
 * 1981 Essex County Council election
 * 1985 Essex County Council election
 * 1989 Essex County Council election
 * 1993 Essex County Council election
 * 1997 Essex County Council election (loss of Thurrock and Southend reduced the number of seats by 19)
 * 2001 Essex County Council election
 * 2005 Essex County Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4)
 * 2009 Essex County Council election
 * 2013 Essex County Council election
 * 2017 Essex County Council election
 * 2021 Essex County Council election

1985–1989
Basildon Vange (June 1986) (Labour Hold)

Gray Thurrock (July 1986) (Labour Hold)

2010–2013
Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, the Green Party had received 11.0% and the British National Party received 14.2%.

Percentage changes are since June 2009, when the British National Party and the Green Party also stood, receiving 6.1% and 8.2%, respectively, of votes cast.

Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, the British National Party received 7.8% of the votes cast

Percentage changes are since June 2009. At the previous election, British National Party received 6.2%.