04 May New councillor elected to Essex County Council in by-election
Political make-up of Essex County Council unchanged with Conservative elected to Harlow South East.
Andrew Johnson was elected to Essex County Council in a by-election yesterday (2 May) for the Harlow South East division.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative Essex County Councillor Eddie Johnson.
The results were as follows with a turnout of 28.05%:
Andrew Johnson, Conservative, 2,008 votes
Kay Morrison, Labour, 1,476 votes
Dan Long, UKIP, 259 votes
Jennifer Steadman, Green, 257 votes
Christopher Millington, Liberal Democrat, 130 votes
Councillor Johnson was elected with a majority of 532 votes and joins the Conservative group on Essex County Council.
The political make-up of Essex County Council, which comprises 75 councillors in total, stands at:
Conservative – 51
Liberal Democrat – 8
Labour – 5
Non-Aligned Group – 10
There is a vacancy for the Pitsea division following the death of Councillor Luke Mackenzie.
