Coggeshall Ward By-Election Results - March 2026 - Elections

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Declaration of result of poll

Braintree District Council

Election of a District Councillor for Coggeshall on Thursday 5 March 2026

I, Dan Gascoyne, being the Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Candidate	Description	Number of Votes*
FLEET, Barry John	Liberal Democrats	55
JAYATILLAKE, India Jane	The Conservative Party Candidate	311
NEAL, Sarah	Labour Party	366
RICHES, Colin Albert	Independent Candidate	517
ROBINS, Nathan William James	Reform UK - Changing Politics For Good	554 - Elected

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	3
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
E rejected in part	0
Total	6

Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 4872
Ballot Papers Issued: 1809
Turnout: 37.13%

And I do hereby declare that Nathan William James Robins is duly elected.

Dated
Thursday 5 March

Returning Officer
Dan Gascoyne

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