New councillors elected to Braintree District Council in by-election

The results of the 2022 by-elections for Braintree South Ward and Coggeshall Ward.

Martin Green was elected to Braintree District Council in a by-election last night in the Braintree South Ward and Dennis Abram in the Coggeshall Ward.

Braintree South Ward
The result was as follows:

  • Simon Anthony Attwood, Green, (134)
  • Stephen William Bernard Canning, Conservative, (317)
  • Martin John Green, Labour, (372)

Turnout: 17.43%

Coggeshall Ward

The result was as follows:

-         Dennis John Abram, Independent, (576)

-         Robert James Powers, Labour, (297)

-         Christopher William Siddall, Conservative, (451)

Turnout: 28.28%

The full result of the by-elections can be viewed on the council’s website

The make-up of Braintree District Council, 49 councillors in total, now stands at:

Conservative (33), The Green Party (6), Halstead Residents Association (4), Labour (3), Independent (3).

Published: 9th November 2022