2019 Braintree District Council election
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The 2019 Braintree District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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All 49 seats to Braintree District Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 31.2%[1] (36.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2019 Braintree District Council election: Conservative Green Independent (Green and Independent group) Halstead Residents Labour Other Independent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Some minor ward boundary changes were made in February 2019.[4] 49 members were elected from 26 wards.
Before the election, an alliance was formed between the Liberal Democrats, Greens and the two Independent candidates standing in Coggeshall, such that the two parties did not stand against each other in most wards, and neither stood in Coggeshall. The elected Green and Independent councillors formed a political group on the new Council.[5]
The election returned a much reduced Conservative majority, down from 39 in 2015 to 19. The Green and Independent group became the largest opposition for the first time, with 8 seats, entirely in the southeast of the district.