An election to Essex County Council took place on 9 May 2005 as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections. 75 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were redrawn for this election. The Conservative Party retained control with an increased majority, winning 52 of the 75 seats. Labour and the Liberal Democrats both lost seats. Previous composition 2001 election Composition of council seats before election Results |-bgcolor=#F6F6F6 | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 75 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | | style="text-align: right;" | |- |} Election of Group Leaders Paul White (Stock) was re elected leader of the Conservative Group, Tom Smith-Hughes (Chelmsford North) was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Group and Paul Kirkman (Pitsea) was elected leader of the Labour Group. Election of Leader of the Council Paul White the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration. Results by District Basildon District summary Division results Between 2001 and 2005, the seat was won by the Liberal Democrats candidate in a by-election, however it is shown as a hold as it is compared to the previous full council election. Braintree District summary Division results Brentwood District summary Division results Castle Point District summary Division results Chelmsford District summary Division results Colchester District summary Division results Epping Forest District summary Division results Harlow District summary Division results Maldon District summary Division results Rochford District summary Division results Tendring District summary Division results Uttlesford District summary Division results By-elections Brentwood Rural No UKIP (6.4%) or Green (3.1%) candidates as previous. References Essex County Council elections 2005 English local elections 2000s in Essex