The Conservatives have won the first three seats to be declared at today's District Council election count.
The only casualty so far is Liberal Democrat Doug Kelly, who lost his Moreton and Fyfield seat to Tory Tony Boyce by a 14 vote majority.
Of the other seats declared Maggie McEwen has held her High Ongar, Willingale and the Rodings seat and council leader Di Collins has retained her Passingford seat.
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LIVE RESULTS:
RESULTS AS OF 11.20AM
EPPING LINDSEY AND THORNWOOD COMMON: Tony Bentley (BNP) 132, Simon Bullough (Lab) 120, Lorraine Collier (Lib Dem) 531, Robert Jones (Green) 87, Christopher Whitbread (Con)905.
RESULT: CONSERVATIVE HOLD
GRANGE HILL: David Bateman (Con) 1262, Pamela Okonkwo (Lib Dem) 249.
RESULT: CONSERVATIVE HOLD
HIGH ONGAR, WILLINGALE AND THE RODINGS: Amy Barnecutt (Green) 30, Maggie McEwen (Con) 469, Brian Surtees (Lib Dem) 53, Robin Tilbrook (English Democrats) 61.
RESULT: CONSERVATIVE HOLD
MORETON AND FYFIELD: Tony Boyce (Con) 329, Doug Kelly (Lib Dem) 315, Anne Palmer (English Democrats) 82.
RESULT: CONSERVATIVE GAIN
PASSINGFORD: Ingrid Black (Lib Dem) 66, Diana Collins (Con) 537.
RESULT: CONSERVATIVE HOLD
ALTHAM ABBEY HONEY LANE: Christine Akers (Lib Dem) 277, Jonathon Collier (Con) 676, Garry Martin (BNP) 258.
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