The results are in from this year's Witham Town Council elections.

In total, 47 candidates stood for election across the five wards which make up the council, but just 16 could be elected.

Thousands of Witham residents headed to the polls yesterday to have their say and the votes have now been counted.

The results mean the town council is now made up of 11 Conservative councillors, two Green Party councillors, two Independent councillors and one Labour Party councillor.

Here are the results in full...

*denotes elected candidates

Witham Central

*Robert Williams (Con) 341

*Michael Lager (Con) 307

Barry Fleet (Lib Dem) 267

Nelson Brunton (Green) 238

Lucy Barlow (Lab) 107

Jack Coleman (Lab) 89

Witham Hatfield

*Susan Lager (Independent) 197

*Ronald Ramage (Con) 191

Gillian West (Lab) 103

Andrew Waugh (Lib Dem) 96

Frederick Hearn (Lab) 91

David Wheeler (Lib Dem) 52

Witham North

*Michelle Weeks (Green) 709

*Stephen Hicks (Green) 631

*Philip Barlow (Lab) 560

*Jacky Bayford (Con) 508

JoAnn Williams (Con) 490

Leanora Headley (Lab) 436

Ann Griffin (Lab) 423

Sandra Howell (Con) 394

Carl Morris (Lab) 290

Witham South

*Angela Kilmartin (Con) 508

*Clifford Livermore (Con) 430

*Kevin Atwill (Con) 425

*Chelsey Jay (Independent) 287

Janet Money (Con) 269

Kate Onions (Lib Dem) 252

Gwyneth Bannister (Lab) 245

Helen Waring (Lab) 227

Nick Fogden (Lab) 225

Timothy Monaghan (Lab) 218

Charles Ryland (Lib Dem) 213

Thomas Hewitt (Lab) 201

Lynn Jefferis (Lab) 175

Witham West

*Thomas Pleasance (Con) 601

*Paul Ryland (Con) 549

*Susan Ager (Con) 546

*John Goodman (Con) 531

Philip Hughes (Green) 479

Kathleen Tearle (Lab) 378

Steven Bennison (Lab) 356

Anthony Bennett (Lab) 352

Nolita Werrett (Lab) 308

James Fleet (Lib Dem) 276

Pamela Hooper (Lib Dem) 202

Mark Scott (Lib Dem) 188

Bernard Dearlove (Lib Dem) 186