Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. Seventeen members of the council - one-third of the whole — were elected, one from each of the seventeen wards. It was the first standard election to take place following comprehensive boundary changes in 2016. This set of seats were last up for election in 2016, with the third-placed elected candidates being up for election in 2018.
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17 out of 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 33.1%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
editThe four main parties put up a full slate of candidates, and Independents stood in eight wards.
Result
edit2018 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | 2 | 58.8 | 15 | 25 | 49.0 | 15,765 | 40.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 2 | 11.8 | 10 | 12 | 23.5 | 8,472 | 19.9 | -2.7 | |
Labour | 4 | 23.5 | 7 | 11 | 21.6 | 10,783 | 25.3 | +3.1 | ||
Independent | 1 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 5.9 | 3,130 | 7.1 | +3.0 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,880 | 7.0 | -2.6 |
Composition
editPrior to the election, the composition of the council was:
14 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
12 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
New Administration
editThe Liberal Democrats, Labour Party, and Independent groups reached a deal that would continue their coalition,[2] with Cllr Mark Cory to replace the unseated Paul Smith as Leader of the Council.
Ward results
editBerechurch
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Martyn Warnes* | 1,275 | 62.6 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Bright | 510 | 25.0 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler | 178 | 8.7 | +2.1 | |
Green | Andy Brooke | 75 | 3.7 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 765 | 37.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,038 | 27.2 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,481 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -5.6 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−12.8).
Castle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Crow | 931 | 30.7 | +2.2 | |
Green | Mark Goacher | 920 | 30.3 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Norma Dinnie-Weall | 750 | 24.7 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Hayes | 434 | 14.3 | −15.1 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,035 | 39.6 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,655 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Greenstead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tina Bourne* | 1,078 | 51.5 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Fabian Green | 502 | 24.0 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Baker | 245 | 11.7 | −1.9 | |
Independent | Christopher Lee | 203 | 9.7 | +3.3 | |
Green | John Clifton | 67 | 3.2 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 576 | 27.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,095 | 24.4 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,572 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−14.8)
Highwoods
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Phil Oxford* | 926 | 45.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Stephen Rowe | 563 | 27.6 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Gary Braddy | 314 | 15.4 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Turrell | 161 | 7.9 | −2.0 | |
Green | Robbie Spence | 75 | 3.7 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 363 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,039 | 27.6 | −5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,335 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | +1.0 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−9.1).
Lexden & Braiswick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Jarvis* | 1,812 | 66.2 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stevenson | 407 | 14.9 | −2.6 | |
Labour | John Challen | 338 | 12.3 | +0.9 | |
Green | Sue Bailey | 181 | 6.6 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 1,405 | 51.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,738 | 37.8 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,243 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Marks Tey & Layer
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jackie Maclean* | 1,493 | 71.2 | +23.2 | |
Labour | John Spademan | 275 | 13.1 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Hull | 224 | 10.7 | −0.8 | |
Green | Matt Stemp | 106 | 5.1 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 1,218 | 41.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,512 | 34.7 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,239 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.5 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−17.6).
Mersea & Pyefleet
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Davidson* | 1,373 | 42.0 | −3.8 | |
Independent | John Akker | 1,202 | 36.8 | New | |
Green | Peter Banks | 374 | 11.4 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Barry Gilheany | 219 | 6.7 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gemma Graham | 99 | 3.0 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 171 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,267 | 40.5 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,075 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -20.3 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−21.4).
Mile End
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David King | 1,179 | 49.1 | −8.2 | |
Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 728 | 30.3 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Pauline Bacon | 353 | 14.7 | +4.3 | |
Green | Amanda Kirke | 88 | 4.1 | −3.0 | |
Independent | Jason Leonard | 44 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 451 | 18.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,402 | 30.9 | −6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 7,779 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.7 |
New Town & Christ Church
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lorcan Whitehead | 1,319 | 41.7 | +19.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 816 | 25.8 | −11.0 | |
Conservative | Annesley Hardy | 780 | 24.6 | +1.7 | |
Green | Bob Brannan | 177 | 5.6 | −12.3 | |
Independent | Edmund Chinnery | 74 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 503 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,166 | 33.8 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,364 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.2 |
Old Heath & The Hythe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lee Scordis* | 1,525 | 61.5 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | Michael McDonnell | 505 | 20.4 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Craven | 228 | 9.2 | −17.9 | |
Green | Andrew Canessa | 129 | 5.2 | −11.1 | |
Independent | Chris Hill | 93 | 3.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,020 | 41.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,480 | 30.8 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,055 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.1 |
Prettygate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Buston* | 1,820 | 61.0 | +5.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Mike Dale | 592 | 19.8 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Hill | 355 | 11.9 | −5.9 | |
Green | Clare Palmer | 216 | 7.2 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 1,228 | 41.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,983 | 37.6 | −3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,942 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Rural North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Chillingworth* | 2,015 | 68.5 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Judith Short | 348 | 11.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Brown | 298 | 10.1 | −4.8 | |
Green | Roger Bamforth | 281 | 9.6 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 1,667 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,942 | 34.6 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,508 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Shrub End
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Pauline Hazell* | 777 | 38.2 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Isobel Merry | 622 | 30.6 | +18.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy | 507 | 24.9 | −10.1 | |
Independent | Mike Clark | 77 | 3.8 | New | |
Green | Wolfgang Fauser | 50 | 2.5 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 155 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,033 | 25.5 | −3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,979 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
No UKIP (−13.8) or Independent (−12.7) candidates as previous.
St. Anne's & St. John's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Hayter | 1,206 | 43.4 | +25.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith* | 1,026 | 36.9 | −9.1 | |
Labour | Gregory Edwards | 346 | 12.4 | +3.5 | |
Green | Megan Maltby | 106 | 3.8 | −2.4 | |
Independent | Kristine Lee | 97 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 180 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,781 | 34.2 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,136 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +17.1 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−20.6).
Stanway
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Dundas | 1,014 | 46.0 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jessica Scott-Boutell* | 874 | 39.6 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Carole Spademan | 230 | 10.4 | −2.4 | |
Green | Katie Francis | 87 | 3.9 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 140 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 33.2 | −3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,648 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.2 |
Tiptree
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Derek Loveland | 1,423 | 66.6 | −1.3 | |
Labour | Barbara Nichols | 404 | 18.9 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Eriksson | 197 | 9.2 | New | |
Green | Peter Lynn | 114 | 5.3 | −8.2 | |
Majority | 1,019 | 47.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,138 | 29.4 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,165 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Wivenhoe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Andrea Luxford-Vaughn | 1,542 | 49.5 | +21.2 | |
Labour Co-op | Rosalind Scott* | 1,143 | 36.7 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Liam Gallagher | 328 | 10.5 | −12.0 | |
Green | Claudia Uller | 105 | 3.4 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 399 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,118 | 39.8 | −13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 7,830 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +6.5 |
No Independent candidate as previous (−13.6).
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Election Results - 12th December 2019".
- ^ "Independents shun Tories as 'progressive alliance' set to continue".
- ^ yourcolchester [@yourcolchester] (3 May 2018). "Borough #Elections RESULTS, Highwoods: | BRADDY (lab) 314; OXFORD (ind) 926; ROWE (con) 563; SPENCE (grn) 75; TURRELL (lib) 161. Cllr Phil Oxford (IND) is duly elected to represent Highwoods Ward of #Colchester Borough Council" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ yourcolchester [@yourcolchester] (3 May 2018). "Borough #Elections RESULTS, Stanway | DUNDAS (con) 1,014; FRANCIS (grn) 87; SCOTT-BOUTELL (lib) 874; SPADEMAN (lab) 230 Cllr Paul Dundas (CON) is duly elected to represent Stanway Ward of #Colchester Borough Council" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.