2019 Colchester Borough Council election
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17 out of 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results map of the Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019. Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards.[1]
Result Summary
[edit]Candidates by Party
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Result
[edit]Colchester Borough Council election, 2019 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 6 | ![]() |
35.3 | 17 | 23 | 45.1 | 15,387 | 35.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | ![]() |
35.3 | 7 | 13 | 25.5 | 11,638 | 26.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
17.6 | 8 | 11 | 21.6 | 7,740 | 17.7 | ![]() | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
5.9 | 2 | 3 | 5.9 | 2,775 | 6.3 | ![]() | |
Green | 1 | ![]() |
5.9 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 5,939 | 13.6 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 248 | 0.6 | New |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/UK_Colchester_City_Council_2019.svg/220px-UK_Colchester_City_Council_2019.svg.png)
Composition
[edit]Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
12 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
Following the election, the composition of the council was:
13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | G | Conservative |
Ward results
[edit]The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 4 April 2019 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election.[2]
Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*
Berechurch
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Berechurch_ward.png/220px-Berechurch_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Chris Pearson* | 1,058 | 53.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler | 490 | 24.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Fabian Green | 301 | 15.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Mary Bryan | 142 | 7.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 568 | 28.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,016 | 27.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,367 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Castle_ward.png/220px-Castle_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Mark Goacher | 1,724 | 55.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Darius Laws* | 901 | 29.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Victoria Weaver | 268 | 8.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Verity Wooley | 193 | 6.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 823 | 26.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,111 | 40.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,674 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Greenstead
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Greenstead_ward.png/220px-Greenstead_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tim Young* | 971 | 47.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Christopher Piggott | 388 | 19.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Chantelle-Louise Whyborn | 281 | 13.8 | ![]() | |
Independent | Christopher Lee | 228 | 11.2 | ![]() | |
Green | John Clifton | 169 | 8.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 583 | 28.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,067 | 20.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,148 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Highwoods
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Highwoods_ward.png/220px-Highwoods_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Beverly Oxford* | 1,119 | 52.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Stephen Rowe | 409 | 19.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jocelyn Law | 247 | 11.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mick Turrell | 196 | 9.2 | ![]() | |
Green | Robbie Spence | 155 | 7.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 710 | 33.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,126 | 29.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,273 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ![]() |
Lexden & Braiswick
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Lexden_%26_Braiswick_ward.png/220px-Lexden_%26_Braiswick_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lewis Barber* | 1,745 | 62.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stevenson | 442 | 15.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Roger Bamforth | 403 | 14.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Conrad Winch | 209 | 7.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,303 | 46.5 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,823 | 39.2 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,205 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Marks Tey & Layer
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Marks_Tey_%26_Layer_ward.png/220px-Marks_Tey_%26_Layer_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Ellis* | 1,560 | 64.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Matt Stemp | 345 | 14.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Hull | 328 | 13.6 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jan Plummer | 180 | 7.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,215 | 50.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,444 | 32.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,488 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mersea & Pyefleet
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Mersea.png/220px-Mersea.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Patricia Moore* | 1,026 | 30.3 | ![]() | |
Independent | John Akker | 969 | 28.6 | ![]() | |
Independent | Carl Powling | 459 | 13.5 | New | |
Green | Peter Banks | 310 | 9.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Bry Mogridge | 263 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
UKIP | David Broise | 248 | 7.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Stevens | 114 | 3.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 57 | 1.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,413 | 42.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,052 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mile End
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Mile_End_ward.png/220px-Mile_End_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Phil Coleman* | 1,447 | 62.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Natalie Rowe | 463 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Amanda Kirke | 216 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Sarah Ryder | 201 | 8.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 984 | 42.7 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 2,327 | 28.6 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,182 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (−1.8).
New Town & Christ Church
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/New_Town_%26_Christ_Church_ward.png/220px-New_Town_%26_Christ_Church_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope* | 1,128 | 36.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Elisa Vasquez-Walters | 992 | 31.9 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Carla Hales | 604 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Bob Brannan | 390 | 12.5 | ![]() | |
Majority | 136 | 4.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,139 | 33.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,415 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (−2.3).
Old Heath & The Hythe
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Old_Heath_%26_The_Hythe_ward.png/220px-Old_Heath_%26_The_Hythe_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adam Fox* | 1,181 | 52.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Michael McDonnell | 475 | 20.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Andrew Canessa | 323 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Kiley | 292 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 706 | 31.1 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,299 | 27.5 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,349 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8).
Prettygate
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Prettygate_ward.png/220px-Prettygate_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Beverly Davis* | 1,520 | 54.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | John Loxley | 600 | 21.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jamie Overland | 351 | 12.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Clare Palmer | 336 | 12.0 | ![]() | |
Majority | 920 | 32.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,857 | 36.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,866 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rural North
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Rural_North_ward.png/220px-Rural_North_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Chapman* | 1,786 | 61.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Sue Bailey | 454 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Will Brown | 445 | 15.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Judith Short | 225 | 7.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,332 | 45.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,951 | 34.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,455 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Shrub End
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Shrub_End_ward.png/220px-Shrub_End_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy | 878 | 41.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Vic Flores* | 714 | 33.8 | ![]() | |
Labour Co-op | Rosalind Scott | 364 | 17.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Blake Roberts | 154 | 7.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 164 | 7.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,136 | 27.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,820 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8).
St. Anne's & St. John's
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/St._Anne%27s_%26_St._John%27s_ward.png/220px-St._Anne%27s_%26_St._John%27s_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Helen Chuah* | 1,238 | 44.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 1,118 | 40.1 | ![]() | |
Green | Megan Maltby | 217 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | HK Norman | 213 | 7.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 120 | 4.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,824 | 34.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,235 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.5).
Stanway
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Stanway_ward.png/220px-Stanway_ward.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lesley Scott-Boutell* | 1,237 | 52.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jeremy Hagon | 795 | 33.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Katie Francis | 171 | 7.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | John Spademan | 143 | 6.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 442 | 18.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,361 | 35.0 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 6,756 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Tiptree
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Tiptree.png/220px-Tiptree.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Wood* | 1,315 | 64.2 | ![]() | |
Labour | Paul Jeffs | 303 | 14.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Wolfgang Fauser | 232 | 11.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Gemma Graham | 198 | 9.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,012 | 49.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,095 | 29.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,156 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wivenhoe
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Wivenhoe.png/220px-Wivenhoe.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Cory* | 2,131 | 67.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Harry Nathan | 571 | 18.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jodie Clark | 267 | 8.4 | ![]() | |
Green | John McArthur | 198 | 6.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 1,560 | 49.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,194 | 39.1 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,166 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Colchester Council elections 2019: Full list of results". Gazette. 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). cbccrmdata.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 10 September 2021.