1980 Colchester Borough Council election

1980 Colchester Borough Council election

20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	42.0% (31.9%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 36 seats, 50.2% 21 seats, 37.5% Seats won 9 8 Seats after 35 22 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 15,103 13,910 Percentage 44.7% 41.1% Swing 5.5% 3.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Tiptree Residents Independent Last election 2 seats, 4.2% 1 seat, 1.7% Seats won 1 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,026 827 Percentage 3.0% 2.4% Swing 1.2% 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 1980 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1980 Colchester Borough Council election to the Colchester Borough Council were held in 1980 alongside other local elections across the country.

Summary

1980 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	1	50.0	26	35	58.3	15,103	44.7	–5.5
	Labour	8	1	44.4	14	22	36.7	13,910	41.1	+3.6
	Tiptree Residents	1		5.6	1	2	3.3	1,026	3.0	–1.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	827	2.4	+0.7
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,957	8.7	+0.6

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fraser	995	46.0	-2.0
	Liberal	M. Gage	651	30.1	+12.4
	Conservative	C. Roxby	516	23.9	-10.4
Majority			344	15.9	+2.2
Turnout			2,162	38.2	-35.3
Registered electors			5,659
	Labour hold		Swing	7.2

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Goodchild	917	45.0	-1.6
	Conservative	A. Beevers	839	41.2	-0.1
	Liberal	William Spyvee	281	13.8	+1.7
Majority			78	3.8	-1.5
Turnout			2,037	41.3	-32.4
Registered electors			4,929
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Dedham

Dedham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jackson	517	68.8	+1.8
	Liberal	G. Williams	123	16.4	N/A
	Labour	J. Challinor	112	14.9	N/A
Majority			394	52.4	+18.4
Turnout			752	49.8	-2.5
Registered electors			1,511
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

No Independent candidate as previous (-33.0).

East Donyland

East Donyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sanderson	448	57.3	-0.3
	Labour	E. Lilley	334	42.7	+0.3
Majority			114	14.6	-0.6
Turnout			782	58.5	-8.8
Registered electors			1,337
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Fordham

Fordham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Menzies	514	65.2	+10.0
	Labour	H. Bryan	274	34.8	N/A
Majority			240	30.5	+20.1
Turnout			788	59.7	-4.1
Registered electors			1,321
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

No Liberal candidate as previous (-44.8).

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bird	1,424	63.1	+9.6
	Conservative	M. Coyne	834	36.9	-9.6
Majority			590	26.1	+19.1
Turnout			2,258	43.8	-33.3
Registered electors			5,154
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Lexden

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wheeler	1,337	64.8	+2.9
	Liberal	Ian Trusler	460	22.3	+0.3
	Labour	J. Crawford	266	12.9	-3.2
Majority			877	42.5	+2.6
Turnout			2,063	51.4	-28.7
Registered electors			4,010
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Marks Tey

Marks Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. James	510	57.3	-20.9
	Labour	D. Brede	380	42.7	+20.9
Majority			130	14.6	-41.8
Turnout			890	47.2	-0.5
Registered electors			1,886
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.9

Mile End

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Borges	991	57.3	-3.2
	Labour	Tim Oxton	739	42.7	+3.2
Majority			252	14.6	-6.3
Turnout			1,730	47.4	-28.4
Registered electors			3,648
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

New Town

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Russell	1,354	68.3	+7.5
	Conservative	H. Martin	411	20.7	-18.5
	Liberal	John Loxley	218	11.0	N/A
Majority			943	47.6	+26.0
Turnout			1,983	43.7	-31.6
Registered electors			4,533
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Prettygate

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kent	1,205	53.6	-0.5
	Labour	M. Hedge	694	30.9	+3.7
	Liberal	Margaret Fisher	349	15.5	-3.2
Majority			511	22.7	-4.3
Turnout			2,248	45.2	-37.5
Registered electors			4,977
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

Shrub End

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Woodrow	1,103	58.1	+0.6
	Conservative	J. Nicholls	548	28.9	-13.6
	Liberal	G. Daldry	246	13.0	N/A
Majority			555	29.2	+14.2
Turnout			1,897	33.1	-24.1
Registered electors			5,726
	Labour hold		Swing	7.1

St. Andrews

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Graves	1,487	70.9	+15.7
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	432	20.6	-11.9
	Liberal	R. Baker	177	8.4	-3.9
Majority			1,055	50.3	+27.6
Turnout			2,096	27.6	-39.2
Registered electors			7,592
	Labour hold		Swing	13.8

St. Annes

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Frank	1,227	58.3	+8.4
	Conservative	K. McLean	876	41.7	-8.4
Majority			351	16.6	N/A
Turnout			2,103	45.8	-30.5
Registered electors			4,589
	Labour hold		Swing	8.4

St. Johns

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith	980	64.3	±0.0
	Labour	R. Crookes	544	35.7	±0.0
Majority			436	28.6	±0.0
Turnout			1,524	43.6	-37.0
Registered electors			3,498
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.0

St. Marys

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Brooks	1,451	65.8	+6.2
	Labour	Pauline Cook	453	20.6	-2.3
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	300	13.6	-3.9
Majority			998	45.2	+8.4
Turnout			2,204	44.0	-31.9
Registered electors			5,012
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Stanway

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lowater	834	51.4	-2.4
	Labour	K. Taylor	637	39.2	+11.1
	Liberal	M. Livermore	152	9.4	-8.7
Majority			197	12.2	-13.4
Turnout			1,623	42.8	-35.9
Registered electors			3,794
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Tiptree

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	E. Bird	1,026	51.6	-6.4
	Conservative	R. Bearman	720	36.2	+6.7
	Labour	C. Kent	244	12.3	N/A
Majority			306	15.4	-13.1
Turnout			1,990	34.7	-42.8
Registered electors			5,731
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing	6.6

No Liberal candidate as previous (-12.5).

West Mersea

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Leader	1,121	66.1	-17.4
	Independent	L. Broadhurst	426	25.1	N/A
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	150	8.8	-7.7
Majority			695	41.0	-26.1
Turnout			1,697	38.4	-35.8
Registered electors			4,418
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Davies	1,230	46.0	-2.9
	Conservative	D. Wilkinson	1,043	39.0	-12.1
	Independent	V. Last	401	15.0	N/A
Majority			187	7.0	N/A
Turnout			2,674	50.8	-24.5
Registered electors			5,267
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6