2018 Colchester Borough Council election
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Turnout | 33.06%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of Colchester Borough showing wards won |
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 17 wards. It was the first standard election to take place following comprehensive boundary changes in 2016.
Results summary
The four main parties put up a full slate of candidates and Independents stood in eight wards.
Result
2018 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
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:27.5%;" | 14 | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:21.6%;" | 11 | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width:5.9%;" | 3 | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:45.1%;" | 23 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:23.5%;" | 12 | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:21.6%;" | 11 | style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width:5.9%;" | 3 | style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:49.0%;" | 25 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
New Administration
The Labour, Liberal Democrat, 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
Berechurch
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,038 | 27.3 | -5.1 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -5.6 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−12.8).
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,035 | 39.6 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Greenstead
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,095 | 24.4 | -5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−14.8)
Highwoods
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,039 | 27.6 | -5.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +1.0 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−9.1).
Lexden & Braiswick
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,738 | 37.8 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Marks Tey & Layer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,512 | 34.7 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | + |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−17.6).
Mersea & Pyefleet
Party | 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 | – | ||
Turnout | 3,267 | 40.5 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -20.3 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−21.4).
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,402 | 30.9 | -6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -6.7 |
New Town & Christ Church
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,166 | 33.8 | -0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.2 |
Old Heath & The Hythe
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,480 | 30.8 | -4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.1 |
Prettygate
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,983 | 37.6 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Rural North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,942 | 34.6 | -1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Shrub End
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,033 | 25.5 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
No UKIP (−13.8) or Independent (−12.7) candidates as previous.
St. Anne's & St. John's
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,781 | 34.2 | -1.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +17.1 |
No UKIP candidate as previous (−20.6).
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 33.2 | -3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.2 |
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,138 | 29.4 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Wivenhoe
Party | 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 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,118 | 39.8 | -13.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +6.5 |
No Independent candidate as previous (−13.6).
References
- ^ http://www.colchester.gov.uk/electionresults
- ^ http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/16214396.Independents_shun_Tories_as__progressive_alliance__set_to_continue/
- ^ https://twitter.com/yourcolchester/status/992185751910670336[non-primary source needed]
- ^ https://twitter.com/yourcolchester/status/992183448705097730[non-primary source needed]