1983 Colchester Borough Council election

The 1983 Colchester Borough Council election for the Borough of Colchester took place in 1983. They were held on the same day as the 1983 general election.

Results summary

1983 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	13		65.0	22	35	58.3	18,499	45.9	+0.9
	Labour	3	3	15.0	13	16	26.7	10,381	25.8	+1.2
	Alliance	3	3	15.0	2	5	8.3	10,249	25.4	+0.3
	Tiptree Residents	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	1,170	2.9	+0.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	–2.5

Ward Results

There were 20 councillors elected from the same number of wards.

Berechurch

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Graves	997	42.4	−1.9
	Conservative	N. Knell	735	31.2	+2.3
	Alliance	H. Anderson	569	26.4	−0.4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Humphreys	1,187	46.5	+9.3
	Labour	K. Taylor	804	31.5	−6.8
	Alliance	D. Locke	562	22.0	−2.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dymond	755	68.6	−4.3
	Alliance	B. Trusler	174	15.8	N/A
	Labour	B. Smith	172	15.6	−11.4
Majority
Turnout				50.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Willey	549	68.3	−9.8
	Alliance	P. Hills	184	22.9	N/A
	Labour	L. Shelley	71	8.8	−13.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Tey

Great Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Browning	551	76.0	−4.6
	Labour	R. Price	89	12.3	−7.1
	Alliance	M. Maxam	85	11.7	N/A
Majority
Turnout				44.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Brady	959	37.6	+7.2
	Labour	Jim Orpe	946	37.1	−5.5
	Conservative	S. Rae	644	25.3	−1.7
Majority
Turnout				46.2
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Lexden

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ian Trusler	1,427	54.0	+15.6
	Conservative	T. Wilson	1,114	42.2	−13.1
	Labour	G. Rose	101	3.8	−1.2
Majority
Turnout				64.3
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Mile End

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fulford	1,055	58.3	+7.3
	Labour	M. Bryan	431	23.8	−7.2
	Alliance	R. Baker	323	17.9	−0.1
Majority
Turnout				75.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Coleman	1,110	49.1	−3.4
	Labour	D. Williams	629	27.8	+0.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	520	23.0	+3.2
Majority
Turnout				48.2
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Howgego	1,248	45.3	−0.7
	Alliance	Martin Hunt	1,176	42.7	+5.5
	Labour	P. Kent	329	12.0	−4.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pyefleet

Pyefleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	548	66.3	−9.6
	Alliance	A. Stevens	185	22.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Bryan	94	11.4	−12.7
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Wilkin	887	37.6	+0.4
	Alliance	S. Cawley	883	37.4	−3.3
	Conservative	I. Foster	590	25.0	+2.9
Majority
Turnout				38.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Andrews

St. Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Crookes	1,385	56.6	+2.1
	Conservative	N. Elcombe	653	26.7	+4.4
	Alliance	P. Brady	408	16.7	−6.4
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Annes

St. Annes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pawsey	1,063	45.2	+9.5
	Labour	A. Rawal	895	38.0	−1.9
	Alliance	M. Bayliss	396	16.8	−8.1
Majority
Turnout				49.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Johns

St. Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. West	1,148	61.4	+0.9
	Alliance	A. Hayman	471	25.2	+2.1
	Labour	F. Rogers	251	13.4	−3.0
Majority
Turnout				50.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spendlove	1,431	61.5	+4.4
	Alliance	C. Curtis	526	22.6	−5.9
	Labour	J. Pearsall	369	15.9	+1.5
Majority
Turnout				46.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Holloway	1,129	61.7	+12.4
	Alliance	W. Sandford	382	20.9	−10.5
	Labour	R. Lister	318	17.4	−1.9
Majority
Turnout				43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb	1,170	53.8	+9.6
	Conservative	J. Crowe	748	34.4	−0.3
	Labour	S. Simmonds	258	11.9	−9.2
Majority
Turnout				33.7
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing

West Mersea

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams	1,357	71.0	+7.8
	Alliance	B. Packard	429	22.5	−8.9
	Labour	J. Kent	124	6.5	+1.3
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Last	1,474	54.5	+11.6
	Labour	J. Baylis	1,231	45.5	−8.8
Majority
Turnout				45.0
	Conservative hold		Swing