1986 Colchester Borough Council election
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 8 May 1986 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.
Results summary
1986 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Alliance | 8 | ![]() |
38.1 | 8 | 16 | 26.7 | 14,988 | 36.0 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | 6 | ![]() |
28.6 | 22 | 28 | 46.7 | 13,873 | 33.3 | –9.6 | |
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
23.8 | 7 | 12 | 20.0 | 11,185 | 26.9 | –1.3 | |
Tiptree Residents | 1 | ![]() |
4.8 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,110 | 2.7 | +0.4 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
4.8 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 459 | 1.1 | –0.4 |
Ward results
Sourced from Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University[1]
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | M. Bayliss | 1,235 | 43.6 | +6.2 | |
Labour | B. McQuitty | 1,115 | 39.4 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | A. Kimberley | 483 | 17.0 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 4.2 | ||||
Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
Birch-Messing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | T. Wayman | 422 | 63.9 | ||
Alliance | A. Chataway | 187 | 28.3 | ||
Labour | J. Brice | 51 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 35.6 | ||||
Turnout | 48.5 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Boxted & Langham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Garnett | 600 | 63.0 | ||
Alliance | D. Elmer | 261 | 27.4 | ||
Labour | S. Vanplew | 91 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 35.6 | ||||
Turnout | 50.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ken Cooke | 1,090 | 39.8 | ||
Alliance | Chris Hall | 865 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Hazell | 784 | 28.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harbour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rod Green | 1,076 | 44.0 | ||
Alliance | E. Fowler | 845 | 34.6 | ||
Conservative | M. Coyne | 485 | 19.9 | ||
Independent | F. Baldwin | 37 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 9.5 | ||||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Lexden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | W. Sandford | 1,218 | 53.7 | ||
Conservative | S. Lewis | 921 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | D. Chappell | 129 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 13.1 | ||||
Turnout | 53.6 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Fulford | 797 | 48.1 | ||
Alliance | W. Reid | 513 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | S. Dick | 347 | 20.9 | ||
Majority | 17.1 | ||||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Y. Edkins | 1,100 | 60.4 | ||
Labour | J. Bayles | 450 | 24.7 | ||
Conservative | J. Clarke | 270 | 14.8 | ||
Majority | 35.7 | ||||
Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | D. Goss | 1,445 | 55.0 | ||
Conservative | S. Sheffield | 827 | 31.5 | ||
Labour | E. Plowright | 353 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 23.5 | ||||
Turnout | 51.7 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Shrub End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | G. Daldry | 1,299 | 57.3 | ||
Labour | Chris Pearson | 734 | 32.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Stevenson | 235 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 24.9 | ||||
Turnout | 36.8 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
St. Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Bober | 1,310 | 59.4 | ||
Conservative | R. Larkins | 485 | 22.0 | ||
Alliance | J. Meleschko | 410 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | 37.4 | ||||
Turnout | 25.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Mike Hogg | 890 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | K. Hindle | 716 | 31.7 | ||
Conservative | L. Spendlove | 653 | 28.9 | ||
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Turnout | |||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | E. Hubbard | 928 | 45.5 | ||
Conservative | M. Roots | 885 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | G. Rose | 226 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 7.7 | ||||
Turnout | 46.3 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 964 | 47.6 | ||
Alliance | R. Baker | 603 | 29.8 | ||
Labour | R. Turp | 459 | 22.7 | ||
Majority | 17.8 | ||||
Turnout | 40.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | J. Ellis | 893 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | L. Parsonson | 831 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | M. Fitzgibbon | 306 | 15.1 | ||
Majority | 3.1 | ||||
Turnout | 40.7 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tiptree Residents | J. Elliott | 1,110 | 60.5 | ||
Conservative | C. Borgartz | 472 | 25.7 | ||
Labour | T. Lawson | 254 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 34.7 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Tiptree Residents hold | Swing |
West Bergholt
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Lampon | 562 | 52.4 | ||
Alliance | M. Cook | 393 | 36.7 | ||
Labour | J. Church | 117 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 15.8 | ||||
Turnout | 45.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Mersea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Leader | 1,183 | 62.0 | ||
Alliance | A. Stevens | 566 | 29.7 | ||
Labour | C. Nimmo | 159 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 32.3 | ||||
Turnout | 37.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Winstree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Fairhead | 685 | 58.5 | ||
Alliance | A. Spear | 378 | 32.3 | ||
Labour | L. Shelley | 108 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 26.2 | ||||
Turnout | 54.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Sharp | 1,060 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | M. Liddy | 1,034 | |||
Conservative | K. Green | 943 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | M. Geddes | 808 | |||
Alliance | D. Locke | 499 | 19.9 | ||
Alliance | P. Smith | 460 | |||
Majority | 4.7 | ||||
Turnout | 40.9 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |