1978 Colchester Borough Council election
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on in 1978 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.
Results Summary
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Ward Results
19 councillors, from the same number of wards, were up for election. All percentage changes are calculated as the change in share of all previous party candidates from the 1976 election (whole council).
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. McQuitty | 953 | 40.5 | ||
Conservative | L. Long | 836 | 35.5 | ||
Liberal | M. Gage | 565 | 24.0 | ||
Majority | 127 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 41.6 |
Birch-Messing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Swing |
Boxted & Langham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Sexton | 589 | 63.0 | ||
Labour | J. Bensusan-Butt | 346 | 37.0 | ||
Majority | 243 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 57.0 | 26.0 |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Cooke | 1,406 | 56.9 | ||
Conservative | G. Jefferies | 912 | 36.9 | ||
Liberal | D. Stephenson | 154 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 894 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout |
Harbour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Green | 1,347 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | E. White | 1,041 | 43.5 | ||
Majority | 306 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 48.8 | +12.8 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Lexden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Holt | 1,614 | 81.5 | ||
Labour | D. Pitchford | 367 | 18.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,981 | 48.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Fulford | 1,092 | 67.8 | ||
Labour | T. Oxton | 518 | 32.2 | ||
Majority | 35.6 | ||||
Turnout | 1,610 | 44.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Orpe | 1,169 | 56.6 | ||
Conservative | L. Leader | 769 | 37.2 | ||
Liberal | M. Pawsey | 127 | 6.2 | ||
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Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Purvis | 1,523 | 68.7 | ||
Labour | R. Lown | 693 | 31.3 | ||
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Turnout | 45.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shrub End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Plowright | 1,044 | 59.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Nicholls | 716 | 32.8 | ||
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Labour hold | Swing |
St. Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Bober | 1,374 | 67.0 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 676 | 33.0 | ||
Majority | 698 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 30.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Marchant | 1,016 | 56.9 | ||
Conservative | D. Sissons | 770 | 43.1 | ||
Majority | 13.8 | ||||
Turnout | 42.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Pinnock | 1,132 | 70.7 | ||
Labour | P. Treacher | 470 | 29.3 | ||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Hilham | 1,431 | 66.1 | ||
Labour | S. McAndrew | 453 | 20.9 | ||
Liberal | William Spyvee | 282 | 13.0 | ||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Arrondelle | 942 | 54.3 | ||
Labour | E. Kirkby | 793 | 45.7 | ||
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Turnout | 48.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Martin | 950 | 48.8 | ||
Tiptree Residents | J. Webb | 740 | 38.0 | ||
Labour | J. Greer | 256 | 13.2 | ||
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Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents |
West Bergholt
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Lampon | 692 | 82.1 | ||
Labour | J. Quinn | 151 | 17.9 | ||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Winstree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Fairhead | 808 | 79.4 | ||
Labour | V. McAndrew | 210 | 20.6 | ||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Bayles | 1,154 | 54.0 | ||
Conservative | K. Brereton | 985 | 46.0 | ||
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Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |