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Colchester Borough Council election, 1982
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
60 seats
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Last election 37 21 0
Seats before 37 21 0
Seats won 37 18 2
Seat change Steady Decrease 3 Increase 2
Popular vote 18,499 10,106 10,301
Percentage 46.6 25.2 25.7
Swing Increase1.2 Decrease15.8 Increase17.4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Tiptree Residents Independent
Last election 1 1
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 1,170 N/A
Percentage 2.9 N/A
Swing Steady N/A

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in 1982.

Results Summary

Ward Results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. McQuilty 940 44.3 −2.7
Conservative A. Keenlyside 614 28.9 +5.0
Alliance H. Anderson 569 26.8 −3.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Birch-Messing

Birch-Messing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Wayman 506 76.1 N/A
Alliance D. Calthorpe 114 17.1 N/A
Labour T. Morecroft 45 8.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Garnett 617 63.1 +0.1
Alliance M. Bearman 286 29.2 N/A
Labour J. Church 75 7.7 −30.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Cooke 907 38.3 −6.7
Conservative E. Humphreys 881 37.2 −4.0
Alliance William Spyvee 579 24.5 +10.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Harbour

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rod Green 1,052 42.6 −20.5
Alliance R. Puxley 750 30.4 N/A
Conservative M. Coyne 667 27.0 −9.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Lexden

Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Holt 1,364 55.3 −9.5
Alliance H. Brooks 948 38.4 +16.5
Labour A. Sullivan 123 5.0 −7.9
Ecology O. Gray 32 1.3 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Mile End

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fulford 854 51.0 −6.2
Labour Tim Oxton 519 31.0 −11.7
Alliance M. Wilson 301 18.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

New Town

New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Evans 1,146 52.5 +41.5
Labour Jim Orpe 605 27.7 −40.6
Conservative J. Clarke 433 19.8 −0.9
Majority
Turnout
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Purvis 1,131 46.0 −12.1
Alliance Martin Hunt 915 37.2 +21.4
Labour Chris Pearson 414 16.8 −12.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance G. Daldry 871 40.7 +27.7
Labour E. Plowright 797 37.2 −20.9
Conservative A. Stevenson 473 22.1 −6.8
Majority
Turnout
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Bober 1,262 54.5 −16.4
Alliance P. Baker 535 23.1 +14.7
Conservative E. Sinclair 517 22.3 +1.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Marchant 843 39.9 −18.4
Conservative L. Wynne 744 35.2 −6.5
Alliance W. Ladbrook 527 24.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Roots 994 60.5 −3.8
Alliance J. Hughes 380 23.1 N/A
Labour R. Crookes 270 16.4 −19.3
Majority
Turnout 45.7
Conservative hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Chapman 1,273 57.1 −7.7
Alliance W. Sandford 635 28.5 +11.9
Labour C. Graves 322 14.4 −6.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Stanway

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Gawthrop 863 49.3 −2.1
Alliance R. Wilson 550 31.4 +22.0
Labour K. Taylor 337 19.3 −19.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tiptree Residents J. Elliott 860 44.2 −7.4
Conservative R. Martin 676 34.7 −1.5
Labour S. Simmonds 411 21.1 +8.8
Majority
Turnout
Tiptree Residents gain from Conservative Swing

West Bergholt

West Bergholt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lampon 609 63.2 −25.3
Alliance M. Bayliss 250 25.9 N/A
Labour J. Pearsall 105 10.9 −1.6
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Winstree

Winstree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Fairhead 796 72.5 −6.9
Alliance P. Treacher 232 21.1 N/A
Labour L. Shelley 100 5.2 −14.2
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Roots 1,063 42.9 +3.9
Labour J. Bayles 909 36.7 −9.3
Independent D. Staple 504 20.4 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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