2015 Colchester Borough Council election
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Ward results map. Wards coloured dark grey were not electing this year. |
The 2015 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Colchester Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections and as the General Election. Colchester Borough Council is made up of 60 councillors: 20 councillors were up for election.[2]
Prior to the elections, Liberal Democrat councillor for New Town ward, Theresa Higgins, was appointed Mayor of Colchester for a term of one-year.
Composition of council seats before election
After the 2014 election, 25 councillors were Liberal Democrats, 23 were Conservatives, 8 were Labour, 3 were independent, and there was one vacancy. Following the 2014 election, a Liberal Democrat councillor defected from their grouping and sat as an independent.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |Party | Seats (2014 election) | Seats (April 2015) | |
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Liberal Democrats | 25 | 24 | |
Conservative | 23 | 23 | |
Labour | 8 | 9 | |
Independent | 3 | 4 | |
Vacant | 1 | - |
Candidates by party
Green Party of England and Wales
Patriotic Socialist Party
The Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour Party and Green Party all stood a full slate of 20 candidates. UKIP stood 15 candidates, 2 independents stood for election and a final candidate stood for the Patriotic Socialist Party.
Results Summary
With 30 seats required for a dead-heat majority (of 0), no single grouping of councillors remained in overall control of policy decision-making. Conservatives fell 3 short this time whereas at the last election a five-becoming-six seat deficit existed during the four-year term for the largest grouping which had been the Liberal Democrats.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 27 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 45 | 40.1 | 28,023 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 20 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 33 | 19.8 | 13,827 | -3.2 | |
Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18.5 | 12,940 | +2.3 | |
Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.4 | 1,643 | -0.5 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 7,775 | -4.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 5,767 | -0.4 |
Ward Results
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Harris | 1,958 | 50.3 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Brown | 858 | 22.0 | +8.7 | |
UKIP | Paul Mulvey | 521 | 13.4 | −9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Hislop | 406 | 10.4 | −9.2 | |
Green | Clare Palmer | 152 | 3.9 | +0.3 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Birch & Winstree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Ellis | 1,913 | 59.7 | +5.3 | |
UKIP | John Pitts | 569 | 17.8 | −10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gill Collings | 291 | 9.1 | +4.2 | |
Labour | John Spademan | 287 | 9.0 | +1.3 | |
Green | Jan Plummer | 145 | 4.5 | −1.3 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Darius Laws | 1,667 | 35.9 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Owen Howell | 1,172 | 25.2 | −0.5 | |
Green | Andrew Canessa | 982 | 21.2 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Andrew Murphy | 821 | 17.7 | −0.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Christ Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Annesley Hardy | 964 | 38.0 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin James | 670 | 26.4 | −6.1 | |
Labour | Elisa Vasquez-Walters | 433 | 17.1 | +0.5 | |
Green | Charles David Ham | 319 | 12.6 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Ron Levy | 148 | 5.8 | −1.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Copford & West Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Maclean | 673 | 59.8 | −6.9 | |
UKIP | Chris Treloar | 177 | 15.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert James | 115 | 10.2 | −2.7 | |
Labour | Barbara Nichols | 115 | 10.2 | −3.4 | |
Green | Emma-Jane Kemp | 46 | 4.1 | −2.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fordham & Stour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 2,023 | 65.4 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Kevin Stannard | 396 | 12.8 | +0.2 | |
Green | Sue Bailey | 337 | 10.9 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Woodward | 337 | 10.9 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great Tey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Chillingworth | 979 | 58.6 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Waite | 257 | 15.4 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Matt Creamer | 170 | 10.2 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | David Holmes | 162 | 9.7 | −5.1 | |
Green | Robert Brannan | 104 | 6.2 | +0.4 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Highwoods
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Phil Oxford | 1,592 | 36.9 | −15.2 | |
Conservative | Chris Hayter | 1,192 | 27.7 | +15.3 | |
Labour | Gary Braddy | 479 | 11.1 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Baker | 466 | 10.6 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Jamie Middleditch | 395 | 9.2 | −4.1 | |
Green | Robbie Spencer | 187 | 4.3 | +0.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Locker | 2,101 | 38.4 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ciaran Patrick McGonagle | 1,769 | 32.3 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Martin Camroux | 707 | 12.9 | +5.2 | |
UKIP | Tony Terry | 533 | 9.7 | −5.1 | |
Green | Mary Bryan | 368 | 6.7 | +0.9 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Annie Feltham | 1,289 | 32.1 | −9.5 | |
Conservative | Matt Neall | 834 | 20.8 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Lee Scordis | 772 | 19.2 | +4.4 | |
Green | Mark Goacher | 631 | 15.7 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Alex Knupffer | 493 | 12.3 | −5.8 | |
Turnout | 3,719 | 56.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Will Quince | 2,269 | 51.1 | −6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Loxley | 967 | 21.8 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Mike Dale | 522 | 11.8 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Steve Galvin | 489 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Green | Luke O'Loughlin | 196 | 4.4 | −4.7 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shrub End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Hazell | 1,517 | 35.2 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sharron Lawrence | 1,157 | 25.9 | −7.9 | |
UKIP | Simon Collins | 757 | 16.9 | −5.0 | |
Labour | Gary Griffiths | 736 | 16.5 | −2.2 | |
Green | Stuart Welham | 251 | 5.6 | +1.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tim Young | 1,462 | 48.8 | −12.8 | |
Conservative | Chris Hill | 715 | 23.9 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Verity Woolley | 447 | 14.9 | +3.0 | |
Green | Joshua Murray | 370 | 12.4 | +1.7 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Barrie Cook | 1,173 | 31.2 | −8.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Klejna-Wendt | 976 | 26.0 | +10.8 | |
UKIP | Bill Faram | 770 | 20.5 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Amanda Stannard | 600 | 16.0 | +2.6 | |
Green | Stephen Ford | 241 | 6.4 | −0.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fiona Maclean | 1,861 | 42.8 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Scott-Boutell | 1,611 | 37.0 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Carole Spademan | 616 | 14.2 | +4.0 | |
Green | Tim Glover | 261 | 6.0 | +0.9 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Crowe | 1,873 | 42.8 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Stuart Gulleford | 1,313 | 32.5 | −5.0 | |
Labour | Robert Spademan | 535 | 13.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Miah Ahmed | 194 | 4.8 | +1.3 | |
Green | Katherine Bamforth | 129 | 3.2 | −2.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Harrington | 1,578 | 54.7 | −7.1 | |
UKIP | Ben Clark | 370 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Ian Yates | 306 | 10.6 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gemma Graham | 265 | 9.2 | +0.8 | |
Green | Roger Bamforth | 204 | 7.1 | −10.1 | |
Independent | Julian McCallum | 151 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Patriotic Socialist | Dave Osbourne | 12 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Mersea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Moore | 2,154 | 51.9 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | David Broise | 988 | 23.8 | −3.8 | |
Labour | Alison Inman | 402 | 9.7 | +1.0 | |
Green | Lisa Britton | 330 | 8.0 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Stevens | 278 | 6.7 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Cory | 668 | 44.9 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Phil Finn | 328 | 22.1 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Natalie Jukes | 271 | 18.2 | −3.1 | |
Green | Christopher Flossman | 130 | 8.7 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Carole Morse | 90 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe Quay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosalind Scott | 1,295 | 40.9 | −11.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Hill | 1,251 | 39.5 | +7.6 | |
Green | Laura Poutney | 325 | 10.3 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shaun Boughton | 295 | 9.3 | +2.3 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-Elections between 2015 and 2016
In June 2015, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972, former Conservative councillor Mark Cable "ceased to be a member of the council" after failing to attend a council meeting since December 2014 (6 months). A by-election was called and the ward was subsequently held by the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anne Brown | 545 | 77.9 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | Bill Faram | 60 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | George Penny | 57 | 8.1 | −1.6 | |
Labour | John Spademan | 38 | 5.4 | −4.3 | |
Turnout | 700 | 29.1 | −5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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