Colchester Borough Council election, 2015
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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
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
24 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
20 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
Candidates by party
The Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour Party and Green Party all stood a full slate of 20 candidates. UKIP stood 15 candidates and 3 independents (including a candidate with the description 'Patriotic Socialist Party') stood for election.
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.
Colchester Borough Council election, 2015 | |||||||||
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Party | Seats | Popular vote | |||||||
Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % | ± | |||
Conservative | 13 | 14 | 27 | 28,023 | 40.1 | +3.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 17 | 20 | 13,827 | 19.8 | -7.7 | |||
Labour | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12,940 | 18.5 | -3.4 | |||
Independent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1,543 | 2.4 | -3.7 | |||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,775 | 11.1 | +10.7 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,767 | 8.2 | +0.6 | |||
Total | 20 | 40 | 60 | – | 69,975 | – | – | ||
Turnout | ? | ||||||||
Changes in vote share are compared to the 2011 election as it is the last time this set of seats were up for election and thus is the last directly comparable result.
By-elections since the previous election
A by-election was held in Wivenhoe Quay on 3 July 2014 following the death of Labour councillor Steve Ford.[3][4] The seat was held for Labour by Rosalind Scott with a majority of 228 votes over the Conservatives.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Rosalind Scott | 857 | 46.7 | -5.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Hill | 629 | 34.3 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | John Pitts | 129 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | Shaun Boughton | 127 | 6.9 | -0.1 | |
Green | Tim Glover | 90 | 4.9 | -4.2 | |
Patriotic Socialist | Dave Osborn | 2 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 228 | 12.4 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,834 | 43 | +1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Ward Results
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | Susan Hislop | 406 | 10.4 | -9.2 | |
Green | Clare Palmer | 152 | 3.9 | +0.3 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Birch & Winstree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Andrew Ellis | 1,913 | 59.7 | +5.3 | |
UKIP | John Pitts | 569 | 17.8 | -10.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Darius Laws | 1,667 | 35.9 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
Christ Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Annesley Hardy | 964 | 38.0 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robin James | 670 | 26.4 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Elisa Vasquez-Walters | 433 | 17.1 | +0.5 | |
Green | Charles Ham | 319 | 12.6 | -2.2 | |
UKIP | Ron Levy | 148 | 5.8 | -1.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Copford & West Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Jackie Maclean | 673 | 59.8 | -6.9 | |
UKIP | Chris Treloar | 177 | 15.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | Barry Woodward | 337 | 10.9 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great Tey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Peter Chillingworth | 979 | 58.6 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Ben Locker | 2,101 | 38.4 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Will Quince | 2,269 | 51.1 | -6.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Pauline Hazell | 1,517 | 35.2 | +14.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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Labour | Tim Young | 1,462 | 48.8 | -12.8 | |
Conservative | Chris Hill | 715 | 23.9 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Fiona Maclean | 1,861 | 42.8 | +12.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | 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 | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | Jenny Stevens | 278 | 6.7 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe Quay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 Democrat | 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, 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 | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Anne Brown | 545 | 77.9 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | Bill Faram | 60 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | 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.
- ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Colchester Borough Council. Adrian Pritchard (Returning Officer). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "Wivenhoe By-Election - 3rd July 2014". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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