Colchester Borough Council election, 2018
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Turnout | 33.06 %[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. 17 members of the council (one-third of the whole) were elected, one from each of the 17 wards. It was the first standard election to take place following comprehensive boundary changes in 2016.
By-elections since 2016
A by-election was called in Shrub End following the resignation of one of the incumbent Liberal Democrat councillors. The seat was gained by the Conservatives in the subsequent by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vic Flores | 681 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Mike Dale | 572 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sam McCarthy | 373 | 21.1 | ||
Independent | Mike Clark | 54 | 3.1 | New | |
UKIP | Bruno Hickman | 52 | 2.9 | ||
Green | Victoria Weaver | 34 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 109 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,765 | 21.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Results Summary
The four main parties put up a full slate of candidates and Independents stood in eight wards.
Result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Conservative | 25 | 2 | 0 | 40.4 | 15,765 | |||||
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 1 | 3 | 19.9 | 8,472 | |||||
Labour | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25.3 | 10,783 | |||||
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 3,130 | |||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2,880 | |||||
Total | 51 | 41,030 | ||||||||
No overall control hold |
Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
14 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
12 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
New Administration
The Labour, Liberal Democrat, and Independent groups reached a deal that would continue their coalition[2], with Cllr Mark Cory to replace the unseated Paul Smith as Leader of the Council.
Ward results
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Martyn Warnes* | 1,275 | 62.6 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Bright | 510 | 25.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mick Spindler | 178 | 8.7 | ||
Green | Andy Brooke | 75 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 765 | 37.5 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,038 | 27.3 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-12.8).
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Crow | 931 | 30.7 | ||
Green | Mark Goacher | 920 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Norma Dinnie-Weall | 750 | 24.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jo Hayes | 434 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 11 | 0.4 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,035 | 39.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Greenstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tina Bourne* | 1,078 | 51.5 | ||
Conservative | Fabian Green | 502 | 24.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Baker | 245 | 11.7 | ||
Independent | Christopher Lee | 203 | 9.7 | ||
Green | John Clifton | 67 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 576 | 27.5 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,095 | 24.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-14.8)
Highwoods
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Phil Oxford* | 926 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Rowe | 563 | 27.6 | ||
Labour | Gary Braddy | 314 | 15.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Turrell | 161 | 7.9 | ||
Green | Robbie Spence | 75 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 363 | 18.2 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,039 | 27.6 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-9.1).
Lexden & Braiswick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Jarvis* | 1,812 | 66.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Thomas Stevenson | 407 | 14.9 | ||
Labour | John Challen | 338 | 12.3 | ||
Green | Sue Bailey | 181 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 1,405 | 51.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,738 | 37.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Marks Tey & Layer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Maclean* | 1,493 | 71.2 | ||
Labour | John Spademan | 275 | 13.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Hull | 224 | 10.7 | ||
Green | Matt Stemp | 106 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 1,218 | 41.2 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,512 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-17.6).
Mersea & Pyefleet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Robert Davidson* | 1,373 | 42.0 | ||
Independent | John Akker | 1,202 | 36.8 | New | |
Green | Peter Banks | 374 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | Barry Gilheany | 219 | 6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gemma Graham | 99 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 171 | 5.2 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,267 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No UKIP candidate as previous (-21.4).
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David King | 1,179 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 728 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Pauline Bacon | 353 | 14.7 | ||
Green | Amanda Kirke | 88 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | Jason Leonard | 44 | 1.8 | New | |
Majority | 451 | 18.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,402 | 30.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
New Town & Christ Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorcan Whitehead | 1,319 | 41.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Catherine Spindler | 816 | 25.8 | ||
Conservative | Annesley Hardy | 780 | 24.6 | ||
Green | Bob Brannan | 177 | 5.6 | ||
Independent | Edmund Chinnery | 74 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 503 | 15.9 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,166 | 33.8 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Old Heath & The Hythe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Lee Scordis* | 1,525 | 61.5 | ||
Conservative | Michael McDonnell | 505 | 20.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Matthew Craven | 228 | 9.2 | ||
Green | Andrew Canessa | 129 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | Chris Hill | 93 | 3.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,020 | 41.1 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,480 | 30.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Roger Buston* | 1,820 | 61.0 | ||
Labour Co-op | Mike Dale | 592 | 19.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ed Hill | 355 | 11.9 | ||
Green | Clare Palmer | 216 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 1,228 | 41.2 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,983 | 37.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rural North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Chillingworth* | 2,015 | 68.5 | ||
Labour | Judith Short | 348 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | William Brown | 298 | 10.1 | ||
Green | Roger Bamforth | 281 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 1,667 | 56.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,942 | 34.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shrub End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Hazell* | 777 | 38.2 | ||
Labour | Isobel Merry | 622 | 30.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sam McCarthy | 507 | 24.9 | ||
Independent | Mike Clark | 77 | 3.8 | New | |
Green | Wolfgang Fauser | 50 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 155 | 7.6 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,033 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No UKIP (-13.8) or Independent (-12.7) candidates as previous.
St. Anne's & St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Chris Hayter | 1,206 | 43.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Smith* | 1,026 | 36.9 | ||
Labour | Gregory Edwards | 346 | 12.4 | ||
Green | Megan Maltby | 106 | 3.8 | ||
Independent | Kristine Lee | 97 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 180 | 6.5 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,781 | 34.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
No UKIP candidate as previous (-20.6).
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Dundas | 1,014 | 46.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jessica Scott-Boutell | 874 | 39.6 | ||
Labour | Carole Spademan | 230 | 10.4 | ||
Green | Katie Francis | 87 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 140 | 6.3 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 33.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Loveland | 1,423 | 66.6 | ||
Labour | Barbara Nichols | 404 | 18.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Eriksson | 197 | 9.2 | New | |
Green | Peter Lynn | 114 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 1,019 | 47.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 2,138 | 29.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Andrea Luxford-Vaughn | 1,542 | 49.5 | ||
Labour Co-op | Rosalind Scott* | 1,143 | 36.7 | ||
Conservative | Liam Gallagher | 328 | 10.5 | ||
Green | Claudia Uller | 105 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 399 | 12.8 | — | ||
Turnout | 3,118 | 39.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
No Independent candidate as previous (-13.6).