Colchester council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 17 wards · 51 seats contested

Most seats
22
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
51
across 17 wards
Turnout
40.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 22 — 47,088 37.5% —
Liberal Democrats 15 — 28,331 22.6% —
Labour Party 11 — 27,846 22.2% —
Independent 3 — 5,079 4.0% —
Green Party 0 — 12,042 9.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 5,129 4.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 51
Conservative and Unionist Party 51
Labour Party 51
Green Party 48
Liberal Democrats 38
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 10
Independent 8

A party standing a full slate could field 51 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Berechurch 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Harris Elected 1,710 82.0% —
Labour Party Chris Pearson Elected 1,283 61.5% —
Labour Party Martyn Warnes Elected 1,206 57.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annabel Rose Fay Glayzer 366 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Brown 359 17.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Brown 356 17.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ralph George Morse 353 16.9% —
Liberal Democrats Katie Lily Francis Hood 181 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats George Edward Penny 155 7.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jakub Damian Makowski 144 6.9% —
Green Party Sam Borley 142 6.8% —
Majority840
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,085

Castle 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nick Barlow Elected 881 33.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Darius Laws Elected 854 32.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel John Ellis Elected 801 30.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bill Frame 792 29.8% —
Green Party Mark Goacher 781 29.4% —
Liberal Democrats Josephine Hayes 769 29.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kate Martin 759 28.6% —
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 511 19.3% —
Labour Party Isobel Claire Merry 484 18.2% —
Labour Party Barry Gilheany 452 17.0% —
Green Party Charles David Ham 451 17.0% —
Labour Party Jordan Newell 427 16.1% —
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,654

Greenstead 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Julie Young Elected 1,144 55.9% —
Labour Party Tim Young Elected 1,134 55.5% —
Labour Party Tina Bourne Elected 999 48.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Hill 517 25.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) James Anthony Middleditch 421 20.6% —
Liberal Democrats Owen Leslie Bartholomew 388 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Gordon Hanslow 341 16.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew John Higginson 309 15.1% —
Liberal Democrats Josef Schumacher 288 14.1% —
Green Party Chris Flossman 193 9.4% —
Independent Christopher John Lee 183 8.9% —
Green Party Poppy Eloise Gerrard-Abbott 115 5.6% —
Green Party Asa Michael Brotherton 103 5.0% —
Majority482
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,045

Highwoods 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gerard Paul Oxford Elected 1,126 51.0% —
Independent Bev Oxford Elected 1,038 47.1% —
Independent Phil Oxford Elected 954 43.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher James Hayter 690 31.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Child 588 26.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steph Hayward 522 23.7% —
Labour Party David Charles McCulloch 287 13.0% —
Labour Party Gary David Braddy 285 12.9% —
Labour Party Diane Stevens 283 12.8% —
Liberal Democrats John Baker 273 12.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alex Knupffer 251 11.4% —
Green Party Robbie Spence 139 6.3% —
Green Party Bonnie Jayne Murphy 92 4.2% —
Green Party Leo Palmer 91 4.1% —
Majority264
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,206

Lexden & Braiswick 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dennis Willetts Elected 1,712 63.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Barber Elected 1,704 63.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian David Henry Jarvis Elected 1,609 59.5% —
Liberal Democrats Thomas Alun Stevenson 515 19.1% —
Liberal Democrats Gemma Marie Graham 410 15.2% —
Green Party Stephen George Ford 386 14.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sue Waite 367 13.6% —
Labour Party Alison Jane Inman 335 12.4% —
Labour Party Sioux Blair-Jordan 321 11.9% —
Labour Party Megan Joanne Saliu 284 10.5% —
Green Party Rosa Belle Chandler 247 9.1% —
Green Party Emmanuel Blondel 219 8.1% —
Majority1,094
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,703

Marks Tey & Layer 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Paul Bentley Elected 1,424 70.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Ellis Elected 1,248 61.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie MacLean Elected 1,135 56.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Pitts 523 25.8% —
Labour Party John Christopher Wood 379 18.7% —
Liberal Democrats Gillian Mary Collings 340 16.8% —
Green Party Clare Teresa Palmer 302 14.9% —
Labour Party John Spademan 296 14.6% —
Labour Party Michael Kenneth Wagstaff 231 11.4% —
Green Party Matthew James Stemp 206 10.2% —
Majority612
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,028

Mersea & Pyefleet 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Jowers Elected 1,643 55.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Moore Elected 1,433 48.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Alec Davidson Elected 1,392 47.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Holmes 768 26.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Roger Broise 761 25.9% —
Labour Party Bry Mogridge 515 17.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Maria Vigneau 507 17.2% —
Green Party Lisa Britton 459 15.6% —
Green Party Peter Banks 426 14.5% —
Labour Party Neil Martin Belcher 301 10.2% —
Labour Party Ron Smith 269 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Barry Ronald Woodward 202 6.9% —
Green Party Bartosz Mizgier 143 4.9% —
Majority624
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,940

Mile End 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Goss Elected 1,666 67.7% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Coleman Elected 1,375 55.8% —
Liberal Democrats Dominic Graham Elected 1,344 54.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Locker 731 29.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Rowe 543 22.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Rowe 525 21.3% —
Labour Party Martin Camroux 302 12.3% —
Labour Party Beverley Anne Pearce 258 10.5% —
Labour Party Elisa Mabel Vasquez-Walters 221 9.0% —
Green Party David William Traynier 206 8.4% —
Green Party Mary Hilda Bryan 127 5.2% —
Green Party Peter Lynn 88 3.6% —
Majority613
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,462

New Town & Christ Church 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins Elected 1,140 41.2% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Cope Elected 1,113 40.2% —
Liberal Democrats Annie Feltham Elected 1,032 37.3% —
Labour Party Abigail Sarah Fuller 710 25.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annesley Hardy 691 25.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Leslie Crow 666 24.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Payne 616 22.2% —
Labour Party Oladipo Oluwafemi Ogedengbe 563 20.3% —
Labour Party Jaki Donna Whyte 559 20.2% —
Green Party Robert Charles Brannan 555 20.0% —
Green Party Ruby Ramona Runnalls Palmer 346 12.5% —
Green Party Laurence James Knight 317 11.4% —
Majority322
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,769

Old Heath & The Hythe 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Lilley Elected 1,126 45.6% —
Labour Party Adam Daniel Fox Elected 1,025 41.5% —
Labour Party Lee Paul Scordis Elected 925 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats Julia Pauline Havis 747 30.2% —
Liberal Democrats Janet Mary Knight 711 28.8% —
Liberal Democrats Justin Knight 689 27.9% —
Green Party Susan Lorna Allen 451 18.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Henry Gallagher 435 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard George Issard Brown 403 16.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Herbert Scattergood 344 13.9% —
Green Party Janet Christina Plummer 302 12.2% —
Green Party Andrew Canessa 258 10.4% —
Majority178
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,472

Prettygate 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Lissimore Elected 2,024 68.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverly Ann Davies Elected 1,675 56.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Buston Elected 1,637 55.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jake Beavan 649 21.9% —
Labour Party Mike Dale 599 20.2% —
Liberal Democrats Glanville Williams 585 19.8% —
Labour Party Richard William Bourne 563 19.0% —
Labour Party Clive John Needle 379 12.8% —
Green Party Ruby May-Dawn Butler 369 12.5% —
Green Party Luke Alexander O'Loughlin 209 7.1% —
Green Party Michael James Stewart 192 6.5% —
Majority988
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,960

Rural North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Arnold Elected 1,913 72.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Chapman Elected 1,824 69.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Chillingworth Elected 1,665 62.9% —
Green Party Roger Bamforth 488 18.4% —
Liberal Democrats Will Brown 478 18.1% —
Green Party Blake Roberts 367 13.9% —
Labour Party Kevin Francis Finnigan 322 12.2% —
Labour Party Judith Anne Short 319 12.1% —
Green Party Janita Erica Le Fevre 282 10.7% —
Labour Party Paul Henry Fryer-Kelsey 278 10.5% —
Majority1,177
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,645

Shrub End 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lyn Barton Elected 960 50.6% —
Liberal Democrats Karen Chaplin Elected 569 30.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Sandra Hazell Elected 526 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Hardy 510 26.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jamie Peter Chaplin 508 26.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vic Flores 496 26.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bruno Paul Hickman 379 20.0% —
Independent Sharron Paula Lawrence 349 18.4% —
Labour Party Bruce John Tuxford 324 17.1% —
Labour Party Steve Dunt 322 17.0% —
Labour Party Stuart David Ellis 305 16.1% —
Green Party Wolfgang Friedrich Fauser 206 10.9% —
Green Party Stuart Ronald Welham 143 7.5% —
Green Party Maria Harrison 92 4.9% —
Majority16
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,896

St Anne's & St John's 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg Elected 1,426 53.7% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Chuah Elected 1,352 50.9% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith Elected 1,215 45.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jason Berry 637 24.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Christian McKay 568 21.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bill Faram 529 19.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Klejna-Wendt 511 19.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Sutton 465 17.5% —
Labour Party Sam Fuller 276 10.4% —
Labour Party Amanda Kathleen Stannard 274 10.3% —
Labour Party Alexander Richard Yeandle 251 9.5% —
Green Party Callum Friedrich Fauser 191 7.2% —
Green Party Robert William Chambers 160 6.0% —
Green Party Megan Catherine Maltby 111 4.2% —
Majority578
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,655

Stanway 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Louise Maclean Elected 963 45.1% —
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell Elected 962 45.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jessica Jane Scott-Boutell Elected 944 44.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Dundas 839 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher James Manby 792 37.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Manning 629 29.5% —
Labour Party Carole May Spademan 302 14.2% —
Labour Party David Alexander Hough 302 14.2% —
Labour Party Ian John Yates 256 12.0% —
Green Party Walter Schwarz 137 6.4% —
Green Party Will Price 137 6.4% —
Green Party Nicolas Blondel 136 6.4% —
Majority105
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,133

Tiptree 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Frederick Elliott Elected 1,459 72.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Wood Elected 1,403 69.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Anthony Loveland Elected 1,370 67.9% —
Labour Party Barbara Rosemary Nichols 400 19.8% —
Labour Party Joanne Devine 400 19.8% —
Labour Party Robert Peter Spademan 371 18.4% —
Green Party Kathy Bamforth 291 14.4% —
Green Party Robert John Cronshaw 196 9.7% —
Green Party Adam Abo Henriksen 165 8.2% —
Majority970
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,018

Wivenhoe 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Cyril Liddy Elected 1,154 36.5% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Alan Cory Elected 1,141 36.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Rosalind Scott Elected 1,137 35.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Phil Finn 998 31.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Martin Hill 906 28.6% —
Liberal Democrats Sanchia Denise Nash 892 28.2% —
Independent Andrea Luxford Vaughan 549 17.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alex Hale 499 15.8% —
Independent Mike Newton 464 14.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Stuart Sutton 447 14.1% —
Independent Shaun Lee Boughton 416 13.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rowan Mark Perrior 379 12.0% —
Green Party Tim Glover 278 8.8% —
Green Party Laura Marie Pountney 123 3.9% —
Green Party Lora Aziz 113 3.6% —
Majority139
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,165

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