Colchester council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
10
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
32.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 10 -12 17,780 40.4% +2.9
Labour Party 4 -7 11,131 25.3% +3.1
Liberal Democrats 2 -13 8,770 19.9% -2.6
Independent 1 -2 3,130 7.1% +3.1
Green Party 0 +0 3,161 7.2% -2.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Green Party 17
Labour and Co-operative Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Independent 9

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Martyn Warnes Elected 1,275 62.6% -19.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Tryman Bright 510 25.0% +7.5
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler 178 8.7% +0.1
Green Party Andy Brooke 75 3.7% -3.1
Majority765
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,038

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Leslie Crow Elected 931 30.7% -1.5
Green Party Mark Goacher 920 30.3% +0.9
Labour Party Norma Elaine Dinnie-Weall 750 24.7% +6.5
Liberal Democrats Josephine Hayes 434 14.3% -18.9
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,035

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Greenstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tina Bourne Elected 1,078 51.5% -4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Fabian Matthew Abraham Green 502 24.0% -1.3
Liberal Democrats John Baker 245 11.7% -7.3
Independent Christopher John Lee 203 9.7% +0.7
Green Party John Howard Clifton 67 3.2% -6.2
Majority576
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,095

Labour Party hold

Highwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Phil Oxford Elected 926 45.4% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Rowe 563 27.6% -3.7
Labour Party Gary David Braddy 314 15.4% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Turrell 161 7.9% -4.5
Green Party Robbie Spence 75 3.7% -2.6
Majority363
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,039

Independent hold

Lexden & Braiswick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian David Henry Jarvis Elected 1,812 66.2% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Alun Stevenson 407 14.9% -4.2
Labour Party John Michael Challen 338 12.3% -0.0
Green Party Sue Bailey 181 6.6% -7.7
Majority1,405
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,738

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Marks Tey & Layer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie MacLean Elected 1,493 59.4% -10.8
Independent Neil Gilbranch 414 16.5% —
Labour Party John Spademan 275 10.9% -7.7
Liberal Democrats Mark John Hull 224 8.9% -7.8
Green Party Matthew James Stemp 106 4.2% -10.7
Majority1,079
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,512

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mersea & Pyefleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Alec Davidson Elected 1,373 42.0% -13.9
Independent John Richard Akker 1,202 36.8% —
Green Party Peter Banks 374 11.4% -4.2
Labour Party Barry Gilheany 219 6.7% -10.8
Liberal Democrats Gemma Marie Graham 99 3.0% -3.8
Majority171
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,267

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mile End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David King Elected 1,179 49.1% -18.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Rowe 728 30.3% +0.6
Labour Party Pauline Bacon 353 14.7% +2.4
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 98 4.1% -4.3
Independent Jason Robert Leonard 44 1.8% —
Majority451
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,402

Liberal Democrats hold

New Town & Christ Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lorcan James Whitehead Elected 1,319 41.7% +16.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler 816 25.8% -15.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Annesley Hardy 780 24.6% -0.3
Green Party Robert Charles Brannan 177 5.6% -14.5
Independent Edmund John Chinnery 74 2.3% —
Majority503
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,166

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Old Heath & The Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lee Paul Scordis Elected 1,525 61.5% +15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael McDonnell 505 20.4% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Craven 228 9.2% -21.0
Green Party Andrew Canessa 129 5.2% -13.0
Independent Chris Hill 93 3.8% —
Majority1,020
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,480

Labour Party hold

Prettygate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Buston Elected 1,820 61.0% -7.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Dale 592 19.8% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Ed Hill 355 11.9% -10.0
Green Party Clare Teresa Palmer 216 7.2% -5.2
Majority1,228
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,983

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter John Chillingworth Elected 2,015 68.5% -3.8
Labour Party Judith Anne Short 348 11.8% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Will Brown 298 10.1% -7.9
Green Party Roger Bamforth 281 9.6% -8.9
Majority1,667
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,942

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shrub End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Sandra Hazell Elected 777 38.2% -0.3
Labour Party Isobel Claire Merry 622 30.6% -1.8
Liberal Democrats Sam McCarthy 507 24.9% +3.8
Independent Mike Clark 77 3.8% +0.7
Green Party Wolfgang Friedrich Fauser 50 2.5% +0.5
Majority155
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,033

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Anne's & St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher James Hayter Elected 1,206 43.4% +22.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 1,026 36.9% -16.8
Labour Party Gregory Mark Edwards 346 12.4% +2.0
Green Party Megan Catherine Maltby 106 3.8% -3.4
Independent Kirstine Sarah Helen Lee 97 3.5% —
Majority180
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,781

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Stanway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Dundas Elected 1,014 46.0% +0.8
Liberal Democrats Jessica Jane Scott-Boutell 874 39.6% -5.5
Labour Party Carole May Spademan 230 10.4% -3.7
Green Party Katie Francis 87 3.9% -2.5
Majority140
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,205

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Tiptree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Anthony Loveland Elected 1,423 66.6% -5.7
Labour Party Barbara Rosemary Nichols 404 18.9% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Eriksson 197 9.2% —
Green Party Peter Lynn 114 5.3% -9.1
Majority1,019
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,138

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wivenhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrea Luxford Vaughan Elected 1,542 49.5% +13.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Rosalind Scott 1,143 36.7% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Henry Gallagher 328 10.5% -18.1
Green Party Claudia Maria Uller 105 3.4% -5.4
Majority399
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,118

Liberal Democrats hold

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