Colchester council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
6
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
32.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 -4 15,387 35.2% -5.2
Liberal Democrats 6 +4 11,638 26.6% +6.7
Labour Party 3 -1 7,740 17.7% -7.6
Green Party 1 +1 5,939 13.6% +6.4
Independent 1 +0 2,775 6.3% -0.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 248 0.6% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. 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 4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1

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 Chris Pearson Elected 1,058 53.1% -9.4
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler 490 24.6% +15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Fabian Matthew Abraham Green 301 15.1% -9.9
Green Party Mary Hilda Bryan 142 7.1% +3.5
Majority568
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,991

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mark Goacher Elected 1,724 55.9% +25.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Darius Laws 901 29.2% -1.5
Labour Party Victoria Ann Weaver 268 8.7% -16.0
Liberal Democrats Verity Woolley 193 6.3% -8.0
Majority823
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,086

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Greenstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tim Young Elected 971 47.7% -3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Piggott 388 19.0% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Chantelle Whyborn 281 13.8% +2.1
Independent Christopher John Lee 228 11.2% +1.5
Green Party John Howard Clifton 169 8.3% +5.1
Majority583
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,037

Labour Party hold

Highwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bev Oxford Elected 1,119 52.6% +7.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Rowe 409 19.2% -8.4
Labour Party Jocelyn Emma Law 247 11.6% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Turrell 196 9.2% +1.3
Green Party Robbie Spence 155 7.3% +3.6
Majority710
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,126

Independent hold

Lexden & Braiswick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Barber Elected 1,745 62.3% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Alun Stevenson 442 15.8% +0.9
Green Party Roger Bamforth 403 14.4% +7.8
Labour Party Conrad Anthony Winch 209 7.5% -4.9
Majority1,303
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,799

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Marks Tey & Layer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Ellis Elected 1,560 64.6% +5.2
Green Party Matthew James Stemp 345 14.3% +10.1
Liberal Democrats Mark John Hull 328 13.6% +4.7
Labour Party Janet Christina Plummer 180 7.5% -3.5
Majority1,215
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,413

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mersea & Pyefleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Moore Elected 1,026 30.3% -11.8
Independent John Richard Akker 969 28.6% -8.2
Independent Carl Richard Powling 459 13.5% —
Green Party Peter Banks 310 9.1% -2.3
Labour Party Bry Mogridge 263 7.8% +1.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Roger Broise 248 7.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 114 3.4% +0.3
Majority57
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,389

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mile End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Phil Coleman Elected 1,447 62.2% +13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Natalie Julia Rowe 463 19.9% -10.4
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 216 9.3% +5.2
Labour Party Sarah Kathleen Ryder 201 8.6% -6.1
Majority984
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,327

Liberal Democrats hold

New Town & Christ Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Nick Cope Elected 1,128 36.2% +10.4
Labour Party Elisa Mabel Vasquez-Walters 992 31.9% -9.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Carla Ellen Hales 604 19.4% -5.2
Green Party Robert Charles Brannan 390 12.5% +6.9
Majority136
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,114

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Old Heath & The Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adam Daniel Fox Elected 1,181 52.0% -9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael McDonnell 475 20.9% +0.6
Green Party Andrew Canessa 323 14.2% +9.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Eliot Kiley 292 12.9% +3.7
Majority706
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,271

Labour Party hold

Prettygate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverly Ann Davies Elected 1,520 54.2% -6.9
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 600 21.4% +9.5
Labour Party Jamie Alan Overland 351 12.5% -7.3
Green Party Clare Teresa Palmer 336 12.0% +4.7
Majority920
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,807

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Chapman Elected 1,786 61.4% -7.1
Green Party Sue Bailey 454 15.6% +6.1
Liberal Democrats Will Brown 445 15.3% +5.2
Labour Party Judith Anne Short 225 7.7% -4.1
Majority1,332
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,910

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shrub End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sam McCarthy Elected 878 41.6% +16.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Vic Flores 714 33.8% -4.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Rosalind Scott 364 17.3% -13.3
Green Party Blake Roberts 154 7.3% +4.8
Majority164
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,110

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

St Anne's & St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helen Chuah Elected 1,238 44.4% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Rowe 1,118 40.1% -3.2
Green Party Megan Catherine Maltby 217 7.8% +4.0
Labour Party HK Norman 213 7.6% -4.8
Majority120
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,786

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Stanway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell Elected 1,237 52.7% +13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Hagon 795 33.9% -12.1
Green Party Katie Francis 171 7.3% +3.3
Labour Party John Spademan 143 6.1% -4.3
Majority442
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,346

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Tiptree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Wood Elected 1,315 64.2% -2.3
Labour Party Paul Francis Jeffs 303 14.8% -4.1
Green Party Wolfgang Friedrich Fauser 232 11.3% +6.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma Marie Graham 198 9.7% +0.5
Majority1,012
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,048

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wivenhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Alan Cory Elected 2,131 67.3% +17.8
Labour Party Harry Nathan 571 18.0% -18.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jodie Louise Clark 267 8.4% -2.1
Green Party John McArthur 198 6.3% +2.9
Majority1,560
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,167

Liberal Democrats hold

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