Colchester council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 17 wards · 19 seats contested

Most seats
9
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
19
across 17 wards
Turnout
34.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +3 23,405 44.8% +9.6
Labour Party 4 +1 11,764 22.5% +4.8
Liberal Democrats 4 -2 10,264 19.7% -7.0
Green Party 1 +0 5,592 10.7% -2.9
Independent 1 +0 912 1.7% -4.6
Reform UK 0 +0 266 0.5% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 19
Conservative and Unionist Party 19
Labour Party 19
Green Party 18
Liberal Democrats 17
Reform UK 4
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 19 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 Party Dave Harris Elected 1,604 68.4% +15.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Piggott 470 20.0% +4.9
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler 193 8.2% -16.4
Green Party John Howard Clifton 78 3.3% -3.8
Majority1,134
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,345

Labour Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Steph Nissen Elected 1,136 37.8% -18.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Fabian Matthew Abraham Green 976 32.5% +3.3
Labour Party Richard Mathis Hill 574 19.1% +10.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Gillingham 319 10.6% +4.4
Majority160
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,005

Green Party hold

Greenstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Julie Young Elected 1,097 52.0% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hinton 600 28.4% +9.4
Liberal Democrats Chantelle Whyborn 222 10.5% -3.3
Green Party Kemal Cufoglu 135 6.4% -1.9
Reform UK Kevin Blair 57 2.7% —
Majority497
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,111

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Highwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gerard Paul Oxford Elected 780 35.0% -17.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Rowe 664 29.8% +10.6
Labour Party Jocelyn Emma Law 401 18.0% +6.4
Liberal Democrats Kieron Franks 188 8.4% -0.8
Green Party Clare Elizabeth Burgess 131 5.9% -1.4
Reform UK Diane Baker 64 2.9% —
Majority116
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,228

Independent hold

Lexden & Braiswick 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dennis Willetts Elected 1,941 72.0% +9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Leatherdale Elected 1,597 59.2% —
Liberal Democrats Sandra Joy Culham 594 22.0% +6.2
Green Party Roger Bamforth 532 19.7% +5.3
Labour Party Luke Stephen Hayes 396 14.7% +7.2
Labour Party Kayleigh Rippingale-Shaw 333 12.4% —
Majority1,003
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,696

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Marks Tey & Layer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Paul Bentley Elected 1,880 67.4% +2.8
Labour Party John Spademan 323 11.6% +4.1
Green Party Amy Sheridan 231 8.3% -6.0
Liberal Democrats Mark John Hull 223 8.0% -5.6
Independent Neil Gilbranch 132 4.7% —
Majority1,557
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,789

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mersea & Pyefleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Jowers Elected 2,126 69.8% +39.6
Green Party Peter Banks 490 16.1% +6.9
Labour Party James Anthony Pey 272 8.9% +1.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Waite 156 5.1% +1.8
Majority1,636
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,044

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mile End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Goss Elected 1,974 65.3% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Claire Smith 583 19.3% -0.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Pauline Bacon 328 10.8% +2.2
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 139 4.6% -4.7
Majority1,391
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,024

Liberal Democrats hold

New Town & Christ Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pam Cox Elected 1,521 43.4% +11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Carla Ellen Hales 887 25.3% +5.9
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler 794 22.7% -13.6
Green Party Robert Charles Brannan 301 8.6% -3.9
Majority634
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,503

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Old Heath & The Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Lilley Elected 1,376 53.3% +1.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Rowena May Cable 687 26.6% +5.7
Green Party Andrew Canessa 282 10.9% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Soban Asghar 235 9.1% -3.7
Majority689
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,580

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Prettygate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Lissimore Elected 2,136 78.2% +24.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Leigh Tate Elected 1,285 47.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 544 19.9% -1.5
Labour Party Richard William Bourne 513 18.8% +6.3
Labour Party Victoria Ann Weaver 388 14.2% —
Green Party Natalie Edgoose 350 12.8% +0.8
Green Party John Edwin Burgess 250 9.1% —
Majority741
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,733

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Darius Laws Elected 2,207 64.5% +3.1
Green Party Sue Bailey 406 11.9% -3.7
Labour Party Diane Karen Brown 367 10.7% +3.0
Liberal Democrats Will Brown 359 10.5% -4.8
Reform UK Andrew John Phillips 84 2.5% —
Majority1,801
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,423

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shrub End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lyn Barton Elected 819 37.0% -4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker 783 35.3% +1.5
Labour Party David Charles McCulloch 417 18.8% +1.6
Green Party Blake Roberts 136 6.1% -1.2
Reform UK Joe Johnson 61 2.8% —
Majority36
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,216

Liberal Democrats hold

St Anne's & St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg Elected 1,241 42.0% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Rowe 1,214 41.1% +0.9
Labour Party Abigail Lesley Chambers 301 10.2% +2.5
Green Party Pam Nelson 200 6.8% -1.0
Majority27
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,956

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Hagon Elected 1,160 46.4% +12.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Williams 987 39.5% -13.3
Labour Party Kevin Brown 245 9.8% +3.7
Green Party John McArthur 109 4.4% -2.9
Majority173
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,501

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Tiptree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Joseph Mannion Elected 1,713 72.0% +7.8
Labour Party John Wood 288 12.1% -2.7
Green Party Clare Smee 206 8.7% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 171 7.2% -2.5
Majority1,425
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,378

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wivenhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michelle Burrows Elected 1,245 38.4% -28.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Cyril Liddy 1,020 31.5% +13.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Jodie Louise Clark 496 15.3% +6.9
Green Party Asa Aldis 480 14.8% +8.6
Majority225
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,241

Liberal Democrats hold

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