Colchester council election, 2022

05/05/2022 · 17 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
6
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 17 wards
Turnout
32.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 -3 16,308 34.5% -10.3
Labour Party 6 +2 13,311 28.2% +5.6
Liberal Democrats 5 +1 13,731 29.1% +9.4
Green Party 1 +0 3,909 8.3% -2.4
Independent 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour and Co-operative Party 18
Liberal Democrats 18
Green Party 12

A party standing a full slate could field 18 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 1,418 69.3% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Piggott 402 19.7% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Michaela Grossmann-Hislop 127 6.2% -2.0
Green Party John Howard Clifton 98 4.8% +1.5
Majority1,016
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,045

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Amy Kirkby-Taylor Elected 1,420 50.2% +12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Leslie Crow 794 28.1% -4.4
Labour Party Alan Short 360 12.7% -6.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Gillingham 254 9.0% -1.6
Majority626
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,828

Green Party hold

Greenstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Molly Bloomfield Elected 1,194 59.1% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Petra Karol Crees 512 25.3% -3.1
Liberal Democrats Shaun Lee Boughton 184 9.1% -1.4
Green Party Lisa Jane Cross 132 6.5% +0.1
Majority682
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,022

Labour Party hold

Highwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jocelyn Emma Law Elected 833 40.8% +22.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen John Rowe 773 37.9% +8.1
Liberal Democrats Laura Florence Cassidy 435 21.3% +12.9
Majority60
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,041

Labour Party gain from Independent

Lexden & Braiswick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Leatherdale Elected 1,416 51.8% -20.1
Liberal Democrats Sandra Joy Culham 607 22.2% +0.2
Labour Party Stephen Andre Novy 406 14.9% +0.2
Green Party Roger Bamforth 302 11.1% -8.7
Majority809
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,731

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Marks Tey & Layer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jackie MacLean Elected 1,393 56.6% -10.8
Labour Party Barry Gilheany 456 18.5% +7.0
Liberal Democrats Mark John Hull 381 15.5% +7.5
Green Party Amy Sheridan 229 9.3% +1.0
Majority937
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,459

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mersea & Pyefleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Alec Davidson Elected 1,742 65.0% -4.8
Labour Party Natalie Eldred 521 19.5% +10.5
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 415 15.5% +10.4
Majority1,221
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,678

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mile End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David King Elected 1,885 66.3% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party David Linghorn-Baker 447 15.7% -3.6
Labour and Co-operative Party Pauline Bacon 350 12.3% +1.5
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 163 5.7% +1.1
Majority1,438
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,845

Liberal Democrats hold

New Town & Christ Church 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kayleigh Rippingale Elected 1,451 45.9% +2.4
Labour Party Samuel Ian Alexander McLean Elected 1,292 40.8% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler 1,089 34.4% +11.8
Liberal Democrats Robin James 920 29.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Annesley Hardy 580 18.3% -7.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Carla Ellen Hales 524 16.6% —
Green Party Clare Elizabeth Burgess 473 14.9% +6.4
Majority203
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,164

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Old Heath & The Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lee Paul Scordis Elected 1,585 64.2% +10.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Martin 502 20.3% -6.3
Green Party Andrew Canessa 204 8.3% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Schraml 176 7.1% -2.0
Majority1,083
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,467

Labour Party hold

Prettygate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Buston Elected 1,406 46.4% -31.8
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 1,050 34.6% +14.7
Labour Party Simon Collis 406 13.4% -5.4
Green Party Natalie Edgoose 171 5.6% -7.2
Majority356
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,033

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party William D'Urban Sunnucks Elected 1,731 57.5% -7.0
Liberal Democrats Will Brown 504 16.7% +6.2
Green Party Susan Ann Bailey 391 13.0% +1.1
Labour Party Neil Edward Jones 386 12.8% +2.1
Majority1,227
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,012

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shrub End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler Elected 826 39.2% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker 660 31.3% -4.0
Labour Party Luke Stephen Hayes 623 29.5% +10.7
Majority166
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,109

Liberal Democrats hold

St Anne's & St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith Elected 1,478 51.8% +9.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Rowe 986 34.5% -6.5
Labour Party Abigail Lesley Chambers 390 13.7% +3.5
Majority492
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,854

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tracy Arnold Elected 1,302 53.8% +14.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Dundas 907 37.5% -8.9
Labour Party Jim Pey 211 8.7% -1.1
Majority395
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,420

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Tiptree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rhys Smithson Elected 1,351 61.6% -10.4
Labour Party Ian John Yates 395 18.0% +5.9
Liberal Democrats Kieron Franks 284 13.0% +5.8
Green Party John McArthur 163 7.4% -1.2
Majority956
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,193

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wivenhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andrea Luxford Vaughan Elected 1,814 56.8% +18.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Cyril Liddy 1,034 32.4% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mollie Rose Ireland 182 5.7% -9.6
Green Party Christopher Blomeley 163 5.1% -9.7
Majority780
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,193

Liberal Democrats hold

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