Colchester council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

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

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 +0 13,216 30.5% -4.0
Liberal Democrats 6 +1 13,116 30.3% +1.2
Labour Party 4 -2 10,610 24.5% -3.7
Green Party 1 +0 4,412 10.2% +1.9
Independent 0 +0 1,368 3.2% —
Reform UK 0 +0 568 1.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. 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 Party 17
Liberal Democrats 17
Reform UK 4
Independent 3

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 Party Chris Pearson Elected 1,234 66.1% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Amir William Anbouche 292 15.6% -4.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Collis 171 9.2% +2.9
Green Party John Howard Clifton 99 5.3% +0.5
Reform UK Diane Baker 71 3.8% —
Majority942
Turnout—
Registered electors7,347
Ballots cast1,867

Labour Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Mark Goacher Elected 1,374 50.4% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Leslie Crow 655 24.0% -4.1
Labour Party Charlie Jasper 492 18.0% +5.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Gillingham 206 7.6% -1.4
Majority719
Turnout—
Registered electors8,163
Ballots cast2,727

Green Party hold

Greenstead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tim Young Elected 1,128 59.3% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Crees 356 18.7% -6.6
Liberal Democrats Chantelle Whyborn 199 10.5% +1.4
Green Party Lisa Jane Cross 124 6.5% -0.0
Reform UK Kevin Blair 94 4.9% —
Majority772
Turnout—
Registered electors11,195
Ballots cast1,901

Labour Party hold

Highwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alison Mary Jay Elected 1,029 46.5% +5.1
Labour Party Pauline Bacon 722 32.7% -11.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Linghorn-Baker 375 17.0% -11.9
Green Party Ryan Meadows 85 3.8% —
Majority307
Turnout—
Registered electors7,327
Ballots cast2,211

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Lexden & Braiswick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lewis Barber Elected 1,569 58.1% -5.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Alun Stevenson 492 18.2% -10.6
Labour Party Sarah Bruce 380 14.1% +6.6
Green Party Roger Bamforth 258 9.6% —
Majority1,077
Turnout—
Registered electors7,328
Ballots cast2,699

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Marks Tey & Layer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Ellis Elected 1,314 54.8% -1.9
Labour Party John Spademan 517 21.6% +3.0
Liberal Democrats Lydia De-Col 285 11.9% -3.6
Green Party Amy Sheridan 283 11.8% +2.5
Majority797
Turnout—
Registered electors8,195
Ballots cast2,399

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mersea & Pyefleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carl Richard Powling Elected 1,244 40.1% -24.9
Independent John Richard Akker 994 32.0% —
Labour Party William Hayton 306 9.9% -9.6
Liberal Democrats John Micheal Knight 202 6.5% -9.0
Reform UK Sophie Almina Preston-Hall 193 6.2% —
Green Party Libby Kirkby-Taylor 163 5.3% —
Majority250
Turnout—
Registered electors7,980
Ballots cast3,102

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mile End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Venessa Jayne Beth Moffat Elected 1,624 61.2% -5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Phoebe Rose Thompson Butcher 435 16.4% +0.7
Labour Party James Anthony Pey 352 13.3% +1.0
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 244 9.2% +3.5
Majority1,189
Turnout—
Registered electors9,613
Ballots cast2,655

Liberal Democrats hold

New Town & Christ Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Samuel Ian Alexander McLean Elected 1,301 41.9% -4.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler 990 31.9% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Piggott 399 12.9% -5.5
Independent Ian Partridge 208 6.7% —
Green Party Robert Charles Brannan 207 6.7% -8.3
Majority311
Turnout—
Registered electors9,641
Ballots cast3,105

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Old Heath & The Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fay Smalls Elected 1,383 59.3% -4.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Martin 366 15.7% -4.6
Liberal Democrats Shaun Lee Boughton 235 10.1% +2.9
Green Party Andrew Canessa 181 7.8% -0.5
Independent Jeffrey John Drew 166 7.1% —
Majority1,017
Turnout—
Registered electors8,697
Ballots cast2,331

Labour Party hold

Prettygate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Leigh Tate Elected 1,301 42.0% -4.4
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 1,279 41.3% +6.7
Labour Party Richard William Bourne 366 11.8% -1.6
Green Party Natalie Edgoose 152 4.9% -0.7
Majority22
Turnout—
Registered electors7,768
Ballots cast3,098

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Rowe Elected 1,625 55.9% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Karen Dawn Maxwell 481 16.5% -0.2
Labour Party Barbara Rosemary Nichols 405 13.9% +1.1
Green Party John Edwin Burgess 398 13.7% +0.7
Majority1,144
Turnout—
Registered electors8,462
Ballots cast2,909

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shrub End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sam McCarthy Elected 835 39.3% +0.1
Labour Party Luke Stephen Hayes 720 33.9% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker 455 21.4% -9.9
Green Party Sara Nicola Ruth 117 5.5% —
Majority115
Turnout—
Registered electors8,182
Ballots cast2,127

Liberal Democrats hold

St Anne's & St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Natalie Sommers Elected 1,370 53.6% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Rowan James Knight 681 26.6% -7.9
Labour Party Abigail Lesley Chambers 346 13.5% -0.1
Green Party Sebastian Dwyer 161 6.3% —
Majority689
Turnout—
Registered electors8,098
Ballots cast2,558

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell Elected 1,375 59.0% +5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Janice Kaye Seabrook 698 30.0% -7.5
Labour Party Ian John Yates 180 7.7% -1.0
Green Party Pam Nelson 77 3.3% —
Majority677
Turnout—
Registered electors6,984
Ballots cast2,330

Liberal Democrats hold

Tiptree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Dundas Elected 1,329 54.5% -7.1
Labour Party Elizabeth Clare Holford 419 17.2% -0.8
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 260 10.7% -2.3
Green Party Clare Elizabeth Burgess 222 9.1% +1.7
Reform UK Ashley Alexander Girling 210 8.6% —
Majority910
Turnout—
Registered electors7,440
Ballots cast2,440

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wivenhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Alan Cory Elected 2,083 73.6% +16.8
Labour Party Heather Lowe 359 12.7% -19.7
Green Party Jo Wheatley 267 9.4% +4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew John Higginson 122 4.3% -1.4
Majority1,724
Turnout—
Registered electors7,341
Ballots cast2,831

Liberal Democrats hold

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