Colchester council election, 2024

02/05/2024 · 17 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
7
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 17 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 +1 13,080 30.0% -0.5
Labour Party 6 +2 14,180 32.5% +8.0
Liberal Democrats 4 -2 9,972 22.9% -7.4
Green Party 1 +0 4,447 10.2% +0.0
Independent 0 +0 1,158 2.7% -0.5
Reform UK 0 +0 766 1.8% +0.4

Changes are against the previous council election on 04/05/2023. 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
Green Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 17
Independent 3
Reform UK 2

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 Party Dave Harris Elected 1,536 79.5% +13.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Bevan Waghorn 207 10.7% -4.9
Liberal Democrats Karen Chaplin 96 5.0% -4.2
Green Party John Howard Clifton 94 4.9% -0.4
Majority1,329
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,933

Labour Party hold

Castle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Kemal Cufoglu Elected 1,247 44.5% -5.9
Labour Party Steph Nissen 826 29.4% +11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan William Smith 523 18.6% -5.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Gillingham 209 7.5% -0.1
Majority421
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,805

Green Party hold

Greenstead 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Julie Young Elected 1,159 63.5% +4.2
Labour Party Elizabeth Alake-Akinyemi Elected 1,150 63.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rowan James Knight 358 19.6% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ronnie Achille 335 18.4% —
Green Party Lisa Jane Cross 258 14.1% +7.6
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 225 12.3% +1.9
Green Party Zac Roulston 165 9.0% —
Majority792
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,825

Labour and Co-operative Party gain · Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Highwoods

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon Appleton Elected 947 45.0% +5.6
Labour Party Gary David Braddy 717 34.1% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher James Hayter 345 16.4% -12.9
Green Party Anthony William Greenwood 96 4.6% —
Majority230
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,105

Liberal Democrats hold

Lexden & Braiswick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Dennis Willetts Elected 1,420 55.6% -2.6
Labour Party Sandy Armitage 556 21.8% +7.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Alun Stevenson 331 13.0% -5.3
Green Party Roger Bamforth 248 9.7% +0.1
Majority864
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,555

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Marks Tey & Layer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Paul Bentley Elected 1,176 53.2% -1.5
Labour Party John Spademan 573 25.9% +4.4
Green Party Amy Sheridan 246 11.1% -0.7
Liberal Democrats Mark John Hull 214 9.7% -2.2
Majority603
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,209

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mersea & Pyefleet

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin David Parsons Elected 1,081 36.5% -3.6
Independent John Richard Akker 924 31.2% -0.8
Reform UK Sophie Almina Preston-Hall 355 12.0% +5.8
Labour Party Natalie Eldred 336 11.3% +1.5
Green Party Libby Kirkby-Taylor 142 4.8% -0.5
Liberal Democrats John Micheal Knight 124 4.2% -2.3
Majority157
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,962

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mile End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Martin Goss Elected 1,889 68.2% +7.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Pauline Bacon 445 16.1% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Phoebe Rose Thompson Butcher 307 11.1% -5.3
Green Party Amanda Jane Kirke 129 4.7% -4.5
Majority1,444
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,770

Liberal Democrats hold

New Town & Christ Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pam Cox Elected 1,639 57.3% +15.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Piggott 468 16.4% +3.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Mathias 350 12.2% -19.6
Green Party Sara Nicola Ruth 275 9.6% +2.9
Independent Ian Partridge 128 4.5% -2.2
Majority1,171
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,860

Labour Party hold

Old Heath & The Hythe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Lilley Elected 1,291 58.9% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Martin 359 16.4% +0.7
Green Party Andrew Canessa 299 13.6% +5.9
Liberal Democrats Jakub Damian Makowski 137 6.2% -3.8
Independent Jeffrey John Drew 106 4.8% -2.3
Majority932
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,192

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Prettygate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Lissimore Elected 1,642 50.7% +8.7
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 1,036 32.0% -9.3
Labour Party Chris Coates 420 13.0% +1.2
Green Party Natalie Edgoose 140 4.3% -0.6
Majority606
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,238

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rural North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Darius Laws Elected 1,618 57.5% +1.7
Labour Party Barbara Rosemary Nichols 513 18.2% +4.3
Liberal Democrats Karen Dawn Maxwell 349 12.4% -4.1
Green Party John Edwin Burgess 333 11.8% -1.8
Majority1,105
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,813

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Shrub End

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Claire Leah Osborne Elected 792 37.9% +4.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Arnold 625 29.9% -9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker 541 25.9% +4.5
Green Party Robert Charles Brannan 131 6.3% +0.8
Majority167
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,089

Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats

St Anne's & St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler Elected 1,071 44.6% -8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Leslie Crow 674 28.1% +1.5
Labour Party Brian Omiyi 476 19.8% +6.3
Green Party Sebastian Dwyer 179 7.5% +1.2
Majority397
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,400

Liberal Democrats hold

Stanway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Hagon Elected 847 40.1% +10.2
Liberal Democrats Chantelle Whyborn 809 38.3% -20.7
Labour Party William Hayton 300 14.2% +6.5
Green Party Clare Smee 155 7.3% +4.0
Majority38
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,111

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats

Tiptree

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Joseph Mannion Elected 971 44.5% -9.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Luke Stephen Hayes 525 24.1% +6.9
Reform UK Ashley Alexander Girling 411 18.8% +10.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Waite 139 6.4% -4.3
Green Party Clare Elizabeth Burgess 135 6.2% -2.9
Majority446
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,181

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Wivenhoe

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sean Kelly Elected 1,421 52.1% -21.5
Labour Party Philip Long 926 33.9% +21.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew John Higginson 208 7.6% +3.3
Green Party Berthold Lausen 175 6.4% -3.0
Majority495
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,730

Liberal Democrats hold

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