1982 Colchester Borough Council election

1982 Colchester Borough Council election
← 1980 1983 →
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.0% (1.0%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1982 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election; Conservative ;	Council control after election; Conservative ;

Last updated February 25, 2023

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in 1982 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

1982 Colchester Borough Council election^[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11		55.0	24	35	58.3	18.499	45.0	+0.3
	Labour	5	3	25.0	14	19	31.7	10,106	24.6	–16.5
	Tiptree Residents	1	1	5.0	2	3	5.0	1,170	2.8	–0.2
	Alliance	2	2	10.0	0	2	3.3	10,301	25.1	+16.4
	Independent	1		5.0	0	1	1.7	1,010	2.5	+0.1
	Ecology	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	32	0.1	N/A

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. McQuilty*	940	44.3	-2.7
	Conservative	A. Keenlyside	614	28.9	+5.0
	Alliance	H. Anderson	569	26.8	-3.3
Majority			326	15.4	-0.5
Turnout			2,123	36.9	-1.3
Registered electors			5,747
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Birch-Messing

Birch-Messing
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Wayman*	506	76.1	*N/A*
	Alliance	D. Calthorpe	114	17.1	N/A
	Labour	T. Morecroft	45	8.6	N/A
Majority			392	58.9	N/A
Turnout			665	50.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,309
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Garnett	617	63.1	+0.1
	Alliance	M. Bearman	286	29.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Church	75	7.7	-29.3
Majority			331	33.8	+7.8
Turnout			978	54.6	-2.4
Registered electors			1,790
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Cooke*	907	38.3	-6.7
	Conservative	E. Humphreys	881	37.2	-4.0
	Alliance	William Spyvee	579	24.5	+10.7
Majority			26	1.1	-2.7
Turnout			2,367	46.8	+5.5
Registered electors			5,058
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rod Green*	1,052	42.6	-20.5
	Alliance	R. Puxley	750	30.4	N/A
	Conservative	M. Coyne	667	27.0	-9.9
Majority			302	12.2	-13.9
Turnout			2,469	46.2	+2.4
Registered electors			5,349
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Holt*	1,364	55.3	-9.5
	Alliance	H. Brooks	948	38.4	+16.5
	Labour	A. Sullivan	123	5.0	-7.9
	Ecology	O. Gray	32	1.3	N/A
Majority			416	16.9	-25.6
Turnout			2,467	60.8	+9.4
Registered electors			4,056
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.0

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fulford*	854	51.0	-6.2
	Labour	Tim Oxton	519	31.0	-11.7
	Alliance	M. Wilson	301	18.0	N/A
Majority			335	20.0	+5.4
Turnout			1,674	43.4	-4.0
Registered electors			3,857
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Evans	1,146	52.5	+41.5
	Labour	Jim Orpe*	605	27.7	-40.6
	Conservative	J. Clarke	433	19.8	-0.9
Majority			541	24.8	N/A
Turnout			2,184	46.6	+2.9
Registered electors			4,683
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	41.1

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Purvis*	1,131	46.0	-7.6
	Alliance	Martin Hunt	915	37.2	+21.7
	Labour	Chris Pearson	414	16.8	-14.1
Majority			216	8.8	-13.9
Turnout			2,460	49.3	+4.1
Registered electors			4,987
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.7

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Daldry	871	40.7	+27.7
	Labour	E. Plowright*	797	37.2	-20.9
	Conservative	A. Stevenson	473	22.1	-6.8
Majority			74	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,141	36.3	+3.2
Registered electors			5,890
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	24.3

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Bober*	1,262	54.5	-16.4
	Alliance	P. Baker	535	23.1	+14.7
	Conservative	E. Sinclair	517	22.3	+1.7
Majority			727	31.4	-18.9
Turnout			2,314	28.5	+0.9
Registered electors			8,115
	Labour hold		Swing	15.6

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Marchant*	843	39.9	-18.4
	Conservative	L. Wynne	744	35.2	-6.5
	Alliance	W. Ladbrook	527	24.9	N/A
Majority			99	4.7	-11.9
Turnout			2,114	45.1	-0.7
Registered electors			4,690
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Roots	994	60.5	-3.8
	Alliance	J. Hughes	380	23.1	N/A
	Labour	R. Crookes	270	16.4	-19.3
Majority			614	37.3	+8.7
Turnout			1,644	45.7	+2.1
Registered electors			3,596
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	1,273	57.1	-7.7
	Alliance	W. Sandford	635	28.5	+11.9
	Labour	C. Graves	322	14.4	-6.2
Majority			638	28.6	-16.6
Turnout			2,230	44.4	+0.4
Registered electors			5,019
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.8

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Gawthrop	863	49.3	-2.1
	Alliance	R. Wilson	550	31.4	+22.0
	Labour	K. Taylor	337	19.3	-19.9
Majority			313	17.9	+5.7
Turnout			1,750	43.7	+0.9
Registered electors			4,003
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.1

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Elliott	860	44.2	-7.4
	Conservative	R. Martin*	676	34.7	-1.5
	Labour	S. Simmonds	411	21.1	+8.8
Majority			184	9.5	-5.9
Turnout			1,947	33.7	-1.0
Registered electors			5,779
	Tiptree Residents gain from Conservative		Swing	3.0

West Bergholt

West Bergholt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lampon*	609	63.2	-18.9
	Alliance	M. Bayliss	250	25.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Pearsall	105	10.9	-7.0
Majority			359	37.2	-27.0
Turnout			964	43.3	-4.1
Registered electors			2,226
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Roberts	1,218	63.2	-2.9
	Alliance	W. Packard	609	31.6	N/A
	Labour	L. Shelley	100	5.2	-3.6
Majority			695	31.6	+9.4
Turnout			1,927	41.8	+3.4
Registered electors			4,609
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Winstree

Winstree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead*	796	72.5	-6.9
	Alliance	P. Treacher	232	21.1	N/A
	Labour	L. Shelley	100	5.2	-15.4
Majority			564	51.4	-7.3
Turnout			1,128	54.5	+0.1
Registered electors			2,015
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Roots	1,063	42.9	+3.9
	Labour	J. Bayles*	909	36.7	-9.3
	Independent	D. Staple	504	20.4	N/A
Majority			154	6.2	N/A
Turnout			2,476	43.4	-7.4
Registered electors			5,701
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	6.6

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References

↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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