1988 Colchester Borough Council election

1988 Colchester Borough Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	40.1% (5.6%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1988 Colchester Borough Council election

Last updated June 21, 2023

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1988 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

1988 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7	2	35.0	17	24	40.0	12,424	32.5	–4.3
	Conservative	9	1	45.0	14	23	38.3	15,190	39.7	±0.0
	Labour	3	1	15.0	6	9	15.0	9,590	25.1	+4.7
	Tiptree Residents	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	1,042	2.7	–0.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	–0.2

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John William Stevens*	1,140	41.8	-3.2
	Labour	G. Prior	984	36.0	+2.4
	Conservative	E. Parsons	606	22.2	+0.8
Majority			156	5.8	-5.6
Turnout			2,730	44.8	-4.6
Registered electors			6,090
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.8

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cole*	947	38.5	-5.3
	Conservative	E. Humphreys	896	36.4	+1.7
	Labour	H. Winter	617	25.1	+3.6
Majority			51	2.1	-7.0
Turnout			2,460	47.9	-11.4
Registered electors			5,136
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.5

Dedham

Dedham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams	485	53.9	+17.7
	Conservative	G. Spray	390	43.4	-15.0
	Labour	S. Worgan	24	2.7	-2.7
Majority			95	10.5	N/A
Turnout			899	58.8	+1.8
Registered electors			1,529
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.4

East Donyland

East Donyland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sanderson*	551	56.9	+4.7
	Labour	B. Wilding	302	31.2	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Woodward	115	11.9	-11.4
Majority			249	25.7	+3.6
Turnout			968	56.5	-0.5
Registered electors			1,713
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Fordham

Fordham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cannon*	449	66.1	+1.1
	Labour	A. Sullivan	127	18.7	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Chase	103	15.2	+0.1
Majority			322	47.4
Turnout			679	48.3
Registered electors			1,405
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bird*	1,135	52.5	+18.1
	Conservative	Mike Coyne	518	24.0	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Blandon	461	21.3	-15.1
Majority			617	28.5	N/A
Turnout			2,114	38.3	-10.1
Registered electors			5,652
	Labour hold		Swing	10.2

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sonia Lewis	1,188	50.2	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. Williamson	1,056	44.6	-7.7
	Labour	J. Crawford	123	5.2	+0.4
Majority			132	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,367	54.7	-4.2
Registered electors			4,327
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	7.5

Marks Tey

Marks Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gower	454	49.8	-14.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ambridge	268	29.4	N/A
	Labour	Maureen Lee	190	20.8	-15.4
Majority			186	20.4	-7.1
Turnout			912	43.8	+14.3
Registered electors			2,082
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Borges*	884	58.4	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reid	376	24.9	-9.1
	Labour	A. Hayden-Case	253	16.7	+2.6
Majority			508	33.5	+15.6
Turnout			1,513	37.8	-7.1
Registered electors			4,005
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Russell*	1,373	68.2	+13.0
	Labour	Sandra Benedetti	417	20.7	-6.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	223	11.1	-6.9
Majority			956	47.5	+19.1
Turnout			2,013	43.8	+3.1
Registered electors			4,595
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.6

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hunt*	1,295	50.7	+4.0
	Conservative	R. Stevenson	1,001	39.2	-2.4
	Labour	G. Thompson	256	10.0	-1.6
Majority			294	11.5	+6.4
Turnout			2,512	50.7	-7.3
Registered electors			5,029
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Cawley*	1,047	49.7	-8.6
	Labour	Frank Wilkin	588	27.9	+4.6
	Conservative	E. Winney	470	22.3	+3.9
Majority			459	21.8	-13.2
Turnout			2,105	33.0	-3.4
Registered electors			6,381
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.6

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Truscott	1,294	52.6	+8.1
	Conservative	E. Paice	746	30.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Muffett	421	17.1	-10.6
Majority			548	22.3	+5.7
Turnout			2,461	27.3	-2.6
Registered electors			9,019
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Frank*	922	41.6	+16.7
	Conservative	G. Gawthrop	702	31.7	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sheehan	592	26.7	-13.5
Majority			220	9.9	N/A
Turnout			2,216	45.8	-4.8
Registered electors			4,843
	Labour hold		Swing	10.0

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith*	1,120	51.7	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Clubb	821	37.9	-9.6
	Labour	K. Hindle	224	10.3	+2.3
Majority			299	13.8	N/A
Turnout			2,165	39.4	-10.4
Registered electors			5,497
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Brooks*	1,209	59.2	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Watkins	426	20.9	-11.8
	Labour	R. Turp	407	19.9	+3.9
Majority			783	38.3	+19.8
Turnout			2,042	41.0	-8.6
Registered electors			4,986
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Sykes	968	44.0	+2.5
	Conservative	B. Chafer*	887	40.3	-6.6
	Labour	Tim Young	346	15.7	+4.1
Majority			81	3.7	N/A
Turnout			2,201	41.3	-2.7
Registered electors			5,333
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	E. Bird*	1,042	66.3	+0.9
	Conservative	E. Peel	385	24.5	+0.5
	Labour	Lucy Wood	145	9.2	-1.4
Majority			657	41.8	+0.4
Turnout			1,572	25.5	-5.9
Registered electors			6,161
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing	0.2

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kimberley	1,337	73.4	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Stevens	345	18.9	-10.4
	Labour	C. McGowan-Griffin	139	7.6	+1.5
Majority			992	54.5	+19.2
Turnout			1,821	34.1	-10.9
Registered electors			5,341
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Adams	1,174	47.8	-0.9
	Labour	Robert Newman	1,097	44.7	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Wilson	185	7.5	-2.5
Majority			77	3.1	-4.3
Turnout			2,456	40.5	-3.1
Registered electors			6,058
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.2

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