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| Turnout | 43.5% ( 1.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in May 1991. These were on the same day as other Local elections across England and Wales.
| 1991 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 10 |  | 50.0 | 18 | 28 | 46.7 | 17,518 | 39.9 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | 8 |  2 | 40.0 | 11 | 19 | 31.7 | 15,351 | 35.0 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 9 | 11 | 18.3 | 8,952 | 20.4 | –8.7 | |
| Tiptree Residents | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 740 | 1.7 | –0.7 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 953 | 2.2 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 335 | 0.8 | +0.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Sutton* | 1,354 | 54.7 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | Dave Harris | 666 | 26.9 | -10.0 | |
| Conservative | S. Rowley | 391 | 15.8 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Mary Richardson | 63 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 688 | 27.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,474 | 43.0 | -8.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,805 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Garnett* | 665 | 65.3 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Chivers | 354 | 34.7 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 311 | 30.6 | -3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 665 | 56.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,826 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |||
No Labour candidate as previous (13.7%).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | J. Carter* | 1,234 | 49.8 | +9.5 | |
| Labour | J. Cant | 583 | 23.5 | -9.1 | |
| Conservative | G. Haigh-Thomas | 561 | 22.6 | -0.5 | |
| Green | S. Newton | 101 | 4.1 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 651 | 26.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,479 | 46.0 | -5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,343 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Paice* | 560 | 60.2 | ±0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Baker | 215 | 23.1 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | Maureen Lee | 155 | 16.7 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 345 | 37.1 | +10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 930 | 52.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,795 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | J. Brice* | 719 | 68.0 | +13.7 | |
| Conservative | I. Stratford | 339 | 32.0 | -4.0 | |
| Majority | 380 | 35.9 | +17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,058 | 61.0 | +4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,727 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rod Green* | 1,017 | 43.4 | -1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Blandon | 873 | 37.2 | -4.2 | |
| Conservative | Mike Coyne | 391 | 16.7 | +9.6 | |
| Green | D. Ross | 52 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | D. Smith | 11 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 144 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,344 | 42.0 | -0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,721 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Williamson* | 1,167 | 47.8 | -5.4 | |
| Conservative | Sonia Lewis | 1,131 | 46.3 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | D. Francis | 100 | 4.1 | -2.2 | |
| Green | D. Smith | 45 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 36 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,443 | 57.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,351 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Fulford* | 1,380 | 48.7 | -1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Trusler | 895 | 31.6 | +19.2 | |
| Labour | J. Evans | 468 | 16.5 | -19.9 | |
| Green | Peter Ward | 89 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 485 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,832 | 43.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,735 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | S. Haylock* | 1,391 | 62.6 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Dave Speed | 518 | 23.3 | -10.0 | |
| Conservative | N. Elcombe | 211 | 9.5 | +5.0 | |
| Green | K. Smallwood | 101 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 873 | 39.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,221 | 43.0 | -4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,217 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Sheppard | 1,399 | 44.7 | -13.2 | |
| Conservative | H. Shutter | 1,274 | 40.7 | +5.4 | |
| Labour | T. Pearson | 379 | 12.1 | +5.2 | |
| Green | J. Havelock | 81 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 125 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,133 | 54.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,810 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | K. Starling* | 867 | 53.6 | -6.6 | |
| Labour | Frank Wilkin | 397 | 24.6 | -8.1 | |
| Conservative | S. Willson | 316 | 19.5 | +12.5 | |
| Green | Walter Schwartz | 37 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 470 | 28.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,617 | 29.1 | -1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,831 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Truscott* | 861 | 54.2 | -17.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Gamble | 338 | 21.3 | +13.4 | |
| Conservative | N. Taylor | 316 | 19.9 | +5.9 | |
| Green | Mohammed Shabbeer | 73 | 4.6 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 523 | 32.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,588 | 26.0 | -4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,039 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hogg* | 1,311 | 51.9 | +9.6 | |
| Labour | Tim Young | 879 | 34.8 | -10.2 | |
| Conservative | E. Hamilton | 292 | 11.6 | -1.1 | |
| Green | B. Smith | 42 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 432 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,524 | 43.0 | -1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,872 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | P. Hiller* | 1,598 | 52.7 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | D. McBean | 1,122 | 37.0 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | M. Scott | 270 | 8.9 | -1.2 | |
| Green | N. Shabbeer | 40 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 476 | 15.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,030 | 52.0 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,778 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Pawsey* | 963 | 42.1 | -4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | H. Chamberlain | 871 | 38.1 | +29.1 | |
| Labour | R. Turp | 365 | 16.0 | -21.4 | |
| Green | K. Monteith | 87 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 92 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,286 | 44.0 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,151 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 16.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | K. Davis* | 1,367 | 53.4 | -0.5 | |
| Conservative | J. Orpen-Smellie | 859 | 33.5 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | R. Turp | 365 | 16.0 | -0.4 | |
| Independent | E. Curtis-Oram | 47 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 508 | 19.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,638 | 45.0 | -4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,694 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Martin | 1,092 | 46.1 | +33.1 | |
| Tiptree Residents | John Elliott* | 740 | 31.7 | -14.7 | |
| Labour | A. Axtrill | 516 | 22.1 | -7.3 | |
| Majority | 352 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,348 | 39.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,069 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents | Swing | 23.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Lampon* | 910 | 47.6 | -10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | K. Free | 809 | 42.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Julie Young | 191 | 10.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 101 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,910 | 52.0 | +14.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,664 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Bouckley* | 1,486 | 64.0 | -14.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Livermore | 337 | 14.5 | +3.8 | |
| Independent | P. French | 277 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | G. Newman | 222 | 9.6 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,149 | 49.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,322 | 43.0 | +7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,465 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Adams* | 1,092 | 41.1 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Newman | 1,001 | 37.7 | -18.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | I. O'Mahoney | 419 | 15.8 | N/A | |
| Green | M. Paterson | 142 | 5.4 | -3.5 | |
| Majority | 91 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,654 | 44.0 | -1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,060 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.0 | |||
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