1994 Colchester Borough Council election

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1994 Colchester Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.7% (Increase2.svg3.9%)
 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election29 seats, 41.7%21 seats, 37.6%
Seats won134
Seats after3319
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote20,94111,349
Percentage47.5%25.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.8%Decrease2.svg 11.8%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Tiptree Residents
Last election8 seats, 16.8%2 seats, 2.6%
Seats won30
Seats after71
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote10,7440
Percentage24.4%0.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.6%Decrease2.svg 2.6%
Colchester UK ward map 1994.svg
Winner in each seat at the 1994 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 1994. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Contents

At the election, the Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from no overall control, becoming the first party other than the Conservatives to control the council since its creation in 1973.

Summary

1994 Colchester Borough Council election [1]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 13Increase2.svg 465.0203354.220,94147.5+5.8
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 220.0151932.211,34925.8–11.8
  Labour 3Decrease2.svg 115.04711.910,74424.4+7.6
  Tiptree Residents 0Decrease2.svg 10.0111.700.0–2.6
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07651.7+0.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02520.6N/A

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats W. Sutton 1,187 52.1 -3.2
Labour Paul Bishop81936.0+15.1
Conservative N. Peckston27211.9-10.9
Majority36816.2-16.3
Turnout 2,27840.0+2.7
Registered electors 5,693
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.2

No Green candidate as previous (1.0%).

Birch Messing Copford

Birch Messing Copford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Crowe* 608 50.7 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Una Jones33027.5+4.8
Labour Julie Young26121.8-4.5
Majority27823.2-1.5
Turnout 1,19947.2-1.3
Registered electors 2,542
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Hall* 1,362 53.0 +11.4
Labour J. Dodge68926.8-3.3
Conservative J. Lucas41516.1-10.1
Green C. Shaw1054.1+2.1
Majority67326.2+14.7
Turnout 2,57147.5+2.4
Registered electors 5,413
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Harbour

Harbour
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Blandon 1,244 50.3 -5.7
Labour J. Bird*95838.8+14.8
Conservative M. Cole2068.3-10.3
Green N. Mills632.5+1.1
Majority28611.6-20.3
Turnout 2,47142.5+4.6
Registered electors 5,818
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg10.3

Lexden

Lexden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Trusler* 1,270 52.3 +7.2
Conservative Donald Hensall98040.4-9.6
Labour L. Barrett1767.3+3.2
Majority29012.0N/A
Turnout 2,42656.2-1.0
Registered electors 4,317
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg8.4

No Green candidate as previous (0.8%).

Mile End

Mile End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats S. Ambury 1,702 49.8 +19.1
Conservative J. Fulford*1,12232.8-23.4
Labour Kim Naish49914.6+3.7
Green B. Smith932.7+0.5
Majority58017.0N/A
Turnout 3,41642.4+6.2
Registered electors 8,064
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg21.3

New Town

New Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bob Russell* 1,615 66.8 +8.4
Labour S. Pygott58724.3-0.9
Conservative D. McBean1325.5-7.9
Green P. Wareham853.5+0.5
Majority1,02842.5+9.2
Turnout 2,41946.5+5.8
Registered electors 5,207
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

Prettygate

Prettygate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Goss* 1,858 65.4 +10.1
Conservative Ron Levy60121.2-15.0
Labour T. Pearson33911.9+4.1
Green D. Smith431.5+0.9
Majority1,25744.2+25.1
Turnout 2,84148.7-0.7
Registered electors 5,830
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg12.6

Pyefleet

Pyefleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Lord 449 46.6 -6.8
Liberal Democrats Justin Knight38539.9-6.7
Labour S. Manning-Press9610.0N/A
Green Walter Schwarz343.5N/A
Majority646.6-0.2
Turnout 96252.2-5.3
Registered electors 1,846
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.1

Shrub End

Shrub End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats W. Sandford 799 54.4 -16.9
Labour Frank Wilkin48232.8N/A
Conservative S. Wilson18912.9-15.4
Majority31721.6-21.0
Turnout 1,47027.8+4.6
Registered electors 5,293
Liberal Democrats hold Swing N/A

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Prosser 846 52.7 +12.8
Liberal Democrats J. Gary58836.6+7.5
Conservative E. Winney1348.3-16.6
Green S. Kelly372.3-3.8
Majority25816.1N/A
Turnout 1,60530.1+5.4
Registered electors 5,329
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.7

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Gamble 1,208 46.8 +0.5
Labour Mary Frank*1,18045.7+9.5
Conservative N. Elcombe1937.5-8.9
Majority281.1-9.0
Turnout 2,58146.0+8.6
Registered electors 5,614
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg4.5

No Green candidate as previous (1.1%).

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Barker* 1,668 64.3 +9.5
Conservative N. Taylor60523.3-13.5
Labour T. Pringle32212.4+6.7
Majority1,06341.0N/A
Turnout 2,59546.1+1.0
Registered electors 5,635
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

No Green candidate as previous (2.8%).

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Silverwood-Cope 1,116 45.2 -3.7
Conservative R. Spendlove*73529.8-10.5
Labour Maureen Lee 30912.5+3.4
Independent R. Hudson25210.2N/A
Green J. Hebbern552.2+0.5
Majority38115.4+6.7
Turnout 2,46748.7+2.6
Registered electors 5,069
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg3.4

Stanway

Stanway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Ellis 1,489 58.5 +1.8
Conservative Ian McCord69127.1-8.0
Labour E. Plowright36614.4+6.2
Majority79831.3+9.7
Turnout 2,54644.0+2.9
Registered electors 5,791
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg4.9

Tiptree

Tiptree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Holland 879 34.8 +24.2
Conservative M. Hope83032.8-10.3
Liberal Democrats A. Seaman71728.4N/A
Green V. Bannister1014.0N/A
Majority491.9N/A
Turnout 2,52741.7+1.8
Registered electors 6,057
Labour gain from Tiptree Residents Swing Increase2.svg17.3

No Tiptree Residents candidate as previous (46.3%).

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats S. Baldwin* 1,092 61.1 +18.7
Conservative Elizabeth Blundell51628.9-18.7
Labour M. Nice17810.0±0.0
Majority57632.3N/A
Turnout 1,78648.1-3.9
Registered electors 3,715
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg18.7

West Mersea

West Mersea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Kimberley* 1,032 51.3 -23.9
Liberal Democrats J. Pipe64031.8+14.2
Labour Alison Inman34016.9+9.7
Majority39219.5-38.1
Turnout 2,01236.3+2.7
Registered electors 5,547
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg19.1

Winstree

Winstree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Fairhead* 696 64.3 -1.0
Liberal Democrats A. Burgess29727.4-7.3
Labour J. Coombes898.2N/A
Majority39936.9+6.3
Turnout 1,08259.6+3.8
Registered electors 1,817
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.2

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Richardson* 1,329 47.5 +14.0
Conservative J. Woodcock94333.7-14.8
Liberal Democrats I. O'Mahoney37413.4±0.0
Green P. Samphire1495.3+0.6
Majority38613.8N/A
Turnout 2,79544.4+5.9
Registered electors 6,298
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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