1995 Colchester Borough Council election

1995 Colchester Borough Council election

←  1994 4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1996  →
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.6% (4.1%)
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 33 seats, 47.5% 19 seats, 25.8% Seats won 10 3 Seats after 33 14 Seat change 5 Popular vote 15,160 10,146 Percentage 37.8% 25.3% Swing 9.7% 0.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Residents Last election 7 seats, 24.4% 1 seat, 0.0% Seats won 7 0 Seats after 12 1 Seat change 5 Popular vote 14,495 0 Percentage 36.1% 0.0% Swing 11.7% N/A
Winner in each seat at the 1995 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 4 May 1995. These were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

1995 Colchester Borough Council election [1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10		50.0	23	33	55.0	15,160	37.8	–9.7
	Conservative	3	5	15.0	11	14	23.3	10,146	25.3	–0.5
	Labour	7	5	35.0	5	12	20.0	14,495	36.1	+11.7
	Residents	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	±0.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	309	0.8	–0.9

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Sutton*	1,167	48.4	−3.7
	Labour	Paul Bishop	1,068	44.3	+8.3
	Conservative	N. Peckston	176	7.3	−4.6
Majority			99	4.1	−12.1
Turnout			2,235	42.0	+2.0
Registered electors			5,709
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.0

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Garnett*	559	58.0	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Chivers	261	27.1	−7.6
	Labour	J. Coombes	143	14.8	N/A
Majority			298	30.9	+0.3
Turnout			963	52.0	−4.0
Registered electors			1,845
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Cooke	1,121	46.3	+19.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Carter*	852	35.2	−17.8
	Conservative	J. Lucas	380	15.7	−0.4
	Green	B. Smith	48	2.0	−2.1
	Natural Law	Loretta Basker	20	0.8	N/A
Majority			269	11.1	N/A
Turnout			2,421	44.0	−3.5
Registered electors			5,539
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	18.7

Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Arnold	452	45.7	−14.5
	Labour	Lucy Wood*	423	42.8	+26.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Cobbold	113	11.4	−11.7
Majority			29	2.9	−34.2
Turnout			988	54.0	+2.0
Registered electors			1,850
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.3

Great Tey

Great Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Phillips*	362	43.6	−24.4
	Conservative	E. Attewell	333	40.1	+8.1
	Labour	S. Webb	136	16.4	N/A
Majority			29	3.5	−32.4
Turnout			831	48.0	−13.0
Registered electors			1,730
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	16.3

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rod Green*	1,289	55.8	+17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Justin Knight	795	34.4	−15.9
	Conservative	M. Cole	227	9.8	+1.5
Majority			494	21.4	N/A
Turnout			2,311	40.0	−2.5
Registered electors			5,842
	Labour hold		Swing	16.5

No Green candidate as previous (2.5%).

Lexden

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Williamson*	1,063	48.1	−4.2
	Conservative	Donald Henshall	875	39.6	−0.8
	Labour	P. Creasy	272	12.3	+5.0
Majority			188	8.5	−3.5
Turnout			2,210	51.0	−5.2
Registered electors			4,358
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.7

Mile End

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kim Naish	1,095	35.9	+21.3
	Conservative	D. Fulford*	957	31.4	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Folkard	939	30.8	−19.0
	Green	J. Hebbern	52	2.5	−0.2
Majority			138	4.5	N/A
Turnout			3,043	36.0	−6.4
Registered electors			8,548
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.4

New Town

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Haylock*	1,241	58.9	−7.9
	Labour	S. Pygott	704	33.4	+9.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	109	5.2	−0.3
	Green	B. Morden	52	2.5	−0.8
Majority			537	25.5	−17.0
Turnout			2,106	41.0	−5.5
Registered electors			5,181
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.5

Prettygate

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Sheppard*	1,232	49.3	−16.1
	Labour	A. Frost	665	26.6	+14.7
	Conservative	Ron Levy	602	24.1	+2.9
Majority			567	22.7	−21.5
Turnout			2,499	42.0	−6.7
Registered electors			5,904
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.4

No Green candidate as previous (1.5%).

Shrub End

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Wilkin*	689	46.8	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kirchner	625	42.4	−12.0
	Conservative	R. Bunn	159	10.8	−2.1
Majority			64	4.3	N/A
Turnout			1,473	29.0	+1.2
Registered electors			5,137
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	13.0

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Young*	1,143	67.2	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gray	459	27.0	−9.6
	Conservative	G. McKinnon	98	5.8	−2.5
Majority			684	40.2	+24.1
Turnout			1,700	31.0	+0.9
Registered electors			5,535
	Labour hold		Swing	12.1

No Green candidate as previous (2.3%).

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hogg*	1,125	49.0	+2.2
	Labour	K. Hindle	1,023	44.6	−1.1
	Conservative	C. Riley	146	6.4	−1.1
Majority			102	4.4	+3.3
Turnout			2,294	41.0	−5.0
Registered electors			5,535
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.7

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hayman*	1,115	50.3	−14.0
	Conservative	N. Taylor	568	25.6	+2.3
	Labour	T. Pringle	535	24.1	+11.7
Majority			547	24.7	−16.3
Turnout			2,218	39.0	−7.1
Registered electors			5,632
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.2

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Frame	933	43.3	−1.9
	Conservative	H. Pawsey*	694	32.2	+2.4
	Labour	Dave Harris	528	24.5	+12.0
Majority			239	11.1	−4.3
Turnout			2,155	43.0	−5.7
Registered electors			5,003
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.2

No Green (2.2%) or Independent (10.2%) candidates as previous.

Stanway

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Davis	1,141	53.6	−4.9
	Labour	Julie Young	521	24.5	+10.1
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	467	21.9	−5.2
Majority			620	29.1	−2.2
Turnout			2,129	36.0	−8.0
Registered electors			5,909
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.5

Tiptree

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Garwood	992	41.9	+7.1
	Conservative	B. Martin*	896	37.9	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Seaman	421	17.8	−10.6
	Green	V. Bannister	58	2.5	−1.5
Majority			96	4.1	+2.2
Turnout			2,367	39.0	−2.7
Registered electors			6,147
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.0

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cole	823	48.6	−12.5
	Conservative	Elizabeth Blundell	536	31.6	+2.7
	Labour	M. Wakefield	335	19.8	+9.8
Majority			287	16.9	−15.4
Turnout			1,694	46.0	−2.1
Registered electors			3,724
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.6

West Mersea

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bouckley*	1,173	60.9	+9.6
	Labour	L. Barrett	473	24.5	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pipe	281	14.6	−17.2
Majority			700	36.3	+16.8
Turnout			1,927	34.0	−2.3
Registered electors			5,626
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Newman	1,340	56.1	+8.6
	Conservative	David Adams*	739	30.9	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Gentry	212	8.9	−4.5
	Green	P. Samphire	99	4.1	−1.2
Majority			601	25.1	+11.3
Turnout			2,390	39.0	−5.4
Registered electors			6,104
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

By-elections

Tiptree

Tiptree by-election: 7 December 1995 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		621	48.9	+6.9
	Conservative		433	34.1	+24.3
	Independent		164	12.9	N/A
	Independent		52	4.1	N/A
Majority			188	14.8	N/A
Turnout			1,270	29.6	–7.2
Registered electors			4,291
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

West Mersea

West Mersea by-election: 11 January 1996 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		832	48.8	–12.1
	Liberal Democrats		582	34.2	+19.6
	Labour		290	17.0	–7.5
Majority			250	14.7	–21.6
Turnout			1,704	30.3	–3.7
Registered electors			5,624
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.9

References

1. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
2. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.