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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.
| 1995 Colchester Borough Council election [1] | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| Tiptree 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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%).
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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%).
| 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 | |||
| 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%).
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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.
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
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