2011 Colchester Borough Council election

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2011 Colchester Borough Council election
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  2010 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) 2012  

20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.3% (Decrease2.svg24.0%)
 First partySecond party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election26 seats, 39.9%24 seats, 37.6%
Seats before2624
Seats won79
Seats after2624
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote11,89015,806
Percentage27.5%36.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 12.4%Decrease2.svg 1.1%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election7 seats, 13.0%3 seats, 3.9%
Seats before73
Seats won31
Seats after73
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote9,4872,649
Percentage21.9%6.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.9%Increase2.svg 2.2%

Leader of the council before election

Anne Turrell
Liberal Democrats

Leader of the council after election

Anne Turrell
Liberal Democrats

Map of the results of the 2011 Colchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011. Colchester UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Colchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2011.

The 2011 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

No seats changed hands at the election with the Liberal Democrats remaining on 26 seats after holding 7 seats, ahead of the Conservatives, who stayed on 24 seats after retaining the 9 seats they had been defending. [3] Meanwhile, Labour retained 3 seats to keep 7 councillors and 1 independent retained his seat. [3] Among those to hold their seats were the Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Hunt in Christ Church ward and the Labour group leader Tim Young in St Andrews, while the closest result saw Conservative Pauline Hazell retain Shrub End by 123 votes from the Liberal Democrats [3] [4]

The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the independents remained in charge, with Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell staying as leader of the council, [5] after holding her seat in Mile End at the election. [3] [4]

2011 Colchester Borough Council election [1] [6]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 7Steady2.svg35.0192643.311,89027.5–12.4
  Conservative 9Steady2.svg45.0152440.015,80636.5–1.1
  Labour 3Steady2.svg15.04711.79,48721.9+8.9
  Independent 1Steady2.svg5.0235.02,6496.1+2.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,2807.6+2.2
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01710.4N/A

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Harris* 1,565 64.6 +32.1
Conservative Andrew Bright45018.6-5.2
Liberal Democrats Bruno Hickman33413.8-26.9
Green Maria Iacovou733.0+0.0
Majority1,11546.0N/A
Turnout 2,42238.3-20.2
Registered electors 6,377
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg18.7

Birch & Winstree

Birch & Winstree [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Ellis 1,430 68.7 +5.8
Labour James Spencer28213.5+2.3
Liberal Democrats Gillian Collins23411.2-9.9
Green Tobie Glenny1366.5+1.7
Majority1,14855.1+13.3
Turnout 2,08247.1-25.4
Registered electors 4,421
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg1.8

Castle

Castle [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Barlow* 1,113 40.1 -1.7
Green Peter Lynn71525.7+4.2
Conservative Bruce Halling58321.0-5.2
Labour Luke Dopson36813.2+2.6
Majority39814.3-1.3
Turnout 2,77939.5-19.6
Registered electors 7,132
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.0

Christ Church

Christ Church [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Hunt* 739 43.0 -8.6
Conservative Roger Buston56933.1+2.7
Green Clare Palmer21312.4+2.8
Labour Tyron Wilson19611.4+2.9
Majority1709.9-11.3
Turnout 1,71753.2-20.2
Registered electors 3,247
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.7

Copford & West Stanway

Copford & West Stanway [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Maclean* 465 66.7 -2.4
Labour John Spademan9513.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats Robert James9012.9-1.5
Green David Traynier476.7-1.4
Majority37053.1-1.6
Turnout 69746.9+8.5
Registered electors 1,494
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.8

Fordham & Stour

Fordham & Stour [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Chapman* 1,246 67.3 +9.9
Labour Elizabeth Dennis28615.5+4.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward1779.6-15.7
Green Clarice Mort1427.7+1.8
Majority96051.9+19.8
Turnout 1,85145.0-27.4
Registered electors 4,136
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.9

Great Tey

Great Tey [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Chillingworth* 703 60.7 -11.2
UKIP Mark Cole17114.8N/A
Labour Robert Fisher1149.8+0.1
Liberal Democrats Rachel Goodwin1049.0-2.3
Green Stephen Ford675.8-1.4
Majority53245.9-14.7
Turnout 1,15952.8+10.9
Registered electors 2,210
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Highwoods

Highwoods [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Oxford* 1,519 61.4 +13.2
Conservative Robert Walker41316.7-3.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Diamond2279.2-10.3
Labour Michael Gilheany2048.2+0.0
Green Robert Spence1114.5+2.5
Majority1,10644.7+16.4
Turnout 2,47437.0-26.0
Registered electors 6,730
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Mile End

Mile End [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Turrell* 1,765 60.9 +5.0
Conservative Matthew Eaton71324.6-8.3
Labour Michael Donnachie2879.9+1.8
Green Mary Bryan1324.6+1.4
Majority1,05236.3+13.3
Turnout 2,89740.7-24.4
Registered electors 7,150
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg6.7

New Town

New Town [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Feltham 1,026 49.4 -9.7
Labour Lillie Dopson48623.4+10.7
Green Steven McGough29414.1+5.4
Conservative Lauren McManus27213.1-6.4
Majority54026.0-13.6
Turnout 2,07834.0-22.1
Registered electors 6,143
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.2

Prettygate

Prettygate [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Will Quince 1,533 47.0 +0.4
Liberal Democrats John Loxley1,23637.9-5.0
Labour Mike Dale34110.5+3.2
Green Peter Appleton1524.7+1.4
Majority2979.1+5.4
Turnout 3,26255.4-18.7
Registered electors 5,914
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.7

St. Andrew's

St. Andrews [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tim Young* 1,288 67.6 +24.6
Conservative Alexander Hopkins27714.5-3.2
Liberal Democrats Owen Bartholomew25713.5-22.5
Green Beverley Maltby844.4+1.1
Majority1,01153.0+46.0
Turnout 1,90630.0-17.9
Registered electors 6,405
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg13.9

St. Anne's

St. Annes [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cook* 1,074 49.9 -8.5
Conservative Benjamin Caine50623.5-0.7
Labour Paul Fryer-Kelsey41819.4+6.5
Green Lucy Glover1547.2+2.8
Majority56826.4-7.9
Turnout 2,15233.3-24.9
Registered electors 6,502
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.9

Shrub End

Shrub End [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Hazell* 854 39.3 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Butler73133.7-15.1
Labour Bruce Tuxford46221.3+8.9
Green Walter Schwarz1245.7+2.1
Majority1235.7N/A
Turnout 2,17132.9-22.8
Registered electors 6,652
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.6

Stanway

Stanway [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell* 1,404 50.6 +4.6
Conservative Bryan Johnston86631.2-8.7
Labour David Hough39414.2+3.1
Green Pamela Nelson1093.9+0.9
Majority53819.4+13.3
Turnout 2,77343.6-26.3
Registered electors 6,359
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg6.7

Tiptree

Tiptree [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Fairley-Crowe* 1,425 58.6 +3.3
Labour Audrey Spencer62925.9+8.0
Liberal Democrats Beth Gudgeon2018.3-12.7
Green Katherine Bamforth1777.3+1.5
Majority79632.7-1.7
Turnout 2,43240.4-26.6
Registered electors 6,101
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.4

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marcus Harrington 1,088 54.8 +8.8
Independent John Gili-Ross47123.7+1.4
Labour John Wood1919.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Richards1276.4-11.8
Green Roger Bamforth1095.5+1.4
Majority61731.1+7.3
Turnout 1,98650.1-23.7
Registered electors 3,985
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.7

West Mersea

West Mersea [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Kimberley* 1,596 55.2 -10.0
Independent David Bragg65922.8N/A
Labour Barbara Nichols29910.3+0.8
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Stevens2067.1-13.2
Green Daisy Blench1314.5-0.5
Majority93732.4-12.5
Turnout 2,89149.6-19.6
Registered electors 5,924
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Wivenhoe Cross

Wivenhoe Cross [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cory* 673 51.3 +2.9
Labour Ashley Rudge30323.1+15.5
Conservative Mo Metcalf-Fisher24418.6-17.5
Green Karl Lausen937.1-0.8
Majority37028.2+15.9
Turnout 1,31336.8+7.1
Registered electors 3,600
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.3

Wivenhoe Quay

Wivenhoe Quay [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Ford* 1,279 57.1 +29.0
Conservative Mercedes Mussard57325.6-11.2
Green Sandra Moog2179.7-18.2
Liberal Democrats Samantha Mckay1727.7+0.5
Majority70631.5N/A
Turnout 2,24153.3+9.5
Registered electors 4,233
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg20.1

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