2011 Colchester Borough Council election

2011 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.3% (24.0%)
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 26 seats, 39.9% 24 seats, 37.6% Seats before 26 24 Seats won 7 9 Seats after 26 24 Seat change Popular vote 11,890 15,806 Percentage 27.5% 36.5% Swing 12.4% 1.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 seats, 13.0% 3 seats, 3.9% Seats before 7 3 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 7 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,487 2,649 Percentage 21.9% 6.1% Swing 8.9% 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.

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]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrats 26
• Conservative 24
• Labour 7
• Independent 3 ^[2]

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]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7		35.0	19	26	43.3	11,890	27.5	–12.4
	Conservative	9		45.0	15	24	40.0	15,806	36.5	–1.1
	Labour	3		15.0	4	7	11.7	9,487	21.9	+8.9
	Independent	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	2,649	6.1	+2.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,280	7.6	+2.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	171	0.4	N/A

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Harris*	1,565	64.6	+32.1
	Conservative	Andrew Bright	450	18.6	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bruno Hickman	334	13.8	-26.9
	Green	Maria Iacovou	73	3.0	+0.0
Majority			1,115	46.0	N/A
Turnout			2,422	38.3	-20.2
Registered electors			6,377
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7

Birch & Winstree

Birch & Winstree ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Ellis	1,430	68.7	+5.8
	Labour	James Spencer	282	13.5	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Collins	234	11.2	-9.9
	Green	Tobie Glenny	136	6.5	+1.7
Majority			1,148	55.1	+13.3
Turnout			2,082	47.1	-25.4
Registered electors			4,421
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Castle

Castle ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Barlow*	1,113	40.1	-1.7
	Green	Peter Lynn	715	25.7	+4.2
	Conservative	Bruce Halling	583	21.0	-5.2
	Labour	Luke Dopson	368	13.2	+2.6
Majority			398	14.3	-1.3
Turnout			2,779	39.5	-19.6
Registered electors			7,132
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.0

Christ Church

Christ Church ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hunt*	739	43.0	-8.6
	Conservative	Roger Buston	569	33.1	+2.7
	Green	Clare Palmer	213	12.4	+2.8
	Labour	Tyron Wilson	196	11.4	+2.9
Majority			170	9.9	-11.3
Turnout			1,717	53.2	-20.2
Registered electors			3,247
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.7

Copford & West Stanway

Copford & West Stanway ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Maclean*	465	66.7	-2.4
	Labour	John Spademan	95	13.6	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert James	90	12.9	-1.5
	Green	David Traynier	47	6.7	-1.4
Majority			370	53.1	-1.6
Turnout			697	46.9	+8.5
Registered electors			1,494
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.8

Fordham & Stour

Fordham & Stour ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman*	1,246	67.3	+9.9
	Labour	Elizabeth Dennis	286	15.5	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Woodward	177	9.6	-15.7
	Green	Clarice Mort	142	7.7	+1.8
Majority			960	51.9	+19.8
Turnout			1,851	45.0	-27.4
Registered electors			4,136
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.9

Great Tey

Great Tey ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Chillingworth*	703	60.7	-11.2
	UKIP	Mark Cole	171	14.8	N/A
	Labour	Robert Fisher	114	9.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Rachel Goodwin	104	9.0	-2.3
	Green	Stephen Ford	67	5.8	-1.4
Majority			532	45.9	-14.7
Turnout			1,159	52.8	+10.9
Registered electors			2,210
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Highwoods

Highwoods ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Oxford*	1,519	61.4	+13.2
	Conservative	Robert Walker	413	16.7	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Diamond	227	9.2	-10.3
	Labour	Michael Gilheany	204	8.2	+0.0
	Green	Robert Spence	111	4.5	+2.5
Majority			1,106	44.7	+16.4
Turnout			2,474	37.0	-26.0
Registered electors			6,730
	Independent hold		Swing	8.2

Mile End

Mile End ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Turrell*	1,765	60.9	+5.0
	Conservative	Matthew Eaton	713	24.6	-8.3
	Labour	Michael Donnachie	287	9.9	+1.8
	Green	Mary Bryan	132	4.6	+1.4
Majority			1,052	36.3	+13.3
Turnout			2,897	40.7	-24.4
Registered electors			7,150
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.7

New Town

New Town ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elisabeth Feltham	1,026	49.4	-9.7
	Labour	Lillie Dopson	486	23.4	+10.7
	Green	Steven McGough	294	14.1	+5.4
	Conservative	Lauren McManus	272	13.1	-6.4
Majority			540	26.0	-13.6
Turnout			2,078	34.0	-22.1
Registered electors			6,143
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.2

Prettygate

Prettygate ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Will Quince	1,533	47.0	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Loxley	1,236	37.9	-5.0
	Labour	Mike Dale	341	10.5	+3.2
	Green	Peter Appleton	152	4.7	+1.4
Majority			297	9.1	+5.4
Turnout			3,262	55.4	-18.7
Registered electors			5,914
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

St. Andrew's

St. Andrews ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Young*	1,288	67.6	+24.6
	Conservative	Alexander Hopkins	277	14.5	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Owen Bartholomew	257	13.5	-22.5
	Green	Beverley Maltby	84	4.4	+1.1
Majority			1,011	53.0	+46.0
Turnout			1,906	30.0	-17.9
Registered electors			6,405
	Labour hold		Swing	13.9

St. Anne's

St. Annes ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barrie Cook*	1,074	49.9	-8.5
	Conservative	Benjamin Caine	506	23.5	-0.7
	Labour	Paul Fryer-Kelsey	418	19.4	+6.5
	Green	Lucy Glover	154	7.2	+2.8
Majority			568	26.4	-7.9
Turnout			2,152	33.3	-24.9
Registered electors			6,502
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.9

Shrub End

Shrub End ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pauline Hazell*	854	39.3	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Butler	731	33.7	-15.1
	Labour	Bruce Tuxford	462	21.3	+8.9
	Green	Walter Schwarz	124	5.7	+2.1
Majority			123	5.7	N/A
Turnout			2,171	32.9	-22.8
Registered electors			6,652
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

Stanway

Stanway ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Scott-Boutell*	1,404	50.6	+4.6
	Conservative	Bryan Johnston	866	31.2	-8.7
	Labour	David Hough	394	14.2	+3.1
	Green	Pamela Nelson	109	3.9	+0.9
Majority			538	19.4	+13.3
Turnout			2,773	43.6	-26.3
Registered electors			6,359
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.7

Tiptree

Tiptree ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Fairley-Crowe*	1,425	58.6	+3.3
	Labour	Audrey Spencer	629	25.9	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Gudgeon	201	8.3	-12.7
	Green	Katherine Bamforth	177	7.3	+1.5
Majority			796	32.7	-1.7
Turnout			2,432	40.4	-26.6
Registered electors			6,101
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marcus Harrington	1,088	54.8	+8.8
	Independent	John Gili-Ross	471	23.7	+1.4
	Labour	John Wood	191	9.6	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Richards	127	6.4	-11.8
	Green	Roger Bamforth	109	5.5	+1.4
Majority			617	31.1	+7.3
Turnout			1,986	50.1	-23.7
Registered electors			3,985
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

West Mersea

West Mersea ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Kimberley*	1,596	55.2	-10.0
	Independent	David Bragg	659	22.8	N/A
	Labour	Barbara Nichols	299	10.3	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Stevens	206	7.1	-13.2
	Green	Daisy Blench	131	4.5	-0.5
Majority			937	32.4	-12.5
Turnout			2,891	49.6	-19.6
Registered electors			5,924
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Wivenhoe Cross

Wivenhoe Cross ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cory*	673	51.3	+2.9
	Labour	Ashley Rudge	303	23.1	+15.5
	Conservative	Mo Metcalf-Fisher	244	18.6	-17.5
	Green	Karl Lausen	93	7.1	-0.8
Majority			370	28.2	+15.9
Turnout			1,313	36.8	+7.1
Registered electors			3,600
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.3

Wivenhoe Quay

Wivenhoe Quay ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Ford*	1,279	57.1	+29.0
	Conservative	Mercedes Mussard	573	25.6	-11.2
	Green	Sandra Moog	217	9.7	-18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Samantha Mckay	172	7.7	+0.5
Majority			706	31.5	N/A
Turnout			2,241	53.3	+9.5
Registered electors			4,233
	Labour hold		Swing	20.1

References

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2. "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian . NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
3. Nelson, Alistair (6 May 2011). "Colchester: No change on Borough Council in election". East Anglian Daily Times . Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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6. "Declaration of result of poll". Colchester Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.