2015 Colchester Borough Council election

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2015 Colchester Borough Council election
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  2014 7 May 2015 (2015-05-07) 2016  

20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election23 seats, 33.6%25 seats, 23.0%
Seats before2324
Seats won133
Seats after2720
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote28,02313,827
Percentage40.1%19.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.5%Decrease2.svg 3.2%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election9 seats, 16.2%3 seats, 2.9%
Seats before94
Seats won31
Seats after94
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote12,9401,643
Percentage18.5%2.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3%Decrease2.svg 0.5%

Leader of the council before election

Martin Hunt
Liberal Democrats

Leader of the council after election

Paul Smith
Liberal Democrats

The 2015 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Colchester Borough Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections and as the General Election. Colchester Borough Council is made up of 60 councillors: 20 councillors were up for election. [2]

Contents

Prior to the elections, Liberal Democrat councillor for New Town ward, Theresa Higgins, was appointed Mayor of Colchester for a term of one-year.

Composition of council seats before election

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

249423
Liberal DemocratsLabourIndConservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

209427
Liberal DemocratsLabourIndConservative

Candidates by party


Liberal Democrats (20/20)





Conservative Party (20/20)





Labour Party (20/20)





Green Party (20/20)





UKIP (15/20)





Independent (3/20)






The Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour Party and Green Party all stood a full slate of 20 candidates. UKIP stood 15 candidates and 3 independents (including a candidate with the description 'Patriotic Socialist Party') stood for election.

Results summary

With 30 seats required for a dead-heat majority (of 0), no single grouping of councillors remained in overall control of policy decision-making. Conservatives fell 3 short this time whereas at the last election a five-becoming-six seat deficit existed during the four-year term for the largest grouping which had been the Liberal Democrats.

2015 Colchester Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Increase2.svg 465.0142745.028,02340.1+6.5
  Liberal Democrats 3Decrease2.svg 415.0172033.313,82719.8–3.2
  Labour 3Steady2.svg15.06915.012,94018.5+2.3
  Independent 1Steady2.svg5.0346.71,5432.4–0.5
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07,77511.1–4.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05,7678.2–0.4

Ward results

No turnout figures were provided by the council.

Berechurch

Berechurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Harris* 1,958 50.3 +10.3
Conservative Michael Brown85822.0+8.7
UKIP Paul Mulvey52113.4-9.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Hislop40610.4-9.2
Green Clare Palmer1523.9+0.3
Majority1,10028.3+10.8
Turnout 3,895
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.8

Birch & Winstree

Birch & Winstree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Ellis* 1,913 59.7 +5.3
UKIP John Pitts56917.8-10.7
Liberal Democrats Gill Collings2919.1+4.2
Labour John Spademan2879.0+1.3
Green Jan Plummer1454.5-1.3
Majority1,34441.9+14.4
Turnout 3,205
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg8.0

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darius Laws 1,667 35.9 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Owen Howell1,17225.2-0.5
Green Andrew Canessa98221.2+4.0
Labour Andrew Murphy82117.7-0.1
Majority49510.7N/A
Turnout 4,642
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg6.2

No UKIP candidate as previous (-15.0).

Christ Church

Christ Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annesley Hardy 964 38.0 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Robin James67026.4-6.1
Labour Elisa Vasquez-Walters43317.1+0.5
Green Charles Ham31912.6-2.2
UKIP Ron Levy1485.8-1.6
Majority29411.6N/A
Turnout 2,534
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg7.7

Copford & West Stanway

Copford & West Stanway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Maclean 673 59.8 -6.9
UKIP Chris Treloar17715.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert James11510.2-2.7
Labour Barbara Nichols11510.2-3.4
Green Emma-Jane Kemp464.1-2.6
Majority49644.1-9.0
Turnout 1,126
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Fordham & Stour

Fordham & Stour
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Chapman* 2,023 65.4 -0.1
Labour Kevin Stannard39612.8+0.2
Green Sue Bailey33710.9-1.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward33710.9+2.6
Majority1,62752.6+0.8
Turnout 3,093
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Great Tey

Great Tey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Chillingworth* 979 58.6 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Waite25715.4+6.4
Labour Matt Creamer17010.2+0.4
UKIP David Holmes1629.7-5.1
Green Robert Brannan1046.2+0.4
Majority72243.2-2.7
Turnout 1,672
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.1

Highwoods

Highwoods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Phil Oxford* 1,592 36.9 -15.2
Conservative Chris Hayter1,19227.7+15.3
Labour Gary Braddy47911.1+1.4
Liberal Democrats John Baker46610.6+2.6
UKIP Jamie Middleditch3959.2-4.1
Green Robbie Spencer1874.3+0.1
Majority4009.2-29.6
Turnout 4,311
Independent hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.3

Mile End

Mile End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ben Locker 2,101 38.4 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Patrick McGonagle1,76932.3-8.4
Labour Martin Camroux70712.9+5.2
UKIP Tony Terry5339.7-5.1
Green Mary Bryan3686.7+0.9
Majority3326.1N/A
Turnout 5,478
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg7.9

New Town

New Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Annie Feltham* 1,289 32.1 -9.5
Conservative Matt Neall83420.8+8.4
Labour Lee Scordis77219.2+4.4
Green Mark Goacher63115.7+2.3
UKIP Alex Knupffer49312.3-5.8
Majority45511.3-12.2
Turnout 3,71956.3+27.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.0

Prettygate

Prettygate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Will Quince* 2,269 51.1 -6.8
Liberal Democrats John Loxley96721.8+0.6
Labour Mike Dale52211.8±0.0
UKIP Steve Galvin48911.0N/A
Green Luke O'Loughlin1964.4-4.7
Majority1,30229.3-7.4
Turnout 4,443
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.7

Shrub End

Shrub End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pauline Hazell* 1,517 35.2 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Sharron Lawrence1,15725.9-7.9
UKIP Simon Collins75716.9-5.0
Labour Gary Griffiths73616.5-2.2
Green Stuart Welham2515.6+1.6
Majority3609.3N/A
Turnout 4,418
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg11.3

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tim Young 1,462 48.8 -12.8
Conservative Chris Hill71523.9+8.1
Liberal Democrats Verity Woolley44714.9+3.0
Green Joshua Murray37012.4+1.7
Majority74724.9-20.9
Turnout 2,994
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.5

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cook* 1,173 31.2 -8.5
Conservative Peter Klejna-Wendt97626.0+10.8
UKIP Bill Faram77020.5-4.9
Labour Amanda Stannard60016.0+2.6
Green Stephen Ford2416.4-0.1
Majority1975.2-9.2
Turnout 3,760
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg9.7

Stanway

Stanway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Maclean 1,861 42.8 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell1,61137.0+3.3
Labour Carole Spademan61614.2+4.0
Green Tim Glover2616.0+0.9
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

No UKIP candidate as previous (-20.8).

Tiptree

Tiptree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Crowe 1,873 42.8 +1.5
UKIP Stuart Gulleford1,31332.5-5.0
Labour Robert Spademan53513.2+0.8
Liberal Democrats Miah Ahmed1944.8+1.3
Green Katherine Bamforth1293.2-2.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marcus Harrington 1,578 54.7 -7.1
UKIP Ben Clark37012.8N/A
Labour Ian Yates30610.6-2.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma Graham2659.2+0.8
Green Roger Bamforth2047.1-10.1
Independent Julian McCallum1515.2N/A
Patriotic SocialistDave Osbourne120.4N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

West Mersea

West Mersea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Moore 2,154 51.9 +0.8
UKIP David Broise98823.8-3.8
Labour Alison Inman4029.7+1.0
Green Lisa Britton3308.0+1.5
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens2786.7+2.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wivenhoe Cross

Wivenhoe Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cory 668 44.9 -8.1
Labour Phil Finn32822.1+2.7
Conservative Natalie Jukes27118.2-3.1
Green Christopher Flossman1308.7+2.2
UKIP Carole Morse906.1N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wivenhoe Quay

Wivenhoe Quay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosalind Scott 1,295 40.9 -11.8
Conservative Peter Hill1,25139.5+7.6
Green Laura Poutney32510.3+1.1
Liberal Democrats Shaun Boughton2959.3+2.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

By-elections

Dedham & Langham

In June 2015, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972, Conservative councillor Mark Cable "ceased to be a member of the council" after failing to attend a council meeting since December 2014 (6 months). A by-election was called and the ward was subsequently held by the Conservatives.

Dedham & Langham: 22 October 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Brown 545 77.9 +8.6
UKIP Bill Faram608.6N/A
Liberal Democrats George Penny578.1-1.6
Labour John Spademan385.4-4.3
Turnout 70029.1-5.1
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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