2021 Colchester Borough Council election

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2021 Colchester Borough Council election
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  2019 6 May 2021 2022  

19 out of 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.9% (Increase2.svg 1.3%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderPaul DundasMartin GossTina Bourne
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seatStanwayMile EndGreenstead
Last election23 seats, 35.2%13 seats, 26.6%11 seats, 17.7%
Seats before231311
Seats won944
Seats after231211
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote23,41310,26411,763
Percentage44.8%19.7%22.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.9%Decrease2.svg 6.9%Increase2.svg 4.8%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderBeverley OxfordMark Goacher
Party Independent Green
Leader's seatHighwoodsCastle
Last election3 seats, 6.3%1 seat, 13.6%
Seats before31
Seats won11
Seats after32
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote9125,592
Percentage1.7%10.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.6%Decrease2.svg 2.9%

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Results map of the Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021. They were originally planned for 7 May 2020, [1] but postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards. There were also two additional by-elections in Prettygate and Lexden & Braiswick wards, bringing the total number of elected members to nineteen.

Contents

Result Summary

Candidates by party

Conservative Party (19/19)





Labour Party (19/19)





Green Party (18/19)





Liberal Democrats (17/19)





Reform UK (4/19)





Independent (2/19)





Visual representation of the Council UK Colchester City Council 2021.svg
Visual representation of the Council

Result

2021 Colchester Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Steady2.svg47.7142345.123,41344.8+9.9
  Liberal Democrats 4Decrease2.svg 121.181223.510,26419.7-6.9
  Labour 4Steady2.svg21.171121.611,76322.5+4.8
  Independent 1Steady2.svg5.3235.99121.7-4.6
  Green 1Increase2.svg 15.3123.95,59210.7-2.9
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02660.5New

Ward results

The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 8 April 2021 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election. [3]

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*

Berechurch

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Berechurch ward
Berechurch
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Harris* 1,604 68.4 +15.2
Conservative Chris Piggott47020.0+4.9
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler1938.2−16.4
Green John Clifton783.3−3.8
Majority1,13448.4+19.8
Turnout 2,34531.5+2.9
Registered electors 7,437
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.2

Castle

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Castle ward
Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Steph Nissen 1,136 37.8 −18.1
Conservative Fabian Green97632.5+3.3
Labour Richard Hill57419.1+10.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Gillingham31910.6+4.3
Majority1605.3−21.4
Turnout 3,00537.1−3.4
Registered electors 8,109
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease2.svg10.7

Greenstead

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Greenstead ward
Greenstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Julie Young* 1,097 52.0 +4.5
Conservative Michael Hinton60028.4+9.4
Liberal Democrats Chantelle-Louise Whyborn22210.5−3.3
Green Kemal Cufoglu1356.4−1.9
Reform UK Kevin Blair572.7N/A
Majority49723.6−5.1
Turnout 2,11119.3−1.1
Registered electors 10,921
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.5

No Independent candidate as previous (-11.2).

Highwoods

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Highwoods ward
Highwoods
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerard Oxford* 780 35.0 −17.6
Conservative Stephen Rowe66429.8+10.5
Labour Jocelyn Law40118.0+6.4
Liberal Democrats Kieron Franks1888.4−0.8
Green Clare Burgess1356.4−0.9
Reform UK Diane Baker642.9N/A
Majority1165.2−28.1
Turnout 2,22830.3+0.9
Registered electors 7,365
Independent hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.1

Lexden & Braiswick

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Lexden & Braiswick ward
Lexden & Braiswick (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dennis Willetts* 1,949 61.0 −1.3
Conservative Martin Leatherdale 1,597 50.0 −12.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Culham59418.6+2.8
Green Roger Bamforth53216.6+2.1
Labour Luke Hayes39612.4+4.9
Labour Kayleigh Rippingale-Shaw33310.4+2.9
Turnout 3,20043.3+4.1
Registered electors 7,390
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Marks Tey & Layer

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Marks Tey & Layer ward
Marks Tey & Layer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Bentley* 1,880 67.4 +2.8
Labour John Spademan32311.6+4.1
Green Amy Sheridan2318.3−6.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Hull2238.0−5.6
Independent Neil Gilbranch1324.7N/A
Majority1,55755.8+5.5
Turnout 2,78934.0+1.4
Registered electors 8,198
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

Mersea & Pyefleet

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Mersea & Pyefleet ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jowers* 2,126 69.8 +39.5
Green Peter Banks49016.1+7.0
Labour James Pey2728.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Waite1565.1+1.7
Majority1,63653.7+52.0
Turnout 3,04437.7−4.7
Registered electors 8,068
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg16.3

No Independent (-28.6, -13.5) or UKIP (-7.3) candidates as previous.

Mile End

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Mile End ward
Mile End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Goss* 1,974 65.3 +3.1
Conservative Rachel Smith58319.3−0.6
Labour Co-op Pauline Bacon32810.8+2.2
Green Amanda Kirke1394.6−4.7
Majority1,39146.0+3.3
Turnout 3,02432.5+3.9
Registered electors 9,293
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg1.8

New Town & Christ Church

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New Town & Christ Church ward
New Town & Christ Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pam Cox [4] 1,521 43.4 +11.5
Conservative Carla Hales88725.3+5.9
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler79422.7−13.5
Green Bob Brannan3018.6−3.9
Majority63418.0
Turnout 3,50335.5+2.1
Registered electors 9,882
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg2.8

Old Heath & The Hythe

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Old Heath & The Hythe ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Michael Lilley* 1,376 53.3 +1.3
Conservative Rowena Cable68726.6+5.7
Green Andrew Canessa28210.9−3.3
Liberal Democrats Soban Asghar2359.1−3.8
Majority68926.7−4.4
Turnout 2,58029.8+2.3
Registered electors 8,649
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.2

Prettygate

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Prettygate ward
Prettygate (2 seats due to by-election) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Lissimore* 2,136 65.7 +11.6
Conservative Leigh Tate 1,285 39.6 −14.5
Liberal Democrats John Loxley54416.7−5.3
Labour Richard Bourne51315.8+3.3
Labour Victoria Weaver38811.9−0.6
Green John Burgess35010.8−1.2
Green Natalie Edgoose2507.7−4.3
Turnout 3,25140.7+4.4
Registered electors 7,994
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rural North

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Rural North ward
Rural North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darius Laws [4] 2,207 64.5 +3.1
Green Sue Bailey40611.9−3.7
Labour Diane Brown36710.7+3.0
Liberal Democrats William Brown35910.5−4.8
Reform UK Andrew Phillips842.5N/A
Majority1,80152.6+6.8
Turnout 3,42340.2+5.3
Registered electors 8,526
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.4

Shrub End

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Shrub End ward
Shrub End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lyn Barton* 819 37.0 −4.6
Conservative Angela Linghorn-Baker78335.3+1.5
Labour David McCulloch41618.8+1.5
Green Blake Roberts1366.1−2.2
Reform UK Joe Johnson612.8N/A
Majority361.7−6.1
Turnout 2,21527.1−0.2
Registered electors 8,164
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

St. Anne's & St. John's

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St. Anne's & St. John's ward
St. Anne's & St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg* [4] 1,241 42.0 −2.4
Conservative Thomas Rowe [6] 1,21441.1+1.0
Labour Abigail Chambers30110.2+2.5
Green Pam Nelson2006.8−1.0
Majority270.9−3.4
Turnout 2,95635.8+1.5
Registered electors 8,248
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Stanway

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Stanway ward
Stanway
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Hagon 1,160 46.4 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Williams98739.5−13.2
Labour Kevin Brown2459.8+3.7
Green John McArthur1094.4−2.9
Majority1736.9
Turnout 2,50135.9+0.9
Registered electors 6,972
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg12.9

Tiptree

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Tiptree ward
Tiptree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Mannion 1,713 72.0 +7.8
Labour John Wood28812.1−2.7
Green Clare Smee2068.7−2.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Stevens1717.2−1.5
Majority1,42559.9+10.5
Turnout 2,37832.5+3.2
Registered electors 7,324
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Wivenhoe

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Wivenhoe ward
Wivenhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michelle Burrows 1,245 38.4 −28.9
Labour Co-op Cyril Liddy*1,02031.5+13.5
Conservative Jodie Clark49615.3+6.9
Green Asa Aldis48014.8+8.5
Majority2256.9
Turnout 3,24141.9+2.8
Registered electors 7,735
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op Swing Decrease2.svg21.2

References

  1. "Information Categories · Colchester Borough Council". www.colchester.gov.uk.
  2. "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. Pritchard, Adrian (8 April 2021). "Colchester Borough Council Election of a Borough Councillor" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2021 via windows.net.
  4. 1 2 3 "Race for town hall hots up as preparations ramp up for May's elections". Maldon and Burnham Standard.
  5. "Beverly Davies steps down from Colchester Council". Colchester Gazette.
  6. "Thomas Rowe Colchester Conservative". Facebook . Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.