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Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in 1983. They were held on the same day as the 1983 general election.
There were 20 councillors elected from the same number of wards.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Graves | 997 | 42.4 | -1.9 | |
| Conservative | N. Knell | 735 | 31.2 | +2.3 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | H. Anderson | 569 | 26.4 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Humphreys | 1,187 | 46.5 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | K. Taylor | 804 | 31.5 | -6.8 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | D. Locke | 562 | 22.0 | -2.5 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Dymond | 755 | 68.6 | -4.3 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | B. Trusler | 174 | 15.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | B. Smith | 172 | 15.6 | -11.4 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 50.4 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Willey | 549 | 68.3 | -9.8 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | P. Hills | 184 | 22.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | L. Shelley | 71 | 8.8 | -13.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Browning | 551 | 76.0 | -4.6 | |
| Labour | R. Price | 89 | 12.3 | -7.1 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | M. Maxam | 85 | 11.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 44.8 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | T. Brady | 959 | 37.6 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Jim Orpe | 946 | 37.1 | -5.5 | |
| Conservative | S. Rae | 644 | 25.3 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | Ian Trusler | 1,427 | 54.0 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | T. Wilson | 1,114 | 42.2 | -13.1 | |
| Labour | G. Rose | 101 | 3.8 | -1.2 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 64.3 | ||||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Fulford | 1,055 | 58.3 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | M. Bryan | 431 | 23.8 | -7.2 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | R. Baker | 323 | 17.9 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 75.8 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | J. Coleman | 1,110 | 49.1 | -3.4 | |
| Labour | D. Williams | 629 | 27.8 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Clarke | 520 | 23.0 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 48.2 | ||||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Howgego | 1,248 | 45.3 | -0.7 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | Martin Hunt | 1,176 | 42.7 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | P. Kent | 329 | 12.0 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Parsonson | 548 | 66.3 | -9.6 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | A. Stevens | 185 | 22.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | H. Bryan | 94 | 11.4 | -12.7 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Wilkin | 887 | 37.6 | +0.4 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | S. Cawley | 883 | 37.4 | -3.3 | |
| Conservative | I. Foster | 590 | 25.0 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 38.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Crookes | 1,385 | 56.6 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | N. Elcombe | 653 | 26.7 | +4.4 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | P. Brady | 408 | 16.7 | -6.4 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Pawsey | 1,063 | 45.2 | +9.5 | |
| Labour | A. Rawal | 895 | 38.0 | -1.9 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | M. Bayliss | 396 | 16.8 | -8.1 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 49.8 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. West | 1,148 | 61.4 | +0.9 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | A. Hayman | 471 | 25.2 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | F. Rogers | 251 | 13.4 | -3.0 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 50.9 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Spendlove | 1,431 | 61.5 | +4.4 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | C. Curtis | 526 | 22.6 | -5.9 | |
| Labour | J. Pearsall | 369 | 15.9 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Holloway | 1,129 | 61.7 | +12.4 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | W. Sandford | 382 | 20.9 | -10.5 | |
| Labour | R. Lister | 318 | 17.4 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 43.6 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptree Residents | J. Webb | 1,170 | 53.8 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | J. Crowe | 748 | 34.4 | -0.3 | |
| Labour | S. Simmonds | 258 | 11.9 | -9.2 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 33.7 | ||||
| Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Williams | 1,357 | 71.0 | +7.8 | |
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | B. Packard | 429 | 22.5 | -8.9 | |
| Labour | J. Kent | 124 | 6.5 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Last | 1,474 | 54.5 | +11.6 | |
| Labour | J. Baylis | 1,231 | 45.5 | -8.8 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 45.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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