Colchester Borough Council election, 1991

Last updated March 20, 2019

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in 1991.

Results Summary

Colchester Borough Council election, 1991
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrat	28	0	0		39.1	17,138	+3.7
Conservative	19	2	0	2	35.9	15,731	+5.1
Labour	11	0	1	1	29.1	38,486	-8.7
Tiptree Residents	2	0	0	1	1.7	3,170	+1.2
Green	0	0	0		2.0	890	+0.9
Independent	0	0	0		0.8	335	+0.7

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Terry Sutton	1,354	54.7	+5.9
	Labour	Dave Harris	666	26.9	-10.0
	Conservative	S. Rowley	391	15.8	+1.5
	Green	Mary Richardson	63	2.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Garnett	665	65.3	+4.3
	Liberal Democrat	W. Chivers	354	34.7	+8.3
Majority			311	30.5	-3.3
Turnout			665	56.0	+7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	J. Carter	1,234	49.8	+9.5
	Labour	J. Cant	583	23.5	-9.1
	Conservative	G. Haigh-Thomas	561	22.6	-0.5
	Green	S. Newton	101	4.1	-0.1
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. Paice	560	60.2	0.0
	Liberal Democrat	R. Baker	215	23.1	+6.5
	Labour	M. Lee	155	16.7	+0.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Tey

Great Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	J. Brice	719	68.0	+5.7
	Conservative	I. Stratford	339	32.0	-4.0
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Rod Green	1,017	43.4	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat	P. Blandon	873	37.2	-4.2
	Conservative	M. Coyne	391	16.7	+9.6
	Green	D. Ross	52	2.2	N/A
	Independent	D. Smith	11	0.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	B. Williamson	1,167	47.8	-5.4
	Conservative	S. Lewis	1,131	46.3	+5.9
	Labour	D. Francis	100	4.1	-2.2
	Green	D. Smith	45	1.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. Fulford	1,380	48.7	-1.4
	Liberal Democrat	B. Trusler	895	31.6	+19.2
	Labour	J. Evans	468	16.5	-19.9
	Green	Peter Ward	89	3.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	S. Haylock	1,391	62.6	+2.7
	Labour	D. Speed	518	23.3	-10.0
	Conservative	N. Elcombe	211	9.5	+5.0
	Green	K. Smallwood	101	4.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	P. Sheppard	1,399	44.7	-13.2
	Conservative	H. Shutter	1,274	40.7	+5.4
	Labour	T. Pearson	379	12.1	+5.2
	Green	J. Havelock	81	2.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	K. Starling	867	53.6	-6.6
	Labour	F. Wilkin	397	24.6	-8.1
	Conservative	S. Willson	316	19.5	+12.5
	Green	Walter Schwartz	37	2.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. Truscott	861	54.2	-17.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Gamble	338	21.3	+13.4
	Conservative	N. Taylor	316	19.9	+5.9
	Green	M. Shabbeer	73	4.6	-2.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Hogg	1,311	51.9	+9.6
	Labour	Tim Young	879	34.8	-10.2
	Conservative	E. Hamilton	292	11.6	-1.1
	Green	B. Smith	42	1.7	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	P. Hiller	1,598	52.7	-0.5
	Conservative	D. McBean	1,122	37.0	+1.3
	Labour	M. Scott	270	8.9	-1.2
	Green	N. Shabbeer	40	1.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Pawsey	963	42.1	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	H. Chamberlain	871	38.1	+29.1
	Labour	R. Turp	365	16.0	-21.4
	Green	K. Monteith	87	3.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	K. Davis	1,367	53.4	-0.5
	Conservative	J. Orpen-Smellie	859	33.5	+3.6
	Labour	R. Turp	365	16.0	-0.4
	Independent	E. Curtis-Oram	47	1.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. Adams	1,092	46.1	+33.1
	Tiptree Residents	J. Elliott	740	31.7	-14.7
	Labour	A. Axtrill	516	22.1	-7.3
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents		Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Lampon	910	47.6	-10.4
	Liberal Democrat	K. Free	809	42.4	+0.4
	Labour	Julie Young	191	10.0	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Bouckley	1,486	64.0	-14.7
	Liberal Democrat	M. Livermore	337	14.5	+3.8
	Independent	P. French	277	11.9	N/A
	Labour	G. Newman	222	9.6	-1.0
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. Adams	1,092	41.1	+5.8
	Labour	R. Newman	1,001	37.7	-18.1
	Liberal Democrat	I. O'Mahoney	419	15.8	N/A
	Green	M. Paterson	142	5.4	-3.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

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