Colchester Borough Council election, 2006

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Colchester Borough Council election, 2006
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20 seats (out of 60 seats)
31 seats seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrat
Last election2823
Seats before2822
Seats won3021
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote13,95112,119
Percentage38.933.8
SwingDecrease2.svg2.0Decrease2.svg0.3
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election63
Seats before73
Seats won72
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,7541,986
Percentage13.35.5
SwingDecrease2.svg5.0Increase2.svg1.2
Map of the results of the 2006 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 2006. Colchester UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 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 2006.

The 2006 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 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]

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Essex County of England

Essex is a county in the south-east of England, north-east of London. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and London to the south-west. The county town is Chelmsford, the only city in the county. For government statistical purposes Essex is placed in the East of England region.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Background

Before the election the Conservatives had run the council since the 2004 election and had 28 of the 60 seats on the council. [3] The Liberal Democrats had 22 seats, Labour had 7 seats and there were 3 independents. [3]

20 seats were contested at the election, with the councillors who were defending seats including the Conservative leader of the council, John Jowers, the mayor Terry Sutton and the Liberal Democrat group leader, Colin Sykes. [3] However the Conservatives did not have a candidate in New Town ward due to an error on their candidate's nomination papers. [4] As well as the parties who were defending seats on the council, the Green Party contested every seat for the first time and particularly targeted Castle ward. [3] Independents who stood included Gerard Oxford in Highwoods ward, who was defending a seat he had won as a Liberal Democrat before leaving the party. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

In England, the offices of mayor and lord mayor have long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to them. In recent years they have doubled as more influential political roles while retaining the ceremonial functions. A mayor's term of office denotes the municipal year. The most famous example is that of the Lord Mayor of the City of London.

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Issues

A major issue at the election was the relocation of the bus station to a temporary site, while a new bus station was being built at a new shopping centre. [3] Meanwhile, a Visual Arts Facility (VAF) was being built on the old bus station site. [3] 6 independents stood at the election as part of a Save Our Bus Station Campaign opposing the move, with the Labour party also opposing the building of the VAF on the old bus station site. [3] However the Conservatives said the temporary bus station site would be better than the old site. [3]

Bus station structure, larger than a bus stop, where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers

A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot also refers to a bus station, it can also refer to a bus garage. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop. It may be intended as a terminal station for a number of routes, or as a transfer station where the routes continue.

Shopping mall complex of shops

A shopping mall is a modern, chiefly North American, term for a form of shopping precinct or shopping center, in which one or more buildings form a complex of shops representing merchandisers with interconnecting walkways that enable customers to walk from unit to unit. A shopping arcade is a specific type of shopping precinct which is usually distinguished in English for mall shopping by the fact that connecting walkways are not owned by a single proprietor and are in open air. Shopping malls in 2017 accounted for 8% of retailing space in the United States.

Both the Liberal Democrats and Greens called for more recycling, while the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties called for action on street cleaning. [3] The Conservatives meanwhile defending their record in power, pointing to a number of new projects being started including a planned new community stadium. [3]

Recycling process using materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution, and water pollution.

Election result

The Conservatives made a net gain of 2 seats to have half of the seats on the council with 30 councillors, just falling short of winning a majority. [5] Conservative gains included defeating the Liberal Democrat group leader Colin Sykes, with the Liberal Democrats falling to 21 seats. [5] Labour remained on 7 seats after holding the only seat they had been defending, but polled less than the Greens in a number of wards. [5] Overall turnout at the election was 36.4%. [6]

Colchester Borough Council Election, 2006 [1] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1031+250.038.913,951-2.0%
  Liberal Democrat 812-140.033.812,119-0.4%
  Labour 10005.013.34,754-4.9%
  Independent 101-15.05.51,986-1.2%
  Green 000008.53,061+8.5%

Ward results

Berechurch [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Terence Sutton76742.2-3.5
Labour John Cooke58732.3+1.8
Conservative Pauline Hazell32818.1-5.7
Green Charles Bather1347.4+7.4
Majority1809.9-5.4
Turnout 1,81634.0+5.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Birch & Winstree [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Bentley1,22466.6-5.2
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Longman32517.7+3.6
Labour Abigail Tootal1287.0-6.6
Green Samuel Elliott1085.9+5.9
Independent Jeannine McAndrew532.9+2.9
Majority89948.9-8.8
Turnout 1,83842.1+11.1
Conservative hold Swing
Castle [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Hall1,12248.7-9.2
Green Peter Lynn52222.6+22.6
Conservative Benjamin Twitchen41818.1-9.6
Labour Mark Warner1878.1-6.4
Independent Stephen Miller572.5+2.5
Majority60026.0-4.2
Turnout 2,30641.5+6.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Christ Church [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Cope61543.7-4.3
Conservative Andrew Bright46833.3-9.3
Green Alexander Cave24517.4+17.4
Labour David Hough795.6-3.4
Majority14710.4+10.0
Turnout 1,40748.3+4.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Fordham & Stour [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Arnold94266.6-5.3
Liberal Democrat Barry Woodward17612.4-2.1
Labour Christopher Aldous1198.4-4.6
Green Clarice Mort1148.1+8.1
Independent Jack Pooley634.5+4.5
Majority76654.2-3.2
Turnout 1,41436.7+9.1
Conservative hold Swing
Harbour [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patricia Blandon76263.8+12.6
Conservative Anne Allan21618.1-7.1
Labour Rossanna Trudgian13911.6-12.1
Green Timothy Glover776.4+6.4
Majority54645.7+19.7
Turnout 1,19429.7+2.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Highwoods [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Gerard Oxford1,14758.2+15.7
Liberal Democrat David Offen29915.2-11.5
Conservative Susan Harper29314.9-7.4
Labour Julia Thomas1487.5-1.1
Green Keith Brooke844.3+4.3
Majority84843.0+27.2
Turnout 1,97132.6+2.3
Independent hold Swing
Lexden [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sonia Lewis1,28265.8+3.5
Liberal Democrat Gwendoline Ilott38519.8-9.9
Green Peter Appleton1055.4+5.4
Labour Luke Dopson1035.3-2.7
Independent Susan Francis733.7+3.7
Majority89746.0+13.4
Turnout 1,94847.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Mile End [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Taylor93946.2+0.1
Liberal Democrat Michael Turrell79138.9-3.8
Green Mary Bryan1306.4+6.4
Labour Janet Smith1256.2-5.0
Independent Edmund Chinnery462.3+2.3
Majority1487.3+3.9
Turnout 2,03138.5+10.2
Conservative hold Swing
New Town [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Theresa Higgins1,02965.4+10.1
Green Maria Iacovou33921.5+21.5
Labour Scott Harris20613.1-4.1
Majority69043.8+16.0
Turnout 1,57428.8+0.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Prettygate [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Lissimore1,36853.6+4.6
Liberal Democrat Paul Sheppard88534.7-8.5
Labour Michael Dale1867.3-0.5
Green Beverley Maltby1154.5+4.5
Majority48318.9+13.2
Turnout 2,55443.7-1.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Pyefleet [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Davidson53261.4-5.5
Liberal Democrat Carolyn Catney10812.5-20.6
Independent Timothy Oxton10011.5+11.5
Green Tobie Glenny677.7+7.7
Labour Barbara Nichols606.9+6.9
Majority42448.9+15.0
Turnout 86742.4-0.6
Conservative hold Swing
St Andrew's [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Julie Young92253.4+0.6
Liberal Democrat Peter Simpson50429.2+4.9
Conservative Alexander Wilson21512.4-10.5
Green Sophie Lovejoy875.0+5.0
Majority41824.2-4.4
Turnout 1,72828.2+5.9
Labour hold Swing
St. Anne's [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Hogg1,07151.8-2.9
Labour Kim Naish54626.4+6.6
Conservative Shahid Husain28413.7-11.8
Green Lucy Glover1668.0+8.0
Majority52525.4-3.9
Turnout 2,06732.7+4.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St. John's [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Raymond Gamble1,10561.8+6.4
Conservative Simon Lucas52329.2-5.8
Labour Hugh Thomas824.6-4.9
Green Annick Collins-Leyssen794.4+4.4
Majority58232.5+12.1
Turnout 1,78943.4+3.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Shrub End [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Linda Barton79342.0+5.6
Conservative Winifred Foster63733.7-4.7
Labour David Canning37019.6-5.7
Green Walter Schwarz904.8+4.8
Majority1568.3
Turnout 1,89032.8-1.2
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Stanway [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gaye Pyman1,00044.0-3.7
Liberal Democrat Colin Sykes95642.0+3.0
Labour John Spademan1938.5-4.7
Green Pamela Nelson1255.5+5.5
Majority441.9-6.8
Turnout 2,27438.2+2.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Tiptree [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Elliott97454.4+13.4
Independent Helen Bunney27115.1-17.7
Labour Audrey Spencer26114.6-11.6
Liberal Democrat John Stevens1739.7+9.7
Green Katherine Bamforth1106.1+6.1
Majority70339.3+31.1
Turnout 1,78930.4-7.5
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dennis Willetts91963.6-2.8
Liberal Democrat John Stevens25317.5-2.9
Green Roger Bamforth15810.9+10.9
Labour Ian Yates1147.9-4.9
Majority66646.1+0.1
Turnout 1,44438.2+7.9
Conservative hold Swing
West Mersea [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Jowers1,38970.5-0.5
Green Christopher Fox20610.5+10.5
Labour James Spencer19910.1-4.7
Independent John Coombes1768.9+8.9
Majority1,18360.1+3.9
Turnout 1,97034.8-3.8
Conservative hold Swing

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