Colchester Borough Council election, 2011

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Colchester Borough Council election, 2011
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20 seats (out of 60 seats)
31 seats needed for a majority

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Leader Nick Clegg David Cameron Ed Miliband
Party Liberal Democrat Conservative Labour
Seats before26
seats up: 7		24
seats up: 9		7
seats up: 3
Seats won793
Seats after26247
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote11,89015,8069,487
Percentage27.536.521.9
SwingDecrease2.svg1.8Decrease2.svg5.3Increase2.svg5.6
Map of the results of the 2011 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 2011. Colchester UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 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 2011.

The 2011 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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

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.

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.

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.

Election result

No seats changed hands at the election with the Liberal Democrats remaining on 26 seats after holding 7 seats, ahead of the Conservatives, who stayed on 24 seats after retaining the 9 seats they had been defending. [3] Meanwhile, Labour retained 3 seats to keep 7 councillors and 1 independent retained his seat. [3] Among those to hold their seats were the Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Hunt in Christ Church ward and the Labour group leader Tim Young in St Andrews, while the closest result saw Conservative Pauline Hazell retain Shrub End by 123 votes from the Liberal Democrats [3] [4]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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.

The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the independents remained in charge, with Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell staying as leader of the council, [5] after holding her seat in Mile End at the election. [3] [4]

Colchester Borough Council Election, 2011 [1] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 900045.036.515,806-5.3
  Liberal Democrat 700035.027,511,890-1.8
  Labour 300015.021.99,487+5.6
  Independent 10005.06.12,649+3.0
  Green 000007.63,280-1.9
  UKIP 000000.4171N/A

Ward results

Berechurch [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Harris1,56564.6+32.1
Conservative Andrew Bright45018.6-5.2
Liberal Democrat Bruno Hickman33413.8-26.9
Green Maria Iacovou733.0+0.0
Majority1,11546.0
Turnout 2,42238.3-20.2
Labour hold Swing
Birch & Winstree [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Ellis1,43068.7+5.8
Labour James Spencer28213.5+2.3
Liberal Democrat Gillian Collins23411.2-9.9
Green Tobie Glenny1366.5+1.7
Majority1,14855.1+13.3
Turnout 2,08247.1-25.4
Conservative hold Swing
Castle [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Barlow1,11340.1-1.7
Green Peter Lynn71525.7+4.2
Conservative Bruce Halling58321.0-5.2
Labour Luke Dopson36813.2+2.6
Majority39814.3-1.3
Turnout 2,77939.5-19.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Christ Church [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Martin Hunt73943.0-8.6
Conservative Roger Buston56933.1+2.7
Green Clare Palmer21312.4+2.8
Labour Tyron Wilson19611.4+2.9
Majority1709.9-11.3
Turnout 1,71753.2-20.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Copford & West Stanway [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jacqueline Maclean46566.7-2.4
Labour John Spademan9513.6+5.2
Liberal Democrat Robert James9012.9-1.5
Green David Traynier476.7-1.4
Majority37053.1-1.6
Turnout 69746.9+8.5
Conservative hold Swing
Fordham & Stour [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nigel Chapman1,24667.3+9.9
Labour Elizabeth Dennis28615.5+4.2
Liberal Democrat Barry Woodward1779.6-15.7
Green Clarice Mort1427.7+1.8
Majority96051.9+19.8
Turnout 1,85145.0-27.4
Conservative hold Swing
Great Tey [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Chillingworth70360.7-11.2
UKIP Mark Cole17114.8+14.8
Labour Robert Fisher1149.8+0.1
Liberal Democrat Rachel Goodwin1049.0-2.3
Green Stephen Ford675.8-1.4
Majority53245.9-14.7
Turnout 1,15952.8+10.9
Conservative hold Swing
Highwoods [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Philip Oxford1,51961.4+13.2
Conservative Robert Walker41316.7-3.2
Liberal Democrat Stephen Diamond2279.2-10.3
Labour Michael Gilheany2048.2+0.0
Green Robert Spence1114.5+2.5
Majority1,10644.7+16.4
Turnout 2,47437.0-26.0
Independent hold Swing
Mile End [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell1,76560.9+5.0
Conservative Matthew Eaton71324.6-8.3
Labour Michael Donnachie2879.9+1.8
Green Mary Bryan1324.6+1.4
Majority1,05236.3+13.3
Turnout 2,89740.7-24.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
New Town [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elisabeth Feltham1,02649.4-9.7
Labour Lillie Dopson48623.4+10.7
Green Steven McGough29414.1+5.4
Conservative Lauren McManus27213.1-6.4
Majority54026.0-13.6
Turnout 2,07834.0-22.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Prettygate [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Quince1,53347.0+0.4
Liberal Democrat John Loxley1,23637.9-5.0
Labour Michael Dale34110.5+3.2
Green Peter Appleton1524.7+1.4
Majority2979.1+5.4
Turnout 3,26255.4-18.7
Conservative hold Swing
St. Andrews [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tim Young 1,28867.6+24.6
Conservative Alexander Hopkins27714.5-3.2
Liberal Democrat Owen Bartholomew25713.5-22.5
Green Beverley Maltby844.4+1.1
Majority1,01153.0+46.0
Turnout 1,90630.0-17.9
Labour hold Swing
St. Annes [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Barrie Cook1,07449.9-8.5
Conservative Benjamin Caine50623.5-0.7
Labour Paul Fryer-Kelsey41819.4+6.5
Green Lucy Glover1547.2+2.8
Majority56826.4-7.9
Turnout 2,15233.3-24.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Shrub End [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pauline Hazell85439.3+4.1
Liberal Democrat Christopher Butler73133.7-15.1
Labour Bruce Tuxford46221.3+8.9
Green Walter Schwarz1245.7+2.1
Majority1235.7
Turnout 2,17132.9-22.8
Conservative hold Swing
Stanway [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lesley Scott-Boutell1,40450.6+4.6
Conservative Bryan Johnston86631.2-8.7
Labour David Hough39414.2+3.1
Green Pamela Nelson1093.9+0.9
Majority53819.4+13.3
Turnout 2,77343.6-26.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Tiptree [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Fairley-Crowe1,42558.6+3.3
Labour Audrey Spencer62925.9+8.0
Liberal Democrat Beth Gudgeon2018.3-12.7
Green Katherine Bamforth1777.3+1.5
Majority79632.7-1.7
Turnout 2,43240.4-26.6
Conservative hold Swing
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marcus Harrington1,08854.8+8.8
Independent John Gili-Ross47123.7+1.4
Labour John Wood1919.6+0.2
Liberal Democrat Benjamin Richards1276.4-11.8
Green Roger Bamforth1095.5+1.4
Majority61731.1+7.3
Turnout 1,98650.1-23.7
Conservative hold Swing
West Mersea [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Kimberley1,59655.2-10.0
Independent David Bragg65922.8+22.8
Labour Barbara Nichols29910.3+0.8
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Stevens2067.1-13.2
Green Daisy Blench1314.5-0.5
Majority93732.4-12.5
Turnout 2,89149.6-19.6
Conservative hold Swing
Wivenhoe Cross [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mark Cory67351.3+2.9
Labour Ashley Rudge30323.1+15.5
Conservative Mo Metcalf-Fisher24418.6-17.5
Green Karl Lausen937.1-0.8
Majority37028.2+15.9
Turnout 1,31336.8+7.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Wivenhoe Quay [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Ford1,27957.1+29.0
Conservative Mercedes Mussard57325.6-11.2
Green Sandra Moog2179.7-18.2
Liberal Democrat Samantha Mckay1727.7+0.5
Majority70631.5
Turnout 2,24153.3+9.5
Labour hold Swing

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