1996 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 2 May 1996. They were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

1996 Colchester Borough Council election
2 May 1996 (1996-05-02)
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.1% (Decrease1.5%)
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 33 seats, 37.8% 12 seats, 36.1%
Seats won 10 5
Seats after 32 16
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4
Popular vote 15,202 13,001
Percentage 39.9% 34.2%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 1.9%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Conservative Tiptree Residents
Last election 14 seats, 25.3% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 4 1
Seats after 11 1
Seat change Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 8,577 1,085
Percentage 22.5% 2.9%
Swing Decrease 2.8% N/A
Winner in each seat at the 1996 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

At the election, the Liberal Democrats maintained their majority on the council. The Labour Party made a net gain of 4 seats to displace the Conservatives as the official opposition. This is the first time since the 1984 election that the Labour Party has held the official opposition.

Summary
1996 Colchester Borough Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 10 Decrease 1 50.0 22 32 53.3 15,202 39.9 +2.1
  Labour 5 Increase 4 25.0 11 16 26.7 13,001 34.2 –1.9
  Conservative 4 Decrease 3 20.0 7 11 18.3 8,577 22.5 –2.8
  Tiptree Residents 1 Steady 5.0 0 1 1.7 1,085 2.9 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 174 0.5 N/A
  Natural Law 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 22 0.1 N/A

Ward results

Berechurch
Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John William Stevens* 1,231 50.1 +1.7
Labour O. Bishop 1,047 42.6 -1.7
Conservative N. Peckston 180 7.3 ±0.0
Majority 184 7.5 +3.4
Turnout 2,458 43.2 +1.2
Registered electors 5,700
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.7

Castle
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Spyvee* 1,076 45.6 +10.4
Labour J. Thomas 895 37.9 -8.4
Conservative J. Lucas 366 15.5 -0.2
Natural Law J. Basker 22 0.9 +0.1
Majority 181 7.7 N/A
Turnout 2,359 41.6 -2.4
Registered electors 5,679
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.4

No Green candidate as previous (2.0%).

Dedham
Dedham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Williams* 531 57.9 +3.7
Conservative W. Scattergood 318 34.7 -8.5
Labour Dave Harris 68 7.4 +4.8
Majority 213 23.2 +12.2
Turnout 917 59.4 -1.6
Registered electors 1,550
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase6.1

East Donyland
East Donyland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tina Cooke 402 48.4 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward 245 29.5 +13.6
Conservative V. Watson 149 17.9 -26.7
Ind. Conservative D. Newman 35 4.2 N/A
Majority 157 18.9 N/A
Turnout 831 47.8 -10.9
Registered electors 1,738
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease1.7

Fordham
Fordham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cannon* 365 48.4 -10.1
Liberal Democrats R. Tyrrell 231 30.6 +1.9
Labour J. Coombes 145 19.2 +6.4
Ind. Conservative K. Roberts 13 1.7 N/A
Majority 134 17.8 -12.0
Turnout 754 51.7 -2.6
Registered electors 1,465
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.0

Harbour
Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edna Fowler* 1,219 53.0 +18.6
Labour S. Webb 906 39.4 -16.4
Conservative Mike Coyne 176 7.6 -2.2
Majority 313 13.6 N/A
Turnout 2,301 37.8 -2.2
Registered electors 6,088
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase17.5

No Green candidate as previous (1.4%).

Lexden
Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sonia Lewis* 1,098 48.3 +8.7
Liberal Democrats B. Trusler 935 41.2 -6.9
Labour P. Creasy 210 9.2 -3.1
Ind. Conservative I. Juliff 29 1.3 N/A
Majority 163 7.2 N/A
Turnout 2,272 52.5 +1.5
Registered electors 4,337
Conservative hold Swing Increase7.8

Marks Tey
Marks Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Gower* 312 34.7 -16.5
Labour T. Rogers 285 31.7 +14.2
Liberal Democrats G. Ambridge 275 30.6 -0.7
Ind. Conservative G. Francis 27 3.0 N/A
Majority 27 3.0 -16.9
Turnout 899 44.3 +1.5
Registered electors 2,028
Conservative hold Swing Decrease15.4

Mile End
Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Wood 1,089 37.0 +1.1
Conservative P. Borges* 900 30.5 -0.9
Liberal Democrats G. Folkard 887 30.1 -0.7
Ind. Conservative D. Pallett 70 2.4 N/A
Majority 189 6.4 +1.9
Turnout 2,946 33.2 -2.8
Registered electors 8,875
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.0

New Town
New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens* 1,178 62.7 +3.8
Labour C. Tighe 576 30.6 -2.8
Conservative J. Girdlestone 126 6.7 +1.5
Majority 602 32.0 +6.5
Turnout 1,880 36.8 -4.2
Registered electors 5,112
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease5.2

No Green candidate as previous (2.5%).

Prettygate
Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Hunt 1,164 48.3 -1.0
Labour F. Somerville 629 26.1 -0.5
Conservative Ron Levy 615 25.5 +1.4
Majority 535 22.2 -0.5
Turnout 2,408 40.6 -1.4
Registered electors 5,904
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease0.3

Shrub End
Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Cawley* 687 49.8 +7.4
Labour A. Frost 529 38.4 -8.4
Conservative R. Bunn 163 11.8 +1.0
Majority 158 11.5 N/A
Turnout 1,379 28.7 -0.3
Registered electors 4,806
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.9

St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Newman 776 61.0 -6.2
Liberal Democrats John Gray 388 30.5 +3.5
Conservative D. Smith 109 8.6 +2.8
Majority 388 30.5 -9.7
Turnout 1,273 23.6 -7.4
Registered electors 5,397
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.9

St. Anne's
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Frank 1,124 50.7 +6.1
Liberal Democrats J. Fellows* 937 42.2 -6.8
Conservative M. Miller 157 7.1 +0.7
Majority 187 8.4 N/A
Turnout 2,218 40.1 -0.9
Registered electors 5,534
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase6.5

St. John's
St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ray Gamble* 1,324 59.8 +9.5
Conservative N. Taylor 538 24.3 -1.3
Labour John Cooke 353 15.9 -8.2
Majority 786 35.5 +10.8
Turnout 2,215 38.9 -0.1
Registered electors 5,697
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase5.4

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Kirchner 983 45.8 +2.5
Conservative R. Pawsey 718 33.4 +1.2
Labour K. Hindle 447 20.8 -3.7
Majority 265 12.3 +1.2
Turnout 2,148 43.2 +0.2
Registered electors 5,047
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase0.8

Stanway
Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Sykes* 1,100 53.9 +0.3
Labour Julie Young 535 26.2 +1.7
Conservative J. Orpen-Smellie 405 19.9 -2.0
Majority 565 27.7 -1.4
Turnout 2,040 34.4 -1.6
Registered electors 5,936
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease0.7

Tiptree
Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tiptree Residents Tony Webb* 1,085 48.2 N/A
Labour Mike Dale 947 42.0 +0.1
Conservative Elizabeth Blundell 221 9.8 -28.1
Majority 138 6.1 N/A
Turnout 2,253 36.8 -2.2
Registered electors 6,122
Tiptree Residents hold Swing N/A

West Mersea
West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jowers* 1,089 54.9 -6.0
Liberal Democrats M. Hargreaves 458 23.1 +8.5
Labour Alan Mogridge 436 22.0 -2.5
Majority 631 31.8 -4.5
Turnout 1,983 35.5 +1.5
Registered electors 5,634
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.3

Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Prosser* 1,235 58.8 +2.7
Conservative P. Osbourne 583 27.8 -3.1
Liberal Democrats P. Gentry 282 13.4 +4.5
Majority 652 31.0 +5.9
Turnout 2,100 34.1 -4.9
Registered electors 6,127
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.9

No Green candidate as previous (4.1%).

By-elections

Dedham
Dedham: 4 September 1997[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 374 45.8 +11.1
Liberal Democrats 352 43.1 -14.8
Labour 91 11.1 +3.7
Majority 22 2.7 N/A
Turnout 817 51.9 -7.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase13.0

References
  1. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. "Local Authority Byelection Results - September 1997". Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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