1983_Colchester_Borough_Council_election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in May 1983. They were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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Winner of each seat at the 1983 Colchester Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1983 Colchester Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 13 | 65.0 | 22 | 35 | 58.3 | 18,499 | 45.9 | +0.9 | ||
Labour | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 13 | 16 | 26.7 | 10,381 | 25.8 | +1.2 | |
Alliance | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 5 | 8.3 | 10,249 | 25.4 | +0.3 | |
Tiptree Residents | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,170 | 2.9 | +0.1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | –2.5 | ||
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Berechurch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Graves | 997 | 42.4 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | N. Knell | 735 | 31.2 | +2.3 | |
Alliance | H. Anderson | 569 | 26.4 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 262 | 11.1 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,301 | 40.2 | +3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |||
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Castle
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Humphreys | 1,187 | 46.5 | +9.3 | |
Labour | K. Taylor | 804 | 31.5 | -6.8 | |
Alliance | D. Locke | 562 | 22.0 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 383 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,553 | 51.1 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,997 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.1 | |||
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Copford & Eight Ash Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Dymond | 755 | 68.6 | -4.4 | |
Alliance | B. Trusler | 174 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Smith | 172 | 15.6 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 581 | 52.8 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,101 | 50.4 | -28.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,184 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Great & Little Horkesley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Willey | 549 | 68.3 | -9.8 | |
Alliance | P. Hills | 184 | 22.9 | N/A | |
Labour | L. Shelley | 71 | 8.8 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 365 | 52.8 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 804 | 50.4 | -30.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,753 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Great Tey
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Browning* | 551 | 76.0 | -4.6 | |
Labour | R. Price | 89 | 12.3 | -7.1 | |
Alliance | M. Maxam | 85 | 11.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 462 | 63.7 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 725 | 44.8 | -33.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,620 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |||
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Harbour
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 13 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,549 | 47.5 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,367 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 6.4 | |||
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Lexden
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 313 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,642 | 64.3 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,108 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.4 | |||
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Mile End
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Fulford* | 1,055 | 58.3 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Mary Bryan | 431 | 23.8 | -7.2 | |
Alliance | R. Baker | 323 | 17.9 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 624 | 34.5 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,809 | 47.7 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 3,793 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |||
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New Town
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 481 | 21.3 | -3.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,259 | 48.2 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,683 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 1.8 | |||
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Prettygate
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Howgego | 1,248 | 45.3 | -0.7 | |
Alliance | Martin Hunt | 1,176 | 42.7 | +5.5 | |
Labour | P. Kent | 329 | 12.0 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 72 | 2.6 | -6.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,753 | 54.8 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,022 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 | |||
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Pyefleet
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Parsonson* | 548 | 66.3 | -9.6 | |
Alliance | A. Stevens | 185 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Labour | H. Bryan | 94 | 11.4 | -12.7 | |
Majority | 363 | 43.9 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 827 | 64.4 | -19.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,285 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Shrub End
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Wilkin* | 887 | 37.6 | +0.4 | |
Alliance | S. Cawley | 883 | 37.4 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | I. Foster | 590 | 25.0 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,360 | 38.3 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 6,161 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |||
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St. Andrews
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Crookes | 1,385 | 56.6 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | N. Elcombe | 653 | 26.7 | +4.4 | |
Alliance | P. Brady* | 408 | 16.7 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 732 | 29.9 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,446 | 29.6 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,263 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |||
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St. Annes
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Pawsey* | 1,063 | 45.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | A. Rawal | 895 | 38.0 | -1.9 | |
Alliance | M. Bayliss | 396 | 16.8 | -8.1 | |
Majority | 168 | 7.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,354 | 49.8 | +4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,670 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |||
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St. Johns
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. West* | 1,148 | 61.4 | +0.9 | |
Alliance | A. Hayman | 471 | 25.2 | +2.1 | |
Labour | F. Rogers | 251 | 13.4 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 677 | 36.2 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,870 | 50.9 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,673 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |||
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St. Marys
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Spendlove* | 1,431 | 61.5 | +4.4 | |
Alliance | C. Curtis | 526 | 22.6 | -5.9 | |
Labour | J. Pearsall | 369 | 15.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 905 | 38.9 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,326 | 46.2 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,034 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |||
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Stanway
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Holloway* | 1,129 | 61.7 | +12.4 | |
Alliance | W. Sandford | 382 | 20.9 | -10.5 | |
Labour | R. Lister | 318 | 17.4 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 747 | 40.8 | +22.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,829 | 43.6 | -0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,198 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 11.5 | |||
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Tiptree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 422 | 19.4 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,918 | 33.7 | -3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,828 | ||||
Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | 5.0 | |||
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West Mersea
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Williams* | 1,357 | 71.0 | +7.8 | |
Alliance | B. Packard | 429 | 22.5 | -8.9 | |
Labour | J. Kent | 124 | 6.5 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 928 | 40.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,910 | 48.6 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,711 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |||
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Wivenhoe
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Last* | 1,474 | 54.5 | +11.6 | |
Labour | J. Baylis | 1,231 | 45.5 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 243 | 9.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,705 | 45.0 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,014 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |||
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No Independent candidate as previous (-20.4%).
- Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University.