1998_Colchester_Borough_Council_election
1998 Colchester Borough Council election
1998 UK local government election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 7 May 1998. This was 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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At the election, the Liberal Democrats lost control of the council to no overall control, with gains being made by both Labour and the Conservatives.[1][2]
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 4 | 40.0 | 19 | 27 | 45.0 | 11,266 | 34.7 | –5.2 | |
Labour | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 13 | 18 | 30.0 | 10,327 | 31.8 | –2.4 | |
Conservative | 7 | 2 | 35.0 | 7 | 14 | 23.3 | 10,860 | 33.5 | +11.0 | |
Tiptree Residents | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | –2.9 | ||
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Berechurch
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Cooke | 971 | 49.0 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Sutton* | 771 | 38.9 | -11.2 | |
Conservative | J. Dinglemans | 239 | 12.1 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 200 | 10.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,981 | 34.1 | -9.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,823 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.8 | |||
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Birch Messing Copford
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Crowe* | 555 | 65.8 | +15.1 | |
Labour | T. Rogers | 197 | 23.4 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Paton | 91 | 10.8 | -16.7 | |
Majority | 358 | 42.5 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 843 | 33.2 | -14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,544 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |||
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Castle
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Chris Hall* | 907 | 44.5 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Chris Pearson | 585 | 28.7 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | N. Stock | 514 | 25.2 | +9.7 | |
Natural Law | Loretta Basker | 32 | 1.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 322 | 15.8 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,038 | 34.0 | -7.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,012 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.1 | |||
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Harbour
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Patricia Blandon* | 800 | 43.8 | -9.2 | |
Labour | David Canning | 761 | 41.7 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Sandra Rae | 264 | 14.5 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 39 | 2.1 | -11.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,825 | 29.1 | -8.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,283 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.8 | |||
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Lexden
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Walford | 1,030 | 50.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Una Jones | 802 | 39.3 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Stella Creasy | 210 | 10.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 228 | 11.2 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,042 | 46.5 | -6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,387 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 2.0 | |||
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No Independent Conservative candidate as previous (1.3%).
Mile End
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | David Goatley* | 913 | 36.2 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | N. Taylor | 844 | 33.5 | +2.9 | |
Labour | J. Thomas | 766 | 30.4 | -6.6 | |
Majority | 69 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,523 | 25.5 | -7.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,916 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.6 | |||
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New Town
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Bob Russell | 997 | 62.6 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Jean Quinn | 429 | 26.9 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | A. Allen | 166 | 10.4 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 568 | 35.7 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,592 | 30.2 | -6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,273 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.8 | |||
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Prettygate
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Girdlestone | 838 | 40.7 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Goss* | 795 | 38.6 | -9.7 | |
Labour | P. Creasy | 426 | 20.7 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,059 | 34.6 | -6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,951 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 12.5 | |||
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Pyefleet
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Davidson | 573 | 66.7 | +20.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Watkins | 146 | 17.0 | -22.9 | |
Labour | John Coombes | 140 | 16.3 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 427 | 49.7 | +43.0 | ||
Turnout | 859 | 42.2 | -10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,026 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 21.5 | |||
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No Green candidate as previous (3.5%).
Shrub End
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | W. Sandford* | 452 | 40.4 | -9.4 | |
Labour | R. Pryor | 436 | 38.9 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | A. Yalland | 232 | 20.7 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 16 | 1.4 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,120 | 21.7 | -7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,175 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.0 | |||
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St. Andrew's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Young | 688 | 58.4 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray | 375 | 31.8 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Lamberth | 116 | 9.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 313 | 26.5 | -4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,179 | 21.7 | -1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,432 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.0 | |||
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St. Anne's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Fairbrother | 967 | 50.1 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Hindle | 745 | 38.6 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | M. Girdlestone | 220 | 11.4 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 222 | 11.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,932 | 34.1 | -6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,669 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 1.5 | |||
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St. John's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Helen Chuah | 813 | 44.8 | -15.0 | |
Conservative | D. Smith | 661 | 36.4 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Dave Harris | 340 | 18.7 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 152 | 8.4 | -27.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,814 | 32.1 | -6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,656 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.6 | |||
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St. Mary's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope* | 754 | 41.9 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | S. Candy | 681 | 37.8 | +4.4 | |
Labour | P. McGilvray | 366 | 20.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 73 | 4.1 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | 33.0 | -10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,453 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.2 | |||
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Stanway
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Illot | 752 | 40.7 | -13.2 | |
Conservative | Ian McCord | 651 | 35.3 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Ian Yates | 443 | 24.0 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 101 | 5.5 | -22.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,846 | 30.5 | -3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 6,074 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 14.3 | |||
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Tiptree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mike Dale | 913 | 60.0 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Blundell | 410 | 26.9 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Seaman | 199 | 13.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 503 | 33.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,522 | 24.3 | -12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,263 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 | |||
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No Tiptree Residents candidate as previous (48.2%).
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 655 | 49.9 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Tyrrell | 481 | 36.7 | -11.9 | |
Labour | David Jones | 176 | 13.4 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 174 | 13.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,312 | 33.5 | -12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,932 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 15.1 | |||
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West Mersea
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret Kimberley* | 910 | 60.6 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Alan Mogridge | 361 | 24.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Harrison | 231 | 15.4 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 549 | 36.6 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,502 | 25.9 | -9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,806 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9 | |||
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Winstree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Fairhead* | 674 | 80.0 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Luke Dopson | 96 | 11.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Gentry | 73 | 8.7 | -18.7 | |
Majority | 578 | 68.6 | +31.7 | ||
Turnout | 843 | 44.2 | -15.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,909 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |||
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Wivenhoe
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Richardson* | 1,056 | 57.0 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | David Adams | 627 | 33.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Warren | 169 | 9.1 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 429 | 23.2 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,852 | 25.7 | -8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,223 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |||
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Tiptree
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 624 | 46.0 | -14.0 | ||
Tiptree Residents | 399 | 29.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative | 333 | 24.6 | -2.3 | ||
Majority | 291 | 16.6 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,356 | 21.7 | -2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (13.1%).
- "Local government election results". The Independent. 8 May 1998.
- Timmins, Nicholas (8 May 1998). "Parties suffer mixed fortunes in poll". Financial Times. p. 15.
- "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2014.