1999 Colchester Borough Council election

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1999 Colchester Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.6% (Increase0.9%)
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 27 seats, 34.7% 14 seats, 33.5%
Seats won 9 6
Seats after 26 17
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 3
Popular vote 12,314 10,848
Percentage 36.9% 32.5%
Swing Increase 2.2% Decrease 1.0%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour Tiptree Residents
Last election 18 seats, 31.8% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 5 0
Seats after 16 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 10,226 0
Percentage 30.6% 0.0%
Swing Decrease 1.2% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result[edit]

1999 Colchester Borough Council election[3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 Decrease 1 45.0 17 26 43.3 12,314 36.9 +2.2
  Conservative 6 Increase 3 30.0 11 17 28.3 10,848 32.5 –1.0
  Labour 5 Decrease 2 25.0 11 16 26.7 10,226 30.6 –1.2
  Tiptree Residents 0 Steady 0 0.0 1 1 1.7 0 0.0 ±0.0

Ward results[edit]

Berechurch[edit]

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Terry Sutton* 1,024 47.5 +8.6
Labour Ian Yates 928 43.0 -6.0
Conservative J. Dinglemans 204 9.5 -2.6
Majority 96 4.5 N/A
Turnout 2,156 38.0 +3.9
Registered electors 5,773
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.3

Boxted & Langham[edit]

Boxted & Langham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Garnett* 643 80.9 +22.9
Labour D. Biggs 83 10.4 -4.4
Liberal Democrats D. Grocott 69 8.7 -18.4
Majority 560 70.4 +39.5
Turnout 795 41.9 -10.1
Registered electors 1,918
Conservative hold Swing Increase13.7

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones 834 44.3 -0.2
Labour J. Thomas 666 35.4 +6.7
Conservative Mike Coyne 384 20.4 -4.8
Majority 168 8.9 -6.9
Turnout 1,884 32.3 -1.7
Registered electors 5,932
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease3.5

Great & Little Horksley[edit]

Great & Little Horksley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Arnold* 574 72.2 +26.5
Labour G. Stacey 164 20.6 -22.2
Liberal Democrats J. Hall 57 7.2 -4.2
Majority 410 51.6 +48.7
Turnout 795 42.0 -12.0
Registered electors 1,923
Conservative hold Swing Increase24.4

Great Tey[edit]

Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips* 357 45.8 +2.2
Conservative Peter Chillingworth 356 45.7 +5.6
Labour Geraldine Harris 66 8.5 -7.9
Majority 1 0.1 -3.4
Turnout 779 44.7 -3.3
Registered electors 1,767
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease1.7

Harbour[edit]

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Canning 850 47.1 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Canessa 659 36.5 -7.3
Conservative Sandra Rae 297 16.4 +1.9
Majority 191 10.6 N/A
Turnout 1,806 29.0 -0.1
Registered electors 6,295
Labour hold Swing Increase6.4

Lexden[edit]

Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Crafford 1,080 50.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Barbara Williamson* 880 41.4 +2.1
Labour Edna Salmon 165 7.8 -2.5
Majority 200 9.4 -1.8
Turnout 2,125 50.6 +4.1
Registered electors 4,248
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease0.9

Mile End[edit]

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Taylor 914 35.2 +1.7
Labour Kim Naish* 857 33.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Gerard Oxford 824 31.8 -4.4
Majority 57 2.2 N/A
Turnout 2,595 25.5 ±0.0
Registered electors 10,285
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease0.5

New Town[edit]

New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Theresa Higgins 885 62.6 ±0.0
Labour Jean Quinn 367 26.0 -0.9
Conservative Angus Allan 161 11.4 +1.0
Majority 518 36.7 +1.0
Turnout 1,413 27.7 -2.5
Registered electors 5,137
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase0.5

Prettygate[edit]

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Sheppard* 988 44.9 +6.3
Conservative Neil Stock 825 37.5 -3.2
Labour Andy Frost 388 17.6 -3.1
Majority 163 7.4 N/A
Turnout 2,201 37.5 +2.9
Registered electors 5,951
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.8

Shrub End[edit]

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Wilkin* 557 45.7 +6.8
Liberal Democrats J. Fellows 458 37.6 -2.8
Conservative Ron Levy 204 16.7 -4.0
Majority 99 8.1 N/A
Turnout 1,219 21.7 ±0.0
Registered electors 5,687
Labour hold Swing Increase4.8

St. Andrew's[edit]

St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Young* 872 66.2 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gant 365 27.7 -4.1
Conservative Richard Lamberth 80 6.1 -3.7
Majority 507 38.5 +12.0
Turnout 1,317 24.5 +2.8
Registered electors 5,432
Labour hold Swing Increase6.0

St. Anne's[edit]

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg* 1,037 47.4 +8.8
Labour Tina Dobson 996 45.5 -4.6
Conservative Debbie White 155 7.1 -4.3
Majority 41 1.9 N/A
Turnout 2,188 40.3 +6.2
Registered electors 5,520
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase6.7

St. John's[edit]

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 1,023 55.6 +10.8
Conservative W. Hooper 519 28.2 -8.2
Labour Edmund Chinnery 299 16.2 -2.5
Majority 504 27.4 +19.0
Turnout 1,841 33.2 +1.1
Registered electors 5,633
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.5

St. Mary's[edit]

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Frame 838 44.3 +2.4
Conservative S. Stock 687 36.3 -1.5
Labour P. McGillivray 365 19.3 -1.0
Majority 151 8.0 +3.9
Turnout 1,890 36.0 +3.0
Registered electors 5,331
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.0

Stanway[edit]

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Thompson 1,010 51.6 +10.9
Conservative Ian McCord 628 32.1 -3.2
Labour T. Rodgers 319 16.3 -7.7
Majority 382 19.5 +14.0
Turnout 1,957 32.9 +2.4
Registered electors 5,687
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.1

Tiptree[edit]

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Mogridge 652 46.8 -13.2
Conservative T. Claydon 512 36.7 +9.8
Liberal Democrats A. Seaman 230 16.5 +3.4
Majority 140 10.0 -23.0
Turnout 1,394 22.4 -1.9
Registered electors 6,303
Labour hold Swing Decrease11.5

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green[edit]

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Blundell 773 58.0 +8.1
Liberal Democrats H. Chamberlain 317 23.8 -12.9
Labour D. Jones 243 18.2 +4.8
Majority 456 34.2 +20.9
Turnout 1,333 35.2 +1.7
Registered electors 3,898
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase10.5

West Mersea[edit]

West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Boukley* 1,058 62.9 +2.3
Labour Bry Mogridge 383 22.8 -1.2
Liberal Democrats B. Harrison 241 14.3 -1.1
Majority 675 40.1 +3.5
Turnout 1,682 29.5 +3.6
Registered electors 5,857
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.8

Wivenhoe[edit]

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Hawkins 1,006 49.9 -7.1
Conservative David Adams 794 39.3 +5.4
Liberal Democrats I. O'Mahoney 218 10.8 +1.7
Majority 212 10.5 -12.7
Turnout 2,018 28.5 +2.8
Registered electors 7,246
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999.
  3. ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.
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