1976 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in 1976 alongside other local elections across the country.

Results summary[]

1976 Colchester Borough Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	39				65.0	55.9	51,152
	Labour	18				30.0	31.7	29,001
	Tiptree Residents	2				3.3	3.1	2,855
	Independent	1				1.7	1.5	1,339
	Liberal	0				0.0	7.9	7,199

Ward results[]

Berechurch[]

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Ladbrook	770	36.3
	Labour	C. Howe	769
	Conservative	L. Long	742	35.0
	Labour	R. McQuitty	741
	Conservative	V. Worth	675
	Conservative	N. Chapman	642
	Liberal	M. Gage	611	28.8
	Liberal	T. Davis	389
Majority				1.3
Turnout				38.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Birch-Messing[]

Birch-Messing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Wayman	546	70.0
	Conservative	J. Crowe	234	30.0
Majority				40.0
Turnout				61.6
	Independent win (new seat)

Boxted & Langham[]

Boxted & Langham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Sexton	699	85.2
	Labour	T. Morecroft	121	14.8
Majority				70.4
Turnout				51.7
	Conservative win (new seat)

Castle[]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Wills	1,122	47.9
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,048
	Labour	Ken Cooke	1,025
	Conservative	D. Lamberth	1,023	43.7
	Conservative	K. Wheeler	995
	Conservative	K. Wilson	969
	Liberal	O. Reeves	196	8.4
	Liberal	D. Marshall	185
	Liberal	P. Mills	184
Majority				4.2
Turnout				49.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Copford & Eight Ash Green[]

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wilde	610	76.6
	Labour	D. Clark	186	23.4
Majority				53.2
Turnout				47.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dedham[]

Dedham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Jackson	474	67.0
	Independent	G. Curtis	233	33.0
Majority				34.0
Turnout				52.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Donyland[]

East Donyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sanderson	482	57.6
	Labour	E. Lilley	355	42.4
Majority				15.2
Turnout				67.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fordham[]

Fordham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Penrose	448	55.2
	Liberal	G. Williams	363	44.8
Majority				10.4
Turnout				63.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great & Little Horkesley[]

Great & Little Horkesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Knighton	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Tey[]

Great Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Browning	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harbour[]

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bird	989	45.6
	Conservative	M. Coyne	915	42.2
	Conservative	E. White	877
	Labour	C. Parmenter	839
	Labour	A. Blishen	834
	Conservative	K. White	827
	Liberal	D. Wisbey	263	12.1
	Liberal	N. Wake	261
Majority				3.4
Turnout				45.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lexden[]

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wheeler	1,403	61.8
	Conservative	C. Sargeant	1,402
	Conservative	D. Holt	1,375
	Liberal	M. Fisher	506	22.3
	Liberal	C. Cole	441
	Liberal	Ian Trusler	437
	Labour	J. Coombes	362	15.9
Majority				39.5
Turnout				58.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Marks Tey[]

Marks Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. James	566	78.2
	Labour	Jim Orpe	158	21.8
Majority				56.4
Turnout				47.7
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mile End[]

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Blackmore	1,119	69.6
	Conservative	D. Fulford	1,087
	Conservative	J. Fulford	1,084
	Labour	P. Baker	489	30.4
Majority				39.2
Turnout				47.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

New Town[]

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Russell	1,284	52.4
	Labour	D. Williams	1,191
	Labour	J. Bensusan-Butt	1,078
	Conservative	E. Chapman	640	26.1
	Conservative	C. Willburn	606
	Conservative	M. Harvey	541
	Liberal	T. Brady	525	21.4
	Liberal	A. Grant	408
	Liberal	M. Pawsey	373
Majority				26.3
Turnout				48.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Prettygate[]

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kent	1,378	56.1
	Conservative	F. Clater	1,362
	Conservative	D. Purvis	1,356
	Labour	R. Read	664	27.0
	Labour	B. Sawyer	588
	Labour	P. Perera	545
	Liberal	J. Smith	415	16.9
Majority				29.1
Turnout				47.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pyefleet[]

Pyefleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	562	75.0
	Labour	J. Jopling	187	25.0
Majority				50.0
Turnout				61.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Shrub End[]

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Woodrow	939	63.2
	Labour	F. Wilkin	881
	Labour	E. Plowright	866
	Conservative	I. Davis	547	36.8
	Conservative	C. Barritt	515
	Conservative	C. Crossley	498
Majority				26.4
Turnout				47.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St. Andrew's[]

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Leighton	1,345	72.3
	Labour	D. Braddy	1,116
	Labour	G. Bober	1,068
	Conservative	J. Duke	516	27.7
	Conservative	V. Watts	476
	Conservative	G. Stubbs	470
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St. Anne's[]

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Frank	771	54.8
	Labour	J. Fraser	753
	Labour	G. Cooper	717
	Conservative	W. Falk	636	45.2
	Conservative	A. Dunlop	635
	Conservative	A. Richardson	629
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St. John's[]

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Diggens	1,112	68.1
	Conservative	B. West	1,041
	Conservative	M. Pinnock	1,031
	Labour	P. Treacher	522	31.9
Majority				36.1
Turnout				49.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St. Mary's[]

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Brooks	1,582	68.1
	Conservative	R. Spendlove	1,348
	Conservative	R. Hilham	1,264
	Labour	Tim Oxton	564	21.0
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	536	20.0
	Liberal	A. Spyvee	534
	Liberal	L. Baker	508
Majority				38.0
Turnout				50.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stanway[]

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Claydon	1,008	55.8
	Conservative	P. Holloway	993
	Conservative	D. Arrondelle	964
	Labour	E. Kirkby	797	44.2
	Labour	J. Knight	772
	Labour	K. Rodgers	652
Majority				11.7
Turnout				52.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tiptree[]

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	A. Garrod	1,006	39.0
	Conservative	C. Cansdale	1,005	39.0
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb	966
	Tiptree Residents	D. Burke	883
	Conservative	R. Martin	869
	Conservative	J. Lawrence	743
	Labour	B. Jones	566	22.0
Majority
Turnout
	Tiptree Residents win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Tiptree Residents win (new seat)

West Bergholt[]

West Bergholt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lampon	662	81.5
	Labour	T. Fleet	86	10.6
	Liberal	M. Livermore	64	7.9
Majority				70.9
Turnout				47.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Mersea[]

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Gray	1,439	66.7
	Conservative	J. Williams	1,285
	Conservative	G. Roberts	1,238
	Independent	A. Smith	518	24.0
	Labour	C. Barrett	202	9.4
Majority				42.7
Turnout				46.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Winstree[]

Winstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead	823	72.8
	Labour	S. McAndrew	266	23.5
	Independent	W. Judge	42	3.7
Majority				49.3
Turnout				60.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Wilkinson	1,009	56.6
	Conservative	B. Grasby	905
	Conservative	K. Brereton	816
	Labour	G. Davies	773	43.4
Majority				13.2
Turnout				43.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)