1979 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in 1979 alongside other local elections across the country.

Results Summary[]

1979 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	13	1	65.0	23	36	60.0	30,316	50.2	–2.9
	Labour	6		30.0	15	21	35.0	22,644	37.5	–4.2
	Tiptree Residents	1	1	5.0	1	2	3.3	2,541	4.2	+2.0
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,867	8.1	+5.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	±0.0

Ward Results[]

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There were 20 councillors elected from the same number of wards.

Berechurch[]

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Howe	1,941	48.0	+6.5
	Conservative	V. Worth	1,388	34.3	-1.2
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	716	17.7	-7.0
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle[]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,643	46.6	-10.3
	Conservative	A. Beevers	1,457	41.3	+4.2
	Liberal	William Spyvee	425	12.1	+5.9
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Copford & Eight Ash Green[]

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wilde	1,139	73.0
	Labour	V. McAndrew	422	27.0
Majority
Turnout				78.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great & Little Horksley[]

Great & Little Horksley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Knighton	1,086	78.1
	Labour	J. Coombes	305	21.9
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Tey[]

Great Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Browning	912	80.6
	Labour	J. Quinn	220	19.4
Majority
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbour[]

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Smith	2,019	53.5	-2.9
	Conservative	M. Coyne	1,756	46.5	+2.9
Majority
Turnout				77.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lexden[]

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Sargeant	1,942	61.9	-19.6
	Liberal	I. Trusler	690	22.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Lown	504	16.1	-2.4
Majority
Turnout				80.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mile End[]

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fulton	1,619	60.5	-7.3
	Labour	T. Oxton	1,059	39.5	+7.3
Majority
Turnout				75.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town[]

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Williams	2,052	60.8	+4.2
	Conservative	L. Leader	1,323	39.2	+2.0
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Prettygate[]

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Klayter	2,173	54.1	-14.6
	Labour	B. Sawyer	1,091	27.2	-4.1
	Liberal	M. Fisher	750	18.7	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pyefleet[]

Pyefleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	768	75.9
	Labour	J. Jopling	244	24.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shrub End[]

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Wilkin	1,818	57.5	-1.8
	Conservative	M. Nicholls	1,345	42.5	+1.8
Majority
Turnout				57.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Andrews[]

St. Andrews

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Braddy	2,668	55.2	-4.1
	Conservative	T. McArdle	1,570	32.5	-8.2
	Liberal	Y. Holley	597	12.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Annes[]

St. Annes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pawsey	1,649	50.1	+7.0
	Labour	J. Fraser	1,644	49.9	-7.0
Majority
Turnout				76.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Johns[]

St. Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. West	1,782	64.3	-6.4
	Labour	C. Graves	991	35.7	+6.4
Majority
Turnout				80.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Marys[]

St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spendlove	2,137	59.6	-5.5
	Labour	K. Taylor	819	22.9	+2.0
	Liberal	R. Baker	628	17.5	+4.5
Majority
Turnout				75.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway[]

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Holloway	1,528	53.8	-0.5
	Labour	D. Rose	800	28.1	-17.6
	Liberal	M .Livermore	514	18.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tiptree[]

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb	2,541	58.0	+20.8
	Conservative	C. Cansdale	1,294	29.5	-19.3
	Liberal	I. Thurgood	547	12.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout				77.5
style="background-color: 80007F" |	Tiptree Residents gain from Conservative

West Mersea[]

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams	2,645	83.5	-4.0
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	523	16.5	+4.0
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Last	1,889	51.1	+5.1
	Labour	M. Dunne	1,811	48.9	-5.1
Majority
Turnout				75.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

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