1987 Colchester Borough Council election

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1987 Colchester Borough Council election

← 1986 5 May 1987 (1987-05-05) 1988 →
60 seats 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Last election 28 16 12 Seats before 28 16 12 Seats won 25 22 10 Seat change 4 6 2 Popular vote 17,188 15,910 8,834 Percentage 39.7 36.8 20.4 Swing 6.4 0.8 6.5   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Tiptree Residents Independent Last election 3 1 Seats before 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,242 79 Percentage 2.9 0.2 Swing 0.2 0.9

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1987 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.

Result summary[]

1987 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	4	45.0	15	24	40.0	17,188	39.7	+6.4
	Alliance	9	6	45.0	16	22	36.7	15,907	36.8	+0.8
	Labour	1	2	5.0	9	10	16.7	8,834	20.4	–6.5
	Tiptree Residents	1		0.0	2	3	5.0	1,242	2.9	+0.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	79	0.2	–0.9

Ward results[]

Berechurch[]

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	H. Davis	1,342	45.0
	Labour	R. McQuitty	1,003	33.6
	Conservative	E. Parsons	640	21.4
Majority				11.4
Turnout				49.4
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Castle[]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Chris Hall	1,309	43.8
	Conservative	E. Humphreys	1,037	34.7
	Labour	S. Philpin	641	21.5
Majority				9.1
Turnout				59.3
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Copford & Eight Ash Green[]

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dymond	722	64.6
	Alliance	B. Trusler	276	24.7
	Labour	S. Dick	120	10.7
Majority				39.9
Turnout				49.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great & Little Horksley[]

Great & Little Horksley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Allan	540	59.5
	Alliance	T. Hubbard	246	27.2
	Labour	L. Wood	122	13.4
Majority				32.3
Turnout				50.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Tey[]

Great Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Browning	598	64.6
	Alliance	G. Ambridge	254	27.5
	Labour	P. Doncaster	73	7.9
Majority				37.1
Turnout				53.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbour[]

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Fowler	994	36.4
	Labour	B. Wilding	939	34.4
	Conservative	M. Coyne	719	26.3
	Independent	D. Smith	79	2.9
Majority				2.0
Turnout				48.4
	Alliance hold		Swing

Lexden[]

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ian Trusler	1,324	52.3
	Conservative	S. Lewis	1,086	42.9
	Labour	J. Crawford	121	4.8
Majority				9.4
Turnout				58.9
	Alliance hold		Swing

Marks Tey[]

Marks Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fulford	942	51.9
	Alliance	W. Reid	617	34.0
	Labour	A. Hayden-Case	255	14.1
Majority				17.9
Turnout				44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town[]

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Coleman	1,090	55.2
	Labour	Sandra Benedetti	529	26.8
	Conservative	J. Clarke	355	18.0
Majority				28.4
Turnout				40.7
	Alliance hold		Swing

Prettygate[]

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Yates	1,371	46.7
	Conservative	R. Stevenson	1,221	41.6
	Labour	G. Thompson	341	11.6
Majority				5.1
Turnout				58.0
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Pyefleet[]

Pyefleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	605	73.7
	Alliance	P. Mills	139	16.9
	Labour	J. Brice	77	9.4
Majority				56.8
Turnout				58.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shrub End[]

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	K. Starling	1,316	58.3
	Labour	F. Wilkin	526	23.3
	Conservative	A. Stevenson	415	18.4
Majority				35.0
Turnout				36.4
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

St. Andrew's[]

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bayles	1,176	44.5
	Conservative	E. Winney	737	27.9
	Alliance	P. Smith	729	27.6
Majority				16.6
Turnout				29.9
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's[]

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Crunden	997	40.2
	Conservative	H. Pawsey	864	34.9
	Labour	Chris Pearson	618	24.9
Majority				5.3
Turnout				50.6
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

St. John's[]

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Baker	1,190	47.5
	Conservative	B. West	1,116	44.5
	Labour	K. Hindle	200	8.0
Majority				3.0
Turnout				49.8
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's[]

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Spendlove	1,253	51.2
	Alliance	C. Curtis	801	32.7
	Labour	R. Turp	392	16.0
Majority				18.5
Turnout				49.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway[]

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Orpen-Smellie	1,087	46.9
	Alliance	Colin Sykes	962	41.5
	Labour	N. Bullen	268	11.6
Majority				5.4
Turnout				43.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tiptree[]

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb	1,242	65.4
	Conservative	P. Bowdidge	456	24.0
	Labour	D. Chappell	202	10.6
Majority				41.4
Turnout				31.4
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing

West Mersea[]

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams	1,512	64.6
	Alliance	A. Stevens	685	29.3
	Labour	L. Shelley	142	6.1
Majority				35.3
Turnout				45.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Last	1,283	48.7
	Labour	R. Newman	1,089	41.3
	Alliance	L. Footring	265	10.0
Majority				7.4
Turnout				43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

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