1988 Colchester Borough Council election

1988 Colchester Borough Council election

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60 seats 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 25 22 10 Seats before 25 22 10 Seats won 24 24 9 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 15,190 12,424 9,590 Percentage 39.7 32.4 25.1 Swing 0.0 4.4 4.7   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Tiptree Residents Independent Last election 3 1 Seats before 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,042 0 Percentage 2.7 0.0 Swing 0.2 0.2

As part of the English local elections held on 5 May 1988, voting took place to elect councillors to Colchester Borough Council. The results are shown in the attached table.

Results summary[]

1988 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	1	45.0	14	23	38.3	15,190	39.7	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	7	2	35.0	17	24	40.0	12,424	32.5	–4.3
	Labour	3	1	15.0	6	9	15.0	9,590	25.1	+4.7
	Tiptree Residents	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	1,042	2.7	–0.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	–0.2

Ward results[]

Berechurch[]

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Stevens	1,140	41.8	-3.2
	Labour	G. Prior	984	36.0	+2.4
	Conservative	E. Parsons	606	22.2	+0.8
Majority				5.8
Turnout				44.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Castle[]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cole	947	38.5	-5.3
	Conservative	E. Humphreys	896	36.4	+1.7
	Labour	H. Winter	617	25.1	+3.6
Majority				2.1
Turnout				47.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Dedham[]

Dedham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams	485	53.9	+37.5
	Conservative	G. Spray	390	43.4	-25.4
	Labour	S. Worgan	24	2.7	-12.2
Majority				10.5
Turnout				58.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

East Donyland[]

East Donyland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sanderson	551	56.9	-0.4
	Labour	B. Wilding	302	31.2	-11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Woodward	115	11.9	New
Majority				25.7
Turnout				56.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fordham[]

Fordham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Cannon	449	66.1	+1.1
	Labour	A. Sullivan	127	18.7	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Chase	103	15.2	+0.1
Majority				47.4
Turnout				48.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbour[]

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bird	1,135	52.5	+18.1
	Conservative	M. Coyne	518	24.0	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Blandon	461	21.3	-15.1
Majority				28.5
Turnout				38.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Lexden[]

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Lewis	1,188	50.2	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. Williamson	1,056	44.6	-7.7
	Labour	J. Crawford	123	5.2	+0.4
Majority				5.6
Turnout				54.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Marks Tey[]

Marks Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Gower	454	49.8	-2.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ambridge	268	29.4	-4.6
	Labour	M. Lee	190	20.8	+6.7
Majority				20.4
Turnout				43.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mile End[]

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Borges	884	58.4	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Reid	376	24.9	-6.1
	Labour	A. Hayden-Case	253	16.7	-4.2
Majority				33.5
Turnout				37.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town[]

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Russell	1,373	68.2	+13.0
	Labour	Sandra Benedetti	417	20.7	-6.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	223	11.1	-6.9
Majority				47.5
Turnout				43.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Prettygate[]

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hunt	1,295	50.7	+4.0
	Conservative	R. Stevenson	1,001	39.2	-2.4
	Labour	G. Thompson	256	10.0	-1.6
Majority				11.5
Turnout				50.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Shrub End[]

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Cawley	1,047	49.7	-8.6
	Labour	F. Wilkin	588	27.9	+4.6
	Conservative	E. Winney	470	22.3	+3.9
Majority				21.8
Turnout				33.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Andrew's[]

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Truscott	1,294	52.6	+8.1
	Conservative	E. Paice	746	30.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Muffett	421	17.1	-10.6
Majority				22.3
Turnout				27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's[]

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Frank	922	41.6	+16.7
	Conservative	G. Gawthrop	702	31.7	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sheehan	592	26.7	-13.5
Majority				9.9
Turnout				45.8
	Labour hold		Swing

St. John's[]

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith	1,120	51.7	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Clubb	821	37.9	-9.6
	Labour	K. Hindle	224	10.3	+2.3
Majority				13.8
Turnout				39.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's[]

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Brooks	1,209	59.2	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Watkins	426	20.9	-11.8
	Labour	R. Turp	407	19.9	+3.9
Majority				38.3
Turnout				41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway[]

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Sykes	968	44.0	+2.5
	Conservative	B. Chafer	887	40.3	-6.6
	Labour	Tim Young	346	15.7	+4.1
Majority				3.7
Turnout				41.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Tiptree[]

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	E. Bird	1,042	66.3	+0.9
	Conservative	E. Peel	385	24.5	+0.5
	Labour	L. Wood	145	9.2	-1.4
Majority				41.8
Turnout				25.5
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing

West Mersea[]

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kimberley	1,337	73.4	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Stevens	345	18.9	-10.4
	Labour	C. McGowan-Griffin	139	7.6	+1.5
Majority				54.5
Turnout				34.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Adams	1,174	47.8	-0.9
	Labour	R. Newman	1,097	44.7	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Wilson	185	7.5	-2.5
Majority				3.1
Turnout				40.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing