1994 Colchester Borough Council election

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The 1994 Colchester Borough Council election for the Colchester Borough Council took place in 1994.

Results Summary[]

1994 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	13	4	65.0	20	33	54.2	20,941	47.5	+5.8
	Conservative	4	2	20.0	15	19	32.2	11,349	25.8	–11.8
	Labour	3	1	15.0	4	7	11.9	10,744	24.4	+7.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	765	1.7	+0.3
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	252	0.6	New
	Tiptree Residents	0	1	0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	–2.6

Ward Results[]

Berechurch[]

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Sutton	1,187	52.1	-3.2
	Labour	P. Bishop	819	36.0	+15.1
	Conservative	N. Peckston	272	11.9	-10.9
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Birch Messing Copford[]

Birch Messing Copford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Crowe	608	50.7	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	U. Jones	330	27.5	+4.8
	Labour	Julie Young	261	21.8	-4.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle[]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hall	1,362	53.0	+11.4
	Labour	J. Dodge	689	26.8	-3.3
	Conservative	J. Lucas	415	16.1	-10.1
	Green	C. Shaw	105	4.1	+2.1
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Harbour[]

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Blandon	1,244	50.3	-5.7
	Labour	J. Bird	958	38.8	+14.8
	Conservative	M. Cole	206	8.3	-10.3
	Green	N. Mills	63	2.5	+1.1
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Lexden[]

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Trusler	1,270	52.3	+7.2
	Conservative	D. Hensall	980	40.4	-9.6
	Labour	L. Barrett	176	7.3	+3.2
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mile End[]

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ambury	1,702	49.8	+19.1
	Conservative	J. Fulford	1,122	32.8	-23.4
	Labour	Kim Naish	499	14.6	+3.7
	Green	B. Smith	93	2.7	+0.5
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

New Town[]

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Russell	1,615	66.8	+8.4
	Labour	S. Pygott	587	24.3	-0.9
	Conservative	D. McBean	132	5.5	-7.9
	Green	P. Wareham	85	3.5	+0.5
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Prettygate[]

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Goss	1,858	65.4	+10.1
	Conservative	Ron Levy	601	21.2	-15.0
	Labour	T. Pearson	339	11.9	+4.1
	Green	D. Smith	43	1.5	+0.9
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Pyefleet[]

Pyefleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Lord	449	46.6	-6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Justin Knight	385	39.9	-6.7
	Labour	S. Manning-Press	96	10.0	N/A
	Green	Walter Schwarz	34	3.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shrub End[]

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Sandford	799	54.4	-16.9
	Labour	F. Wilkin	482	32.8	N/A
	Conservative	S. Wilson	189	12.9	-15.4
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Andrew's[]

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Prosser	846	52.7	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gary	588	36.6	+17.9
	Conservative	E. Winney	134	8.3	-20.9
	Green	S. Kelly	37	2.3	-1.6
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's[]

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gamble	1,208	46.8	+0.5
	Labour	M. Frank	1,180	45.7	+9.5
	Conservative	N. Elcombe	193	7.5	-8.9
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

St. John's[]

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Barker	1,668	64.3	+7.2
	Conservative	N. Taylor	605	23.3	-15.2
	Labour	T. Pringle	322	12.4	+9.4
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Mary's[]

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Silverwood-Cope	1,116	45.2	-3.7
	Conservative	R. Spendlove	735	29.8	-10.5
	Labour	M. Lee	309	12.5	+3.4
	Independent	R. Hudson	252	10.2	N/A
	Green	J. Hebbern	55	2.2	+0.5
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Stanway[]

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ellis	1,489	58.5	+1.8
	Conservative	I. McCord	691	27.1	-8.0
	Labour	E. Plowright	366	14.4	+6.2
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tiptree[]

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Holland	879	34.8	+1.4
	Conservative	M. Hope	830	32.8	-10.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Seaman	717	28.4	N/A
	Green	V. Bannister	101	4.0	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Tiptree Residents		Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green[]

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Baldwin	1,092	61.1	+18.7
	Conservative	E. Blundell	516	28.9	-18.7
	Labour	M. Nice	178	10.0	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

West Mersea[]

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kimberley	1,032	51.3	-23.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pipe	640	31.8	+14.2
	Labour	Alison Inman	340	16.9	+9.7
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winstree[]

Winstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead	696	64.3	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Burgess	297	27.4	-7.3
	Labour	J. Coombes	89	8.2	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Richardson	1,329	47.5	+14.0
	Conservative	J. Woodcock	943	33.7	-14.8
	Liberal Democrats	I. O'Mahoney	374	13.4	0.0
	Green	P. Samphire	149	5.3	+0.6
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing