1995 Colchester Borough Council election

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Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in 1995.

Results Summary[]

1995 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10		50.0	23	33	55.0	15,160	37.8	–9.7
	Labour	7	5	35.0	5	12	20.0	14,495	36.1	+11.7
	Conservative	3	5	15.0	11	14	23.3	10,146	25.3	–0.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	309	0.8	–0.9
	Tiptree Residents	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	±0.0

Ward Results[]

Berechurch[]

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Sutton	1,167	48.4	-3.7
	Labour	P. Bishop	1,068	44.3	+8.3
	Conservative	N. Peckston	176	7.3	-4.6
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Boxted & Langham[]

Boxted & Langham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Garnett	559	58.0	-7.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Chivers	261	27.1	-7.6
	Labour	J. Coombes	143	14.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle[]

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Cooke	1,121	46.3	+19.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Carter	852	35.2	-17.8
	Conservative	J. Lucas	380	15.7	-0.4
	Green	B. Smith	48	2.0	-2.1
	Natural Law	L. Basker	20	0.8	N/A
Majority
Turnout			2,421	44.0	-3.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Great & Little Horkesley[]

Great & Little Horkesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Arnold	452	45.7	-14.5
	Labour	L. Wood	423	42.8	+26.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Cobbold	113	11.4	-11.7
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Tey[]

Great Tey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Phillips	362	43.6	-24.4
	Conservative	E. Attewell	333	40.1	+8.1
	Labour	S. Webb	136	16.4	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Harbour[]

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rod Green	1,289	55.8	+17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Justin Knight	795	34.4	-15.9
	Conservative	M. Cole	227	9.8	+1.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Lexden[]

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Williamson	1,063	48.1	-4.2
	Conservative	D. Henshall	875	39.6	-0.8
	Labour	P. Creasy	272	9.8	+2.5
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mile End[]

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kim Naish	1,095	35.9	+21.3
	Conservative	D. Fulford	957	31.4	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Folkard	939	30.8	-19.0
	Green	B. Morden	52	2.5	-0.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

New Town[]

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Haylock	1,241	58.9	-7.9
	Labour	S. Pygott	704	33.4	+9.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	109	5.2	-0.3
	Green	B. Morden	52	2.5	-0.8
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Prettygate[]

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Sheppard	1,232	49.3	-16.1
	Labour	A. Frost	665	26.6	+14.7
	Conservative	Ron Levy	602	24.1	+2.9
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Shrub End[]

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Wilkin	689	46.8	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kirchner	625	42.4	-12.0
	Conservative	R. Bunn	159	10.8	-2.1
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St. Andrew's[]

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Young	1,143	67.2	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gray	459	27.0	-9.6
	Conservative	G. McKinnon	98	5.8	-2.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's[]

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hogg	1,125	49.0	+2.2
	Labour	K. Hindle	1,023	44.6	-1.1
	Conservative	C. Riley	146	6.4	-1.1
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. John's[]

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hayman	1,115	50.3	-14.0
	Conservative	N. Taylor	568	25.6	+2.3
	Labour	T. Pringle	535	24.1	+11.7
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St. Mary's[]

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Frame	933	43.3	-1.9
	Conservative	H. Pawsey	694	32.2	+2.4
	Labour	Dave Harris	528	24.5	+12.0
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Stanway[]

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Davis	1,141	53.6	-4.9
	Labour	Julie Young	521	24.5	+10.1
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	467	21.9	-5.2
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tiptree[]

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Garwood	992	41.9	+7.1
	Conservative	B. Martin	896	37.9	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Seaman	421	17.8	-10.6
	Green	V. Bannister	58	2.5	-1.5
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green[]

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cole	823	48.6	-12.5
	Conservative	E. Blundell	536	31.6	+2.7
	Labour	M. Wakefield	335	19.8	+9.8
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

West Mersea[]

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bouckley	1,173	60.9	+9.6
	Labour	L. Barrett	473	24.5	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pipe	281	14.6	-17.2
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Newman	1,340	56.1	+8.6
	Conservative	D. Adams	739	30.9	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Gentry	212	8.9	-4.5
	Green	P. Samphire	99	4.1	-1.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing