1998 Colchester Borough Council election
The 1998 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrats 27
- Labour 17
- Conservative 15
- Independent 1[1]
Election result[]
The Liberal Democrats lost the majority on the council that they had controlled since 1994.[2]
Results Summary[]
1998 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrats | 8 | 5 | 40.0 | 19 | 27 | 45.0 | 11,266 | 34.7 | –5.2 | |
Conservative | 7 | 3 | 35.0 | 7 | 14 | 23.3 | 10,860 | 33.5 | +11.0 | |
Labour | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 13 | 18 | 30.0 | 10,327 | 31.8 | –2.4 | |
Tiptree Residents | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | –2.9 |
Ward Results[]
Berechurch[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cooke | 971 | 49.0 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | W. Sutton | 771 | 38.9 | -11.2 | |
Conservative | J. Dinglemans | 239 | 12.1 | +4.8 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 34.1 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Birch Messing Copford[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Crowe | 555 | 65.8 | +15.1 | |
Labour | T. Rogers | 197 | 23.4 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Paton | 91 | 10.8 | -16.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Hall | 907 | 44.5 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Chris Pearson | 585 | 28.7 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | N. Stock | 514 | 25.2 | +9.7 | |
Natural Law | L. Basker | 32 | 1.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 34.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Harbour[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | P. Blandon | 800 | 43.8 | -9.2 | |
Labour | D. Canning | 761 | 41.7 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | S. Rae | 264 | 14.5 | +6.9 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Lexden[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Walford | 1,030 | 50.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | U. Jones | 802 | 39.3 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Stella Creasy | 210 | 10.3 | +1.1 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Mile End[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | D. Goatley | 913 | 36.2 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | N. Taylor | 844 | 33.5 | +2.9 | |
Labour | J. Thomas | 766 | 30.4 | -6.6 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
New Town[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bob Russell | 997 | 62.6 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Jean Quinn | 429 | 26.9 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | A. Allen | 166 | 10.4 | +3.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 36.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Prettygate[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Girdlestone | 838 | 40.7 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Goss | 795 | 38.6 | -9.7 | |
Labour | P. Creasy | 426 | 20.7 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 2.1 | ||||
Turnout | 34.6 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Pyefleet[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Davidson | 573 | 66.7 | +20.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Watkins | 146 | 17.0 | -22.9 | |
Labour | J. Coombes | 140 | 16.3 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 49.7 | ||||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Shrub End[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | W. Sandford | 452 | 40.4 | -9.4 | |
Labour | R. Pryor | 436 | 38.9 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | A. Yalland | 232 | 20.7 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 1.4 | ||||
Turnout | 21.7 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Andrew's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Young | 688 | 58.4 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Gray | 375 | 31.8 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | R. Lambeth | 116 | 9.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 30.5 | ||||
Turnout | 23.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Anne's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Fairbrother | 967 | 50.1 | -0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | K. Hindle | 745 | 38.6 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | M. Girdlestone | 220 | 11.4 | +4.3 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
St. John's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Helen Chuah | 813 | 44.8 | -15.0 | |
Conservative | D. Smith | 661 | 36.4 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Dave Harris | 340 | 18.7 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 8.4 | ||||
Turnout | 32.1 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Mary's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope | 754 | 41.9 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | S. Candy | 681 | 37.8 | +4.4 | |
Labour | P. McGilvray | 366 | 20.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 4.1 | ||||
Turnout | 33.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stanway[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | G. Illot | 752 | 40.7 | -13.2 | |
Conservative | I. McCord | 651 | 35.3 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Ian Yates | 443 | 24.0 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 5.5 | ||||
Turnout | 30.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Tiptree[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Dale | 913 | 60.0 | +18.0 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Blundell | 410 | 26.9 | +17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Seaman | 199 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 33.0 | ||||
Turnout | 24.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 655 | 49.9 | +18.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Tyrrell | 481 | 36.7 | -11.9 | |
Labour | D. Jones | 176 | 13.4 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 13.3 | ||||
Turnout | 33.5 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
West Mersea[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Kimberley | 910 | 60.6 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Alan Mogridge | 361 | 24.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Harrison | 231 | 15.4 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 36.6 | ||||
Turnout | 25.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Winstree[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Fairhead | 674 | 80.0 | +16.7 | |
Labour | L. Dopson | 96 | 11.4 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | P. Gentry | 73 | 8.7 | -18.7 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Richardson | 1,056 | 57.0 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | D. Adams | 627 | 33.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Warren | 169 | 9.1 | -5.3 | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1998 and 1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 624 | 46.0 | -14.0 | ||
Tiptree Residents | 399 | 29.4 | +29.4 | ||
Conservative | 333 | 24.6 | -2.3 | ||
Majority | 291 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,356 | 21.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ a b "Local government election results". The Independent. 8 May 1998.
- ^ Timmins, Nicholas (8 May 1998). "Parties suffer mixed fortunes in poll". Financial Times. p. 15.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
Categories:
- 1998 English local elections
- Colchester Borough Council elections
- 1990s in Essex