2021 Colchester Borough Council election

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2021 Colchester Borough Council election
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19 seats (out of 51 seats)
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.9% (Increase 1.3%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 23 seats, 35.2% 13 seats, 26.6% 11 seats, 17.7%
Seats before 23 13 11
Seats won 9 4 4
Seats after 23 12 11
Seat change Steady Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 23,413 10,264 11,763
Percentage 44.8% 19.7% 22.5%
Swing Increase 9.9 Decrease 6.9 Increase 4.8
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Independent Green
Last election 3 seats, 6.3% 1 seat, 13.6%
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 912 5,592
Percentage 1.7% 10.7%
Swing Decrease 4.6 Decrease 2.9
Colchester UK ward map 2021.svg
Results map of the Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021. They were originally planned for 7 May 2020,[1] but postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards. There were also two additional by-elections in Prettygate and Lexden & Braiswick wards, bringing the total number of elected members to nineteen.

Result Summary[]

Candidates by Party[]

Conservative Party (19/19)





Labour Party (19/19)





Green Party (18/19)





Liberal Democrats (17/19)





Reform UK (4/19)





Independent (2/19)





Result[]

2021 Colchester Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 9 Steady 47.7 14 23 45.1 23,413 44.8 +9.9
  Liberal Democrats 4 Decrease 1 21.1 8 12 23.5 10,264 19.7 -6.9
  Labour 4 Steady 21.1 7 11 21.6 11,763 22.5 +4.8
  Independent 1 Steady 5.3 2 3 5.9 912 1.7 -4.6
  Green 1 Increase 1 5.3 1 2 3.9 5,592 10.7 -2.9
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 266 0.5 New

Composition[]

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

  • Conservative Party: 23
  • Liberal Democrats: 13
  • Labour Party: 11
  • Independent: 3
  • Green: 1

After the election, the composition of the council was:

  • Conservative Party: 23
  • Liberal Democrats: 12
  • Labour Party: 11
  • Independent: 3
  • Green: 2

Ward results[]

The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 8 April 2021 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election.[3]

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*

Berechurch[]

Berechurch ward
Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Harris* 1,604 68.4 +15.2
Conservative Chris Piggott 470 20.0 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler 193 8.2 -16.4
Green John Clifton 78 3.3 -3.8
Majority 1,134 48.4 +19.8
Turnout 2,345 31.5 +2.9
Labour hold Swing Increase5.2

Castle[]

Castle ward
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Steph Nissen 1,136 37.8 -18.1
Conservative Fabian Green 976 32.5 +3.3
Labour Richard Hill 574 19.1 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Gillingham 319 10.6 +4.3
Majority 160 5.3 -21.4
Turnout 3,005 37.1 -3.4
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease10.7

Greenstead[]

Greenstead ward
Greenstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Young* 1,097 52.0 +4.5
Conservative Michael Hinton 600 28.4 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Chantelle-Louise Whyborn 222 10.5 -3.3
Green Kemal Cufoglu 135 6.4 -1.9
Reform UK Kevin Blair 57 2.7 New
Majority 497 23.6 -5.1
Turnout 2,111 19.3 -1.1
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.5

No Independent candidate as previous (-11.2).

Highwoods[]

Highwoods ward
Highwoods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Oxford* 780 35.0 -17.6
Conservative Stephen Rowe 664 29.8 +10.5
Labour Jocelyn Law 401 18.0 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Kieron Franks 188 8.4 -0.8
Green Clare Burgess 135 6.4 -0.9
Reform UK Diane Baker 64 2.9 New
Majority 116 5.2 -28.1
Turnout 2,228 30.3 +0.9
Independent hold Swing Decrease14.1

Lexden & Braiswick[]

Lexden & Braiswick ward
Lexden & Braiswick (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis Willetts* 1,949 61.0
Conservative Martin Leatherdale 1,597 50.0
Liberal Democrats Sandra Culham 594 18.6
Green Roger Bamforth 532 16.6
Labour Luke Hayes 396 12.4
Labour Kayleigh Rippingale-Shaw 333 10.4
Turnout 3,200 43.3 +4.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Marks Tey & Layer[]

Marks Tey & Layer ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Bentley* 1,880 67.4 +2.8
Labour John Spademan 323 11.6 +4.1
Green Amy Sheridan 231 8.3 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Hull 223 8.0 -5.6
Independent Neil Gilbranch 132 4.7 New
Majority 1,557 55.8 +5.5
Turnout 2,789 34.0 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.7

Mersea & Pyefleet[]

Mersea & Pyefleet ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jowers* 2,126 69.8 +39.5
Green Peter Banks 490 16.1 +7.0
Labour James Pey 272 8.9 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Waite 156 5.1 +1.7
Majority 1,636 53.7 +52.0
Turnout 3,044 37.7 -4.7
Conservative hold Swing Increase16.3

No Independent (-28.6, -13.5) or UKIP (-7.3) candidates as previous.

Mile End[]

Mile End ward
Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Goss* 1,974 65.3 +3.1
Conservative Rachel Smith 583 19.3 -0.6
Labour Pauline Bacon 328 10.8 +2.2
Green Amanda Kirke 139 4.6 -4.7
Majority 1,391 46.0 +3.3
Turnout 3,024 32.5 +3.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.8

New Town & Christ Church[]

New Town & Christ Church ward
New Town & Christ Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pam Cox[4] 1,521 43.4 +11.5
Conservative Carla Hales 887 25.3 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Catherine Spindler 794 22.7 -13.5
Green Bob Brannan 301 8.6 -3.9
Majority 634 18.0 —
Turnout 3,503 35.5 +2.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.8

Old Heath & The Hythe[]

Old Heath & The Hythe ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Lilley* 1,376 53.3 +1.3
Conservative Rowena Cable 687 26.6 +5.7
Green Andrew Canessa 282 10.9 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Soban Asghar 235 9.1 -3.8
Majority 689 26.7 -4.4
Turnout 2,580 29.8 +2.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.2

Prettygate[]

Prettygate ward
Prettygate (2 seats due to by-election)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Lissimore* 2,136 65.7
Conservative Leigh Tate 1,285 39.6
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 544 16.7
Labour Richard Bourne 513 15.8
Labour Victoria Weaver 388 11.9
Green John Burgess 350 10.8
Green Natalie Edgoose 250 7.7
Turnout 3,251 40.7 +4.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Rural North[]

Rural North ward
Rural North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darius Laws[4] 2,207 64.5 +3.1
Green Sue Bailey 406 11.9 -3.7
Labour Diane Brown 367 10.7 +3.0
Liberal Democrats William Brown 359 10.5 -4.8
Reform UK Andrew Phillips 84 2.5 New
Majority 1,801 52.6 +6.8
Turnout 3,423 40.2 +5.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.4

Shrub End[]

Shrub End ward
Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lyn Barton* 819 37.0 -4.6
Conservative Angela Linghorn-Baker 783 35.3 +1.5
Labour David McCulloch 416 18.8 +1.5
Green Blake Roberts 136 6.1 -2.2
Reform UK Joe Johnson 61 2.8 New
Majority 36 1.7 -6.1
Turnout 2,215 27.1 -0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.1

St. Anne's & St. John's[]

St. Anne's & St. John's ward
St. Anne's & St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg*[4] 1,241 42.0 -2.4
Conservative Tom Rowe[6] 1,214 41.1 +1.0
Labour Abigail Chambers 301 10.2 +2.5
Green Pam Nelson 200 6.8 -1.0
Majority 27 0.9 -3.4
Turnout 2,956 35.8 +1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease1.7

Stanway[]

Stanway ward
Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Hagon 1,160 46.4 +12.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Williams 987 39.5 -13.2
Labour Kevin Brown 245 9.8 +3.7
Green John McArthur 109 4.4 -2.9
Majority 173 6.9 —
Turnout 2,501 35.9 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing Increase12.9

Tiptree[]

Tiptree ward
Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Mannion 1,713 72.0 +7.8
Labour John Wood 288 12.1 -2.7
Green Clare Smee 206 8.7 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Stevens 171 7.2 -1.5
Majority 1,425 59.9 +10.5
Turnout 2,378 32.5 +3.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.3

Wivenhoe[]

Wivenhoe ward
Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michelle Burrows 1,245 38.4 -28.9
Labour Cyril Liddy* 1,020 31.5 +13.5
Conservative Jodie Clark 496 15.3 +6.9
Green Asa Aldis 480 14.8 +8.5
Majority 225 6.9 —
Turnout 3,241 41.9 +2.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease21.2

References[]

  1. ^ "Information Categories · Colchester Borough Council". www.colchester.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ Pritchard, Adrian (8 April 2021). "Colchester Borough Council Election of a Borough Councillor" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2021 – via windows.net.
  4. ^ a b c "Race for town hall hots up as preparations ramp up for May's elections". Maldon and Burnham Standard.
  5. ^ "Beverly Davies steps down from Colchester Council". Colchester Gazette.
  6. ^ "Thomas Rowe Colchester Conservative". Retrieved 13 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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