1995 Colchester Borough Council election

1995 Colchester Borough Council election
← 1994 4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1996 →
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.6% (Decrease4.1%)
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 33 seats, 47.5% 19 seats, 25.8%
Seats won 10 3
Seats after 33 14
Seat change Steady Decrease 5
Popular vote 15,160 10,146
Percentage 37.8% 25.3%
Swing Decrease 9.7% Decrease 0.5%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour Tiptree Residents
Last election 7 seats, 24.4% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 7 0
Seats after 12 1
Seat change Increase 5 Steady
Popular vote 14,495 0
Percentage 36.1% 0.0%
Swing Increase 11.7% N/A
Winner in each seat at the 1995 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 4 May 1995. These were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

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

Ward results

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Berechurch

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Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Terry Sutton* 1,167 48.4 −3.7
Labour Paul Bishop 1,068 44.3 +8.3
Conservative N. Peckston 176 7.3 −4.6
Majority 99 4.1 −12.1
Turnout 2,235 42.0 +2.0
Registered electors 5,709
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease6.0

Boxted & Langham

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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 298 30.9 +0.3
Turnout 963 52.0 −4.0
Registered electors 1,845
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.2

Castle

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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 Loretta Basker 20 0.8 N/A
Majority 269 11.1 N/A
Turnout 2,421 44.0 −3.5
Registered electors 5,539
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase18.7

Great & Little Horkesley

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Great & Little Horkesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Arnold 452 45.7 −14.5
Labour Lucy Wood* 423 42.8 +26.1
Liberal Democrats M. Cobbold 113 11.4 −11.7
Majority 29 2.9 −34.2
Turnout 988 54.0 +2.0
Registered electors 1,850
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.3

Great Tey

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Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips* 362 43.6 −24.4
Conservative E. Attewell 333 40.1 +8.1
Labour S. Webb 136 16.4 N/A
Majority 29 3.5 −32.4
Turnout 831 48.0 −13.0
Registered electors 1,730
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease16.3

Harbour

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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 494 21.4 N/A
Turnout 2,311 40.0 −2.5
Registered electors 5,842
Labour hold Swing Increase16.5

No Green candidate as previous (2.5%).

Lexden

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Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Williamson* 1,063 48.1 −4.2
Conservative Donald Henshall 875 39.6 −0.8
Labour P. Creasy 272 12.3 +5.0
Majority 188 8.5 −3.5
Turnout 2,210 51.0 −5.2
Registered electors 4,358
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease1.7

Mile End

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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 J. Hebbern 52 2.5 −0.2
Majority 138 4.5 N/A
Turnout 3,043 36.0 −6.4
Registered electors 8,548
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase11.4

New Town

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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 537 25.5 −17.0
Turnout 2,106 41.0 −5.5
Registered electors 5,181
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease8.5

Prettygate

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Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Sheppard* 1,232 49.3 −16.1
Labour A. Frost 665 26.6 +14.7
Conservative Ron Levy 602 24.1 +2.9
Majority 567 22.7 −21.5
Turnout 2,499 42.0 −6.7
Registered electors 5,904
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease15.4

No Green candidate as previous (1.5%).

Shrub End

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Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Wilkin* 689 46.8 +14.0
Liberal Democrats J. Kirchner 625 42.4 −12.0
Conservative R. Bunn 159 10.8 −2.1
Majority 64 4.3 N/A
Turnout 1,473 29.0 +1.2
Registered electors 5,137
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase13.0

St. Andrew's

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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 684 40.2 +24.1
Turnout 1,700 31.0 +0.9
Registered electors 5,535
Labour hold Swing Increase12.1

No Green candidate as previous (2.3%).

St. Anne's

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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 102 4.4 +3.3
Turnout 2,294 41.0 −5.0
Registered electors 5,535
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.7

St. John's

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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 547 24.7 −16.3
Turnout 2,218 39.0 −7.1
Registered electors 5,632
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease8.2

St. Mary's

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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 239 11.1 −4.3
Turnout 2,155 43.0 −5.7
Registered electors 5,003
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.2

No Green (2.2%) or Independent (10.2%) candidates as previous.

Stanway

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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 620 29.1 −2.2
Turnout 2,129 36.0 −8.0
Registered electors 5,909
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease7.5

Tiptree

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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 96 4.1 +2.2
Turnout 2,367 39.0 −2.7
Registered electors 6,147
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.0

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

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West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Cole 823 48.6 −12.5
Conservative Elizabeth Blundell 536 31.6 +2.7
Labour M. Wakefield 335 19.8 +9.8
Majority 287 16.9 −15.4
Turnout 1,694 46.0 −2.1
Registered electors 3,724
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease7.6

West Mersea

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West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John 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 700 36.3 +16.8
Turnout 1,927 34.0 −2.3
Registered electors 5,626
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.0

Wivenhoe

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Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Newman 1,340 56.1 +8.6
Conservative David Adams* 739 30.9 −2.8
Liberal Democrats P. Gentry 212 8.9 −4.5
Green P. Samphire 99 4.1 −1.2
Majority 601 25.1 +11.3
Turnout 2,390 39.0 −5.4
Registered electors 6,104
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.7

References

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  1. ^ "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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