1986 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 8 May 1986 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

1986 Colchester Borough Council election

8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
21 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.6% (0.3%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Alliance Labour Last election 34 seats, 42.9% 10 seats, 25.1% 12 seats, 28.2% Seats won 6 8 5 Seats after 28 16 12 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 13,873 14,988 11,185 Percentage 33.3% 36.0% 26.9% Swing 9.6% 10.9% 1.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Tiptree Residents Independent Last election 3 seats, 2.3% 1 seat, 1.5% Seats won 1 1 Seats after 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,110 459 Percentage 2.7% 1.1% Swing 0.4% 0.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1986 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

At the election, the Conservative Party lost control of the council to no overall control after having held an overall majority since the 1976 election.

Summary

1986 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	6	28.6	22	28	46.7	13,873	33.3	–9.6
	Alliance	8	6	38.1	8	16	26.7	14,988	36.0	+10.9
	Labour	5		23.8	7	12	20.0	11,185	26.9	–1.3
	Tiptree Residents	1		4.8	2	3	5.0	1,110	2.7	+0.4
	Independent	1		4.8	0	1	1.7	459	1.1	–0.4

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Bayliss	1,235	43.6	+6.2
	Labour	B. McQuitty*	1,115	39.4	+2.4
	Conservative	A. Kimberley	483	17.0	−8.6
Majority			120	4.2	+3.9
Turnout			2,833	47.0	+8.4
Registered electors			6,029
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	1.9

Birch-Messing

Birch-Messing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Wayman*	422	63.9	−12.2
	Alliance	A. Chataway	187	28.3	+11.2
	Labour	J. Brice	51	7.7	−0.9
Majority			235	35.6	−23.3
Turnout			660	48.5	−2.3
Registered electors			1,361
	Independent hold		Swing	11.7

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Garnett*	600	63.0	−0.1
	Alliance	D. Elmer	261	27.4	−1.8
	Labour	S. Vanplew	91	9.6	+1.9
Majority			339	35.6	+1.8
Turnout			952	50.3	−4.3
Registered electors			1,894
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Cooke*	1,090	39.8	+4.8
	Alliance	Chris Hall	865	31.6	+15.4
	Conservative	J. Hazell	784	28.6	−19.2
Majority			225	8.2	N/A
Turnout			2,739	53.2	+5.9
Registered electors			5,150
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rod Green*	1,076	44.0	−12.1
	Alliance	E. Fowler	845	34.6	+14.1
	Conservative	Mike Coyne	485	19.9	−3.6
	Independent	F. Baldwin	37	1.5	N/A
Majority			231	9.4	−23.2
Turnout			2,443	45.2	+5.7
Registered electors			5,470
	Labour hold		Swing	13.1

Lexden

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Sandford	1,218	53.7	+4.2
	Conservative	S. Lewis	921	40.6	−5.1
	Labour	D. Chappell	129	5.7	+0.8
Majority			297	13.1	+9.3
Turnout			2,268	53.6	−3.6
Registered electors			4,235
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Mile End

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fulford*	797	48.1	−8.1
	Alliance	W. Reid	513	31.0	+16.9
	Labour	S. Dick	347	20.9	−8.5
Majority			284	17.1	−10.0
Turnout			1,657	41.7	−0.2
Registered electors			3,971
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.5

New Town

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Y. Edkins	1,100	60.4	−11.4
	Labour	J. Bayles	450	24.7	+8.5
	Conservative	J. Clarke	270	14.8	+2.8
Majority			650	35.7	−19.9
Turnout			1,820	39.3	−9.1
Registered electors			4,630
	Alliance hold		Swing	10.0

Prettygate

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	David Goss	1,445	55.0	+4.0
	Conservative	S. Sheffield	827	31.5	−5.2
	Labour	E. Plowright	353	13.4	+1.1
Majority			618	23.5	+9.2
Turnout			2,625	51.7	+1.0
Registered electors			5,082
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	4.6

Shrub End

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Daldry*	1,299	57.3	+13.4
	Labour	Chris Pearson	734	32.4	−11.2
	Conservative	A. Stevenson	235	10.4	−2.1
Majority			565	24.9	+24.6
Turnout			2,268	36.8	−1.4
Registered electors			6,159
	Alliance hold		Swing	12.3

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Bober*	1,310	59.4	−3.1
	Conservative	R. Larkins	485	22.0	−2.6
	Alliance	J. Meleschko	410	18.6	+5.7
Majority			825	37.4	−0.5
Turnout			2,205	25.4	−6.0
Registered electors			8,690
	Labour hold		Swing	0.3

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mike Hogg	890	39.4	+22.3
	Labour	K. Hindle	716	31.7	−13.7
	Conservative	L. Spendlove	653	28.9	−8.7
Majority			174	7.7	N/A
Turnout			2,259	46.3	−4.0
Registered electors			4,876
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	18.0

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Hubbard	928	45.5	+10.3
	Conservative	M. Roots*	885	43.4	−8.5
	Labour	G. Rose	226	11.1	−1.8
Majority			43	2.1	N/A
Turnout			2,039	46.3	+1.6
Registered electors			4,560
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	9.4

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman*	964	47.6	−15.1
	Alliance	R. Baker	603	29.8	+11.6
	Labour	R. Turp	459	22.7	+3.6
Majority			361	17.8	−25.8
Turnout			2,026	40.2	−1.4
Registered electors			5,042
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.4

Stanway

Vote share changes are compared to the top candidate result from the 1984 election.

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Ellis	893	44.0	+13.7
	Conservative	I. Parsonson	831	40.9	−11.0
	Labour	M. Fitzgibbon	306	15.1	−2.7
Majority			62	3.1	N/A
Turnout			1,724	40.7	+4.9
Registered electors			4,989
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	12.4

Tiptree

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	John Elliott*	1,110	60.5	+9.2
	Conservative	C. Borgartz	472	25.7	−7.7
	Labour	T. Lawson	254	13.8	−1.5
Majority			638	34.8	+16.9
Turnout			1,836	30.5	−0.5
Registered electors			6,010
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing	8.5

West Bergholt

West Bergholt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lampon*	562	52.4	−10.8
	Alliance	M. Cook	393	36.7	+10.8
	Labour	J. Church	117	10.9	±0.0
Majority			169	15.7	−21.5
Turnout			1,072	45.9	+2.6
Registered electors			2,334
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.8

West Mersea

Vote share changes are compared to the top candidate result from the 1984 election.

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Leader*	1,183	62.0	+6.9
	Alliance	A. Stevens	566	29.7	+18.5
	Labour	C. Nimmo	159	8.3	+0.1
Majority			617	32.3	N/A
Turnout			1,908	37.4	−12.2
Registered electors			5,105
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

No Independent candidate as previous (-25.5).

Winstree

Winstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead*	685	58.5	−14.0
	Alliance	A. Spear	378	32.3	+11.2
	Labour	L. Shelley	108	9.2	+4.0
Majority			307	26.2	−25.2
Turnout			1,171	54.6	+0.2
Registered electors			2,146
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.6

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Sharp	1,060	42.4	−8.2
	Labour	Mary Liddy	1,034	41.3	−9.3
	Conservative	K. Green	943	37.7	−1.0
	Conservative	M. Geddes	808	32.3	−6.4
	Alliance	D. Locke	499	20.0	+9.3
	Alliance	P. Smith	460	18.4	+7.7
Turnout			2,501	40.9	−0.6
Registered electors			6,116
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative