1987 Colchester Borough Council election

1987 Colchester Borough Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.7% (4.1%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1987 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1987 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

1987 Colchester Borough Council election^[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	4	45.0	15	24	40.0	17,188	39.7	+6.4
	Alliance	9	6	45.0	13	22	36.7	15,907	36.8	+0.8
	Labour	1	2	5.0	9	10	16.7	8,834	20.4	–6.5
	Tiptree Residents	1		0.0	2	3	5.0	1,242	2.9	+0.2
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	79	0.2	–0.9

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	H. Davis	1,342	45.0	+1.4
	Labour	R. McQuitty	1,003	33.6	−5.8
	Conservative	E. Parsons	640	21.4	+4.4
Majority			339	11.4	+7.2
Turnout			2,985	49.4	+2.4
Registered electors			6,046
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	3.6

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Chris Hall	1,309	43.8	+12.2
	Conservative	E. Humphreys*	1,037	34.7	+6.1
	Labour	S. Philpin	641	21.5	−18.3
Majority			272	9.1	N/A
Turnout			2,987	59.3	+6.1
Registered electors			5,039
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.1

Copford & Eight Ash Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dymond*	722	64.6	−4.0
	Alliance	B. Trusler	276	24.7	+8.9
	Labour	S. Dick	120	10.7	−4.9
Majority			446	39.9	−12.9
Turnout			1,118	49.9	−0.5
Registered electors			2,242
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Great & Little Horksley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Allan	540	59.5	−8.8
	Alliance	T. Hubbard	246	27.2	+4.3
	Labour	Lucy Wood	122	13.4	+4.6
Majority			294	32.3	−20.5
Turnout			908	50.3	−0.1
Registered electors			1,804
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.6

Great Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Browning*	598	64.6	−11.4
	Alliance	G. Ambridge	254	27.5	+15.8
	Labour	P. Doncaster	73	7.9	−4.4
Majority			344	37.1	−26.6
Turnout			925	53.3	+8.5
Registered electors			1,735
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.6

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Fowler	994	36.4	+1.8
	Labour	B. Wilding	939	34.4	−9.6
	Conservative	Mike Coyne	719	26.3	+6.4
	Independent	D. Smith	79	2.9	N/A
Majority			55	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,731	48.4	+3.2
Registered electors			5,637
	Alliance hold		Swing	5.7

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ian Trusler*	1,324	52.3	−1.4
	Conservative	Sonia Lewis	1,086	42.9	+2.3
	Labour	J. Crawford	121	4.8	−0.9
Majority			238	9.4	−3.7
Turnout			2,531	58.9	+5.3
Registered electors			4,296
	Alliance hold		Swing	1.9

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fulford*	942	51.9	+3.8
	Alliance	W. Reid	617	34.0	+3.0
	Labour	A. Hayden-Case	255	14.1	−6.8
Majority			325	17.9	+0.8
Turnout			1,814	44.9	+3.2
Registered electors			4,044
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Coleman*	1,090	55.2	−5.2
	Labour	Sandra Benedetti	529	26.8	+2.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	355	18.0	+3.2
Majority			561	28.4	−7.3
Turnout			1,974	40.7	+1.4
Registered electors			4,856
	Alliance hold		Swing	3.7

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	R. Yates	1,371	46.7	−8.3
	Conservative	R. Stevenson	1,221	41.6	+10.1
	Labour	G. Thompson	341	11.6	−1.8
Majority			150	5.1	−18.4
Turnout			2,933	58.0	+6.3
Registered electors			5,059
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Pyefleet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	605	73.7	+7.4
	Alliance	P. Mills	139	16.9	−5.5
	Labour	J. Brice	77	9.4	−2.0
Majority			466	56.8	+12.9
Turnout			821	58.6	−5.8
Registered electors			1,401
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.5

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	K. Starling	1,316	58.3	+1.0
	Labour	Frank Wilkin*	526	23.3	−9.1
	Conservative	A. Stevenson	415	18.4	+8.1
Majority			790	35.0	+10.1
Turnout			2,257	36.4	−0.4
Registered electors			6,196
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	5.1

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bayles	1,176	44.5	−14.9
	Conservative	E. Winney	737	27.9	+5.9
	Alliance	P. Smith	729	27.6	+9.0
Majority			439	16.6	−20.8
Turnout			2,642	29.9	+4.5
Registered electors			8,835
	Labour hold		Swing	10.4

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Crunden	997	40.2	+0.8
	Conservative	H. Pawsey*	864	34.9	+6.0
	Labour	Chris Pearson	618	24.9	−6.8
Majority			133	5.3	−2.4
Turnout			2,479	50.6	+4.3
Registered electors			4,903
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	2.6

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	John Baker	1,190	47.5	+2.0
	Conservative	B. West*	1,116	44.5	+1.1
	Labour	K. Hindle	200	8.0	−3.1
Majority			74	3.0	+0.9
Turnout			2,506	49.8	+3.5
Registered electors			5,034
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	0.5

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Spendlove*	1,253	51.2	+3.6
	Alliance	C. Curtis	801	32.7	+2.9
	Labour	R. Turp	392	16.0	−6.7
Majority			452	18.5	+0.7
Turnout			2,446	49.6	+9.4
Registered electors			4,927
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Orpen-Smellie*	1,087	46.9	+6.0
	Alliance	Colin Sykes	962	41.5	−2.5
	Labour	N. Bullen	268	11.6	−3.5
Majority			125	5.4	N/A
Turnout			2,317	43.7	+3.0
Registered electors			5,305
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb*	1,242	65.4	+4.9
	Conservative	P. Bowdidge	456	24.0	−1.7
	Labour	D. Chappell	202	10.6	−3.2
Majority			786	41.4	+6.6
Turnout			1,900	31.4	+0.9
Registered electors			6,044
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing	3.3

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams*	1,512	64.6	+2.6
	Alliance	A. Stevens	685	29.3	−0.4
	Labour	L. Shelley	142	6.1	−2.2
Majority			827	35.3	+3.0
Turnout			2,339	45.0	+7.6
Registered electors			5,193
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Last*	1,283	48.7	+11.0
	Labour	Robert Newman	1,089	41.3	−1.1
	Alliance	L. Footring	265	10.0	−9.9
Majority			194	7.4	N/A
Turnout			2,637	43.6	+2.7
Registered electors			6,043
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.1