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1990 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to the Borough of Colchester, a local government district and borough in Essex, England, took place in 1990. Due to boundary changes the entire council was up for election as opposed to the normal one-third.

1990 Colchester Borough Council election
← 1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1991 →
All 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.4% (Increase5.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 24 seats, 32.5% 23 seats, 39.7% 9 seats, 25.1%
Seats won 28 17 12
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 6 Increase 3
Popular vote 46,517 39,816 37,530
Percentage 35.8% 30.6% 28.9%
Swing Increase 3.4% Decrease 9.1% Increase 3.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Party Tiptree Residents Independent
Last election 3 seats, 2.7% 1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 3,170 763
Percentage 2.4% 0.6%
Swing Decrease 0.3% Increase 0.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Colchester Borough Council election

Results summary

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Colchester Borough Council election, 1990
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 28 — —   4 46.7 35.4 46,791 +2.9
  Conservative 17 — —   6 28.3 30.8 40,625 –8.9
  Labour 12 — —   3 20.0 29.1 38,486 +4.0
  Tiptree Residents 3 — —   0 5.0 2.4 3,170 –0.3
  Green 0 — —   0 0.0 1.1 1,438 New
  Independent 0 — —   1 0.0 0.6 763 New
  SDP 0 — —   0 0.0 0.5 640 New
  Anti-Poll Tax 0 — —   0 0.0 0.1 160 New

Ward results

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Berechurch

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Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats H. Davis* 1,545 52.0
Liberal Democrats J. Stevens* 1,465 49.3
Liberal Democrats Terry Sutton 1,340 45.1
Labour R. McQuilty 1,210 40.7
Labour Dave Harris 1,069 35.9
Labour Don Quinn 1,016 34.2
Conservative J. Parsons 451 15.2
Conservative S. Wilson 429 14.4
Conservative N. Peckston 398 13.4
Turnout 2,974 51.3
Registered electors 5,797
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Birch Messing Copford

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Birch Messing Copford
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Crowe 619 51.0
Labour C. Shreeve 297 26.3
Liberal Democrats K. Nelson 257 22.7
Majority 354 24.7
Turnout 1,173 48.5
Registered electors 2,333
Conservative win (new seat)

Boxted & Langham

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Boxted & Langham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Garrett* 619 59.9 −3.1
Liberal Democrats W. Chivers 273 26.4 −1.0
Labour F. Richards 142 13.7 +4.1
Majority 346 33.5 −2.1
Turnout 1,034 55.1 +4.8
Registered electors 1,876
Conservative hold Swing  1.1

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Chris Hall* 1,239 46.4
Labour Ken Cooke* 1,154 43.2
Liberal Democrats J. Carter 1,020 38.2
Liberal Democrats K. Merriweather 969 36.3
Labour J. Cant 790 29.6
Conservative E. Humphreys 698 26.1
Labour R. Turp 663 24.8
Conservative G. Haig-Thomas 581 21.8
Conservative M. Snaith 568 21.3
Green T. Manley 333 12.5
Turnout 2,671 51.5
Registered electors 5,186
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Dedham

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Dedham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Williams* 565 57.5 +3.6
Conservative N. Everett 364 37.0 −6.4
Labour G. Newman 54 5.5 +2.8
Majority 201 20.5
Turnout 983 61.3
Registered electors 1,559
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  5.0

East Donyland

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East Donyland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Wilding 364 40.3 +9.1
Conservative J. Sanderson* 317 35.1 −21.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward 222 24.6 +12.7
Majority 47 5.2 N/A
Turnout 903 53.3 −2.8
Registered electors 1,695
Labour gain from Conservative Swing  15.5

Fordham

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Fordham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cannon* 440 55.5 −10.6
Labour R. Lee 220 27.7 +9.0
Liberal Democrats M. Thomas 133 16.8 +1.6
Majority 220 27.8 −19.6
Turnout 793 55.6 +7.3
Registered electors 1,425
Conservative hold Swing  9.8

Great & Little Horkesley

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Great & Little Horkesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Paice 500 55.1 −4.4
Labour Lucy Wood 257 28.3 +14.9
Liberal Democrats H. Chamberlain 151 16.6 −10.5
Majority 243 26.8 −5.5
Turnout 908 51.6 +1.3
Registered electors 1,760
Conservative hold Swing  9.7

Great Tey

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Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Brice 531 54.3 +36.8
Conservative I. Stratford 352 36.0 −24.4
Labour P. Doncaster 95 9.7 +1.8
Majority 179 18.3 N/A
Turnout 978 56.4 +3.1
Registered electors 1,734
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing  30.6

Harbour

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Harbour
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Bird* 1,292 55.9
Liberal Democrats E. Fowler* 1,198 51.9
Labour Rod Green* 1,183 51.2
Labour S. Manning-Press 936 40.5
Liberal Democrats Patricia Blandon 881 38.1
Liberal Democrats J. Gilfillan 787 34.1
Conservative Mike Coyne 490 21.2
Anti Poll Tax D. Smith 160 6.9
Turnout 2,310 42.5
Registered electors 5,435
Labour hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour hold

Lexden

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Lexden
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ian Trusler* 1,452 58.7
Liberal Democrats W. Sandford* 1,290 52.1
Liberal Democrats Barbara Williamson 1,208 48.8
Conservative Sonia Lewis* 1,054 42.6
Conservative P. Crafford 1,015 41.0
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press 933 37.7
Labour J. Crawford 245 9.9
Labour D. Francis 225 9.1
Turnout 2,474 56.4
Registered electors 4,386
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Marks Tey

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Marks Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Gower* 443 42.0 −7.2
Liberal Democrats G. Ambridge 313 29.7 +4.8
Labour G. Taylor 299 28.3 +7.7
Majority 130 12.3 −8.1
Turnout 1,055 51.4 +7.6
Registered electors 2,501
Conservative hold Swing  6.0

Mile End

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Mile End
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Fulford* 1,361 51.6
Conservative P. Borges* 1,353 51.3
Conservative D. Fulford* 1,336 50.6
Labour M. Snowling 1,026 38.9
Liberal Democrats B. Trusler 986 37.3
Labour Sandra Benedetti 951 36.0
Labour A. Harley 911 34.5
Turnout 2,640 41.0
Registered electors 6,440
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

New Town

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New Town
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Bob Russell* 1,605 64.5
Liberal Democrats J. Stevens 1,479 59.4
Liberal Democrats S. Haylock 1,396 56.1
Labour A. Clavane 842 33.8
Labour Dave Speed 833 33.5
Labour S. McBride-Dick 817 32.8
Conservative J. Clarke 296 11.9
SDP J. Parrick 209 8.4
Turnout 2,490 47.7
Registered electors 5,220
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Prettygate

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Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats David Goss 1,823 59.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Hunt 1,791 58.4
Liberal Democrats R. Yates 1,707 55.7
Conservative H. Stutter 1,096 35.8
Conservative W. Kimberley 1,096 35.8
Conservative S. Rowley 1,050 34.3
Labour T. Pearson 632 20.6
Turnout 3,065 52.2
Registered electors 5,871
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Pyefleet

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Pyefleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Taber 562 53.4 −20.3
Liberal Democrats P. Treacher 490 46.6 +29.7
Majority 72 6.8
Turnout 1,052 57.5
Registered electors 1,830
Conservative hold Swing  25.0

Shrub End

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Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats G. Daldry* 1,085 63.3
Liberal Democrats S. Cawley* 1,043 60.9
Liberal Democrats K. Starling* 964 56.3
Labour D. Bober 607 35.4
Labour Frank Wilkin 593 34.6
Labour R. Edwards 480 28.0
Conservative A. Edwards 360 21.0
Turnout 1,713 30.4
Registered electors 5,636
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St. Andrew's

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St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Graham Bober* 1,417 77.3
Labour J. Baylis* 1,285 70.1
Labour P. Truscott* 1,213 66.2
Liberal Democrats P. Brady 433 23.6
Conservative A. Pearson 391 21.3
Conservative N. Taylor 376 20.5
Green Mohammed Shabbeer 374 20.4
Turnout 1,833 30.2
Registered electors 6,068
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St. Anne's

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St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Mary Frank* 1,234 47.8
Labour K. Hindle 1,182 45.8
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg* 1,164 45.1
Liberal Democrats E. Crudden* 1,091 42.3
Labour Tim Young 1,069 41.5
Liberal Democrats J. Fellows 1,022 39.6
Conservative E. Hamilton 500 19.4
Conservative N. Elcombe 481 18.7
Turnout 2,579 44.4
Registered electors 5,808
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Baker* 1,718 57.3
Liberal Democrats Ray Gamble 1,562 52.1
Liberal Democrats P. Hiller 1,502 50.1
Conservative J. Baldock 1,152 38.4
Conservative D. McBean 1,039 34.7
Conservative D. Mills 1,020 34.0
Labour M. Scott 548 18.3
Labour L. Shelley 451 15.0
Turnout 2,998 50.9
Registered electors 5,889
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Spendlove* 1,052 49.4
Conservative Nigel Chapman* 983 46.2
Conservative H. Pawsey 953 44.8
Labour Pauline Cook 871 40.9
Labour Maureen Lee 763 35.9
Labour K. Taylor 757 35.6
Liberal Democrats R. Hunt 575 27.0
SDP M. Patrick 431 20.3
Turnout 2,128 42.5
Registered electors 5,008
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanway

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Stanway
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats J. Ellis* 1,547 56.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Sykes* 1,481 54.1
Liberal Democrats K. Davis 1,355 49.5
Conservative J. Orpen-Smellie* 858 31.4
Conservative A. McNeill 814 29.8
Conservative E. Gawthrop 806 29.5
Labour S. Broadhurst 463 16.9
Labour E. Plowright 444 16.2
Labour Julie Young 438 16.0
Turnout 2,736 49.6
Registered electors 5,516
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Tiptree

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Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes %
Tiptree Residents E. Bird* 1,197 52.5
Tiptree Residents John Webb* 1,023 44.9
Tiptree Residents John Elliott* 950 41.7
Conservative B. Martin 895 39.3
Independent J. Olley 763 33.5
Labour Mike Dale 724 31.8
Labour A. Axtell 653 28.6
Labour E. Garwood 634 27.8
Turnout 2,280 37.2
Registered electors 6,130
Tiptree Residents hold
Tiptree Residents hold
Tiptree Residents hold

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

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West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats S. Baldwin 1,160 84.2
Conservative J. Lampon* 840 61.0
Conservative J. Nicholls 760 55.2
Turnout 1,378 37.7
Registered electors 3,656
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Winstree

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Winstree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Fairhead* 652 65.3 +6.5
Liberal Democrats D. Sykes 346 34.7 +2.4
Majority 306 30.6
Turnout 998 55.8
Registered electors 1,789
Conservative hold Swing  2.1

West Mersea

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West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Kimberley* 1,593 81.7
Conservative J. Stewart 1,516 77.7
Conservative John Bouckley 1,499 76.9
Liberal Democrats N. License 627 32.2
Labour E. Newman 620 31.8
Turnout 1,950 35.9
Registered electors 5,431
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wivenhoe

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Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Richardson 1,627 59.4
Labour S. Sharp* 1,545 56.4
Labour Robert Newman 1,415 51.6
Conservative David Adams* 980 35.8
Conservative C. Thompson 977 35.6
Conservative M. Last* 940 34.3
Green P. Harris 731 26.7
Turnout 2,741 45.4
Registered electors 6,038
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

References

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