1999 Colchester Borough Council election

1999 Colchester Borough Council election
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	31.6% (0.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1999 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

1999 Colchester Borough Council election^[3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	9	1	45.0	17	26	43.3	12,314	36.9	+2.2
	Conservative	6	3	30.0	11	17	28.3	10,848	32.5	–1.0
	Labour	5	2	25.0	11	16	26.7	10,226	30.6	–1.2
	Tiptree Residents	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	±0.0

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Sutton*	1,024	47.5	+8.6
	Labour	Ian Yates	928	43.0	−6.0
	Conservative	J. Dinglemans	204	9.5	−2.6
Majority			96	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,156	38.0	+3.9
Registered electors			5,773
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.3

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Garnett*	643	80.9	+22.9
	Labour	D. Biggs	83	10.4	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Grocott	69	8.7	−18.4
Majority			560	70.4	+39.5
Turnout			795	41.9	−10.1
Registered electors			1,918
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.7

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Jones	834	44.3	−0.2
	Labour	J. Thomas	666	35.4	+6.7
	Conservative	Mike Coyne	384	20.4	−4.8
Majority			168	8.9	−6.9
Turnout			1,884	32.3	−1.7
Registered electors			5,932
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	3.5

Great & Little Horksley

Great & Little Horksley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Arnold*	574	72.2	+26.5
	Labour	G. Stacey	164	20.6	−22.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hall	57	7.2	−4.2
Majority			410	51.6	+48.7
Turnout			795	42.0	−12.0
Registered electors			1,923
	Conservative hold		Swing	24.4

Great Tey

Great Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Phillips*	357	45.8	+2.2
	Conservative	Peter Chillingworth	356	45.7	+5.6
	Labour	Geraldine Harris	66	8.5	−7.9
Majority			1	0.1	−3.4
Turnout			779	44.7	−3.3
Registered electors			1,767
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.7

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Canning	850	47.1	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Canessa	659	36.5	−7.3
	Conservative	Sandra Rae	297	16.4	+1.9
Majority			191	10.6	N/A
Turnout			1,806	29.0	−0.1
Registered electors			6,295
	Labour hold		Swing	6.4

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Crafford	1,080	50.8	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Williamson*	880	41.4	+2.1
	Labour	Edna Salmon	165	7.8	−2.5
Majority			200	9.4	−1.8
Turnout			2,125	50.6	+4.1
Registered electors			4,248
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.9

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Taylor	914	35.2	+1.7
	Labour	Kim Naish*	857	33.0	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gerard Oxford	824	31.8	−4.4
Majority			57	2.2	N/A
Turnout			2,595	25.5	±0.0
Registered electors			10,285
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	0.5

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Theresa Higgins	885	62.6	±0.0
	Labour	Jean Quinn	367	26.0	−0.9
	Conservative	Angus Allan	161	11.4	+1.0
Majority			518	36.7	+1.0
Turnout			1,413	27.7	−2.5
Registered electors			5,137
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.5

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Sheppard*	988	44.9	+6.3
	Conservative	Neil Stock	825	37.5	−3.2
	Labour	Andy Frost	388	17.6	−3.1
Majority			163	7.4	N/A
Turnout			2,201	37.5	+2.9
Registered electors			5,951
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.8

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Wilkin*	557	45.7	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Fellows	458	37.6	−2.8
	Conservative	Ron Levy	204	16.7	−4.0
Majority			99	8.1	N/A
Turnout			1,219	21.7	±0.0
Registered electors			5,687
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tim Young*	872	66.2	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Gant	365	27.7	−4.1
	Conservative	Richard Lamberth	80	6.1	−3.7
Majority			507	38.5	+12.0
Turnout			1,317	24.5	+2.8
Registered electors			5,432
	Labour hold		Swing	6.0

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hogg*	1,037	47.4	+8.8
	Labour	Tina Dobson	996	45.5	−4.6
	Conservative	Debbie White	155	7.1	−4.3
Majority			41	1.9	N/A
Turnout			2,188	40.3	+6.2
Registered electors			5,520
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.7

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Smith	1,023	55.6	+10.8
	Conservative	W. Hooper	519	28.2	−8.2
	Labour	Edmund Chinnery	299	16.2	−2.5
Majority			504	27.4	+19.0
Turnout			1,841	33.2	+1.1
Registered electors			5,633
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.5

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Frame	838	44.3	+2.4
	Conservative	S. Stock	687	36.3	−1.5
	Labour	P. McGillivray	365	19.3	−1.0
Majority			151	8.0	+3.9
Turnout			1,890	36.0	+3.0
Registered electors			5,331
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.0

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Thompson	1,010	51.6	+10.9
	Conservative	Ian McCord	628	32.1	−3.2
	Labour	T. Rodgers	319	16.3	−7.7
Majority			382	19.5	+14.0
Turnout			1,957	32.9	+2.4
Registered electors			5,687
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.1

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Mogridge	652	46.8	−13.2
	Conservative	T. Claydon	512	36.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Seaman	230	16.5	+3.4
Majority			140	10.0	−23.0
Turnout			1,394	22.4	−1.9
Registered electors			6,303
	Labour hold		Swing	11.5

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Blundell	773	58.0	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	H. Chamberlain	317	23.8	−12.9
	Labour	D. Jones	243	18.2	+4.8
Majority			456	34.2	+20.9
Turnout			1,333	35.2	+1.7
Registered electors			3,898
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.5

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Boukley*	1,058	62.9	+2.3
	Labour	Bry Mogridge	383	22.8	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Harrison	241	14.3	−1.1
Majority			675	40.1	+3.5
Turnout			1,682	29.5	+3.6
Registered electors			5,857
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phillip Hawkins	1,006	49.9	−7.1
	Conservative	David Adams	794	39.3	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. O'Mahoney	218	10.8	+1.7
Majority			212	10.5	−12.7
Turnout			2,018	28.5	+2.8
Registered electors			7,246
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

References

^ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999.
^ "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.

[vote99-1] "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[britain-2] "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999.

[roundup-3] "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.

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