1999 Colchester Borough Council election

UK local government election

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6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

31.6% (

0.9%)

	First party	Second party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Last election	27 seats, 34.7%	14 seats, 33.5%
Seats won	9	6
Seats after	26	17
Seat change	1	3
Popular vote	12,314	10,848
Percentage	36.9%	32.5%
Swing	2.2%	1.0%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Labour	Tiptree Residents
Last election	18 seats, 31.8%	1 seat, 0.0%
Seats won	5	0
Seats after	16	1
Seat change	2
Popular vote	10,226	0
Percentage	30.6%	0.0%
Swing	1.2%	N/A

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

1999 Colchester Borough Council election
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.

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