2019 Colchester Borough Council election

2019 Colchester Borough Council election
2 May 2019
17 out of 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.6% (Decrease 0.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Darius Laws Mark Cory Tim Young
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader since 1992
Leader's seat Castle
(defeated)		 Wivenhoe Greenstead
Last election 25 seats, 40.4% 12 seats, 19.9% 11 seats, 25.3%
Seats before 25 12 11
Seats won 6 6 3
Seats after 23 13 11
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 15,387 11,638 7,740
Percentage 35.2% 26.6% 17.7%
Swing Decrease 5.2% Increase 6.7% Decrease 7.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Blank Blank
Leader Beverly Oxford Mark Goacher
Party Independent Green
Leader's seat Highwoods Castle
Last election 3 seats, 7.1% 0 seats, 7.0%
Seats before 3 0
Seats won 1 1
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 2,775 5,939
Percentage 6.3% 13.6%
Swing Decrease 0.8% Increase 6.6%
Results map of the Colchester Borough Council election
Leader of the Council before election

Mark Cory
Liberal Democrats

 Leader of the Council after election

Mark Cory
Liberal Democrats

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019. Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards.[1]

Result Summary

Candidates by Party

Conservative Party (17/17)










Liberal Democrats (17/17)










Labour Party (17/17)










Green Party (17/17)










Independent (4/17)










UKIP (1/17)










Result

Colchester Borough Council election, 2019
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 6 Decrease 2 35.3 17 23 45.1 15,387 35.2 Decrease 5.2
  Liberal Democrats {{{candidates}}} 6 Increase 1 35.3 7 13 25.5 11,638 26.6 Increase 6.7
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 3 Steady 17.6 8 11 21.6 7,740 17.7 Decrease 7.6
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 1 Steady 5.9 2 3 5.9 2,775 6.3 Decrease 0.8
  Green {{{candidates}}} 1 Increase 1 5.9 0 1 2.0 5,939 13.6 Increase 6.6
  UKIP {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 248 0.6 New
Visual representation of the Council

Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
12 11 3 25
Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative

Following the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
13 11 3 1 23
Liberal Democrats Labour Ind G Conservative

Ward results

The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 4 April 2019 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election.[2]

Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*

Berechurch

Berechurch ward
Berechurch[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Chris Pearson* 1,058 53.2 Decrease9.4
Liberal Democrats Mick Spindler 490 24.6 Increase15.9
Conservative Fabian Green 301 15.1 Decrease9.9
Green Mary Bryan 142 7.1 Increase3.4
Majority 568 28.6 Decrease8.9
Turnout 2,016 27.4 Increase0.1
Registered electors 7,367
Rejected ballots 25 1.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease12.7

Castle

Castle ward
Castle[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mark Goacher 1,724 55.9 Increase25.6
Conservative Darius Laws* 901 29.2 Decrease1.5
Labour Victoria Weaver 268 8.7 Decrease16.0
Liberal Democrats Verity Woolley 193 6.3 Decrease8.0
Majority 823 26.7 —
Turnout 3,111 40.5 Increase0.7
Registered electors 7,674
Rejected ballots 25 0.8
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase13.6

Greenstead

Greenstead ward
Greenstead[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Young* 971 47.7 Decrease3.8
Conservative Christopher Piggott 388 19.0 Decrease5.0
Liberal Democrats Chantelle-Louise Whyborn 281 13.8 Increase2.1
Independent Christopher Lee 228 11.2 Increase1.5
Green John Clifton 169 8.3 Increase5.1
Majority 583 28.7
Turnout 2,067 20.4 Decrease4.0
Registered electors 10,148
Rejected ballots 30 1.5
Labour hold Swing Increase0.6

Highwoods

Highwoods ward
Highwoods[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Beverly Oxford* 1,119 52.6 Increase 7.2
Conservative Stephen Rowe 409 19.3 Decrease 8.3
Labour Jocelyn Law 247 11.6 Decrease 3.8
Liberal Democrats Mick Turrell 196 9.2 Increase 1.3
Green Robbie Spence 155 7.3 Increase 3.6
Majority 710 33.3 —
Turnout 2,136 29.4 Increase 1.8
Registered electors 7,273
Rejected ballots 10 0.5
Independent hold Swing Increase 7.8

Lexden & Braiswick

Lexden & Braiswick ward
Lexden & Braiswick[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Barber* 1,745 62.3 Decrease 3.9
Liberal Democrats Thomas Stevenson 442 15.8 Increase 0.9
Green Roger Bamforth 403 14.5 Increase 7.9
Labour Conrad Winch 209 7.5 Decrease 4.8
Majority 1,303 46.5 —
Turnout 2,823 39.2 Increase 1.4
Registered electors 7,205
Rejected ballots 24 0.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.5

Marks Tey & Layer

Marks Tey & Layer ward
Marks Tey & Layer[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Ellis* 1,560 64.6 Decrease 6.6
Green Matt Stemp 345 14.3 Increase 9.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Hull 328 13.6 Increase 2.9
Labour Jan Plummer 180 7.5 Decrease 5.6
Majority 1,215 50.3 —
Turnout 2,444 32.6 Decrease 2.1
Registered electors 7,488
Rejected ballots 31 1.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.9

Mersea & Pyefleet

Mersea & Pyefleet ward
Mersea & Pyefleet[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Moore* 1,026 30.3 Decrease11.7
Independent John Akker 969 28.6 Decrease8.2
Independent Carl Powling 459 13.5 New
Green Peter Banks 310 9.1 Decrease2.3
Labour Bry Mogridge 263 7.8 Increase1.1
UKIP David Broise 248 7.3 New
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 114 3.4 Increase0.4
Majority 57 1.7 Decrease3.5
Turnout 3,413 42.4 Increase1.9
Registered electors 8,052
Rejected ballots 24 0.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.8

Mile End

Mile End ward
Mile End[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Coleman* 1,447 62.2 Increase13.1
Conservative Natalie Rowe 463 19.9 Decrease10.4
Green Amanda Kirke 216 9.3 Increase5.2
Labour Sarah Ryder 201 8.6 Decrease6.1
Majority 984 42.7 Increase23.9
Turnout 2,343 28.6 Decrease2.3
Registered electors 8,182
Rejected ballots 16 0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase11.8

No Independent candidate as previous (−1.8).

New Town & Christ Church

New Town & Christ Church ward
New Town & Christ Church[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Cope* 1,128 36.2 Increase10.4
Labour Elisa Vasquez-Walters 992 31.9 Decrease9.8
Conservative Carla Hales 604 19.4 Decrease5.2
Green Bob Brannan 390 12.5 Increase6.9
Majority 136 4.3 —
Turnout 3,139 33.4 Decrease0.4
Registered electors 9,415
Rejected ballots 25 0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase10.1

No Independent candidate as previous (−2.3).

Old Heath & The Hythe

Old Heath & The Hythe ward
Old Heath & The Hythe[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Fox* 1,181 52.0 Decrease 9.5
Conservative Michael McDonnell 475 20.9 Increase 0.5
Green Andrew Canessa 323 14.2 Increase 9.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Kiley 292 12.9 Increase 3.7
Majority 706 31.1 —
Turnout 2,299 27.5 Decrease 3.3
Registered electors 8,349
Rejected ballots 28 1.2
Labour hold Swing Decrease 5.0

No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8).

Prettygate

Prettygate ward
Prettygate[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beverly Davies* 1,520 54.1 Decrease 6.9
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 600 21.4 Increase 9.5
Labour Jamie Overland 351 12.5 Decrease 7.3
Green Clare Palmer 336 12.0 Increase 4.8
Majority 920 32.7 —
Turnout 2,857 36.3 Decrease1.3
Registered electors 7,866
Rejected ballots 50 1.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease8.2

Rural North

Rural North ward
Rural North[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Chapman* 1,786 61.4 Decrease 7.1
Green Sue Bailey 454 15.6 Increase 6.0
Liberal Democrats Will Brown 445 15.3 Increase 5.2
Labour Judith Short 225 7.7 Decrease 4.1
Majority 1,332 45.8 —
Turnout 2,951 34.9 Increase 0.3
Registered electors 8,455
Rejected ballots 41 1.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.6

Shrub End

Shrub End ward
Shrub End[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sam McCarthy 878 41.6 Increase16.7
Conservative Vic Flores* 714 33.8 Decrease4.4
Labour Co-op Rosalind Scott 364 17.3 Decrease13.3
Green Blake Roberts 154 7.3 Increase2.5
Majority 164 7.8 —
Turnout 2,136 27.3 Increase1.8
Registered electors 7,820
Rejected ballots 26 1.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.6

No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8).

St. Anne's & St. John's

St. Anne's & St. John's ward
St. Anne's & St. John's[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Chuah* 1,238 44.4 Increase 7.5
Conservative Thomas Rowe 1,118 40.1 Decrease 3.3
Green Megan Maltby 217 7.8 Increase 4.0
Labour HK Norman 213 7.7 Decrease 4.7
Majority 120 4.3 —
Turnout 2,824 34.3 Increase 0.1
Registered electors 8,235
Rejected ballots 38 1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase 5.4

No Independent candidate as previous (−3.5).

Stanway

Stanway ward
Stanway[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell* 1,237 52.7 Increase 13.1
Conservative Jeremy Hagon 795 33.9 Decrease 12.1
Green Katie Francis 171 7.3 Increase 3.4
Labour John Spademan 143 6.1 Decrease 4.3
Majority 442 18.8 —
Turnout 2,361 35.0 Increase 1.8
Registered electors 6,756
Rejected ballots 15 0.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase 12.6

Tiptree

Tiptree ward
Tiptree[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Wood* 1,315 64.2 Decrease 2.4
Labour Paul Jeffs 303 14.8 Decrease 4.1
Green Wolfgang Fauser 232 11.3 Increase 6.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma Graham 198 9.7 Increase 0.5
Majority 1,012 49.4 —
Turnout 2,095 29.3 Decrease 0.1
Registered electors 7,156
Rejected ballots 47 2.2
Conservative hold Swing Increase 0.9

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe ward
Wivenhoe[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Cory* 2,131 67.3 Increase 17.8
Labour Harry Nathan 571 18.0 Decrease 18.7
Conservative Jodie Clark 267 8.4 Decrease 2.1
Green John McArthur 198 6.3 Increase 2.9
Majority 1,560 49.3 —
Turnout 3,194 39.1 Decrease 0.7
Registered electors 8,166
Rejected ballots 27 0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase 18.3

Changes 2019–2021

  • Conservative councillor Beverly Davies, elected for Prettygate at this election, stepped down before the 2021 election; the resulting vacancy was filled in a combined poll alongside the ward's ordinary 2021 election.[20]
  • Conservative councillor Brian Jarvis, first elected for Lexden & Braiswick in 2018, stood down before the 2021 election; the resulting vacancy was filled in a combined poll alongside the ward's ordinary 2021 election.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Colchester Council elections 2019: Full list of results". Gazette. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Results" (PDF). cbccrmdata.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Berechurch Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Castle Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Greenstead Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Highwoods Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Lexden & Braiswick Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Marks Tey & Layer Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Mersea & Pyefleet Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Mile End Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: New Town & Christ Church Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Old Heath & The Hythe Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Prettygate Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Rural North Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Shrub End Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: St Anne's & St John's Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Stanway Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Tiptree Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Wivenhoe Ward" (PDF). Colchester Borough Council. 3 May 2019. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Beverly Davies steps down from Colchester Council". Gazette. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Minutes of the Aldham Parish Council meeting held on 2 March 2021" (PDF). Aldham Parish Council. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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