1986 Colchester Borough Council election
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21 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 41.6% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1986 Colchester Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 8 May 1986 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
At the election, the Conservative Party lost control of the council to no overall control after having held an overall majority since the 1976 election.
Summary
[edit]1986 Colchester Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 6 | ![]() |
28.6 | 22 | 28 | 46.7 | 13,873 | 33.3 | –9.6 | |
Alliance | 8 | ![]() |
38.1 | 8 | 16 | 26.7 | 14,988 | 36.0 | +10.9 | |
Labour | 5 | ![]() |
23.8 | 7 | 12 | 20.0 | 11,185 | 26.9 | –1.3 | |
Tiptree Residents | 1 | ![]() |
4.8 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,110 | 2.7 | +0.4 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
4.8 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 459 | 1.1 | –0.4 |
Ward results
[edit]Berechurch
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | M. Bayliss | 1,235 | 43.6 | +6.2 | |
Labour | B. McQuitty* | 1,115 | 39.4 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | A. Kimberley | 483 | 17.0 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 120 | 4.2 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,833 | 47.0 | +8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,029 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
Birch-Messing
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | T. Wayman* | 422 | 63.9 | −12.2 | |
Alliance | A. Chataway | 187 | 28.3 | +11.2 | |
Labour | J. Brice | 51 | 7.7 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 235 | 35.6 | −23.3 | ||
Turnout | 660 | 48.5 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,361 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ![]() |
Boxted & Langham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Garnett* | 600 | 63.0 | −0.1 | |
Alliance | D. Elmer | 261 | 27.4 | −1.8 | |
Labour | S. Vanplew | 91 | 9.6 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 339 | 35.6 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 952 | 50.3 | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,894 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ken Cooke* | 1,090 | 39.8 | +4.8 | |
Alliance | Chris Hall | 865 | 31.6 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | J. Hazell | 784 | 28.6 | −19.2 | |
Majority | 225 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,739 | 53.2 | +5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,150 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Harbour
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rod Green* | 1,076 | 44.0 | −12.1 | |
Alliance | E. Fowler | 845 | 34.6 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Mike Coyne | 485 | 19.9 | −3.6 | |
Independent | F. Baldwin | 37 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 231 | 9.4 | −23.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,443 | 45.2 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,470 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Lexden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | W. Sandford | 1,218 | 53.7 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | S. Lewis | 921 | 40.6 | −5.1 | |
Labour | D. Chappell | 129 | 5.7 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 297 | 13.1 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,268 | 53.6 | −3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,235 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Mile End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Fulford* | 797 | 48.1 | −8.1 | |
Alliance | W. Reid | 513 | 31.0 | +16.9 | |
Labour | S. Dick | 347 | 20.9 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 284 | 17.1 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,657 | 41.7 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,971 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
New Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Y. Edkins | 1,100 | 60.4 | −11.4 | |
Labour | J. Bayles | 450 | 24.7 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | J. Clarke | 270 | 14.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 650 | 35.7 | −19.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,820 | 39.3 | −9.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,630 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
Prettygate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | David Goss | 1,445 | 55.0 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | S. Sheffield | 827 | 31.5 | −5.2 | |
Labour | E. Plowright | 353 | 13.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 618 | 23.5 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,625 | 51.7 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,082 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Shrub End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | G. Daldry* | 1,299 | 57.3 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Chris Pearson | 734 | 32.4 | −11.2 | |
Conservative | A. Stevenson | 235 | 10.4 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 565 | 24.9 | +24.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,268 | 36.8 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,159 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ![]() |
St. Andrew's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Bober* | 1,310 | 59.4 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | R. Larkins | 485 | 22.0 | −2.6 | |
Alliance | J. Meleschko | 410 | 18.6 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 825 | 37.4 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,205 | 25.4 | −6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,690 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Mike Hogg | 890 | 39.4 | +22.3 | |
Labour | K. Hindle | 716 | 31.7 | −13.7 | |
Conservative | L. Spendlove | 653 | 28.9 | −8.7 | |
Majority | 174 | 7.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,259 | 46.3 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,876 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | ![]() |
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | E. Hubbard | 928 | 45.5 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | M. Roots* | 885 | 43.4 | −8.5 | |
Labour | G. Rose | 226 | 11.1 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 43 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,039 | 46.3 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,560 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Chapman* | 964 | 47.6 | −15.1 | |
Alliance | R. Baker | 603 | 29.8 | +11.6 | |
Labour | R. Turp | 459 | 22.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 361 | 17.8 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,026 | 40.2 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 5,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Stanway
[edit]Vote share changes are compared to the top candidate result from the 1984 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | J. Ellis | 893 | 44.0 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | I. Parsonson | 831 | 40.9 | −11.0 | |
Labour | M. Fitzgibbon | 306 | 15.1 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 62 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,724 | 40.7 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,989 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Tiptree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tiptree Residents | John Elliott* | 1,110 | 60.5 | +9.2 | |
Conservative | C. Borgartz | 472 | 25.7 | −7.7 | |
Labour | T. Lawson | 254 | 13.8 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 638 | 34.8 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,836 | 30.5 | −0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,010 | ||||
Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Bergholt
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Lampon* | 562 | 52.4 | −10.8 | |
Alliance | M. Cook | 393 | 36.7 | +10.8 | |
Labour | J. Church | 117 | 10.9 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 169 | 15.7 | −21.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,072 | 45.9 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Mersea
[edit]Vote share changes are compared to the top candidate result from the 1984 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Leader* | 1,183 | 62.0 | +6.9 | |
Alliance | A. Stevens | 566 | 29.7 | +18.5 | |
Labour | C. Nimmo | 159 | 8.3 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 617 | 32.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,908 | 37.4 | −12.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,105 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent candidate as previous (-25.5).
Winstree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Fairhead* | 685 | 58.5 | −14.0 | |
Alliance | A. Spear | 378 | 32.3 | +11.2 | |
Labour | L. Shelley | 108 | 9.2 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 307 | 26.2 | −25.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,171 | 54.6 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,146 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wivenhoe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Sharp | 1,060 | 42.4 | −8.2 | |
Labour | Mary Liddy | 1,034 | 41.3 | −9.3 | |
Conservative | K. Green | 943 | 37.7 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | M. Geddes | 808 | 32.3 | −6.4 | |
Alliance | D. Locke | 499 | 20.0 | +9.3 | |
Alliance | P. Smith | 460 | 18.4 | +7.7 | |
Turnout | 2,501 | 40.9 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,116 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |