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New Town (Colchester electoral ward)

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New Town
Electoral ward for Colchester Borough Council
New Town ward (in red) displayed within Colchester Borough
Ward Information
CreatedUnknown
Abolished2016
Councillors3
Electorate6,606 (2015)
Created fromUnknown
Replaced byNew Town & Christ Church
Overlaps
Parliament constituencyColchester (Unknown-1983; 1997-present)
Colchester South & Maldon (1983-1997)
County divisionAbbey

New Town was an electoral ward in Colchester, England that was within the boundary of Colchester Borough Council, to which it elected 3 councillors. The ward existed from at least 1976 to 2016, when it was abolished and became parts of New Town & Christ Church and Old Heath & The Hythe.

History

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New Town ward covered the New Town neighbourhood and the western portion of The Hythe neighbourhood. The ward existed from at least the 1976 election and was abolished at the 2016 election. The New Town portion of the ward was amalgamated with Christ Church to form New Town & Christ Church ward. The Hythe portion of the ward was amalgamated with Old Heath and East Donyland wards to form Old Heath & The Hythe.

Mayor of Colchester and former Colchester MP, Sir Bob Russell represented New Town ward from 1976 to 2002.

Ward councillor Theresa Higgins was appointed Mayor of Colchester for the year 2015–2016.[1]

Former councillors

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Name Party Years in Office
Sir Bob Russell Labour 1976-1982
Social Democratic 1982-1989
Liberal Democrats 1982-1989
D. Williams Labour 1976-1978
J. Bensusan-Butt Labour 1976-1978
J. Orpe Labour 1978-1982
R. Evans Liberal Democrats 1982-1986
J. Coleman Liberal Democrats 1983-1990
Y. Edkins Liberal Democrats 1986-1990
J. Stevens Liberal Democrats 1990-2000
S. Haylock Liberal Democrats 1990-1999
Theresa Higgins Liberal Democrats 1999-2016
S. Gray Liberal Democrats 2000-2002
Margaret Fisher Liberal Democrats 2002-2011
Peter Higgins Liberal Democrats 2002-2016
Annie Feltham Liberal Democrats 2011-2016

Note: Liberal Democrats elected prior to 1988 were elected under the SDP-Liberal Alliance, Liberal or SDP monikers.

References

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  1. ^ "Mayor of Colchester". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 24 January 2016.