1991 Tendring District Council election

1991 Tendring District Council election
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2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)
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All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 15 seats, 30.7% 33 seats, 42.7% 4 seats, 17.6%
Seats won 20 18 11
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 15 Increase 7
Popular vote 26,221 30,808 20,886
Percentage 30.8% 36.2% 24.5%
Swing Increase 0.1% Decrease 6.5% Increase 6.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Independent Residents Ind. Conservative
Last election 2 seats, 2.2% 5 seats, 6.4% 1 seat, 0.4%
Seats won 5 4 2
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,646 1,765 1,041
Percentage 4.3% 2.1% 1.2%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 4.3% Increase 0.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Tendring District Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1991 Tendring District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

At the election, the Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party on the council for the first time since its creation in 1973. The Conservatives fell to second placed and Labour recovered their position to become the third largest party.

Summary

Election result

1991 Tendring District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 20 Increase 5 33.3 30.8 26,221 +0.1
  Conservative 18 Decrease 15 30.0 36.2 30,808 –6.5
  Labour 11 Increase 7 18.3 24.5 20,886 +6.9
  Independent 5 Increase 3 8.3 4.3 3,646 +2.1
  Residents 4 Decrease 1 6.7 2.1 1,765 –4.3
  Ind. Conservative 2 Increase 1 3.3 1.2 1,041 +0.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 222 N/A

Ward results

Below are the full results for the election.[1]

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Fitch* 873 53.8 +8.6
Liberal Democrats J. Hayward* 786 48.4 +7.5
Conservative P. Bates 518 31.9 –8.6
Conservative R. Vosper 492 30.3 –5.8
Labour J. Hickingbotham 319 19.7 +6.1
Turnout ~1,622 56.0 +3.2
Registered electors 2,897
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Ardleigh

Ardleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Robinson* 325 46.6 –10.2
Green R. Watson 173 24.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats B. Swinscoe 121 17.3 N/A
Labour C. Hockley 79 11.3 –8.3
Majority 152 21.8 –11.4
Turnout 698 47.0 –1.9
Registered electors 1,496
Conservative hold

Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Powell 355 50.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats A. Newman 350 49.6 +15.7
Majority 5 0.7 N/A
Turnout 705 40.9 –0.4
Registered electors 1,736
Independent hold

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Harper 1,825 54.8 –0.9
Liberal Democrats O. Collard 1,808 54.2 –0.4
Conservative D. Pearce 936 28.1 –5.9
Conservative P. Vanner 914 27.4 –6.0
Labour R. McKenny 448 13.4 +2.9
Labour M. McKenny 446 13.4 +3.6
Turnout ~3,333 40.0 –5.6
Registered electors 8,333
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. McLaren 427 51.0 N/A
Conservative J. Isaac 410 49.0 –3.0
Majority 17 2.0 N/A
Turnout 837 50.0 –2.5
Registered electors 1,678
Independent gain from Conservative

Brightlingsea East

Brightlingsea East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Patrick* 849 54.5 +23.4
Liberal Democrats T. Dale 694 44.6 +18.2
Labour C. Olivier 516 33.1 +20.2
Conservative R. Morgan* 510 32.7 +3.1
Turnout ~1,558 53.0 –8.3
Registered electors 2,939
Independent hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Brightlingsea West

Brightlingsea West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Dixon 724 51.6 +11.1
Independent J. Partridge 589 42.0 N/A
Conservative P. Coupland 557 39.7 –6.5
Labour A. Olivier 432 30.8 +17.6
Turnout ~1,402 47.0 –9.5
Registered electors 2,984
Liberal Democrats hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Elmstead

Elmstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Parrish* 488 51.9 –12.9
Labour T. Laughton 224 23.8 –11.4
Liberal Democrats N. Ford 179 19.0 N/A
Green C. Fox 49 5.2 N/A
Majority 264 28.1 –1.5
Turnout 940 49.0 +3.1
Registered electors 1,903
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.8

Frinton

Frinton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Shelton* 1,762 70.8 +4.0
Conservative A. Finnegan-Butler* 1,660 66.7 +2.0
Conservative E. Allen 1,658 66.6 +9.3
Liberal Democrats J. Russell 712 28.6 –0.1
Labour D. Enever 362 14.5 +5.4
Labour G. Stevens 314 12.6 N/A
Labour L. Stevens 263 10.6 N/A
Turnout ~2,489 48.9 –24.5
Registered electors 5,091
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Golf Green

Golf Green (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Smith* 1,077 60.4 +48.0
Labour J. Fluin 835 46.8 N/A
Ratepayer R. Druce 348 19.5 N/A
Conservative P. Harding 345 19.3 –18.3
Conservative F. Butler 339 19.0 N/A
Ratepayer R. Finn 268 15.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats A. Wallis 127 7.1 –5.4
Turnout ~1,784 48.0 –0.8
Registered electors 3,717
Labour gain from Residents
Labour gain from Conservative

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Wood 304 36.5 –11.7
Liberal Democrats R. Holmes 276 33.2 +10.7
Labour J. Besser 252 30.3 +1.0
Majority 28 3.4 –15.6
Turnout 832 51.6 –3.7
Registered electors 1,615
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.2

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Taylor* 571 65.5 +23.5
Conservative G. Lord 301 34.5 –16.3
Majority 270 31.0 N/A
Turnout 872 49.6 –3.7
Registered electors 1,763
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase19.9

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Elvin 282 52.6 N/A
Conservative S. Pound 254 47.4 –30.5
Majority 28 5.2 N/A
Turnout 536 47.7 +6.5
Registered electors 1,125
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Harwich East

Harwich East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative F. Good* 551 47.0 N/A
Labour E. Brand 504 43.0 +4.1
Labour P. Newell 378 32.2 +1.1
Conservative J. Rutson-Kemp 289 24.7 –19.5
Liberal Democrats C. Townsend 271 23.1 +6.1
Turnout ~1,172 45.7 –16.1
Registered electors 2,565
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Brand 575 44.5 +14.5
Conservative W. Bleakley* 566 43.8 +3.0
Labour P. Hale 516 40.0 +12.1
Conservative D. Rutson-Kemp 474 36.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats K. Tully 289 22.4 –6.8
Turnout ~1,291 46.2 –7.4
Registered electors 2,794
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Harwich West

Harwich West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Knight* 1,153 66.2 +20.2
Labour W. Mixter 866 49.7 +21.8
Conservative E. Yallop 670 38.5 +9.5
Turnout ~1,742 44.9 –12.2
Registered electors 3,879
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Henderson* 681 48.9 +14.9
Labour D. Robson 535 38.4 +8.0
Conservative J. Spall* 504 36.2 –0.4
Conservative G. Wallington-Hayes 468 33.6 –0.2
Liberal Democrats T. Booth 350 25.1 –4.4
Turnout ~1,392 50.0 –3.3
Registered electors 2,784
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Haven

Haven (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Hewitt* 926 66.7 –16.6
Residents E. Fone 839 60.4 –20.5
Conservative V. Stone 445 32.0 N/A
Labour W. Jefferson 125 9.0 +3.2
Labour K. Sacre 117 8.4 N/A
Turnout ~1,389 51.0 –2.9
Registered electors 2,723
Residents hold
Residents hold

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Oxborrow* 1,426 74.8 N/A
Conservative H. Rickards 1,085 56.9 +19.3
Labour C. Nimmo 351 18.4 +11.7
Labour A. Rout 303 15.9 N/A
Turnout ~1,908 42.8 –13.9
Registered electors 4,457
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold

Lawford & Manningtree

Lawford & Manningtree (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Randall* 816 42.0 +4.9
Conservative D. Pallett* 684 35.2 –5.9
Liberal Democrats D. Kelly 628 32.3 +10.5
Labour N. Harbach 588 30.3 –0.5
Conservative R. Streames 487 25.1 –12.0
Liberal Democrats G. Potter 427 22.0 +0.7
Turnout ~1,944 48.7 –6.9
Registered electors 3,991
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Little Clacton

Little Clacton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative P. De-Vaux Balbirnie* 490 56.3 +8.0
Liberal Democrats J. Barry 380 43.7 N/A
Majority 110 12.6 +2.6
Turnout 870 38.9 +4.2
Registered electors 2,293
Ind. Conservative hold

Mistley

Mistley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Smith* 502 57.0 +17.1
Labour F. Fairhall 196 22.3 –13.6
Conservative S. Smith 182 20.7 –3.6
Majority 306 34.8 +30.8
Turnout 880 52.3 –3.6
Registered electors 1,687
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase15.4

Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Elmer* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,744
Labour hold

Rush Green

Rush Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Baker 696 37.9 +3.9
Conservative I. Powell 696 37.9 –1.1
Conservative M. Amos* 689 37.5 –0.5
Conservative G. Downing 649 35.3 –1.3
Labour G. Mills 639 34.8 +2.2
Labour C. Poulton 626 34.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats A. McCormack 345 18.8 +3.0
Liberal Democrats M. Lonsdale 337 18.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats D. Rhodes 318 17.3 N/A
Independent C. Humphrey 62 3.4 –7.7
Turnout 1,837 44.0 –7.2
Registered electors 4,174
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southcliff

Southcliff (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Jay 898 44.1 +14.5
Conservative J. Molyneaux* 894 43.9 –12.5
Conservative C. Jessop* 878 43.1 –11.9
Liberal Democrats B. White 857 42.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats I. Barker 848 41.7 N/A
Conservative L. King 794 43.1 –11.9
Labour J. Bond 234 11.5 –2.5
Labour I. Jefferson 172 8.5 N/A
Labour A. Parlour 167 8.2 N/A
Turnout ~2,035 49.0 –0.8
Registered electors 4,154
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Bartholomews

St Bartholomews (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Cole Unopposed
Residents A. Tovey Unopposed
Registered electors 2,849
Residents hold
Residents hold

St James

St James (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Tunstill* 799 42.7 +4.9
Conservative A. Overton* 769 41.1 –1.9
Conservative R. Gladwin 695 37.1 –4.3
Conservative J. Spreadbury 670 35.8 +0.9
Liberal Democrats J. Robdrup 644 34.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats B. Kear 620 33.1 N/A
Labour K. Frost 325 17.4 –1.9
Labour M. Newman 318 17.0 –1.9
Labour W. Dunne 296 15.8 N/A
Turnout ~1,872 39.0 –5.9
Registered electors 4,799
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Johns

St Johns (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Bevan* 2,220 78.4 +17.1
Liberal Democrats W. Bensilum* 2,020 71.3 +13.4
Liberal Democrats P. Manning* 1,978 69.9 +14.1
Conservative V. Franklin 425 15.0 –14.2
Conservative P. Harmer 376 13.3 –13.1
Labour S. Morley 296 10.5 +1.0
Labour M. Souter 259 9.1 –0.2
Labour S. Parlour 256 9.0 +0.1
Turnout ~2,832 51.0 –3.3
Registered electors 5,552
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St Marys

St Marys (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Bargent* 916 56.7 +17.1
Liberal Democrats P. Miller* 856 53.0 +14.3
Liberal Democrats J. Duke 842 52.1 +19.9
Labour A. Mason 387 24.0 –6.3
Labour N. Jacobs 379 23.5 +9.4
Labour P. Ahern 374 23.2 +9.3
Conservative J. Brittain 276 17.1 +0.6
Conservative A. Harmer 258 16.0 +0.6
Conservative J. Stephenson 242 15.0 N/A
Turnout ~1,615 40.0 –20.4
Registered electors 4,038
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St Osyth & Point Clear

St Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Hendy 953 61.7 +13.4
Liberal Democrats J. White 810 52.4 +22.7
Conservative P. Amos 632 40.9 –1.4
Conservative R. Yaxley-Wilde 537 34.7 N/A
Turnout ~1,546 50.0 –4.7
Registered electors 3,091
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Tendring & Weeley

Tendring & Weeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. De Roy 399 52.1 +41.6
Conservative C. Lumber* 367 47.9 –25.8
Majority 32 4.2 N/A
Turnout 766 41.5 +6.5
Registered electors 1,852
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase33.7

Walton

Walton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Hall* 1,410 54.9 –7.1
Conservative D. Aldrich 1,362 53.1 –8.4
Conservative M. Page* 1,338 52.1 –9.2
Labour P. Lawes 1,091 42.5 +28.3
Labour J. Bird 1,036 40.4 N/A
Labour B. Theadom 978 38.1 N/A
Turnout ~2,566 47.7 –2.9
Registered electors 5,379
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Rush Green

Rush Green by-election: 6 February 1992[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 509 36.0 –2.7
Conservative 484 34.3 –4.4
Liberal Democrats 373 26.4 +7.2
Independent 47 3.3 N/A
Majority 25 1.7 N/A
Turnout 1,413 33.9 –10.1
Registered electors 4,168
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase0.9

Southcliff

Southcliff by-election: 18 February 1993[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 730 51.0 +6.9
Liberal Democrats 459 32.1 –12.2
Labour 207 14.5 +3.0
Other 36 2.5 N/A
Majority 271 18.9 N/A
Turnout 1,432 32.9 –16.1
Registered electors 4,353
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase9.6

Harwich West

Harwich West by-election: 18 March 1993[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 512 46.5 –16.7
Conservative 343 31.2 –5.6
Liberal Democrats 246 22.3 N/A
Majority 169 15.3 N/A
Turnout 1,101 28.8 –16.1
Registered electors 3,823
Labour hold Swing Decrease5.6

St Johns

St Johns by-election: 6 May 1993[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,243 58.0 –17.5
Labour 476 22.2 +12.1
Conservative 425 19.8 +5.3
Majority 767 35.8 N/A
Turnout 2,144 38.6 –12.4
Registered electors 5,554
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease14.8

Walton

Walton by-election: 2 December 1993[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 619 39.3 –17.1
Labour 551 34.9 –8.7
Liberal Democrats 407 25.8 N/A
Majority 68 4.4 N/A
Turnout 1,577 29.3 –18.4
Registered electors 5,382
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.2

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating by-election: 5 May 1994[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 538 37.9 –13.2
Labour 495 34.9 +16.2
Conservative 386 27.2 –3.1
Majority 43 3.0 N/A
Turnout 1,419 49.2 –6.8
Registered electors 2,884
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease14.7

St Batholomews

St Bartholomews by-election: 19 May 1994[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 726 54.6 N/A
Labour 346 26.0 N/A
Conservative 132 9.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats 125 9.4 N/A
Majority 380 28.6 N/A
Turnout 1,329 46.6 N/A
Registered electors 2,852
Independent gain from Residents

Lawford & Manningtree

Lawford & Manningtree by-election: 22 September 1994[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 650 46.4 +8.1
Liberal Democrats 398 28.4 –1.1
Conservative 352 25.1 –7.0
Majority 252 18.0 N/A
Turnout 1,400 35.0 –13.7
Registered electors 4,000
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.6

References

  1. ^ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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