Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in May 1991.[1] These were on the same day as other Local elections across England and Wales.

Summary

1991 Colchester Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 10 Steady 50.0 18 28 46.7 17,518 39.9 +4.5
  Conservative 8 Increase 2 40.0 11 19 31.7 15,351 35.0 +4.2
  Labour 2 Decrease 1 10.0 9 11 18.3 8,952 20.4 –8.7
  Tiptree Residents 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 3.3 740 1.7 –0.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 953 2.2 +1.1
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 335 0.8 +0.2

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Terry Sutton* 1,354 54.7 +5.9
Labour Dave Harris 666 26.9 −10.0
Conservative S. Rowley 391 15.8 +1.5
Green Mary Richardson 63 2.5 N/A
Majority 688 27.8 N/A
Turnout 2,474 43.0 −8.3
Registered electors 5,805
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase8.0

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Garnett* 665 65.3 +5.4
Liberal Democrats W. Chivers 354 34.7 +8.3
Majority 311 30.6 −3.3
Turnout 665 56.0 +0.9
Registered electors 1,826
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.5

No Labour candidate as previous (13.7%).

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Carter* 1,234 49.8 +9.5
Labour J. Cant 583 23.5 −9.1
Conservative G. Haigh-Thomas 561 22.6 −0.5
Green S. Newton 101 4.1 −0.1
Majority 651 26.3 N/A
Turnout 2,479 46.0 −5.5
Registered electors 5,343
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.3

Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Paice* 560 60.2 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Ronald Baker 215 23.1 +6.5
Labour Maureen Lee 155 16.7 +0.1
Majority 345 37.1 +10.2
Turnout 930 52.0 +0.4
Registered electors 1,795
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.3

Great Tey

Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Brice* 719 68.0 +13.7
Conservative I. Stratford 339 32.0 −4.0
Majority 380 35.9 +17.6
Turnout 1,058 61.0 +4.6
Registered electors 1,727
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.9

Harbour

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rod Green* 1,017 43.4 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Blandon 873 37.2 −4.2
Conservative Mike Coyne 391 16.7 +9.6
Green D. Ross 52 2.2 N/A
Independent D. Smith 11 0.5 N/A
Majority 144 6.1 N/A
Turnout 2,344 42.0 −0.5
Registered electors 5,721
Labour hold Swing Increase1.6

Lexden

Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Williamson* 1,167 47.8 −5.4
Conservative Sonia Lewis 1,131 46.3 +5.9
Labour D. Francis 100 4.1 −2.2
Green D. Smith 45 1.8 N/A
Majority 36 1.5 N/A
Turnout 2,443 57.0 +0.6
Registered electors 4,351
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mile End

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Fulford* 1,380 48.7 −1.4
Liberal Democrats B. Trusler 895 31.6 +19.2
Labour J. Evans 468 16.5 −19.9
Green Peter Ward 89 3.1 N/A
Majority 485 17.1 N/A
Turnout 2,832 43.0 +2.0
Registered electors 6,735
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.3

New Town

New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Haylock* 1,391 62.6 +2.7
Labour Dave Speed 518 23.3 −10.0
Conservative N. Elcombe 211 9.5 +5.0
Green K. Smallwood 101 4.5 N/A
Majority 873 39.3 N/A
Turnout 2,221 43.0 −4.7
Registered electors 5,217
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase6.4

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Sheppard 1,399 44.7 −13.2
Conservative H. Shutter 1,274 40.7 +5.4
Labour T. Pearson 379 12.1 +5.2
Green J. Havelock 81 2.6 N/A
Majority 125 4.0 N/A
Turnout 3,133 54.0 +1.8
Registered electors 5,810
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease9.3

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Starling* 867 53.6 −6.6
Labour Frank Wilkin 397 24.6 −8.1
Conservative S. Willson 316 19.5 +12.5
Green Walter Schwartz 37 2.3 N/A
Majority 470 28.0 N/A
Turnout 1,617 29.1 −1.3
Registered electors 5,831
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase0.8

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Truscott* 861 54.2 −17.1
Liberal Democrats J. Gamble 338 21.3 +13.4
Conservative N. Taylor 316 19.9 +5.9
Green Mohammed Shabbeer 73 4.6 −2.2
Majority 523 32.9 N/A
Turnout 1,588 26.0 −4.2
Registered electors 6,039
Labour hold Swing Decrease15.3

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg* 1,311 51.9 +9.6
Labour Tim Young 879 34.8 −10.2
Conservative E. Hamilton 292 11.6 −1.1
Green B. Smith 42 1.7 N/A
Majority 432 17.1 N/A
Turnout 2,524 43.0 −1.4
Registered electors 5,872
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.9

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Hiller* 1,598 52.7 −0.5
Conservative D. McBean 1,122 37.0 +1.3
Labour M. Scott 270 8.9 −1.2
Green N. Shabbeer 40 1.3 N/A
Majority 476 15.7 N/A
Turnout 3,030 52.0 +1.1
Registered electors 5,778
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease0.9

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Pawsey* 963 42.1 −4.7
Liberal Democrats H. Chamberlain 871 38.1 +29.1
Labour R. Turp 365 16.0 −21.4
Green K. Monteith 87 3.8 N/A
Majority 92 4.0 N/A
Turnout 2,286 44.0 +1.5
Registered electors 5,151
Conservative hold Swing Decrease16.9

Stanway

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Davis* 1,367 53.4 −0.5
Conservative J. Orpen-Smellie 859 33.5 +3.6
Labour R. Turp 365 16.0 −0.4
Independent E. Curtis-Oram 47 1.8 N/A
Majority 508 19.8 N/A
Turnout 2,638 45.0 −4.6
Registered electors 5,694
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.1

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Martin 1,092 46.1 +33.1
Tiptree Residents John Elliott* 740 31.7 −14.7
Labour A. Axtrill 516 22.1 −7.3
Majority 352 14.4 N/A
Turnout 2,348 39.0 +1.8
Registered electors 6,069
Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents Swing Increase23.9

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lampon* 910 47.6 −10.4
Liberal Democrats K. Free 809 42.4 +0.4
Labour Julie Young 191 10.0 N/A
Majority 101 5.3 N/A
Turnout 1,910 52.0 +14.3
Registered electors 3,664
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.4

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bouckley* 1,486 64.0 −14.7
Liberal Democrats M. Livermore 337 14.5 +3.8
Independent P. French 277 11.9 N/A
Labour G. Newman 222 9.6 −1.0
Majority 1,149 49.5 N/A
Turnout 2,322 43.0 +7.1
Registered electors 5,465
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.3

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Adams* 1,092 41.1 +5.8
Labour Robert Newman 1,001 37.7 −18.1
Liberal Democrats I. O'Mahoney 419 15.8 N/A
Green M. Paterson 142 5.4 −3.5
Majority 91 3.4 N/A
Turnout 2,654 44.0 −1.4
Registered electors 6,060
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase12.0

References

  1. ^ "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Colchester_Borough_Council_election
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