1992 Colchester Borough Council election

1992 Colchester Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.8% (Decrease3.7%}
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 28 seats, 39.9% 19 seats, 35.0%
Seats won 12 7
Seats after 29 21
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 17,668 15,937
Percentage 41.7% 37.6
Swing Increase 1.8% Increase 2.6%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour Tiptree Residents
Last election 11 seats, 20.4% 2 seats, 1.7%
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 8 2
Seat change Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 7,125 1,102
Percentage 16.8% 2.6%
Swing Decrease 3.6% Increase 0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in May 1992.[1] These were on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

1992 Colchester Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 12 Increase 1 54.5 17 29 47.5 17,668 41.7 +1.8
  Conservative 7 Increase 2 31.8 14 21 35.6 15,937 37.6 +2.6
  Labour 2 Decrease 3 9.1 6 8 13.6 7,125 16.8 –3.6
  Tiptree Residents 1 Steady 4.5 1 2 3.4 1,102 2.6 +0.9
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 577 1.4 –0.8

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John William Stevens 1,193 55.3 +0.6
Conservative N. Peckston 492 22.8 +6.0
Labour Dave Harris 451 20.9 −6.0
Green Walter Schwartz 22 1.0 −1.5
Majority 701 32.5 +4.7
Turnout 2,158 37.3 −5.7
Registered electors 5,784
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.7

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Spyvee 1,023 41.6 −8.2
Labour Ken Cooke 740 30.1 +6.6
Conservative H. Day 644 26.2 +3.6
Green S. Newton 50 2.0 −2.1
Majority 283 11.5 −14.8
Turnout 2,457 45.1 −0.9
Registered electors 5,448
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease7.4

Dedham

Dedham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Williams 503 54.2 −3.3
Conservative Christopher Manning-Press 401 43.2 +6.2
Labour J. Coombes 24 2.6 −2.9
Majority 98 11.0 −9.5
Turnout 928 61.0 −0.3
Registered electors 1,521
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease4.8

East Donyland

East Donyland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Holmes 448 44.6 +9.5
Labour B. Wilding* 384 38.2 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward 160 15.9 −8.7
Green S. Morton 13 1.3 N/A
Majority 64 6.4 N/A
Turnout 1,005 58.7 +5.4
Registered electors 1,711
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase5.8

Fordham

Fordham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cannon 459 58.5 +3.0
Liberal Democrats P. Morris 225 28.7 +11.9
Labour Richard Bourne 100 12.8 −14.9
Majority 234 29.8 +2.0
Turnout 784 54.3 −1.3
Registered electors 1,444
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.5

Harbour

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edna Fowler 1,234 56.0 +18.8
Labour S. Manning-Press 530 24.0 −19.4
Conservative S. Cockell 410 18.6 +1.9
Green P. Hitchin 30 1.4 −0.8
Majority 704 31.9 N/A
Turnout 2,204 37.9 −4.1
Registered electors 5,818
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase19.1

Lexden

Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sonia Lewis 1,244 50.0 +3.7
Liberal Democrats W. Sandford 1,122 45.1 −2.7
Labour L. Barrett 102 4.1 0.0
Green D. Smith 19 0.8 −1.0
Majority 122 4.9 N/A
Turnout 2,487 57.2 +0.2
Registered electors 4,348
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase3.2

Marks Tey

Marks Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Gower 440 51.2 +9.2
Liberal Democrats S. Ambridge 269 31.3 +1.6
Labour Julie Young 150 17.5 −10.8
Majority 171 19.9 +7.6
Turnout 859 42.8 −8.6
Registered electors 2,007
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.8

Mile End

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Borges 1,455 56.2 +7.5
Liberal Democrats B. Trusler 794 30.7 −0.9
Labour J. Evans 282 10.9 −5.6
Green T. Carvell 57 2.2 −0.9
Majority 661 25.5 +8.4
Turnout 2,588 36.2 −6.8
Registered electors 7,158
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.2

New Town

New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Stevens 1,228 58.4 −4.2
Labour S. Sharp 529 25.2 +1.9
Conservative S. Rowley 282 13.4 +3.9
Green B. Mordin 62 3.0 −1.5
Majority 699 33.3 −6.0
Turnout 2,101 40.7 −2.3
Registered electors 5,160
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.1

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Hunt 1,583 55.3 +10.3
Conservative W. Kimberley 1,036 36.2 −4.5
Labour T. Pearson 224 7.8 −4.3
Green Dorothy Schwarz 18 0.6 −2.0
Majority 547 19.1 +15.1
Turnout 2,861 49.4 −4.6
Registered electors 5,794
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.4

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Cawley 977 71.3 +17.7
Conservative S. Wilson 393 28.7 +9.2
Majority 584 42.6 +14.6
Turnout 1,370 23.2 −5.9
Registered electors 5,908
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.3

No Green (2.3%) or Labour (24.6%) candidates as previous.

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robert Newman 586 47.0
Labour Tim Young 514 41.3
Liberal Democrats J. Gamble 427 34.3
Conservative G. Newman 365 29.3
Conservative E. Winney 300 24.1
Green J. Buller 89 7.1
Turnout 1,246 24.7
Registered electors 5,946
Labour hold
Labour hold

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Fellows 1,008 46.3 −5.6
Labour K. Hindle 789 36.2 +1.4
Conservative N. Elcombe 358 16.4 +4.8
Green J. Van Every 24 1.1 −0.6
Majority 219 10.1 −7.0
Turnout 2,179 37.4 −5.6
Registered electors 5,833
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease3.5

St. John's

St. John's (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ray Gamble 1,410 54.8
Liberal Democrats E. Crunden 1,361 52.9
Conservative E. Hamilton 947 36.8
Conservative N. Taylor 921 35.8
Labour D. Betteridge 147 5.7
Green B. Smith 71 2.8
Turnout 2,574 45.1
Registered electors 5,708
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats H. Chamberlain 1,175 48.9 +10.8
Conservative Nigel Chapman 967 40.3 −1.8
Labour R. Turp 218 9.1 −6.9
Green J. Carvell 42 1.7 −2.1
Majority 208 8.7 N/A
Turnout 2,402 46.1 +2.1
Registered electors 5,216
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.3

Stanway

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Sykes 1,335 56.7 +3.3
Conservative J. Orpen-Smellie 826 35.1 +1.6
Labour E. Plowright 194 8.2 −7.8
Majority 509 21.6 +1.8
Turnout 2,355 41.1 −3.9
Registered electors 5.734
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase0.9

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tiptree Residents John Webb 1,102 46.3 +14.6
Conservative M. Hope 1,025 43.1 −3.0
Labour A. Atxtell 251 10.6 −11.5
Majority 77 3.2 −11.2
Turnout 2,378 39.9 +0.9
Registered electors 6,069
Tiptree Residents hold Swing Increase8.8

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Stewart 1,398 75.2 +11.2
Liberal Democrats G. Maynard 328 17.6 +3.1
Labour G. Newman 133 7.2 −2.4
Majority 1,070 57.6 +8.1
Turnout 1,859 33.6 −9.4
Registered electors 5,538
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.1

No Independent candidate as previous (11.9%).

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Thompson 1,129 48.5 +7.4
Labour S. Sharp 777 33.4 −4.3
Liberal Democrats I. O'Mahoney 313 13.4 −2.4
Green M. Paterson 110 4.7 −0.7
Majority 352 15.1 +11.7
Turnout 2,329 38.5 −5.5
Registered electors 6,052
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase5.9

References

  1. ^ "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).