2019 UK local government election
2019 Colchester Borough Council election Turnout 32.6% ( 0.5%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Darius Laws
Mark Cory
Tim Young
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Leader since
1992
Leader's seat
Castle(defeated)
Wivenhoe
Greenstead
Last election
25 seats, 40.4%
12 seats, 19.9%
11 seats, 25.3%
Seats before
25
12
11
Seats won
6
6
3
Seats after
23
13
11
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
15,387
11,638
7,740
Percentage
35.2%
26.6%
17.7%
Swing
5.2%
6.7%
7.6%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Beverly Oxford
Mark Goacher
Party
Independent
Green
Leader's seat
Highwoods
Castle
Last election
3 seats, 7.1%
0 seats, 7.0%
Seats before
3
0
Seats won
1
1
Seats after
3
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
2,775
5,939
Percentage
6.3%
13.6%
Swing
0.8%
6.6%
Results map of the Colchester Borough Council election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019. Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards.[ 1]
Result Summary
Candidates by Party
Conservative Party (17/17)
Liberal Democrats (17/17)
Result
Colchester Borough Council election, 2019
Party
This election
Full council
This election
Seats
Net
Seats %
Other
Total
Total %
Votes
Votes %
+/−
Conservative
6
2
35.3
17
23
45.1
15,387
35.2
5.2
Liberal Democrats
6
1
35.3
7
13
25.5
11,638
26.6
6.7
Labour
3
17.6
8
11
21.6
7,740
17.7
7.6
Independent
1
5.9
2
3
5.9
2,775
6.3
0.8
Green
1
1
5.9
0
1
2.0
5,939
13.6
6.6
UKIP
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
248
0.6
New
Visual representation of the Council
Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
↓
12
11
3
25
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Ind
Conservative
Following the election, the composition of the council was:
↓
13
11
3
1
23
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Ind
G
Conservative
Ward results
The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 4 April 2019 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election.[ 2]
Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*
Berechurch
Berechurch ward
Castle
Castle ward
Greenstead
Greenstead ward
Highwoods
Highwoods ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Lexden & Braiswick ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Marks Tey & Layer ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Mersea & Pyefleet ward
Mile End
Mile End ward
No Independent candidate as previous (−1.8).
New Town & Christ Church
New Town & Christ Church ward
No Independent candidate as previous (−2.3).
Old Heath & The Hythe
Old Heath & The Hythe ward
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8).
Prettygate
Prettygate ward
Rural North
Rural North ward
Shrub End
Shrub End ward
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8).
St. Anne's & St. John's
St. Anne's & St. John's ward
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.5).
Stanway
Stanway ward
Tiptree
Tiptree ward
Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe ward
References