1990 Colchester Borough Council election

1990 Colchester Borough Council election
All 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.4% (5.1%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1990 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to the Borough of Colchester, a local government district and borough in Essex, England, took place in 1990. Due to boundary changes the entire council was up for election as opposed to the normal one-third.

Results summary

Colchester Borough Council election, 1990
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	28	—	—	4	46.7	35.4	46,791	+2.9
Conservative	17	—	—	6	28.3	30.8	40,625	–8.9
Labour	12	—	—	3	20.0	29.1	38,486	+4.0
Tiptree Residents	3	—	—	0	5.0	2.4	3,170	–0.3
Green	0	—	—	0	0.0	1.1	1,438	New
Independent	0	—	—	1	0.0	0.6	763	New
SDP	0	—	—	0	0.0	0.5	640	New
Anti-Poll Tax	0	—	—	0	0.0	0.1	160	New

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Davis*	1,545	52.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Stevens*	1,465	49.3
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Sutton	1,340	45.1
	Labour	R. McQuilty	1,210	40.7
	Labour	Dave Harris	1,069	35.9
	Labour	Don Quinn	1,016	34.2
	Conservative	J. Parsons	451	15.2
	Conservative	S. Wilson	429	14.4
	Conservative	N. Peckston	398	13.4
Turnout			2,974	51.3
Registered electors			5,797
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Birch Messing Copford

Birch Messing Copford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Crowe	619	51.0
	Labour	C. Shreeve	297	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. Nelson	257	22.7
Majority			354	24.7
Turnout			1,173	48.5
Registered electors			2,333
	Conservative win (new seat)

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Garrett*	619	59.9	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	W. Chivers	273	26.4	−1.0
	Labour	F. Richards	142	13.7	+4.1
Majority			346	33.5	−2.1
Turnout			1,034	55.1	+4.8
Registered electors			1,876
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.1

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hall*	1,239	46.4
	Labour	Ken Cooke*	1,154	43.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Carter	1,020	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Merriweather	969	36.3
	Labour	J. Cant	790	29.6
	Conservative	E. Humphreys	698	26.1
	Labour	R. Turp	663	24.8
	Conservative	G. Haig-Thomas	581	21.8
	Conservative	M. Snaith	568	21.3
	Green	T. Manley	333	12.5
Turnout			2,671	51.5
Registered electors			5,186
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Dedham

Dedham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams*	565	57.5	+3.6
	Conservative	N. Everett	364	37.0	−6.4
	Labour	G. Newman	54	5.5	+2.8
Majority			201	20.5
Turnout			983	61.3
Registered electors			1,559
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.0

East Donyland

East Donyland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Wilding	364	40.3	+9.1
	Conservative	J. Sanderson*	317	35.1	−21.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Woodward	222	24.6	+12.7
Majority			47	5.2	N/A
Turnout			903	53.3	−2.8
Registered electors			1,695
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.5

Fordham

Fordham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Cannon*	440	55.5	−10.6
	Labour	R. Lee	220	27.7	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Thomas	133	16.8	+1.6
Majority			220	27.8	−19.6
Turnout			793	55.6	+7.3
Registered electors			1,425
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.8

Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Paice	500	55.1	−4.4
	Labour	Lucy Wood	257	28.3	+14.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. Chamberlain	151	16.6	−10.5
Majority			243	26.8	−5.5
Turnout			908	51.6	+1.3
Registered electors			1,760
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Great Tey

Great Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Brice	531	54.3	+36.8
	Conservative	I. Stratford	352	36.0	−24.4
	Labour	P. Doncaster	95	9.7	+1.8
Majority			179	18.3	N/A
Turnout			978	56.4	+3.1
Registered electors			1,734
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	30.6

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Bird*	1,292	55.9
	Liberal Democrats	E. Fowler*	1,198	51.9
	Labour	Rod Green*	1,183	51.2
	Labour	S. Manning-Press	936	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Blandon	881	38.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Gilfillan	787	34.1
	Conservative	Mike Coyne	490	21.2
	Anti Poll Tax	D. Smith	160	6.9
Turnout			2,310	42.5
Registered electors			5,435
	Labour hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour hold

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Trusler*	1,452	58.7
	Liberal Democrats	W. Sandford*	1,290	52.1
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Williamson	1,208	48.8
	Conservative	Sonia Lewis*	1,054	42.6
	Conservative	P. Crafford	1,015	41.0
	Conservative	Christopher Manning-Press	933	37.7
	Labour	J. Crawford	245	9.9
	Labour	D. Francis	225	9.1
Turnout			2,474	56.4
Registered electors			4,386
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Marks Tey

Marks Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Gower*	443	42.0	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ambridge	313	29.7	+4.8
	Labour	G. Taylor	299	28.3	+7.7
Majority			130	12.3	−8.1
Turnout			1,055	51.4	+7.6
Registered electors			2,501
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Fulford*	1,361	51.6
	Conservative	P. Borges*	1,353	51.3
	Conservative	D. Fulford*	1,336	50.6
	Labour	M. Snowling	1,026	38.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Trusler	986	37.3
	Labour	Sandra Benedetti	951	36.0
	Labour	A. Harley	911	34.5
Turnout			2,640	41.0
Registered electors			6,440
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Russell*	1,605	64.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Stevens	1,479	59.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Haylock	1,396	56.1
	Labour	A. Clavane	842	33.8
	Labour	Dave Speed	833	33.5
	Labour	S. McBride-Dick	817	32.8
	Conservative	J. Clarke	296	11.9
	SDP	J. Parrick	209	8.4
Turnout			2,490	47.7
Registered electors			5,220
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Goss	1,823	59.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hunt	1,791	58.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Yates	1,707	55.7
	Conservative	H. Stutter	1,096	35.8
	Conservative	W. Kimberley	1,096	35.8
	Conservative	S. Rowley	1,050	34.3
	Labour	T. Pearson	632	20.6
Turnout			3,065	52.2
Registered electors			5,871
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Pyefleet

Pyefleet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Taber	562	53.4	−20.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Treacher	490	46.6	+29.7
Majority			72	6.8
Turnout			1,052	57.5
Registered electors			1,830
	Conservative hold		Swing	25.0

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Daldry*	1,085	63.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Cawley*	1,043	60.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Starling*	964	56.3
	Labour	D. Bober	607	35.4
	Labour	Frank Wilkin	593	34.6
	Labour	R. Edwards	480	28.0
	Conservative	A. Edwards	360	21.0
Turnout			1,713	30.4
Registered electors			5,636
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Graham Bober*	1,417	77.3
	Labour	J. Baylis*	1,285	70.1
	Labour	P. Truscott*	1,213	66.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brady	433	23.6
	Conservative	A. Pearson	391	21.3
	Conservative	N. Taylor	376	20.5
	Green	Mohammed Shabbeer	374	20.4
Turnout			1,833	30.2
Registered electors			6,068
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mary Frank*	1,234	47.8
	Labour	K. Hindle	1,182	45.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hogg*	1,164	45.1
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crudden*	1,091	42.3
	Labour	Tim Young	1,069	41.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Fellows	1,022	39.6
	Conservative	E. Hamilton	500	19.4
	Conservative	N. Elcombe	481	18.7
Turnout			2,579	44.4
Registered electors			5,808
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Baker*	1,718	57.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Gamble	1,562	52.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hiller	1,502	50.1
	Conservative	J. Baldock	1,152	38.4
	Conservative	D. McBean	1,039	34.7
	Conservative	D. Mills	1,020	34.0
	Labour	M. Scott	548	18.3
	Labour	L. Shelley	451	15.0
Turnout			2,998	50.9
Registered electors			5,889
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Spendlove*	1,052	49.4
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman*	983	46.2
	Conservative	H. Pawsey	953	44.8
	Labour	Pauline Cook	871	40.9
	Labour	Maureen Lee	763	35.9
	Labour	K. Taylor	757	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hunt	575	27.0
	SDP	M. Patrick	431	20.3
Turnout			2,128	42.5
Registered electors			5,008
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ellis*	1,547	56.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Sykes*	1,481	54.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Davis	1,355	49.5
	Conservative	J. Orpen-Smellie*	858	31.4
	Conservative	A. McNeill	814	29.8
	Conservative	E. Gawthrop	806	29.5
	Labour	S. Broadhurst	463	16.9
	Labour	E. Plowright	444	16.2
	Labour	Julie Young	438	16.0
Turnout			2,736	49.6
Registered electors			5,516
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Tiptree Residents	E. Bird*	1,197	52.5
	Tiptree Residents	John Webb*	1,023	44.9
	Tiptree Residents	John Elliott*	950	41.7
	Conservative	B. Martin	895	39.3
	Independent	J. Olley	763	33.5
	Labour	Mike Dale	724	31.8
	Labour	A. Axtell	653	28.6
	Labour	E. Garwood	634	27.8
Turnout			2,280	37.2
Registered electors			6,130
	Tiptree Residents hold
	Tiptree Residents hold
	Tiptree Residents hold

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Baldwin	1,160	84.2
	Conservative	J. Lampon*	840	61.0
	Conservative	J. Nicholls	760	55.2
Turnout			1,378	37.7
Registered electors			3,656
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Winstree

Winstree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead*	652	65.3	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sykes	346	34.7	+2.4
Majority			306	30.6
Turnout			998	55.8
Registered electors			1,789
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.1

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Margaret Kimberley*	1,593	81.7
	Conservative	J. Stewart	1,516	77.7
	Conservative	John Bouckley	1,499	76.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. License	627	32.2
	Labour	E. Newman	620	31.8
Turnout			1,950	35.9
Registered electors			5,431
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Richardson	1,627	59.4
	Labour	S. Sharp*	1,545	56.4
	Labour	Robert Newman	1,415	51.6
	Conservative	David Adams*	980	35.8
	Conservative	C. Thompson	977	35.6
	Conservative	M. Last*	940	34.3
	Green	P. Harris	731	26.7
Turnout			2,741	45.4
Registered electors			6,038
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative