1987 Colchester Borough Council election

1987 Colchester Borough Council election
← 1986 5 May 1987 (1987-05-05) 1988 →
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.7% (Increase4.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Alliance Labour
Last election 28 seats, 33.3% 16 seats, 36.0% 12 seats, 26.9%
Seats won 9 9 1
Seats after 24 22 10
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 6 Decrease 2
Popular vote 17,188 15,907 8,834
Percentage 39.7% 36.8% 20.4%
Swing Increase 6.4% Increase 0.8% Decrease 6.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Tiptree Residents Independent
Last election 3 seats, 2.7% 1 seat, 1.1%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,242 79
Percentage 2.9% 0.2%
Swing Increase 0.2% Decrease 0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1987 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1987 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

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1987 Colchester Borough Council election[1]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 9 Decrease 4 45.0 15 24 40.0 17,188 39.7 +6.4
  Alliance 9 Increase 6 45.0 13 22 36.7 15,907 36.8 +0.8
  Labour 1 Decrease 2 5.0 9 10 16.7 8,834 20.4 –6.5
  Tiptree Residents 1 Steady 0.0 2 3 5.0 1,242 2.9 +0.2
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.7 79 0.2 –0.9

Ward results

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Berechurch

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Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance H. Davis 1,342 45.0 +1.4
Labour R. McQuitty 1,003 33.6 −5.8
Conservative E. Parsons 640 21.4 +4.4
Majority 339 11.4 +7.2
Turnout 2,985 49.4 +2.4
Registered electors 6,046
Alliance gain from Labour Swing Increase3.6

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Chris Hall 1,309 43.8 +12.2
Conservative E. Humphreys* 1,037 34.7 +6.1
Labour S. Philpin 641 21.5 −18.3
Majority 272 9.1 N/A
Turnout 2,987 59.3 +6.1
Registered electors 5,039
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.1

Copford & Eight Ash Green

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Copford & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Dymond* 722 64.6 −4.0
Alliance B. Trusler 276 24.7 +8.9
Labour S. Dick 120 10.7 −4.9
Majority 446 39.9 −12.9
Turnout 1,118 49.9 −0.5
Registered electors 2,242
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.5

Great & Little Horksley

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Great & Little Horksley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Allan 540 59.5 −8.8
Alliance T. Hubbard 246 27.2 +4.3
Labour Lucy Wood 122 13.4 +4.6
Majority 294 32.3 −20.5
Turnout 908 50.3 −0.1
Registered electors 1,804
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.6

Great Tey

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Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Browning* 598 64.6 −11.4
Alliance G. Ambridge 254 27.5 +15.8
Labour P. Doncaster 73 7.9 −4.4
Majority 344 37.1 −26.6
Turnout 925 53.3 +8.5
Registered electors 1,735
Conservative hold Swing Decrease13.6

Harbour

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Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance E. Fowler 994 36.4 +1.8
Labour B. Wilding 939 34.4 −9.6
Conservative Mike Coyne 719 26.3 +6.4
Independent D. Smith 79 2.9 N/A
Majority 55 2.0 N/A
Turnout 2,731 48.4 +3.2
Registered electors 5,637
Alliance hold Swing Increase5.7

Lexden

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Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Ian Trusler* 1,324 52.3 −1.4
Conservative Sonia Lewis 1,086 42.9 +2.3
Labour J. Crawford 121 4.8 −0.9
Majority 238 9.4 −3.7
Turnout 2,531 58.9 +5.3
Registered electors 4,296
Alliance hold Swing Decrease1.9

Mile End

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Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Fulford* 942 51.9 +3.8
Alliance W. Reid 617 34.0 +3.0
Labour A. Hayden-Case 255 14.1 −6.8
Majority 325 17.9 +0.8
Turnout 1,814 44.9 +3.2
Registered electors 4,044
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.4

New Town

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New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Coleman* 1,090 55.2 −5.2
Labour Sandra Benedetti 529 26.8 +2.1
Conservative J. Clarke 355 18.0 +3.2
Majority 561 28.4 −7.3
Turnout 1,974 40.7 +1.4
Registered electors 4,856
Alliance hold Swing Decrease3.7

Prettygate

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Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Yates 1,371 46.7 −8.3
Conservative R. Stevenson 1,221 41.6 +10.1
Labour G. Thompson 341 11.6 −1.8
Majority 150 5.1 −18.4
Turnout 2,933 58.0 +6.3
Registered electors 5,059
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Decrease9.2

Pyefleet

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Pyefleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Parsonson 605 73.7 +7.4
Alliance P. Mills 139 16.9 −5.5
Labour J. Brice 77 9.4 −2.0
Majority 466 56.8 +12.9
Turnout 821 58.6 −5.8
Registered electors 1,401
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.5

Shrub End

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Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance K. Starling 1,316 58.3 +1.0
Labour Frank Wilkin* 526 23.3 −9.1
Conservative A. Stevenson 415 18.4 +8.1
Majority 790 35.0 +10.1
Turnout 2,257 36.4 −0.4
Registered electors 6,196
Alliance gain from Labour Swing Increase5.1

St. Andrew's

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St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Bayles 1,176 44.5 −14.9
Conservative E. Winney 737 27.9 +5.9
Alliance P. Smith 729 27.6 +9.0
Majority 439 16.6 −20.8
Turnout 2,642 29.9 +4.5
Registered electors 8,835
Labour hold Swing Decrease10.4

St. Anne's

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St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance E. Crunden 997 40.2 +0.8
Conservative H. Pawsey* 864 34.9 +6.0
Labour Chris Pearson 618 24.9 −6.8
Majority 133 5.3 −2.4
Turnout 2,479 50.6 +4.3
Registered electors 4,903
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.6

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance John Baker 1,190 47.5 +2.0
Conservative B. West* 1,116 44.5 +1.1
Labour K. Hindle 200 8.0 −3.1
Majority 74 3.0 +0.9
Turnout 2,506 49.8 +3.5
Registered electors 5,034
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing Increase0.5

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Spendlove* 1,253 51.2 +3.6
Alliance C. Curtis 801 32.7 +2.9
Labour R. Turp 392 16.0 −6.7
Majority 452 18.5 +0.7
Turnout 2,446 49.6 +9.4
Registered electors 4,927
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.4

Stanway

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Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Orpen-Smellie* 1,087 46.9 +6.0
Alliance Colin Sykes 962 41.5 −2.5
Labour N. Bullen 268 11.6 −3.5
Majority 125 5.4 N/A
Turnout 2,317 43.7 +3.0
Registered electors 5,305
Conservative hold Swing Increase4.3

Tiptree

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Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tiptree Residents J. Webb* 1,242 65.4 +4.9
Conservative P. Bowdidge 456 24.0 −1.7
Labour D. Chappell 202 10.6 −3.2
Majority 786 41.4 +6.6
Turnout 1,900 31.4 +0.9
Registered electors 6,044
Tiptree Residents hold Swing Increase3.3

West Mersea

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West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Williams* 1,512 64.6 +2.6
Alliance A. Stevens 685 29.3 −0.4
Labour L. Shelley 142 6.1 −2.2
Majority 827 35.3 +3.0
Turnout 2,339 45.0 +7.6
Registered electors 5,193
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.5

Wivenhoe

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Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Last* 1,283 48.7 +11.0
Labour Robert Newman 1,089 41.3 −1.1
Alliance L. Footring 265 10.0 −9.9
Majority 194 7.4 N/A
Turnout 2,637 43.6 +2.7
Registered electors 6,043
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.1

References

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  1. ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University.
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