1984 Colchester Borough Council election
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1984 UK local government election
1984 Colchester Borough Council election22 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank | Blank | Blank | |
| Party | Conservative | Labour | Alliance |
| Last election | 35 seats, 45.9% | 16 seats, 25.8% | 5 seats, 25.4% |
| Seats won | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| Seats after | 34 | 12 | 10 |
| Seat change | Decrease 1 | Decrease 4 | Increase 5 |
| Popular vote | 17,431 | 11,460 | 10,214 |
| Percentage | 42.9% | 28.2% | 25.1% |
| Swing | Decrease 3.0% | Increase 2.4% | Decrease 0.3% |
| Fourth party | Fifth party | ||
| Blank | Blank | ||
| Party | Tiptree Residents | Independent | |
| Last election | 3 seats, 2.9% | 1 seat, 0.0% | |
| Seats won | 1 | 0 | |
| Seats after | 3 | 1 | |
| Seat change | Steady | Steady | |
| Popular vote | 936 | 612 | |
| Percentage | 2.3% | 1.5% | |
| Swing | Decrease 0.6% | N/A | |
Winner of each seat at the 1984 Colchester Borough Council election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1984, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
Summary
[edit ]| 1984 Colchester Borough Council election[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 11 | Decrease 1 | 55.0 | 23 | 34 | 56.7 | 17,431 | 42.9 | –3.0 | |
| Labour | 4 | Decrease 4 | 20.0 | 8 | 12 | 20.0 | 11,460 | 28.2 | +2.4 | |
| Alliance | 5 | Increase 5 | 25.0 | 5 | 10 | 16.7 | 10,214 | 25.1 | –0.3 | |
| Tiptree Residents | 1 | Steady | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 936 | 2.3 | –0.6 | |
| Independent | 0 | Steady | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 612 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Ward results
[edit ]Berechurch
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | John William Stevens | 858 | 37.4 | +11.0 | |
| Labour | J. Fraser | 850 | 37.0 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | N. Kell | 587 | 25.6 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 8 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,295 | 38.6 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,938 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | Increase8.2 | |||
Castle
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Cole | 1,148 | 47.8 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | K. Taylor | 863 | 35.0 | +3.5 | |
| Alliance | M. Sheehan | 390 | 16.2 | −5.8 | |
| Majority | 285 | 11.9 | −3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,401 | 47.3 | −3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Decrease1.1 | |||
Dedham
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Cannings | 506 | 58.4 | −10.4 | |
| Alliance | G. Williams | 314 | 36.2 | +19.8 | |
| Labour | K. Hindle | 47 | 5.4 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 192 | 22.1 | −30.3 | ||
| Turnout | 867 | 57.0 | +7.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,520 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease15.1 | |||
East Donyland
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Sanderson* | 494 | 52.2 | −5.1 | |
| Labour | L. Shelley | 232 | 24.5 | −18.2 | |
| Alliance | A. Stevens | 221 | 23.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 262 | 27.7 | +13.1 | ||
| Turnout | 947 | 62.1 | +3.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,525 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase6.6 | |||
Harbour
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Bird* | 1,200 | 56.1 | +19.0 | |
| Conservative | M. Coyne | 502 | 23.5 | −1.8 | |
| Alliance | R. Puxley | 438 | 20.5 | −17.2 | |
| Majority | 698 | 32.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,140 | 39.5 | −8.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,418 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase10.4 | |||
Lexden
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | P. Brady | 1,179 | 49.5 | −4.5 | |
| Conservative | A. Bryant | 1,089 | 45.7 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | G. Rose | 116 | 4.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 90 | 3.8 | −8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,384 | 57.2 | −7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,171 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | Decrease4.0 | |||
Marks Tey
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. James* | 558 | 63.8 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | D. Brede | 317 | 36.2 | −6.5 | |
| Majority | 241 | 27.5 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 875 | 29.5 | −17.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,965 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Increase6.5 | |||
Mile End
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Borges* | 919 | 56.5 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | S. Dick | 478 | 29.4 | +5.6 | |
| Alliance | R. Baker | 230 | 14.1 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 441 | 27.1 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,627 | 41.9 | −5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,882 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease3.7 | |||
New Town
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Bob Russell* | 1,617 | 71.8 | +22.7 | |
| Labour | D. Williams | 365 | 16.2 | −11.6 | |
| Conservative | J. Clarke | 271 | 12.0 | −11.0 | |
| Majority | 1,252 | 55.6 | +34.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,253 | 48.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,656 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | Increase17.2 | |||
Prettygate
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Martin Hunt | 1,307 | 51.0 | +8.3 | |
| Conservative | G. Kent* | 940 | 36.7 | −8.6 | |
| Labour | Chris Pearson | 316 | 12.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 367 | 14.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,563 | 50.7 | −4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,052 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | Increase8.5 | |||
Shrub End
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | S. Cawley | 1,019 | 43.9 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | L. Woodrow* | 1,013 | 43.6 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | J. Maston | 289 | 12.5 | −12.5 | |
| Majority | 6 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,321 | 38.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,074 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | Increase0.3 | |||
St. Andrews
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | N. McLaughlin | 1,314 | 62.5 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | P. O'Reilly | 518 | 24.6 | −2.1 | |
| Alliance | D. Elmer | 272 | 12.9 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 796 | 37.9 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,104 | 31.4 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,710 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase4.0 | |||
St. Annes
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mary Frank* | 976 | 45.4 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | R. Chapman | 805 | 37.5 | −7.7 | |
| Alliance | Mike Hogg | 367 | 17.1 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 171 | 7.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,148 | 50.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,273 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase7.6 | |||
St. Johns
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Smith* | 861 | 51.9 | −9.5 | |
| Alliance | A. Hayman | 584 | 35.2 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | F. Rodgers | 214 | 12.9 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 277 | 16.7 | −19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,659 | 34.6 | −16.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,797 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease9.8 | |||
St. Marys
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Brooks | 1,297 | 62.7 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | J. Brice | 394 | 19.1 | +3.2 | |
| Alliance | D. Goss | 377 | 18.2 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 903 | 43.6 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,068 | 41.6 | −4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,970 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Decrease1.0 | |||
Stanway
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Chafer | 805 | 51.8 | −9.9 | |
| Conservative | J. Orpen-Smellie | 727 | 46.8 | −14.9 | |
| Alliance | C. Menzies | 470 | 30.3 | +9.4 | |
| Alliance | W. Sandford | 421 | 27.1 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | J. Bayles | 276 | 17.0 | −0.4 | |
| Labour | O. Gray | 247 | 15.9 | −1.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,553 | 35.8 | −7.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,337 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Tiptree
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptree Residents | T. Bird | 936 | 51.3 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | B. Martin | 610 | 33.4 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | C. Kingsnorth | 279 | 15.3 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 326 | 17.9 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,825 | 31.0 | −2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,833 | ||||
| Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | Decrease0.8 | |||
West Mersea
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Wheeler | 1,323 | 55.1 | −15.9 | |
| Conservative | L. Leader | 1,128 | 47.0 | −24.0 | |
| Independent | R. D'Wit | 612 | 25.5 | N/A | |
| Alliance | M. Livermore | 270 | 11.2 | −11.3 | |
| Labour | K. Bayles | 196 | 8.2 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | P. Kent | 147 | 6.1 | −0.4 | |
| Turnout | 2,402 | 49.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,842 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wivenhoe
[edit ]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Davies | 1,280 | 50.6 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | M Geddes | 978 | 38.7 | −15.6 | |
| Alliance | I. Brady | 270 | 10.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 302 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,528 | 41.5 | −3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,087 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | Increase10.4 | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University.