2010 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats toColchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.3% (30.8%)
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 23 seats, 37.2% 27 seats, 37.3% Seats before 23 27 Seats won 10 8 Seats after 26 24 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 27,738 26,184 Percentage 39.9% 37.6% Swing 2.7% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 seats, 13.0% 3 seats, 3.5% Seats before 7 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 7 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,067 2,710 Percentage 13.0% 3.9% Swing 0.0% 0.4%
Leader of the council before election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats Leader of the council after election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats

The2010 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members ofColchesterBorough Council inEssex,England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrats 26
• Conservative 24
• Labour 7
• Independent 3^[2]

TheLiberal Democrats became the largest party on the council with 26 seats after taking 3 seats from theConservatives.^[3] The gains came inBerechurch and Mile Endwards where the sittingcouncillors were not defending the seats, as well asStanway where Conservative councillor Gaye Pyman was defeated by 265 votes.^[3] This dropped the Conservatives to 24 seats, whileLabour stayed on 7 seats and there remained 3independents.^[2] Overallturnout at the election was 65.3%, ranging from a high of 74.6% in Pyefleet to a low of 47.9% in St Andrew's ward.^[3]

Following the election the coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents remained in control of the council administration.^[2]

2010 Colchester Borough Council election[4]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10	3	50.0	16	26	43.3	27,738	39.9	+2.7
	Conservative	8	3	40.0	16	24	40.0	26,184	37.6	+0.3
	Labour	1		5.0	6	7	11.7	9,067	13.0	±0.0
	Independent	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	2,710	3.9	+0.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,792	5.4	–3.1
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	98	0.1	New

Berechurch^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Mudie	1,535	40.7	+6.4
	Labour	Christopher Pearson	1,224	32.5	−4.5
	Conservative	Andrew Bright	897	23.8	+1.9
	Green	Maria Iacovou	112	3.0	−3.8
Majority			311	8.3	N/A
Turnout			3,768	58.5	+25.0
Registered electors			6,449
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	5.5

Birch & Winstree^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Bentley*	2,019	62.9	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine Westcott-Boyd	677	21.1	+2.2
	Labour	James Spencer	358	11.2	+5.2
	Green	Angela Livingstone	154	4.8	−0.2
Majority			1,342	41.8	−9.5
Turnout			3,208	72.5	+35.0
Registered electors			4,453
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.7

Castle^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Frame	1,774	41.8	−3.4
	Conservative	Lucy Craymer	1,112	26.2	+8.6
	Green	Peter Lynn	913	21.5	−10.2
	Labour	Adam Fox	449	10.6	+5.1
Majority			662	15.6	+2.1
Turnout			4,248	59.1	+21.0
Registered electors			7,225
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	6.0

Christ Church^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Cope*	1,218	51.6	+9.2
	Conservative	Alan Drew	717	30.4	−3.8
	Green	Alexander Cave	226	9.6	−8.1
	Labour	Michael Donnachie	200	8.5	+2.8
Majority			501	21.2	+13.0
Turnout			2,361	73.4	+27.4
Registered electors			3,238
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	6.5

Fordham & Stour^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Arnold	1,698	57.4	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Woodward	749	25.3	+12.1
	Labour	Michael Gilheany	335	11.3	+2.5
	Green	Clarice Mort	176	5.9	−4.8
Majority			949	32.1	−21.8
Turnout			2,958	72.4	+38.1
Registered electors			4,104
	Conservativehold		Swing	11.0

Harbour^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Blandon*	1,452	57.9	−1.4
	Conservative	Grant Mitchell	583	23.3	+1.2
	Labour	Stephen Adshead	329	13.1	+1.6
	Green	Stephen Ford	143	5.7	−1.5
Majority			869	34.7	−2.5
Turnout			2,507	55.9	+28.2
Registered electors			4,480
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	1.3

Highwoods^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gerard Oxford*	2,057	48.2	−11.3
	Conservative	Joshua Woulfe	848	19.9	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Grimsey	831	19.5	+8.2
	Labour	Janet Smith	352	8.2	+3.6
	BNP	Patrick Sullivan	98	2.3	−4.0
	Green	Robert Spence	85	2.0	−1.0
Majority			1,209	28.3	−15.9
Turnout			4,271	63.0	+31.6
Registered electors			6,801
	Independenthold		Swing	8.0

Lexden^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sonia Lewis*	1,729	55.5	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Josephine Hayes	1,084	34.8	+7.2
	Labour	Audrey Spencer	168	5.4	+1.3
	Green	Clare Palmer	132	4.2	−1.8
Majority			645	20.7	−14.1
Turnout			3,113	72.1	+30.9
Registered electors			4,333
	Conservativehold		Swing	7.0

Mile End^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Greenhill	2,577	55.9	−5.2
	Conservative	Matthew Eaton	1,516	32.9	+0.7
	Labour	Ian Yates	372	8.1	+4.7
	Green	Mary Bryan	146	3.2	−0.2
Majority			1,061	23.0	−5.9
Turnout			1,061	65.1	+26.1
Registered electors			7,110
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	3.0

New Town^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Theresa Higgins	2,061	59.1	−3.5
	Conservative	Mo Metcalf-Fisher	680	19.5	+2.9
	Labour	Rossanna Trudgian	441	12.7	+3.7
	Green	Linda Wonnacott	304	8.7	−3.1
Majority			1,381	39.6	−6.4
Turnout			3,486	56.1	+28.6
Registered electors			6,241
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	3.2

Prettygate^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Lissimore*	2,055	46.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Loxley	1,891	42.9	−1.4
	Labour	Michael Dale	320	7.3	+1.9
	Green	Peter Appleton	146	3.3	−1.5
Majority			164	3.7	+2.6
Turnout			4,412	74.1	+29.9
Registered electors			5,970
	Conservativehold		Swing	1.3

Pyefleet^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terence Sutton	699	43.8	−17.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Raven	681	42.7	+30.2
	Labour	Robert Fisher	146	9.2	+2.3
	Green	Tobie Glenny	69	4.3	−3.4
Majority			18	1.1	−47.8
Turnout			1,595	74.6	+32.2
Registered electors			2,144
	Conservativehold		Swing	23.9

St. Andrew's^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Young*	1,323	43.0	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Warner	1,107	36.0	+5.7
	Conservative	Daniel Ellis	545	17.7	+3.0
	Green	Beverley Maltby	100	3.3	−0.6
Majority			216	7.0	−13.8
Turnout			3,075	47.9	+23.0
Registered electors			6,433
	Labourhold		Swing	7.0

St. Anne's^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hogg*	2,214	58.4	+1.9
	Conservative	Benjamin Caine	916	24.2	+3.0
	Labour	Bruce Tuxford	490	12.9	−1.8
	Green	Sandra Moog	168	4.4	−3.2
Majority			1,298	34.3	−1.1
Turnout			3,788	58.2	+29.5
Registered electors			6,534
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	0.6

St. John's^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Gamble*	1,833	62.1	−9.5
	Conservative	Andrew Tollick	813	27.5	+5.1
	Labour	Luke Dopson	217	7.4	+4.0
	Green	David Traynier	89	3.0	+0.4
Majority			1,020	34.6	−14.6
Turnout			2,952	71.9	+29.9
Registered electors			4,117
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	7.3

Shrub End^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lyn Barton*	1,832	48.8	+5.9
	Conservative	Darius Laws	1,321	35.2	−7.1
	Labour	Paul Fryer-Kelsey	465	12.4	+2.2
	Green	Walter Schwarz	135	3.6	−1.0
Majority			511	13.6	+13.0
Turnout			3,753	55.7	+25.7
Registered electors			6,755
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	6.5

Stanway^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Sykes	1,991	46.0	+0.4
	Conservative	Gaye Pyman*	1,726	39.9	−3.4
	Labour	David Hough	478	11.1	+3.9
	Green	Pamela Nelson	130	3.0	−0.9
Majority			265	6.1	+3.9
Turnout			4,325	66.9	+28.1
Registered electors			6,498
	Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing	1.9

Tiptree^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Elliott*	2,266	55.3	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Lower	858	21.0	+2.3
	Labour	Robert Spademan	732	17.9	+4.8
	Green	Katherine Bamforth	238	5.8	−1.9
Majority			1,408	34.4	−7.4
Turnout			4,094	67.0	+36.6
Registered electors			6,145
	Conservativehold		Swing	3.8

West Mersea^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jowers*	2,694	65.2	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Stevens	838	20.3	+10.7
	Labour	John Wood	392	9.5	+2.7
	Green	Christopher Fox	207	5.0	−0.9
Majority			1,856	44.9	−23.2
Turnout			4,131	69.2	+34.7
Registered electors			5,988
	Conservativehold		Swing	11.6

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