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Elections toColchester Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. Seventeen members of thecouncil - one-third of the whole — were elected, one from each of the seventeen wards. It was the first standardelection to take place following comprehensive boundary changes in 2016. This set of seats was last up for election in2016, with the third-placed elected candidates being up for election in 2018.
The four main parties put up a full slate of candidates, and Independents stood in eight wards.
| 2018 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 10 | 58.8 | 15 | 25 | 49.0 | 15,765 | 40.4 | +2.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 11.8 | 10 | 12 | 23.5 | 8,472 | 19.9 | -2.7 | ||
| Labour | 4 | 23.5 | 7 | 11 | 21.6 | 10,783 | 25.3 | +3.1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 5.9 | 2 | 3 | 5.9 | 3,130 | 7.1 | +3.0 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,880 | 7.0 | -2.6 | ||
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 12 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| Liberal Democrats | Labour | Ind | Conservative |
TheLiberal Democrats,Labour Party, and Independent groups reached a deal that would continue their coalition,[2] with Cllr Mark Cory to replace the unseated Paul Smith as Leader of theCouncil.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Martyn Warnes* | 1,275 | 62.6 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Bright | 510 | 25.0 | +11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler | 178 | 8.7 | +2.1 | |
| Green | Andy Brooke | 75 | 3.7 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 765 | 37.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,038 | 27.2 | −5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,481 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−12.8).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Crow | 931 | 30.7 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Mark Goacher | 920 | 30.3 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Norma Dinnie-Weall | 750 | 24.7 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Hayes | 434 | 14.3 | −15.1 | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,035 | 39.6 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,655 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tina Bourne* | 1,078 | 51.5 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Fabian Green | 502 | 24.0 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Baker | 245 | 11.7 | −1.9 | |
| Independent | Christopher Lee | 203 | 9.7 | +3.3 | |
| Green | John Clifton | 67 | 3.2 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 576 | 27.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,095 | 24.4 | −5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,572 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−14.8)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Phil Oxford* | 926 | 45.4 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Rowe | 563 | 27.6 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Gary Braddy | 314 | 15.4 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Turrell | 161 | 7.9 | −2.0 | |
| Green | Robbie Spence | 75 | 3.7 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 363 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,039 | 27.6 | −5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,335 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−9.1).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Jarvis* | 1,812 | 66.2 | +8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Stevenson | 407 | 14.9 | −2.6 | |
| Labour | John Challen | 338 | 12.3 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Sue Bailey | 181 | 6.6 | −6.5 | |
| Majority | 1,405 | 51.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,738 | 37.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,243 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jackie Maclean* | 1,493 | 71.2 | +23.2 | |
| Labour | John Spademan | 275 | 13.1 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Hull | 224 | 10.7 | −0.8 | |
| Green | Matt Stemp | 106 | 5.1 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 1,218 | 41.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,512 | 34.7 | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,239 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +11.5 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−17.6).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Davidson* | 1,373 | 42.0 | −3.8 | |
| Independent | John Akker | 1,202 | 36.8 | New | |
| Green | Peter Banks | 374 | 11.4 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | Barry Gilheany | 219 | 6.7 | −7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Graham | 99 | 3.0 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 171 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,267 | 40.5 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,075 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -20.3 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−21.4).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David King | 1,179 | 49.1 | −8.2 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Rowe | 728 | 30.3 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Pauline Bacon | 353 | 14.7 | +4.3 | |
| Green | Amanda Kirke | 88 | 4.1 | −3.0 | |
| Independent | Jason Leonard | 44 | 1.8 | New | |
| Majority | 451 | 18.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,402 | 30.9 | −6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,779 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -6.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lorcan Whitehead | 1,319 | 41.7 | +19.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 816 | 25.8 | −11.0 | |
| Conservative | Annesley Hardy | 780 | 24.6 | +1.7 | |
| Green | Bob Brannan | 177 | 5.6 | −12.3 | |
| Independent | Edmund Chinnery | 74 | 2.3 | New | |
| Majority | 503 | 15.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,166 | 33.8 | −0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,364 | ||||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | +15.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lee Scordis* | 1,525 | 61.5 | +20.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael McDonnell | 505 | 20.4 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Craven | 228 | 9.2 | −17.9 | |
| Green | Andrew Canessa | 129 | 5.2 | −11.1 | |
| Independent | Chris Hill | 93 | 3.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,020 | 41.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,480 | 30.8 | −4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,055 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +8.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Buston* | 1,820 | 61.0 | +5.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Mike Dale | 592 | 19.8 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Hill | 355 | 11.9 | −5.9 | |
| Green | Clare Palmer | 216 | 7.2 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,228 | 41.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,983 | 37.6 | −3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,942 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Chillingworth* | 2,015 | 68.5 | +8.7 | |
| Labour | Judith Short | 348 | 11.8 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Brown | 298 | 10.1 | −4.8 | |
| Green | Roger Bamforth | 281 | 9.6 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 1,667 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,942 | 34.6 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,508 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pauline Hazell* | 777 | 38.2 | +19.0 | |
| Labour | Isobel Merry | 622 | 30.6 | +18.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy | 507 | 24.9 | −10.1 | |
| Independent | Mike Clark | 77 | 3.8 | New | |
| Green | Wolfgang Fauser | 50 | 2.5 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 155 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,033 | 25.5 | −3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,979 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
No UKIP (−13.8) or Independent (−12.7) candidates as previous.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Hayter | 1,206 | 43.4 | +25.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith* | 1,026 | 36.9 | −9.1 | |
| Labour | Gregory Edwards | 346 | 12.4 | +3.5 | |
| Green | Megan Maltby | 106 | 3.8 | −2.4 | |
| Independent | Kristine Lee | 97 | 3.5 | New | |
| Majority | 180 | 6.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,781 | 34.2 | −1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,136 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | +17.1 | |||
No UKIP candidate as previous (−20.6).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Dundas | 1,014 | 46.0 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jessica Scott-Boutell* | 874 | 39.6 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Carole Spademan | 230 | 10.4 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Katie Francis | 87 | 3.9 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 140 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,205 | 33.2 | −3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,648 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Loveland | 1,423 | 66.6 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Barbara Nichols | 404 | 18.9 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Eriksson | 197 | 9.2 | New | |
| Green | Peter Lynn | 114 | 5.3 | −8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,019 | 47.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,138 | 29.4 | −2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,165 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrea Luxford-Vaughn | 1,542 | 49.5 | +21.2 | |
| Labour Co-op | Rosalind Scott* | 1,143 | 36.7 | +8.1 | |
| Conservative | Liam Gallagher | 328 | 10.5 | −12.0 | |
| Green | Claudia Uller | 105 | 3.4 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 399 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,118 | 39.8 | −13.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,830 | ||||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour Co-op | Swing | +6.5 | |||
No Independent candidate as previous (−13.6).