1976 Colchester Borough Council election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in 1976 alongside other local elections across the country.
Results summary
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 39 | 65.0 | 55.9 | 51,152 | |||||
Labour | 18 | 30.0 | 31.7 | 29,001 | |||||
Tiptree Residents | 2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2,855 | |||||
Independent | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1,339 | |||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 7,199 |
Ward results
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Ladbrook | 770 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | C. Howe | 769 | |||
Conservative | L. Long | 742 | 35.0 | ||
Labour | R. McQuitty | 741 | |||
Conservative | V. Worth | 675 | |||
Conservative | N. Chapman | 642 | |||
Liberal | M. Gage | 611 | 28.8 | ||
Liberal | T. Davis | 389 | |||
Majority | 1.3 | ||||
Turnout | 38.1 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Birch-Messing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | T. Wayman | 546 | 70.0 | ||
Conservative | J. Crowe | 234 | 30.0 | ||
Majority | 40.0 | ||||
Turnout | 61.6 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Boxted & Langham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Sexton | 699 | 85.2 | ||
Labour | T. Morecroft | 121 | 14.8 | ||
Majority | 70.5 | ||||
Turnout | 51.7 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Wills | 1,122 | 47.9 | ||
Labour | J. Dunn | 1,048 | |||
Labour | Ken Cooke | 1,025 | |||
Conservative | D. Lamberth | 1,023 | 43.7 | ||
Conservative | K. Wheeler | 995 | |||
Conservative | K. Wilson | 969 | |||
Liberal | O. Reeves | 196 | 8.4 | ||
Liberal | D. Marshall | 185 | |||
Liberal | P. Mills | 184 | |||
Majority | 4.2 | ||||
Turnout | 49.2 | ||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Copford & Eight Ash Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Wilde | 610 | 76.6 | ||
Labour | D. Clark | 186 | 23.4 | ||
Majority | 53.3 | ||||
Turnout | 47.6 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Dedham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Jackson | 474 | 67.0 | ||
Independent | G. Curtis | 233 | 33.0 | ||
Majority | 34.1 | ||||
Turnout | 52.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
East Donyland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Sanderson | 482 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | E. Lilley | 355 | 42.4 | ||
Majority | 15.2 | ||||
Turnout | 67.3 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Fordham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Penrose | 448 | 55.2 | ||
Liberal | G. Williams | 363 | 44.8 | ||
Majority | 10.5 | ||||
Turnout | 63.8 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Great & Little Horkesley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Knighton | Unopposed | |||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Great Tey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Browning | Unopposed | |||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Harbour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Bird | 989 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | M. Coyne | 915 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | E. White | 877 | |||
Labour | C. Parmenter | 839 | |||
Labour | A. Blishen | 834 | |||
Conservative | K. White | 827 | |||
Liberal | D. Wisbey | 263 | 12.1 | ||
Liberal | N. Wake | 261 | |||
Majority | 3.4 | ||||
Turnout | 45.9 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Lexden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Wheeler | 1,403 | 61.8 | ||
Conservative | C. Sargeant | 1,402 | |||
Conservative | D. Holt | 1,375 | |||
Liberal | M. Fisher | 506 | 22.3 | ||
Liberal | C. Cole | 441 | |||
Liberal | Ian Trusler | 437 | |||
Labour | J. Coombes | 362 | 15.9 | ||
Majority | 39.5 | ||||
Turnout | 58.3 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Marks Tey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. James | 566 | 78.2 | ||
Labour | Jim Orpe | 158 | 21.8 | ||
Majority | 56.4 | ||||
Turnout | 47.7 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Blackmore | 1,119 | 69.6 | ||
Conservative | D. Fulford | 1,087 | |||
Conservative | J. Fulford | 1,084 | |||
Labour | P. Baker | 489 | 30.4 | ||
Majority | 39.2 | ||||
Turnout | 47.2 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Russell | 1,284 | 52.4 | ||
Labour | D. Williams | 1,191 | |||
Labour | J. Bensusan-Butt | 1,078 | |||
Conservative | E. Chapman | 640 | 26.1 | ||
Conservative | C. Willburn | 606 | |||
Conservative | M. Harvey | 541 | |||
Liberal | T. Brady | 525 | 21.4 | ||
Liberal | A. Grant | 408 | |||
Liberal | M. Pawsey | 373 | |||
Majority | 26.3 | ||||
Turnout | 48.7 | ||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Kent | 1,378 | 56.1 | ||
Conservative | F. Clater | 1,362 | |||
Conservative | D. Purvis | 1,356 | |||
Labour | R. Read | 664 | 27.0 | ||
Labour | B. Sawyer | 588 | |||
Labour | P. Perera | 545 | |||
Liberal | J. Smith | 415 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 29.1 | ||||
Turnout | 47.0 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Pyefleet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Parsonson | 562 | 75.0 | ||
Labour | J. Jopling | 187 | 25.0 | ||
Majority | 50.1 | ||||
Turnout | 61.2 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Shrub End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Woodrow | 939 | 63.2 | ||
Labour | F. Wilkin | 881 | |||
Labour | E. Plowright | 866 | |||
Conservative | I. Davis | 547 | 36.8 | ||
Conservative | C. Barritt | 515 | |||
Conservative | C. Crossley | 498 | |||
Majority | 26.4 | ||||
Turnout | 47.3 | ||||
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Labour win (new seat) |
St. Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Leighton | 1,345 | 72.3 | ||
Labour | D. Braddy | 1,116 | |||
Labour | G. Bober | 1,068 | |||
Conservative | J. Duke | 516 | 27.7 | ||
Conservative | V. Watts | 476 | |||
Conservative | G. Stubbs | 470 | |||
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Labour win (new seat) |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Frank | 771 | 54.8 | ||
Labour | J. Fraser | 753 | |||
Labour | G. Cooper | 717 | |||
Conservative | W. Falk | 636 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | A. Dunlop | 635 | |||
Conservative | A. Richardson | 629 | |||
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St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Diggens | 1,112 | 68.1 | ||
Conservative | B. West | 1,041 | |||
Conservative | M. Pinnock | 1,031 | |||
Labour | P. Treacher | 522 | 31.9 | ||
Majority | 36.1 | ||||
Turnout | 49.1 | ||||
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St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Brooks | 1,582 | 68.1 | ||
Conservative | R. Spendlove | 1,348 | |||
Conservative | R. Hilham | 1,264 | |||
Labour | Tim Oxton | 564 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal | Martin Hunt | 536 | 20.0 | ||
Liberal | A. Spyvee | 534 | |||
Liberal | L. Baker | 508 | |||
Majority | 38.0 | ||||
Turnout | 50.8 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Claydon | 1,008 | 55.8 | ||
Conservative | P. Holloway | 993 | |||
Conservative | D. Arrondelle | 964 | |||
Labour | E. Kirkby | 797 | 44.2 | ||
Labour | J. Knight | 772 | |||
Labour | K. Rodgers | 652 | |||
Majority | 11.7 | ||||
Turnout | 52.2 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiptree Residents | A. Garrod | 1,006 | 39.0 | ||
Conservative | C. Cansdale | 1,005 | 39.0 | ||
Tiptree Residents | J. Webb | 966 | |||
Tiptree Residents | D. Burke | 883 | |||
Conservative | R. Martin | 869 | |||
Conservative | J. Lawrence | 743 | |||
Labour | B. Jones | 566 | 22.0 | ||
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Tiptree Residents win (new seat) |
West Bergholt
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Lampon | 662 | 81.5 | ||
Labour | T. Fleet | 86 | 10.6 | ||
Liberal | M. Livermore | 64 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 70.9 | ||||
Turnout | 47.4 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
West Mersea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Gray | 1,439 | 66.7 | ||
Conservative | J. Williams | 1,285 | |||
Conservative | G. Roberts | 1,238 | |||
Independent | A. Smith | 518 | 24.0 | ||
Labour | C. Barrett | 202 | 9.4 | ||
Majority | 42.7 | ||||
Turnout | 46.7 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Winstree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Fairhead | 823 | 72.8 | ||
Labour | S. McAndrew | 266 | 23.5 | ||
Independent | W. Judge | 42 | 3.7 | ||
Majority | 49.2 | ||||
Turnout | 60.6 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wivenhoe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Wilkinson | 1,009 | 56.6 | ||
Conservative | B. Grasby | 905 | |||
Conservative | K. Brereton | 816 | |||
Labour | G. Davies | 773 | 43.4 | ||
Majority | 13.2 | ||||
Turnout | 43.4 | ||||
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