2015 Colchester Borough Council election

The 2015 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect one third of the members of Colchester Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections and as the General Election. Colchester Borough Council is made up of 60 councillors: 20 councillors were up for election.[2]

2015 Colchester Borough Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
20 seats (out of 60 seats)
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 23 seats, 33.6% 25 seats, 23.0%
Seats before 23 24
Seats won 13 3
Seats after 27 20
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 28,023 13,827
Percentage 40.1 19.8
Swing 6.5 3.2
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 9 seats, 16.2% 3 seats, 2.9%
Seats before 9 4
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 9 4
Seat change
Popular vote 12,940 1,643
Percentage 18.5 2.4
Swing 2.3 0.5

Prior to the elections, Liberal Democrat councillor for New Town ward, Theresa Higgins, was appointed Mayor of Colchester for a term of one-year.

Composition of council seats before election

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
24 9 4 23
Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
20 9 4 27
Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative

Candidates by party


Liberal Democrats (20/20)





Conservative Party (20/20)





Labour Party (20/20)





Green Party (20/20)





UKIP (15/20)





Independent (3/20)






The Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Labour Party and Green Party all stood a full slate of 20 candidates. UKIP stood 15 candidates and 3 independents (including a candidate with the description 'Patriotic Socialist Party') stood for election.

Results Summary

With 30 seats required for a dead-heat majority (of 0), no single grouping of councillors remained in overall control of policy decision-making. Conservatives fell 3 short this time whereas at the last election a five-becoming-six seat deficit existed during the four-year term for the largest grouping which had been the Liberal Democrats.

2015 Colchester Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 13 4 65.0 14 27 45.0 28,023 40.1 +6.5
  Liberal Democrats 3 4 15.0 17 20 33.3 13,827 19.8 –3.2
  Labour 3 15.0 6 9 15.0 12,940 18.5 +2.3
  Independent 1 5.0 3 4 6.7 1,543 2.4 –0.5
  UKIP 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 7,775 11.1 –4.7
  Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5,767 8.2 –0.4

By-elections since the previous election

A by-election was held in Wivenhoe Quay on 3 July 2014 following the death of Labour councillor Steve Ford.[3][4] The seat was held for Labour by Rosalind Scott with a majority of 228 votes over the Conservatives.[5]

Wivenhoe Quay by-election, 3 July 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Rosalind Scott 857 46.7 -5.4
Conservative Peter Hill 629 34.3 +2.4
UKIP John Pitts 129 7.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Shaun Boughton 127 6.9 -0.1
Green Tim Glover 90 4.9 -4.2
Patriotic Socialist Dave Osborn 2 0.1 N/A
Majority 228 12.4 -7.9
Turnout 1,834 43 +1
Labour hold Swing

Ward Results

Berechurch
Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Dave Harris 1,958 50.3 +10.3
Conservative Michael Brown 858 22.0 +8.7
UKIP Paul Mulvey 521 13.4 -9.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Hislop 406 10.4 -9.2
Green Clare Palmer 152 3.9 +0.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Birch & Winstree
Birch & Winstree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Ellis 1,913 59.7 +5.3
UKIP John Pitts 569 17.8 -10.7
Liberal Democrats Gill Collings 291 9.1 +4.2
Labour John Spademan 287 9.0 +1.3
Green Jan Plummer 145 4.5 -1.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Castle
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Darius Laws 1,667 35.9 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Owen Howell 1,172 25.2 -0.5
Green Andrew Canessa 982 21.2 +4.0
Labour Andrew Murphy 821 17.7 -0.1
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

No UKIP candidate as previous (-15.0).

Christ Church
Christ Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Annesley Hardy 964 38.0 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Robin James 670 26.4 -6.1
Labour Elisa Vasquez-Walters 433 17.1 +0.5
Green Charles Ham 319 12.6 -2.2
UKIP Ron Levy 148 5.8 -1.6
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Copford & West Stanway
Copford & West Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jackie Maclean 673 59.8 -6.9
UKIP Chris Treloar 177 15.7 New
Liberal Democrats Robert James 115 10.2 -2.7
Labour Barbara Nichols 115 10.2 -3.4
Green Emma-Jane Kemp 46 4.1 -2.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Fordham & Stour
Fordham & Stour
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nigel Chapman 2,023 65.4 -0.1
Labour Kevin Stannard 396 12.8 +0.2
Green Sue Bailey 337 10.9 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Woodward 337 10.9 +2.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Great Tey
Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Chillingworth 979 58.6 +10.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Waite 257 15.4 +6.4
Labour Matt Creamer 170 10.2 +0.4
UKIP David Holmes 162 9.7 -5.1
Green Robert Brannan 104 6.2 +0.4
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Highwoods
Highwoods
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Phil Oxford 1,592 36.9 -15.2
Conservative Chris Hayter 1,192 27.7 +15.3
Labour Gary Braddy 479 11.1 +1.4
Liberal Democrats John Baker 466 10.6 +2.6
UKIP Jamie Middleditch 395 9.2 -4.1
Green Robbie Spencer 187 4.3 +0.1
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

Mile End
Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ben Locker 2,101 38.4 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Ciaran Patrick McGonagle 1,769 32.3 -8.4
Labour Martin Camroux 707 12.9 +5.2
UKIP Tony Terry 533 9.7 -5.1
Green Mary Bryan 368 6.7 +0.9
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

New Town
New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Annie Feltham 1,289 32.1 -9.5
Conservative Matt Neall 834 20.8 +8.4
Labour Lee Scordis 772 19.2 +4.4
Green Mark Goacher 631 15.7 +2.3
UKIP Alex Knupffer 493 12.3 -5.8
Turnout 3,719 56.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Prettygate
Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Will Quince 2,269 51.1 -6.8
Liberal Democrats John Loxley 967 21.8 +0.6
Labour Mike Dale 522 11.8 0.0
UKIP Steve Galvin 489 11.0 New
Green Luke O'Loughlin 196 4.4 -4.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Shrub End
Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Pauline Hazell 1,517 35.2 +14.6
Liberal Democrats Sharron Lawrence 1,157 25.9 -7.9
UKIP Simon Collins 757 16.9 -5.0
Labour Gary Griffiths 736 16.5 -2.2
Green Stuart Welham 251 5.6 +1.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tim Young 1,462 48.8 -12.8
Conservative Chris Hill 715 23.9 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Verity Woolley 447 14.9 +3.0
Green Joshua Murray 370 12.4 +1.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

St. Anne's
St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Barrie Cook 1,173 31.2 -8.5
Conservative Peter Klejna-Wendt 976 26.0 +10.8
UKIP Bill Faram 770 20.5 -4.9
Labour Amanda Stannard 600 16.0 +2.6
Green Stephen Ford 241 6.4 -0.1
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stanway
Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Fiona Maclean 1,861 42.8 +12.6
Liberal Democrats Lesley Scott-Boutell 1,611 37.0 +3.3
Labour Carole Spademan 616 14.2 +4.0
Green Tim Glover 261 6.0 +0.9
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

No UKIP candidate as previous (-20.8).

Tiptree
Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Margaret Crowe 1,873 42.8 +1.5
UKIP Stuart Gulleford 1,313 32.5 -5.0
Labour Robert Spademan 535 13.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Miah Ahmed 194 4.8 +1.3
Green Katherine Bamforth 129 3.2 -2.1
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Marcus Harrington 1,578 54.7 -7.1
UKIP Ben Clark 370 12.8 New
Labour Ian Yates 306 10.6 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Gemma Graham 265 9.2 +0.8
Green Roger Bamforth 204 7.1 -10.1
Independent Julian McCallum 151 5.2 New
Patriotic Socialist Dave Osbourne 12 0.4 New
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

West Mersea
West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Patricia Moore 2,154 51.9 +0.8
UKIP David Broise 988 23.8 -3.8
Labour Alison Inman 402 9.7 +1.0
Green Lisa Britton 330 8.0 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Jenny Stevens 278 6.7 +2.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Wivenhoe Cross
Wivenhoe Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Mark Cory 668 44.9 -8.1
Labour Phil Finn 328 22.1 +2.7
Conservative Natalie Jukes 271 18.2 -3.1
Green Christopher Flossman 130 8.7 +2.2
UKIP Carole Morse 90 6.1 New
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wivenhoe Quay
Wivenhoe Quay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Rosalind Scott 1,295 40.9 -11.8
Conservative Peter Hill 1,251 39.5 +7.6
Green Laura Poutney 325 10.3 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Shaun Boughton 295 9.3 +2.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. "Statement of Persons Nominated". Colchester Borough Council. Adrian Pritchard (Returning Officer). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. Bunn, Matt (6 April 2014). "Wivenhoe/Colchester: Tributes paid to former Wvenhoe mayor and borough councillor Steve Ford". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. "Wivenhoe By-Election - 3rd July 2014". Colchester Borough Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. Lodge, Will (4 July 2014). "Essex: No change in councils' make-up after by-elections". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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