1979 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in 1979 alongside other local elections across the country.

Results Summary

1979 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	13	1	65.0	23	36	60.0	30,316	50.2	–2.9
	Labour	6		30.0	15	21	35.0	22,644	37.5	–4.2
	Tiptree Residents	1	1	5.0	1	2	3.3	2,541	4.2	+2.0
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,867	8.1	+5.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	±0.0

Ward Results

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There were 20 councillors elected from the same number of wards.

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. Howe	1,941	48.0	+6.5
	Conservative	V. Worth	1,388	34.3	-1.2
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	716	17.7	-7.0
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,643	46.6	-10.3
	Conservative	A. Beevers	1,457	41.3	+4.2
	Liberal	William Spyvee	425	12.1	+5.9
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Copford & Eight Ash Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Wilde	1,139	73.0
	Labour	V. McAndrew	422	27.0
Majority
Turnout				78.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great & Little Horksley

Great & Little Horksley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Knighton	1,086	78.1
	Labour	J. Coombes	305	21.9
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great Tey

Great Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Browning	912	80.6
	Labour	J. Quinn	220	19.4
Majority
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	H. Smith	2,019	53.5	-2.9
	Conservative	M. Coyne	1,756	46.5	+2.9
Majority
Turnout				77.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Sargeant	1,942	61.9	-19.6
	Liberal	I. Trusler	690	22.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Lown	504	16.1	-2.4
Majority
Turnout				80.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Fulton	1,619	60.5	-7.3
	Labour	T. Oxton	1,059	39.5	+7.3
Majority
Turnout				75.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Williams	2,052	60.8	+4.2
	Conservative	L. Leader	1,323	39.2	+2.0
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. Klayter	2,173	54.1	-14.6
	Labour	B. Sawyer	1,091	27.2	-4.1
	Liberal	M. Fisher	750	18.7	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pyefleet

Pyefleet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	768	75.9
	Labour	J. Jopling	244	24.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F. Wilkin	1,818	57.5	-1.8
	Conservative	M. Nicholls	1,345	42.5	+1.8
Majority
Turnout				57.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Andrews

St. Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Braddy	2,668	55.2	-4.1
	Conservative	T. McArdle	1,570	32.5	-8.2
	Liberal	Y. Holley	597	12.3	N/A
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Annes

St. Annes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Pawsey	1,649	50.1	+7.0
	Labour	J. Fraser	1,644	49.9	-7.0
Majority
Turnout				76.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Johns

St. Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B. West	1,782	64.3	-6.4
	Labour	C. Graves	991	35.7	+6.4
Majority
Turnout				80.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Marys

St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Spendlove	2,137	59.6	-5.5
	Labour	K. Taylor	819	22.9	+2.0
	Liberal	R. Baker	628	17.5	+4.5
Majority
Turnout				75.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Holloway	1,528	53.8	-0.5
	Labour	D. Rose	800	28.1	-17.6
	Liberal	M .Livermore	514	18.1	N/A
Majority
Turnout				78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb	2,541	58.0	+20.8
	Conservative	C. Cansdale	1,294	29.5	-19.3
	Liberal	I. Thurgood	547	12.5	N/A
Majority
Turnout				77.5
	Tiptree Residents gain from Conservative

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Williams	2,645	83.5	-4.0
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	523	16.5	+4.0
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Last	1,889	51.1	+5.1
	Labour	M. Dunne	1,811	48.9	-5.1
Majority
Turnout				75.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Colchester-1973-2012.pdf

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