1986 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 8 May 1986 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.

1986 Colchester Borough Council election

8 May 1986
60 seats 31 seats needed for a majority
Party Conservative Alliance Labour Last election 34 10 12 Seats before 34 10 12 Seats won 28 16 12 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 13,873 14,988 11,185 Percentage 33.3 36.0 26.9 Swing 9.6 10.9 1.3   Party Tiptree Residents Independent Last election 3 1 Seats before 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,110 459 Percentage 2.7 1.1 Swing 0.4 0.4

Results summary

1986 Colchester Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Alliance	8	6	38.1	8	16	26.7	14,988	36.0	+10.9
	Conservative	6	6	28.6	22	28	46.7	13,873	33.3	–9.6
	Labour	5		23.8	7	12	20.0	11,185	26.9	–1.3
	Tiptree Residents	1		4.8	2	3	5.0	1,110	2.7	+0.4
	Independent	1		4.8	0	1	1.7	459	1.1	–0.4

Ward results

Sourced from Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University[1]

Berechurch

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Bayliss	1,235	43.6	+6.2
	Labour	B. McQuitty	1,115	39.4	+2.4
	Conservative	A. Kimberley	483	17.0	-8.6
Majority				4.2
Turnout				47.0
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

Birch-Messing

Birch-Messing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Wayman	422	63.9
	Alliance	A. Chataway	187	28.3
	Labour	J. Brice	51	7.7
Majority				35.6
Turnout				48.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Garnett	600	63.0
	Alliance	D. Elmer	261	27.4
	Labour	S. Vanplew	91	9.6
Majority				35.6
Turnout				50.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Cooke	1,090	39.8
	Alliance	Chris Hall	865	31.6
	Conservative	J. Hazell	784	28.6
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rod Green	1,076	44.0
	Alliance	E. Fowler	845	34.6
	Conservative	M. Coyne	485	19.9
	Independent	F. Baldwin	37	1.5
Majority				9.5
Turnout				45.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Lexden

Lexden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Sandford	1,218	53.7
	Conservative	S. Lewis	921	40.6
	Labour	D. Chappell	129	5.7
Majority				13.1
Turnout				53.6
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Mile End

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fulford	797	48.1
	Alliance	W. Reid	513	31.0
	Labour	S. Dick	347	20.9
Majority				17.1
Turnout				41.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Y. Edkins	1,100	60.4
	Labour	J. Bayles	450	24.7
	Conservative	J. Clarke	270	14.8
Majority				35.7
Turnout				39.3
	Alliance hold		Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	D. Goss	1,445	55.0
	Conservative	S. Sheffield	827	31.5
	Labour	E. Plowright	353	13.4
Majority				23.5
Turnout				51.7
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Daldry	1,299	57.3
	Labour	Chris Pearson	734	32.4
	Conservative	A. Stevenson	235	10.4
Majority				24.9
Turnout				36.8
	Alliance hold		Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Bober	1,310	59.4
	Conservative	R. Larkins	485	22.0
	Alliance	J. Meleschko	410	18.6
Majority				37.4
Turnout				25.4
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Mike Hogg	890	39.4
	Labour	K. Hindle	716	31.7
	Conservative	L. Spendlove	653	28.9
Majority
Turnout
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	E. Hubbard	928	45.5
	Conservative	M. Roots	885	43.4
	Labour	G. Rose	226	11.1
Majority				7.7
Turnout				46.3
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	964	47.6
	Alliance	R. Baker	603	29.8
	Labour	R. Turp	459	22.7
Majority				17.8
Turnout				40.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway

Stanway

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Ellis	893	44.0
	Conservative	L. Parsonson	831	40.9
	Labour	M. Fitzgibbon	306	15.1
Majority				3.1
Turnout				40.7
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Elliott	1,110	60.5
	Conservative	C. Borgartz	472	25.7
	Labour	T. Lawson	254	13.8
Majority				34.7
Turnout				30.5
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing

West Bergholt

West Bergholt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lampon	562	52.4
	Alliance	M. Cook	393	36.7
	Labour	J. Church	117	10.9
Majority				15.8
Turnout				45.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Mersea

West Mersea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Leader	1,183	62.0
	Alliance	A. Stevens	566	29.7
	Labour	C. Nimmo	159	8.3
Majority				32.3
Turnout				37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winstree

Winstree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead	685	58.5
	Alliance	A. Spear	378	32.3
	Labour	L. Shelley	108	9.2
Majority				26.2
Turnout				54.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Sharp	1,060	42.4
	Labour	M. Liddy	1,034
	Conservative	K. Green	943	37.7
	Conservative	M. Geddes	808
	Alliance	D. Locke	499	19.9
	Alliance	P. Smith	460
Majority				4.7
Turnout				40.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF).