1979 Colchester Borough Council election

1979 Colchester Borough Council election
← 1978 3 May 1979 1980 →
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	83,053
Turnout	73.9% (30.4%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1979 Colchester Borough Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1979 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members to Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Registered83,053

Turnout73.9% (

30.4%)

Quick facts 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

Close

The Conservatives held their position against Labour, with both parties losing vote share. The Conservatives lost a seat to a Residents Association candidate in Tiptree.

1979 Colchester Borough Council election^[1]^[2]
Party		This election				Full council			This election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	20	13	1	65.0	23	36	60.0	30,316	50.2	–2.9
	Labour	19	6		30.0	15	21	35.0	22,644	37.5	–4.2
	Residents	1	1	1	5.0	1	2	3.3	2,541	4.2	+2.0
	Independent	0	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	N/A^[a]	N/A	N/A
	Liberal	8	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,867	8.1	+5.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Howe	1,941	48.0	+7.5
	Conservative	V. Worth	1,388	34.3	–1.2
	Liberal	Martin Hunt	716	17.7	–6.3
Majority			553	13.7	+8.7
Turnout			4,045	73.5	+31.9
Registered electors			5,611
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,643	46.6	–10.3
	Conservative	A. Beevers	1,457	41.3	+4.4
	Liberal	William Spyvee	425	12.1	+5.9
Majority			186	5.3	–14.7
Turnout			3,525	73.7	+23.3
Registered electors			4,861
	Labour hold		Swing	7.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wilde	1,139	73.0	–3.6
	Labour	V. McAndrew	422	27.0	+3.6
Majority			717	45.9	–7.3
Turnout			1,561	78.5	+30.9
Registered electors			2,012
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Knighton	1,086	78.1	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Coombes	305	21.9	N/A
Majority			781	56.2	N/A
Turnout			1,391	80.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,744
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

1979 Colchester Borough Council election

Summary

Ward results

Berechurch

Castle

Copford & Eight Ash Green

Great & Little Horksley

Great Tey

Harbour

Lexden

Mile End

New Town

Prettygate

Pyefleet

Shrub End

St. Andrews

St. Annes

St. Johns

St. Marys

Stanway

Tiptree

West Mersea

Wivenhoe

Notes

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Browning	912	80.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Jean Quinn	220	19.4	N/A
Majority			692	61.1	N/A
Turnout			1,132	78.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,451
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Smith	2,019	53.5	–2.9
	Conservative	M. Coyne	1,756	46.5	+2.9
Majority			263	7.0	–5.9
Turnout			3,775	77.1	+28.3
Registered electors			4,971
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Sargeant	1,942	61.9	–19.6
	Liberal	Ian Trusler	690	22.0	N/A
	Labour	R. Lown	504	16.1	–2.4
Majority			1,252	39.9	–23.1
Turnout			3,136	80.1	+31.9
Registered electors			3,969
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fulton	1,619	60.5	–7.3
	Labour	Tim Oxton	1,059	39.5	+7.3
Majority			560	20.9	–14.7
Turnout			2,678	75.8	+30.9
Registered electors			3,579
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Williams	2,052	60.8	+4.2
	Conservative	L. Leader	1,323	39.2	+2.0
Majority			729	21.6	+2.2
Turnout			3,375	75.3	+30.6
Registered electors			4,548
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

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			1,082	27.0	–8.7
Turnout			4,014	82.7	+37.1
Registered electors			4,924
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson	768	75.9	+0.9
	Labour	J. Jopling	244	24.1	–0.9
Majority			524	51.8	+1.8
Turnout			1,012	83.5	+22.3
Registered electors			1,225
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Wilkin	1,818	57.5	–1.8
	Conservative	M. Nicholls	1,345	42.5	+1.8
Majority			473	15.0	–3.6
Turnout			3,163	57.2	+24.4
Registered electors			5,601
	Labour hold		Swing	1.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Braddy	2,668	55.2	–11.8
	Conservative	T. McArdle	1,570	32.5	–0.5
	Liberal	Y. Holley	597	12.3	N/A
Majority			1,098	22.7	–11.3
Turnout			4,835	66.8	+35.9
Registered electors			7,341
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pawsey	1,649	50.1	+7.0
	Labour	J. Fraser	1,644	49.9	–7.0
Majority			5	0.2	N/A
Turnout			3,293	76.3	+34.0
Registered electors			4,389
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	7.0

St. Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. West	1,782	64.3	–6.4
	Labour	C. Graves	991	35.7	+6.4
Majority			791	28.5	–12.8
Turnout			2,773	80.6	+33.9
Registered electors			3,481
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.4

St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spendlove	2,137	59.6	–6.5
	Labour	K. Taylor	819	22.9	+2.0
	Liberal	R. Baker	628	17.5	+4.5
Majority			1,318	36.8	–8.4
Turnout			3,584	75.9	+30.9
Registered electors			4,790
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.3

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			728	25.6	+17.0
Turnout			2,842	78.7	+30.5
Registered electors			3,661
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.6

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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			1,247	28.5	N/A
Turnout			4,382	77.5	+42.1
Registered electors			5,653
	Residents gain from Conservative		Swing	20.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams	2,645	83.5	–4.0
	Labour	J. Hockenhull	523	16.5	+4.0
Majority			2,131	67.1	–8.0
Turnout			3,177	74.0	+37.3
Registered electors			4,238
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Last	1,889	51.1	+5.1
	Labour	M. Dunne	1,811	48.9	–5.1
Majority			78	2.1	N/A
Turnout			3,700	75.3	+31.7
Registered electors			5,004
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1