1991 Tendring District Council election

1991 Tendring District Council election
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All 60 seats to Tendring District Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1991 Tendring District Council election.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1991 Tendring District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

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At the election, the Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party on the council for the first time since its creation in 1973. The Conservatives fell to second placed and Labour recovered their position to become the third largest party.

	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	20	5	33.3	30.8	26,221	+0.1
Conservative	18	15	30.0	36.2	30,808	–6.5
Labour	11	7	18.3	24.5	20,886	+6.9
Independent	5	3	8.3	4.3	3,646	+2.1
Residents	4	1	6.7	2.1	1,765	–4.3
Ind. Conservative	2	1	3.3	1.2	1,041	+0.8
Green	0		0.0	0.3	222	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Fitch*	873	53.8	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hayward*	786	48.4	+7.5
	Conservative	P. Bates	518	31.9	–8.6
	Conservative	R. Vosper	492	30.3	–5.8
	Labour	J. Hickingbotham	319	19.7	+6.1
Turnout			~1,622	56.0	+3.2
Registered electors			2,897
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Robinson*	325	46.6	–10.2
	Green	R. Watson	173	24.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	B. Swinscoe	121	17.3	N/A
	Labour	C. Hockley	79	11.3	–8.3
Majority			152	21.8	–11.4
Turnout			698	47.0	–1.9
Registered electors			1,496
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Powell	355	50.4	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats	A. Newman	350	49.6	+15.7
Majority			5	0.7	N/A
Turnout			705	40.9	–0.4
Registered electors			1,736
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Harper	1,825	54.8	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	O. Collard	1,808	54.2	–0.4
	Conservative	D. Pearce	936	28.1	–5.9
	Conservative	P. Vanner	914	27.4	–6.0
	Labour	R. McKenny	448	13.4	+2.9
	Labour	M. McKenny	446	13.4	+3.6
Turnout			~3,333	40.0	–5.6
Registered electors			8,333
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. McLaren	427	51.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Isaac	410	49.0	–3.0
Majority			17	2.0	N/A
Turnout			837	50.0	–2.5
Registered electors			1,678
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Patrick*	849	54.5	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats	T. Dale	694	44.6	+18.2
	Labour	C. Olivier	516	33.1	+20.2
	Conservative	R. Morgan*	510	32.7	+3.1
Turnout			~1,558	53.0	–8.3
Registered electors			2,939
	Independent hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Dixon	724	51.6	+11.1
	Independent	J. Partridge	589	42.0	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Coupland	557	39.7	–6.5
	Labour	A. Olivier	432	30.8	+17.6
Turnout			~1,402	47.0	–9.5
Registered electors			2,984
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Parrish*	488	51.9	–12.9
	Labour	T. Laughton	224	23.8	–11.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ford	179	19.0	N/A
	Green	C. Fox	49	5.2	N/A
Majority			264	28.1	–1.5
Turnout			940	49.0	+3.1
Registered electors			1,903
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Shelton*	1,762	70.8	+4.0
	Conservative	A. Finnegan-Butler*	1,660	66.7	+2.0
	Conservative	E. Allen	1,658	66.6	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Russell	712	28.6	–0.1
	Labour	D. Enever	362	14.5	+5.4
	Labour	G. Stevens	314	12.6	N/A
	Labour	L. Stevens	263	10.6	N/A
Turnout			~2,489	48.9	–24.5
Registered electors			5,091
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Smith*	1,077	60.4	+48.0
	Labour	J. Fluin	835	46.8	*N/A*
	Ratepayer	R. Druce	348	19.5	N/A
	Conservative	P. Harding	345	19.3	–18.3
	Conservative	F. Butler	339	19.0	N/A
	Ratepayer	R. Finn	268	15.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wallis	127	7.1	–5.4
Turnout			~1,784	48.0	–0.8
Registered electors			3,717
	Labour gain from Residents
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Wood	304	36.5	–11.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Holmes	276	33.2	+10.7
	Labour	J. Besser	252	30.3	+1.0
Majority			28	3.4	–15.6
Turnout			832	51.6	–3.7
Registered electors			1,615
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Taylor*	571	65.5	+23.5
	Conservative	G. Lord	301	34.5	–16.3
Majority			270	31.0	N/A
Turnout			872	49.6	–3.7
Registered electors			1,763
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	19.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Elvin	282	52.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Pound	254	47.4	–30.5
Majority			28	5.2	N/A
Turnout			536	47.7	+6.5
Registered electors			1,125
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	F. Good*	551	47.0	*N/A*
	Labour	E. Brand	504	43.0	+4.1
	Labour	P. Newell	378	32.2	+1.1
	Conservative	J. Rutson-Kemp	289	24.7	–19.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Townsend	271	23.1	+6.1
Turnout			~1,172	45.7	–16.1
Registered electors			2,565
	Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Harwich West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Knight*	1,153	66.2	+20.2
	Labour	W. Mixter	866	49.7	+21.8
	Conservative	E. Yallop	670	38.5	+9.5
Turnout			~1,742	44.9	–12.2
Registered electors			3,879
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Haven (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J. Hewitt*	926	66.7	–16.6
	Residents	E. Fone	839	60.4	–20.5
	Conservative	V. Stone	445	32.0	N/A
	Labour	W. Jefferson	125	9.0	+3.2
	Labour	K. Sacre	117	8.4	N/A
Turnout			~1,389	51.0	–2.9
Registered electors			2,723
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Lawford & Manningtree (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Randall*	816	42.0	+4.9
	Conservative	D. Pallett*	684	35.2	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Kelly	628	32.3	+10.5
	Labour	N. Harbach	588	30.3	–0.5
	Conservative	R. Streames	487	25.1	–12.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Potter	427	22.0	+0.7
Turnout			~1,944	48.7	–6.9
Registered electors			3,991
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Mistley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Smith*	502	57.0	+17.1
	Labour	F. Fairhall	196	22.3	–13.6
	Conservative	S. Smith	182	20.7	–3.6
Majority			306	34.8	+30.8
Turnout			880	52.3	–3.6
Registered electors			1,687
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	15.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Brand	575	44.5	+14.5
	Conservative	W. Bleakley*	566	43.8	+3.0
	Labour	P. Hale	516	40.0	+12.1
	Conservative	D. Rutson-Kemp	474	36.7	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. Tully	289	22.4	–6.8
Turnout			~1,291	46.2	–7.4
Registered electors			2,794
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Henderson*	681	48.9	+14.9
	Labour	D. Robson	535	38.4	+8.0
	Conservative	J. Spall*	504	36.2	–0.4
	Conservative	G. Wallington-Hayes	468	33.6	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	T. Booth	350	25.1	–4.4
Turnout			~1,392	50.0	–3.3
Registered electors			2,784
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Oxborrow*	1,426	74.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	H. Rickards	1,085	56.9	+19.3
	Labour	C. Nimmo	351	18.4	+11.7
	Labour	A. Rout	303	15.9	N/A
Turnout			~1,908	42.8	–13.9
Registered electors			4,457
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	P. De-Vaux Balbirnie*	490	56.3	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Barry	380	43.7	N/A
Majority			110	12.6	+2.6
Turnout			870	38.9	+4.2
Registered electors			2,293
	Ind. Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W. Elmer*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,744
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Baker	696	37.9	+3.9
	Conservative	I. Powell	696	37.9	–1.1
	Conservative	M. Amos*	689	37.5	–0.5
	Conservative	G. Downing	649	35.3	–1.3
	Labour	G. Mills	639	34.8	+2.2
	Labour	C. Poulton	626	34.1	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. McCormack	345	18.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lonsdale	337	18.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Rhodes	318	17.3	N/A
	Independent	C. Humphrey	62	3.4	–7.7
Turnout			1,837	44.0	–7.2
Registered electors			4,174
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jay	898	44.1	+14.5
	Conservative	J. Molyneaux*	894	43.9	–12.5
	Conservative	C. Jessop*	878	43.1	–11.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. White	857	42.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	I. Barker	848	41.7	N/A
	Conservative	L. King	794	43.1	–11.9
	Labour	J. Bond	234	11.5	–2.5
	Labour	I. Jefferson	172	8.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Parlour	167	8.2	N/A
Turnout			~2,035	49.0	–0.8
Registered electors			4,154
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Residents	J. Cole	Unopposed
	Residents	A. Tovey	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,849
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Tunstill*	799	42.7	+4.9
	Conservative	A. Overton*	769	41.1	–1.9
	Conservative	R. Gladwin	695	37.1	–4.3
	Conservative	J. Spreadbury	670	35.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Robdrup	644	34.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	B. Kear	620	33.1	N/A
	Labour	K. Frost	325	17.4	–1.9
	Labour	M. Newman	318	17.0	–1.9
	Labour	W. Dunne	296	15.8	N/A
Turnout			~1,872	39.0	–5.9
Registered electors			4,799
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Bevan*	2,220	78.4	+17.1
	Liberal Democrats	W. Bensilum*	2,020	71.3	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Manning*	1,978	69.9	+14.1
	Conservative	V. Franklin	425	15.0	–14.2
	Conservative	P. Harmer	376	13.3	–13.1
	Labour	S. Morley	296	10.5	+1.0
	Labour	M. Souter	259	9.1	–0.2
	Labour	S. Parlour	256	9.0	+0.1
Turnout			~2,832	51.0	–3.3
Registered electors			5,552
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Election result

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating

Ardleigh

Beaumont & Thorpe

Bockings Elm

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Brightlingsea East

Brightlingsea West

Elmstead

Frinton

Golf Green

Great & Little Oakley

Great Bentley

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley

Harwich East

Harwich East Central

Harwich West

Harwich West Central

Haven

Holland & Kirby

Lawford & Manningtree

Little Clacton

Mistley

Ramsey & Parkeston

Rush Green

Southcliff

St Bartholomews

St James

St Johns

St Marys

St Osyth & Point Clear

Tendring & Weeley

Walton

Rush Green

Southcliff

Harwich West

St Johns

Walton

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating

St Batholomews

Lawford & Manningtree

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bargent*	916	56.7	+17.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Miller*	856	53.0	+14.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Duke	842	52.1	+19.9
	Labour	A. Mason	387	24.0	–6.3
	Labour	N. Jacobs	379	23.5	+9.4
	Labour	P. Ahern	374	23.2	+9.3
	Conservative	J. Brittain	276	17.1	+0.6
	Conservative	A. Harmer	258	16.0	+0.6
	Conservative	J. Stephenson	242	15.0	N/A
Turnout			~1,615	40.0	–20.4
Registered electors			4,038
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hendy	953	61.7	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. White	810	52.4	+22.7
	Conservative	P. Amos	632	40.9	–1.4
	Conservative	R. Yaxley-Wilde	537	34.7	N/A
Turnout			~1,546	50.0	–4.7
Registered electors			3,091
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. De Roy	399	52.1	+41.6
	Conservative	C. Lumber*	367	47.9	–25.8
Majority			32	4.2	N/A
Turnout			766	41.5	+6.5
Registered electors			1,852
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	33.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hall*	1,410	54.9	–7.1
	Conservative	D. Aldrich	1,362	53.1	–8.4
	Conservative	M. Page*	1,338	52.1	–9.2
	Labour	P. Lawes	1,091	42.5	+28.3
	Labour	J. Bird	1,036	40.4	N/A
	Labour	B. Theadom	978	38.1	N/A
Turnout			~2,566	47.7	–2.9
Registered electors			5,379
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	509	36.0	–2.7
	Conservative	484	34.3	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	373	26.4	+7.2
	Independent	47	3.3	N/A
Majority		25	1.7	N/A
Turnout		1,413	33.9	–10.1
Registered electors		4,168
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing	0.9

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	730	51.0	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	459	32.1	–12.2
	Labour	207	14.5	+3.0
	Other	36	2.5	N/A
Majority		271	18.9	N/A
Turnout		1,432	32.9	–16.1
Registered electors		4,353
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing	9.6

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	512	46.5	–16.7
	Conservative	343	31.2	–5.6
	Liberal Democrats	246	22.3	N/A
Majority		169	15.3	N/A
Turnout		1,101	28.8	–16.1
Registered electors		3,823
	Labour hold	Swing	5.6

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	1,243	58.0	–17.5
	Labour	476	22.2	+12.1
	Conservative	425	19.8	+5.3
Majority		767	35.8	N/A
Turnout		2,144	38.6	–12.4
Registered electors		5,554
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing	14.8

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	619	39.3	–17.1
	Labour	551	34.9	–8.7
	Liberal Democrats	407	25.8	N/A
Majority		68	4.4	N/A
Turnout		1,577	29.3	–18.4
Registered electors		5,382
	Conservative hold	Swing	4.2

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	538	37.9	–13.2
	Labour	495	34.9	+16.2
	Conservative	386	27.2	–3.1
Majority		43	3.0	N/A
Turnout		1,419	49.2	–6.8
Registered electors		2,884
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing	14.7