1998 Colchester Borough Council election

1998 Colchester Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	30.7% (7.4%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1998 Colchester Borough Council election.
Council control before election; ; Liberal Democrats	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1998 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

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

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The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council to no overall control, with gains being made by both Labour and the Conservatives.^[1]^[2] The Conservatives made a comeback in the popular vote, recovering most of their position lost over the previous few electoral cycles. This was mostly at the expense of the Liberal Democrats.

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1998 Colchester Borough Council election^[3]^[4]
Party		This election				Full council			This election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	20	8	4	40.0	19	27	45.0	11,266	34.7	–5.2
	Labour	20	5	2	25.0	13	18	30.0	10,327	31.8	–2.4
	Conservative	20	7	2	35.0	7	14	23.3	10,860	33.4	+10.9
	Residents	0	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	N/A^[a]	N/A	–2.9
	Natural Law	1	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	32	0.1	±0.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cooke	971	49.0	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	W. Sutton*	771	38.9	−11.2
	Conservative	J. Dinglemans	239	12.1	+4.8
Majority			200	10.1	N/A
Turnout			1,981	34.1	−9.1
Registered electors			5,823
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	8.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Crowe*	555	65.8	+15.1
	Labour	T. Rogers	197	23.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Paton	91	10.8	−16.7
Majority			358	42.5	+19.3
Turnout			843	33.2	−14.0
Registered electors			2,544
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Hall*	907	44.5	−1.1
	Labour	Chris Pearson	585	28.7	−9.2
	Conservative	N. Stock	514	25.2	+9.7
	Natural Law	Loretta Basker	32	1.6	+0.7
Majority			322	15.8	+8.1
Turnout			2,038	34.0	−7.6
Registered electors			6,012
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Blandon*	800	43.8	−9.2
	Labour	David Canning	761	41.7	+2.3
	Conservative	Sandra Rae	264	14.5	+6.9
Majority			39	2.1	−11.5
Turnout			1,825	29.1	−8.7
Registered electors			6,283
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.8

1998 Colchester Borough Council election

Summary

Election result

Ward results

Berechurch

Birch Messing Copford

Castle

Harbour

Lexden

Mile End

New Town

Prettygate

Pyefleet

Shrub End

St. Andrew's

St. Anne's

St. John's

St. Mary's

Stanway

Tiptree

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Mersea

Winstree

Wivenhoe

By-elections

Tiptree

Notes

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Walford	1,030	50.4	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Una Jones	802	39.3	−1.9
	Labour	Stella Creasy	210	10.3	+1.1
Majority			228	11.2	+4.0
Turnout			2,042	46.5	−6.0
Registered electors			4,387
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Goatley*	913	36.2	+6.1
	Conservative	N. Taylor	844	33.5	+2.9
	Labour	J. Thomas	766	30.4	−6.6
Majority			69	2.7	N/A
Turnout			2,523	25.5	−7.7
Registered electors			9,916
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Russell	997	62.6	−0.1
	Labour	Jean Quinn	429	26.9	−3.7
	Conservative	A. Allen	166	10.4	+3.7
Majority			568	35.7	+3.7
Turnout			1,592	30.2	−6.6
Registered electors			5,273
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Girdlestone	838	40.7	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Goss*	795	38.6	−9.7
	Labour	P. Creasy	426	20.7	−5.4
Majority			43	2.1	N/A
Turnout			2,059	34.6	−6.0
Registered electors			5,951
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	12.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Davidson	573	66.7	+20.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Watkins	146	17.0	−22.9
	Labour	John Coombes	140	16.3	+4.4
Majority			427	49.7	+43.0
Turnout			859	42.2	−10.0
Registered electors			2,026
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Sandford*	452	40.4	−9.4
	Labour	R. Pryor	436	38.9	+0.5
	Conservative	A. Yalland	232	20.7	+8.9
Majority			16	1.4	−10.1
Turnout			1,120	21.7	−7.0
Registered electors			5,175
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Young	688	58.4	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Gray	375	31.8	+1.3
	Conservative	Richard Lamberth	116	9.8	+1.2
Majority			313	26.5	−4.0
Turnout			1,179	21.7	−1.9
Registered electors			5,432
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Fairbrother	967	50.1	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hindle	745	38.6	−3.6
	Conservative	M. Girdlestone	220	11.4	+4.3
Majority			222	11.5	N/A
Turnout			1,932	34.1	−6.0
Registered electors			5,669
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Chuah	813	44.8	−15.0
	Conservative	D. Smith	661	36.4	+12.1
	Labour	Dave Harris	340	18.7	+2.8
Majority			152	8.4	−27.1
Turnout			1,814	32.1	−6.8
Registered electors			5,656
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Cope*	754	41.9	−3.9
	Conservative	S. Candy	681	37.8	+4.4
	Labour	P. McGilvray	366	20.3	−0.5
Majority			73	4.1	−8.2
Turnout			1,801	33.0	−10.2
Registered electors			5,453
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.2

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gwendoline Illot	752	40.7	−13.2
	Conservative	Ian McCord	651	35.3	+15.4
	Labour	Ian Yates	443	24.0	−2.2
Majority			101	5.5	−22.2
Turnout			1,846	30.5	−3.9
Registered electors			6,074
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	14.3

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Kimberley*	910	60.6	+5.7
	Labour	Alan Mogridge	361	24.0	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	B. Harrison	231	15.4	−7.7
Majority			549	36.6	+4.8
Turnout			1,502	25.9	−9.6
Registered electors			5,806
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Richardson*	1,056	57.0	−1.8
	Conservative	David Adams	627	33.9	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	L. Warren	169	9.1	−5.3
Majority			429	23.2	−7.8
Turnout			1,852	25.7	−8.4
Registered electors			7,223
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Dale	913	60.0	+18.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Blundell	410	26.9	+17.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Seaman	199	13.1	N/A
Majority			503	33.0	N/A
Turnout			1,522	24.3	−12.5
Registered electors			6,263
	Labour hold		Swing	0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	655	49.9	+18.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Tyrrell	481	36.7	−11.9
	Labour	David Jones	176	13.4	−6.4
Majority			174	13.3	N/A
Turnout			1,312	33.5	−12.5
Registered electors			3,932
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead*	674	80.0	+16.7
	Labour	Luke Dopson	96	11.4	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Gentry	73	8.7	−18.7
Majority			578	68.6	+31.7
Turnout			843	44.2	−15.4
Registered electors			1,909
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.8

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	624	46.0	−14.0
	Residents	399	29.4	N/A
	Conservative	333	24.6	−2.3
Majority		291	16.6	−16.4
Turnout		1,356	21.7	−2.6
	Labour hold	Swing	N/A