Colchester Borough Council election, 1978

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on in 1978 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.

Ward Results

19 councillors, from the same number of wards, were up for election. All percentage changes are calculated as the change in share of all previous party candidates from the 1976 election (whole council).

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. McQuitty	953	40.5
	Conservative	L. Long	836	35.5
	Liberal	M. Gage	565	24.0
Majority			127	5.0
Turnout				41.6

Birch-Messing


Party		Votes



Majority
Turnout
	[[\|N/A]] hold	Swing

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Sexton	589	63.0
	Labour	J. Bensusan-Butt	346	37.0
Majority			243	26.0
Turnout				57.0	26.0

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Cooke	1,406	56.9
	Conservative	G. Jefferies	912	36.9
	Liberal	D. Stephenson	154	6.2
Majority			894	20.0
Turnout

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Green	1,347	56.4
	Conservative	E. White	1,041	43.5
Majority			306	12.9
Turnout				48.8	+12.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lexden

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Holt	1,614	81.5
	Labour	D. Pitchford	367	18.5
Majority
Turnout			1,981	48.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mile End

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Fulford	1,092	67.8
	Labour	T. Oxton	518	32.2
Majority				35.6
Turnout			1,610	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Town

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Orpe	1,169	56.6
	Conservative	L. Leader	769	37.2
	Liberal	M. Pawsey	127	6.2
Majority
Turnout				44.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Purvis	1,523	68.7
	Labour	R. Lown	693	31.3
Majority
Turnout				45.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Plowright	1,044	59.3
	Conservative	J. Nicholls	716	32.8
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Bober	1,374	67.0
	Conservative	Nigel Chapman	676	33.0
Majority			698	34.0
Turnout				30.9
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Marchant	1,016	56.9
	Conservative	D. Sissons	770	43.1
Majority				13.8
Turnout				42.3
	Labour hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Pinnock	1,132	70.7
	Labour	P. Treacher	470	29.3
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Hilham	1,431	66.1
	Labour	S. McAndrew	453	20.9
	Liberal	William Spyvee	282	13.0
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanway

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Arrondelle	942	54.3
	Labour	E. Kirkby	793	45.7
Majority
Turnout				48.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Martin	950	48.8
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb	740	38.0
	Labour	J. Greer	256	13.2
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents

West Bergholt

West Bergholt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Lampon	692	82.1
	Labour	J. Quinn	151	17.9
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Winstree

Winstree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Fairhead	808	79.4
	Labour	V. McAndrew	210	20.6
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Bayles	1,154	54.0
	Conservative	K. Brereton	985	46.0
Majority
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Council elections in Essex

Essex County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Basildon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Braintree District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Brentwood Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Castle Point Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Chelmsford City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Colchester Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018

Epping Forest District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Harlow District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Maldon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rochford District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Tendring District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Thurrock Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Uttlesford District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1977 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1978 (→ 1979)

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