Colchester Borough Council election, 2010

May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)

20 seats (out of 60 seats) 31 seats seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Liberal Democrat	Conservative	Labour
Last election	24	26	7
Seats before	23	24	7
Seats won	26	27	7
Seat change	3	3	0
Popular vote	27,738	26,184	9,047
Percentage	39.9	37.6	13.0
Swing	2.7	0.3	0.0

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	Independent	Green	BNP
Last election	3	0	0
Seats before	3	0	0
Seats won	3	0	0
Seat change	0	0	0
Popular vote	2,710	3,792	98
Percentage	3.9	5.4	0.1
Swing	0.4	3.1	0.3

Map of the results of the 2010 Colchester council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2010.

The 2010 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The Liberal Democrats became the largest party on the council with 26 seats after taking 3 seats from the Conservatives.^[3] The gains came in Berechurch and Mile End wards where the sitting councillors were not defending the seats, as well as Stanway where Conservative councillor Gaye Pyman was defeated by 265 votes.^[3] This dropped the Conservatives to 24 seats, while Labour stayed on 7 seats and there remained 3 independents.^[2] Overall turnout at the election was 65.3%, ranging from a high of 74.6% in Pyefleet to a low of 47.9% in St Andrew's ward.^[3]

Following the election the coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents remained in control of the council administration.^[2]

Colchester Borough Council Election, 2010^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	10	3	0	+3	50.0	39.9	27,738	+2.7%
	Conservative	8	0	3	-3	40.0	37.6	26,184	+0.3%
	Labour	1	0	0	0	5.0	13.0	9,067	+0.0%
	Independent	1	0	0	0	5.0	3.9	2,710	+0.4%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	5.4	3,792	-3.1%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	98	-0.3%

Ward results

Berechurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Mudie	1,535	40.7	+6.4
	Labour	Christopher Mudie	1,224	32.5	-4.5
	Conservative	Andrew Bright	897	23.8	+1.9
	Green	Maria Iacovou	112	3.0	-3.8
Majority			311	8.3
Turnout			3,768	58.5	+25.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Birch & Winstree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Kevin Bentley	2,019	62.9	-7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Geraldine Westcott-Boyd	677	21.1	+2.2
	Labour	James Spencer	358	11.2	+5.2
	Green	Angela Livingstone	154	4.8	-0.2
Majority			1,342	41.8	-9.5
Turnout			3,208	72.5	+35.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	William Frame	1,774	41.8	-3.4
	Conservative	Lucy Craymer	1,112	26.2	+8.6
	Green	Peter Lynn	913	21.5	-10.2
	Labour	Adam Fox	449	10.6	+5.1
Majority			662	15.6	+2.1
Turnout			4,248	59.1	+21.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Christ Church^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Nicolas Cope	1,218	51.6	+9.2
	Conservative	Alan Drew	717	30.4	-3.8
	Green	Alexander Cave	226	9.6	-8.1
	Labour	Michael Donnachie	200	8.5	+2.8
Majority			501	21.2	+13.0
Turnout			2,361	73.4	+27.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Fordham & Stour^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Christopher Arnold	1,698	57.4	-9.8
	Liberal Democrat	Barry Woodward	749	25.3	+12.1
	Labour	Michael Gilheany	335	11.3	+2.5
	Green	Clarice Mort	176	5.9	-4.8
Majority			949	32.1	-21.8
Turnout			2,958	72.4	+38.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbour^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Blandon	1,452	57.9	-1.4
	Conservative	Grant Mitchell	583	23.3	+1.2
	Labour	Stephen Adshead	329	13.1	+1.6
	Green	Stephen Ford	143	5.7	-1.5
Majority			869	34.7	-2.5
Turnout			2,507	55.9	+28.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Highwoods^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Gerard Oxford	2,057	48.2	-11.3
	Conservative	Joshua Woulfe	848	19.9	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ian Grimsey	831	19.5	+8.2
	Labour	Janet Smith	352	8.2	+3.6
	BNP	Patrick Sullivan	98	2.3	-4.0
	Green	Robert Spence	85	2.0	-1.0
Majority			1,209	28.3	-15.9
Turnout			4,271	63.0	+31.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Lexden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sonia Lewis	1,729	55.5	-6.8
	Liberal Democrat	Josephine Hayes	1,084	34.8	+7.2
	Labour	Audrey Spencer	168	5.4	+1.3
	Green	Clare Palmer	132	4.2	-1.8
Majority			645	20.7	-14.1
Turnout			3,113	72.1	+30.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mile End^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Scott Greenhill	2,577	55.9	-5.2
	Conservative	Matthew Eaton	1,516	32.9	+0.7
	Labour	Ian Yates	372	8.1	+4.7
	Green	Mary Bryan	146	3.2	-0.2
Majority			1,061	23.0	-5.9
Turnout			1,061	65.1	+26.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

New Town^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Theresa Higgins	2,061	59.1	-3.5
	Conservative	Mo Metcalf-Fisher	680	19.5	+2.9
	Labour	Rossanna Trudgian	441	12.7	+3.7
	Green	Linda Wonnacott	304	8.7	-3.1
Majority			1,381	39.6	-6.4
Turnout			3,486	56.1	+28.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Prettygate^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Susan Lissimore	2,055	46.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	John Loxley	1,891	42.9	-1.4
	Labour	Michael Dale	320	7.3	+1.9
	Green	Peter Appleton	146	3.3	-1.5
Majority			164	3.7	+2.6
Turnout			4,412	74.1	+29.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pyefleet^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Terence Sutton	699	43.8	-17.6
	Liberal Democrat	James Raven	681	42.7	+30.2
	Labour	Robert Fisher	146	9.2	+2.3
	Green	Tobie Glenny	69	4.3	-3.4
Majority			18	1.1	-47.8
Turnout			1,595	74.6	+32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Andrew's^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Julie Young	1,323	43.0	-8.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Warner	1,107	36.0	+5.7
	Conservative	Daniel Ellis	545	17.7	+3.0
	Green	Beverley Maltby	100	3.3	-0.6
Majority			216	7.0	-13.8
Turnout			3,075	47.9	+23.0
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Hogg	2,214	58.4	+1.9
	Conservative	Benjamin Caine	916	24.2	+3.0
	Labour	Bruce Tuxford	490	12.9	-1.8
	Green	Sandra Moog	168	4.4	-3.2
Majority			1,298	34.3	-1.1
Turnout			3,788	58.2	+29.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. John's^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Raymond Gamble	1,833	62.1	-9.5
	Conservative	Andrew Tollick	813	27.5	+5.1
	Labour	Luke Dopson	217	7.4	+4.0
	Green	David Traynier	89	3.0	+0.4
Majority			1,020	34.6	-14.6
Turnout			2,952	71.9	+29.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Shrub End^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Barton	1,832	48.8	+5.9
	Conservative	Darius Laws	1,321	35.2	-7.1
	Labour	Paul Fryer-Kelsey	465	12.4	+2.2
	Green	Walter Schwarz	135	3.6	-1.0
Majority			511	13.6	+13.0
Turnout			3,753	55.7	+25.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Stanway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Sykes	1,991	46.0	+0.4
	Conservative	Gaye Pyman	1,726	39.9	-3.4
	Labour	David Hough	478	11.1	+3.9
	Green	Pamela Nelson	130	3.0	-0.9
Majority			265	6.1	+3.9
Turnout			4,325	66.9	+28.1
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Tiptree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Elliott	2,266	55.3	-5.2
	Liberal Democrat	Jason Lower	858	21.0	+2.3
	Labour	Robert Spademan	732	17.9	+4.8
	Green	Katherine Bamforth	238	5.8	-1.9
Majority			1,408	34.4	-7.4
Turnout			4,094	67.0	+36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Dennis Willetts	1,350	46.0	-16.9
	Independent	John Gili-Ross	653	22.3	+22.3
	Liberal Democrat	Katherine Douglas	535	18.2	+5.5
	Labour	Barbara Nichols	276	9.4	-3.0
	Green	Roger Bamforth	119	4.1	-7.9
Majority			697	23.8	-26.4
Turnout			2,933	73.8	+37.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Mersea^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Jowers	2,694	65.2	-12.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Stevens	838	20.3	+10.7
	Labour	John Wood	392	9.5	+2.7
	Green	Christopher Fox	207	5.0	-0.9
Majority			1,856	44.9	-23.2
Turnout			4,131	69.2	+34.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
1 2 3 Brading, Wendy (14 May 2010). "Colchester : Rainbow coalition to continue". Essex County Standard. NewsBank. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 "Liberal Democrats now biggest party on the council". Essex County Standard. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Declaration of result of poll". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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