Colchester Borough Council election, 2011
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The 2011 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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
- Liberal Democrats 26
- Conservative 24
- Labour 7
- Independent 3[2]
Election result
No seats changed hands at the election with the Liberal Democrats remaining on 26 seats after holding 7 seats, ahead of the Conservatives, who stayed on 24 seats after retaining the 9 seats they had been defending.[3] Meanwhile, Labour retained 3 seats to keep 7 councillors and 1 independent retained his seat.[3] Among those to hold their seats were the Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Hunt in Christ Church ward and the Labour group leader Tim Young in St Andrews, while the closest result saw Conservative Pauline Hazell retain Shrub End by 123 votes from the Liberal Democrats[3][4]
The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the independents remained in charge, with Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell staying as leader of the council,[5] after holding her seat in Mile End at the election.[3][4]
Colchester Borough Council Election, 2011[1][6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 36.5 | 15,806 | -1.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 27,5 | 11,890 | -12.4% | ||
Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 21.9 | 9,487 | +8.9% | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 2,649 | +2.2% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 3,280 | +2.2% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 171 | +0.4% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Harris | 1,565 | 64.6 | +32.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Bright | 450 | 18.6 | -5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bruno Hickman | 334 | 13.8 | -26.9 | |
Green | Maria Iacovou | 73 | 3.0 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1,115 | 46.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,422 | 38.3 | -20.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Ellis | 1,430 | 68.7 | +5.8 | |
Labour | James Spencer | 282 | 13.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gillian Collins | 234 | 11.2 | -9.9 | |
Green | Tobie Glenny | 136 | 6.5 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,148 | 55.1 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,082 | 47.1 | -25.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Barlow | 1,113 | 40.1 | -1.7 | |
Green | Peter Lynn | 715 | 25.7 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Bruce Halling | 583 | 21.0 | -5.2 | |
Labour | Luke Dopson | 368 | 13.2 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 398 | 14.3 | -1.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,779 | 39.5 | -19.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Martin Hunt | 739 | 43.0 | -8.6 | |
Conservative | Roger Buston | 569 | 33.1 | +2.7 | |
Green | Clare Palmer | 213 | 12.4 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Tyron Wilson | 196 | 11.4 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 170 | 9.9 | -11.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,717 | 53.2 | -20.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Maclean | 465 | 66.7 | -2.4 | |
Labour | John Spademan | 95 | 13.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert James | 90 | 12.9 | -1.5 | |
Green | David Traynier | 47 | 6.7 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 370 | 53.1 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 697 | 46.9 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 1,246 | 67.3 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Dennis | 286 | 15.5 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barry Woodward | 177 | 9.6 | -15.7 | |
Green | Clarice Mort | 142 | 7.7 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 960 | 51.9 | +19.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,851 | 45.0 | -27.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Chillingworth | 703 | 60.7 | -11.2 | |
UKIP | Mark Cole | 171 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Labour | Robert Fisher | 114 | 9.8 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rachel Goodwin | 104 | 9.0 | -2.3 | |
Green | Stephen Ford | 67 | 5.8 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 532 | 45.9 | -14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,159 | 52.8 | +10.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Philip Oxford | 1,519 | 61.4 | +13.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Walker | 413 | 16.7 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Diamond | 227 | 9.2 | -10.3 | |
Labour | Michael Gilheany | 204 | 8.2 | +0.0 | |
Green | Robert Spence | 111 | 4.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 1,106 | 44.7 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,474 | 37.0 | -26.0 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anne Turrell | 1,765 | 60.9 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Eaton | 713 | 24.6 | -8.3 | |
Labour | Michael Donnachie | 287 | 9.9 | +1.8 | |
Green | Mary Bryan | 132 | 4.6 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,052 | 36.3 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,897 | 40.7 | -24.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Elisabeth Feltham | 1,026 | 49.4 | -9.7 | |
Labour | Lillie Dopson | 486 | 23.4 | +10.7 | |
Green | Steven McGough | 294 | 14.1 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Lauren McManus | 272 | 13.1 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 540 | 26.0 | -13.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,078 | 34.0 | -22.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Quince | 1,533 | 47.0 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Loxley | 1,236 | 37.9 | -5.0 | |
Labour | Michael Dale | 341 | 10.5 | +3.2 | |
Green | Peter Appleton | 152 | 4.7 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 297 | 9.1 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,262 | 55.4 | -18.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tim Young | 1,288 | 67.6 | +24.6 | |
Conservative | Alexander Hopkins | 277 | 14.5 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Owen Bartholomew | 257 | 13.5 | -22.5 | |
Green | Beverley Maltby | 84 | 4.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,011 | 53.0 | +46.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,906 | 30.0 | -17.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Barrie Cook | 1,074 | 49.9 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | Benjamin Caine | 506 | 23.5 | -0.7 | |
Labour | Paul Fryer-Kelsey | 418 | 19.4 | +6.5 | |
Green | Lucy Glover | 154 | 7.2 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 568 | 26.4 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,152 | 33.3 | -24.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Hazell | 854 | 39.3 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Butler | 731 | 33.7 | -15.1 | |
Labour | Bruce Tuxford | 462 | 21.3 | +8.9 | |
Green | Walter Schwarz | 124 | 5.7 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 123 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,171 | 32.9 | -22.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Lesley Scott-Boutell | 1,404 | 50.6 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Bryan Johnston | 866 | 31.2 | -8.7 | |
Labour | David Hough | 394 | 14.2 | +3.1 | |
Green | Pamela Nelson | 109 | 3.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 538 | 19.4 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,773 | 43.6 | -26.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Fairley-Crowe | 1,425 | 58.6 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Audrey Spencer | 629 | 25.9 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Beth Gudgeon | 201 | 8.3 | -12.7 | |
Green | Katherine Bamforth | 177 | 7.3 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 796 | 32.7 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,432 | 40.4 | -26.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marcus Harrington | 1,088 | 54.8 | +8.8 | |
Independent | John Gili-Ross | 471 | 23.7 | +1.4 | |
Labour | John Wood | 191 | 9.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Benjamin Richards | 127 | 6.4 | -11.8 | |
Green | Roger Bamforth | 109 | 5.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 617 | 31.1 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,986 | 50.1 | -23.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Kimberley | 1,596 | 55.2 | -10.0 | |
Independent | David Bragg | 659 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Labour | Barbara Nichols | 299 | 10.3 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Stevens | 206 | 7.1 | -13.2 | |
Green | Daisy Blench | 131 | 4.5 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 937 | 32.4 | -12.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,891 | 49.6 | -19.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mark Cory | 673 | 51.3 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Ashley Rudge | 303 | 23.1 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | Mo Metcalf-Fisher | 244 | 18.6 | -17.5 | |
Green | Karl Lausen | 93 | 7.1 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 370 | 28.2 | +15.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,313 | 36.8 | +7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Ford | 1,279 | 57.1 | +29.0 | |
Conservative | Mercedes Mussard | 573 | 25.6 | -11.2 | |
Green | Sandra Moog | 217 | 9.7 | -18.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Samantha Mckay | 172 | 7.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 706 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,241 | 53.3 | +9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 1 2 "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "Local authority elections: England". The Guardian. NewsBank. 7 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Nelson, Alistair (6 May 2011). "Colchester: No change on Borough Council in election". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Colchester Council full results: No change". Daily Gazette. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Calnan, James (11 May 2011). "Coalition renews its vows with priorities". The Gazette. NewsBank.
- 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 1 June 2014.