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 | Candidate | 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 Association | |||||
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 | ||||
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