Colchester Borough Council election, 2014

May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)

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	26	23	7
Seats before	26	23	7
Seats won	25	23	8
Seat change	1	0	1
Popular vote	8,988	13,144	6,334
Percentage	23.0	33.6	15.8
Swing	9.6	4.7	7.8

	Fourth party	Fifth party	Sixth party

Party	Independent	UKIP	Green
Last election	3	0	0
Seats before	3	0	0
Seats won	3	0	0
Seat change	0	0	0
Popular vote	1,127	6,179	3,385
Percentage	2.9	15.8	8.6
Swing	1.6	13.1	1.3

The 2014 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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]

Background

Before the election a coalition between the 26 Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour and 3 independents ran the council, while the 23 Conservatives were in opposition.^[2] There were also one seat vacant after the death of the Labour councillor for Wivenhoe Quay Steve Ford.^[3]

20 seats were being contested, with the candidates including a full slate from the Green party and 13 from the UK Independence Party, more than the party had put forward at any previous local election in Colchester.^[2] 6 sitting councillors stood down at the election including the then mayor, Colin Sykes.^[4]

Election result

Only one seat changed hands at the election, with Labour's Chris Pearson gaining Berechurch from the Liberal Democrats.^[5] The Liberal Democrats held the other 9 seats they had been defending, holding Castle by 46 votes over the Conservatives and Old Heath (formerly Harbour ward^[6]) by 69 votes from Labour.^[5] The Conservatives gained an increased share of the vote at the election, but did not gain any more seats.^[5]

Meanwhile the UK Independence Party picked up 16% of the vote, coming second in 9 wards, but failed to take any seats.^[7] This was despite the party topping the polls in Colchester with 35% at the European parliamentary election that was held at the same time as the council election,^[8] and coming closest to taking a seat in Tiptree where the Conservatives held the seat by 85 votes.^[5]

Following the election, councillor Laura Sykes left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Highwoods Independent group on the council (renamed to Highwoods & Stanway Independents), after a long standing dispute with another Liberal Democrat councillor.^[9] The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents continued to run the council.^[10]

Colchester Borough Council Election, 2014^[11]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	25	0	1	-1	45.0	23.0	8,988	-9.6%
	Conservative	23	0	0	0	40.0	33.6	13,144	+4.7%
	Labour	9	1	0	+1	10.0	16.2	6,334	-7.8%
	Independent	3	0	0	0	5.0	2.9	1,127	-1.6%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	15.8	6,179	+13.1%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.6	3,385	+1.3%

Ward results

Berechurch^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Pearson	852	40.0	-18.2
	UKIP	Paul Mulvey	479	22.5	+10.3
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Hislop	417	19.6	+3.6
	Conservative	Michael Brown	305	14.3	+3.6
	Green	Stuart Welham	77	3.6	+0.7
Majority			373	17.5	-24.8
Turnout			2,130	32	+4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Birch & Winstree^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Bentley	963	54.6	-14.1
	UKIP	John Pitts	478	27.1	+27.1
	Labour	John Spademan	136	7.7	-5.8
	Green	Maria Iacovou	102	5.8	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	Debby Bloomfield	86	4.9	-6.3
Majority			485	27.5	-27.6
Turnout			1,765	41	-6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Frame	693	25.8	-14.6
	Conservative	Darius Laws	647	24.1	+6.2
	Labour	Ben Howard	478	17.8	+4.4
	Green	Peter Lynn	462	17.2	-1.4
	UKIP	Ron Levy	403	15.0	+5.3
Majority			46	1.7	-20.2
Turnout			2,683	38	+8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Christ Church^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Cope	467	32.5	-10.5
	Conservative	Annesley Hardy	413	28.7	-4.4
	Labour	Elisa Vasquez-Walters	239	16.6	+5.2
	Green	Clare Palmer	212	14.8	+2.4
	UKIP	Alexei Kunpffer	106	7.4	+7.4
Majority			54	3.8	-6.1
Turnout			1,437	44	-9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Fordham & Stour^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Arnold	1,046	65.5	-1.8
	Green	Sue Bailey	219	13.7	+6.0
	Labour	Ian Yates	201	12.6	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Barry Woodward	132	8.3	-1.3
Majority			827	51.8	-0.1
Turnout			1,598	38	-7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Highwoods^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gerard Oxford	1,117	52.1	-15.7
	UKIP	Tony Terry	286	13.3	+8.8
	Conservative	Christopher Hayter	266	12.4	+3.0
	Labour	Bob Fisher	208	9.7	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Oakes-Odger	176	8.2	+2.0
	Green	Robbie Spence	91	4.2	+0.2
Majority			831	38.8	-19.7
Turnout			2,144	33	+7
	Independent hold		Swing

Lexden

Lexden^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Buston	985	55.5	+1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Robin James	370	20.8	-5.2
	Green	Steve Ford	230	13.0	+4.5
	Labour	John Wood	190	10.7	-0.6
Majority			615	34.6	+6.4
Turnout			1,775	41	+5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mile End^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Dominic Graham	1,124	40.7	-23.7
	Conservative	Ben Locker	857	31.0	+7.5
	UKIP	Simon Collins	410	14.8	+14.8
	Labour	Kevin Stannard	210	7.6	-0.5
	Green	Mary Bryan	160	5.8	+1.8
Majority			267	9.7	-31.2
Turnout			2,761	36	+5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

New Town^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Theresa Higgins	766	41.6	-11.2
	UKIP	Tony Hardy	334	18.1	+9.9
	Labour	Lillie Dopson	273	14.8	-3.9
	Green	Mark Goacher	247	13.4	+2.0
	Conservative	Matthew Neall	222	12.1	+3.1
Majority			432	23.5	-10.6
Turnout			1,842	29	+6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Old Heath^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Justin Knight	463	31.5	-23.2
	Labour	Lee Scordis	394	26.8	+2.2
	UKIP	Stephen Galvin	334	22.7	+15.2
	Conservative	Samuel Nolan	177	12.0	+5.1
	Green	Bob Brannan	104	7.1	+0.8
Majority			69	4.7	-25.4
Turnout			1,472	34	+6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Prettygate^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Lissimore	1,489	57.9	+10.7
	Liberal Democrat	John Loxley	545	21.2	-8.7
	Labour	Mike Dale	304	11.8	-3.1
	Green	Luke O'Loughlin	233	9.1	+1.1
Majority			944	36.7	+19.5
Turnout			2,571	44	+7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pyefleet^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Davidson	587	64.2	+20.4
	Green	Tim Glover	131	14.3	+10.0
	Labour	Alison Inman	124	13.6	+4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Owen Bartholomew	73	8.0	-34.7
Majority			456	49.8	+48.7
Turnout			915	45	-30
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Andrew's^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Young	925	61.6	+0.3
	Conservative	Christopher Hill	237	15.8	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Wayne Boughton	179	11.9	+0.3
	Green	Leonie Greene	160	10.7	+10.7
Majority			688	45.8	-2.7
Turnout			1,501	27	+2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Anne's^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Hogg	783	39.7	-15.5
	UKIP	William Faram	500	25.4	+25.4
	Conservative	Alexandra Hutchinson	299	15.2	-0.5
	Labour	Amanda Stannard	265	13.4	-7.0
	Green	Callum Fauser	125	6.3	-2.4
Majority			283	14.4	-20.4
Turnout			1,972	31	+8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

St. John's^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ray Gamble	841	48.6	-15.8
	UKIP	Edwin Gretton	355	20.5	+20.5
	Conservative	Charles McKay	352	20.4	-1.2
	Labour	Jennie Fisher	106	6.1	-2.7
	Green	David Trayner	75	4.3	-0.9
Majority			486	28.1	-14.7
Turnout			1,729	43	+5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Shrub End^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Lyn Barton	778	33.4	-10.4
	UKIP	Sarah Hardy	510	21.9	+21.9
	Conservative	Mike Hardy	480	20.6	-9.7
	Labour	Bruce Tuxford	458	19.7	+0.0
	Green	Walter Schwarz	92	4.0	-2.2
	Independent	Christina Perdicou	10	0.4	+0.4
Majority			268	11.5	-2.1
Turnout			2,328	32	+7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Stanway^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jessica Scott-Boutell	786	33.7	-21.3
	Conservative	Janice Perren	704	30.2	+5.0
	UKIP	Christopher Treloar	486	20.8	+20.8
	Labour	David Hough	237	10.2	-4.2
	Green	Pam Nelson	120	5.1	-0.3
Majority			82	3.5	-26.3
Turnout			2,333	36	+3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Tiptree^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Elliott	940	41.3	-6.8
	UKIP	Harry Royle	855	37.5	+37.5
	Labour	Robert Spademan	283	12.4	-23.7
	Green	Kathy Bamforth	120	5.3	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	Gill Collings	79	3.5	-2.5
Majority			85	3.7	-8.3
Turnout			2,277	39	+12
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Willetts	984	61.8	+7.0
	Green	Roger Bamforth	274	17.2	+11.7
	Labour	Barbara Nichols	201	12.6	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Waite	134	8.4	+2.0
Majority			710	44.6	+13.5
Turnout			1,593	43	-7
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Mersea^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jowers	1,191	51.1	-18.0
	UKIP	David Broise	643	27.6	+27.6
	Labour	Bernard Ready	250	10.7	-4.7
	Green	Steve McGough	151	6.5	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Stevens	96	4.1	-3.4
Majority			548	23.5	-30.2
Turnout			2,331	40	+11
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections between 2014 and 2015

A by-election was held in Wivenhoe Quay on 3 July 2014 following the death of Labour councillor Steve Ford.^[3]^[13] The seat was held for Labour by Rosalind Scott with a majority of 228 votes over the Conservatives.^[10]

Wivenhoe Quay by-election 3 July 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosalind Scott	857	46.7	-5.4
	Conservative	Peter Hill	629	34.3	+2.4
	UKIP	John Pitts	129	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal Democrat	Shaun Boughton	127	6.9	-0.1
	Green	Tim Glover	90	4.9	-4.2
	Patriotic Socialist Party	Dave Osborn	2	0.1	+0.1
Majority			228	12.4	-7.9
Turnout			1,834	43	+1
	Labour hold		Swing

References

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↑ Lodge, Will (24 April 2014). "Colchester: Greens to challenge every seat at council elections". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
1 2 3 4 "Colchester Council: Big three breathe sigh of relief after halting rise of Ukip". The Gazetee (NewsBank). 23 May 2014. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Councillors agree to ward change in spite of low response to survey". Essex County Standard. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
↑ Lodge, Will (23 May 2014). "Colchester: UKIP fails to take any seats at borough council elections". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
↑ "European election results: UKIP most popular in Colchester". Essex County Standard. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
↑ Calnan, James (27 May 2014). "Colchester Lib Dem councillor defects". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
1 2 3 Lodge, Will (4 July 2014). "Essex: No change in councils’ make-up after by-elections". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Results - Borough Election - 22 May 2014". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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↑ "Wivenhoe By-Election - 3rd July 2014". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

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