Colchester Borough Council election, 2016

Elections to Colchester Borough Council will take place on 5 May 2016. Colchester Borough Council normally elects one third of its councillors each year, however, due to boundary changes, the whole council is up for election.

Prior to this election, the cabinet (8 seats) was held by a coalition including the Liberal Democrats (5 seats), the Labour Party (2 seats) and a Highwoods & Stanway Independent (1 seat). Paul Smith (Liberal Democrat), a councillor from St. John's ward, was elected Leader of the Council by 32 to 28 votes.

Background

Following the 2015 election the Liberal Democrat-Labour-Independent coalition maintained control of the Council, although with a much reduced majority (14 to 4). The Liberal Democrats suffered heavy losses in North and West Colchester with 4 councillors being unseated, all by the Conservative Party. The Conservative's subsequently became the largest party on the Council but short of a majority by 4 councillors. Although failing to win additional seats, the Labour Party made moderate gains in vote share across the Borough. Following a promising performance at the 2014 election, the UK Independence Party failed to build on their success and lost in vote share across Colchester, failing to take a single ward. Like UKIP, and despite a notable boost in local and national membership, the Green Party of England and Wales also fell in vote share and failed to win any seats. However, both UKIP and the Green Party received the highest number of votes for their respective parties in a Colchester local election.

Prior to the election, Independent member for Stanway, Laura Sykes, resigned her post as Borough Councillor due to moving away from the area. This left the ruling coalition with a majority of 3 over the Conservative group.

Boundary Changes

A boundary review was undertaken throughout 2014/2015 as part of a review of local authority electoral wards. The new electoral wards will take effect from this election and will reduce the number of councillors by 9 (from 60 to 51), reduce the number of wards by 10 (from 27 to 17) and standardise the number of councillors representing each ward (3 councillors per ward). Each ward is designed to contain approximately 8,000 electors, taking into account the projected population growth over the next 10 years.[1]

Candidates by Party

Conservative Party (51/51)
Labour Party (51/51)
Green Party (48/51)
Liberal Democrats (38/51)
UKIP (10/51)
Independent (8/51)

Results Summary


Nominated Candidates by Ward

Due to boundary changes the number of wards is reduced from 27 to 17. Each ward will be represented by 3 councillors. The length of an elected councillor's term will depend on the position of election within that ward (1st, 4 years; 2nd, 3 years; 3rd, 2 years). Terms will revert to 4-years as standard from the 2018 election.

The Statement of Nominated Persons was released by Colchester Borough Council's Returning Officer following the closing of nominations on 7 April 2016. This detailed the list of candidates nominated to stand in each ward.

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Brown
Conservative Michael Brown
Conservative Annabel Glayzer
Green Sam Borley
Labour Dave Harris
Labour Chris Pearson
Labour Martyn Warnes
Liberal Democrat George Penny
Liberal Democrat Jakub Makowski
Liberal Democrat Katie Hood
UKIP Ralph Morse

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darius Laws
Conservative Daniel Ellis
Conservative Kate Martin
Green Mark Goacher
Green Amanda Kirke
Green Charles David Ham
Labour Jordan Newell
Labour Isobel Merry
Labour Barry Gilheany
Liberal Democrat Bill Frame
Liberal Democrat Jo Hayes
Liberal Democrat Nick Barlow

Greenstead

Greenstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Hill
Conservative Andrew Higgins
Conservative Paul Hanslow
Green Chris Flossman
Green Poppy Gerrard-Abbott
Green Asa Brotherton
Independent Christopher Lee
Labour Tim Young
Labour Julie Young
Liberal Democrat Nick Barlow 881
Conservative Darius Laws 854
Conservative Daniel Ellis 801
Liberal Democrat Bill Frame 792
Green Mark Goacher 781
Liberal Democrat Jo Hayes 769
Conservative Kate Martin 759
Green Amanda Kirke 511
Labour Isobel Merry 484
Labour Barry Gileany 452
Green Charles David Ham 451
Labour Jordan Newall 427

Highwoods

Highwoods
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Hayter
Conservative James Child
Conservative Steph Hayward
Green Robbie Spence
Green Leo Palmer
Green Bonnie Murphy
Independent Bev Oxford
Independent Gerard Oxford
Independent Phil Oxford
Labour Gary Braddy
Labour David McCulloch
Labour Diane Stevens
Liberal Democrat John Baker
UKIP Alex Knupffer

Lexden & Braiswick

Lexden & Braiswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis Willetts
Conservative Lewis Barber
Conservative Brian Jarvis
Green Steve Ford
Green Rosa Chandler
Green Emmanuel Blondel
Labour Sioux Blair-Jordan
Labour Alison Inman
Labour Megan Saliu
Liberal Democrat Gemma Graham
Liberal Democrat Thomas Stevenson
Liberal Democrat Susan Waite

Marks Tey & Layer

Marks Tey & Layer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Ellis
Conservative Kevin Bentley
Conservative Jackie Maclean
Green Clare Palmer
Green Matt Stemp
Labour John Spademan
Labour Michael Wagstaff
Labour John Wood
Liberal Democrat Gillian Collings
UKIP John Pitts

Mersea & Pyefleet

Mersea & Pyefleet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Davidson
Conservative Patrica Moore
Conservative John Jowers
Green Lisa Britton
Green Peter Banks
Green Bartosz Mizgier
Labour Neil Belcher
Labour Bry Mogridge
Labour Ron Smith
Liberal Democrat Barry Woodward
UKIP David Broise
UKIP David Holmes
UKIP Maria Vigneau

Mile End

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Locker
Conservative Stephen Rowe
Conservative Thomas Rowe
Green David Traynier
Green Peter Lynn
Green Mary Bryan
Labour Martin Camroux
Labour Elisa Vasquez-Walters
Labour Beverly Pearce
Liberal Democrat Martin Goss
Liberal Democrat Dominic Graham
Liberal Democrat Phillip Coleman

New Town & Christ Church

New Town & Christ Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annesley Hardy
Conservative Simon Crow
Conservative Ben Payne
Green Bob Brannan
Green Ruby Runnalls Palmer
Green Laurence Knight
Labour Abigail Fuller
Labour Oladipo Ogendengbe
Labour Jaki Whyte
Liberal Democrat Nick Cope
Liberal Democrat Theresa Higgins
Liberal Democrat Annie Feltham

Old Heath & The Hythe

Old Heath & The Hythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Brown
Conservative Liam Gallagher
Conservative Alan Scattergood
Green Susan Allen
Green Jan Plummer
Green Andrew Canessa
Labour Mike Lilley
Labour Lee Scordis
Labour Adam Fox
Liberal Democrat Julia Havis
Liberal Democrat Justin Knight
Liberal Democrat Janet Knight

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beverly Davis
Conservative Sue Lissimore
Conservative Roger Buston
Green Ruby Butler
Green Luke O'Loughlin
Green Mike Stewart
Labour Richard Bourne
Labour Mike Dale
Labour Clive Needle
Liberal Democrat Jake Bevan
Liberal Democrat Glanville Williams

Rural North

Rural North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Arnold
Conservative Nigel Chapman
Conservative Peter Chillingworth
Green Roger Bamforth
Green Janita La Fevre
Green Blake Roberts
Labour Kevin Finnigan
Labour Paul Fryer-Kelsey
Labour Judith Short
Liberal Democrat Will Brown

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Hazell
Conservative Vic Flores
Conservative Mike Hardy
Green Wolfgang Fauser
Green Stuart Welham
Green Maria Harrison
Independent Sharron Lawrence
Labour Steve Dunt
Labour Stuart Ellis
Labour Bruce Tuxford
Liberal Democrat Lyn Barton
Liberal Democrat Jamie Chaplan
Liberal Democrat Karen Chaplan
UKIP Bruno Hickman

St. Anne's & St. John's

St. Anne's & St. Johns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Klejna-Wendt
Conservative Charles McKay
Conservative Terry Sutton
Green Callum Fauser
Green Robert Chambers
Green Megan Maltby
Labour Sam Fuller
Labour Amanda Stannard
Labour Alex Yeandle
Liberal Democrat Paul Smith
Liberal Democrat Helen Chuah
Liberal Democrat Mike Hogg
UKIP Bill Faram
UKIP Jason Berry

Stanway

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Maclean
Conservative Paul Dundas
Conservative Christopher Manby
Green Walter Schwartz
Green Will Price
Green Nicolas Blondel
Labour David Hough
Labour Carole Spademan
Labour Ian Yates
Liberal Democrat Jessica Scott-Boutell
Liberal Democrat Jon Manning
Liberal Democrat Lesley-Scott Boutell

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Elliott
Conservative Derek Loveland
Conservative Barbara Wood
Green Kathy Bamforth
Green Rob Cronshaw
Green Adam Abo Henriksen
Labour Joanne Devine
Labour Barbara Nichols
Labour Robert Spademan

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hill
Conservative Rowan Perrior
Conservative Craig Sutton
Green Tim Glover
Green Laura Pountney
Green Lora Aziz
Labour Co-op Cyril Liddy
Labour Co-op Rosalind Scott
Labour Co-op Phil Finn
Liberal Democrat Mark Cory
Liberal Democrat Alex Hale
Liberal Democrat Sanchia Nash
Independent Shaun Boughton
Independent Andrea Luxford Vaughan
Independent Mike Newton

References

  1. ↑ "Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation". consultation.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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