1988 Colchester Borough Council election

1988 Colchester Borough Council election
5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.1% (5.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party SLD Conservative Labour
Last election 22 seats, 36.8% 24 seats, 39.7% 10 seats, 20.4%
Seats won 7 9 3
Seats after 24 23 9
Seat change 2 1 1
Popular vote 12,424 15,190 9,590
Percentage 32.5% 39.7% 25.1%
Swing 4.3% 0.0% 4.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Tiptree Residents Independent
Last election 3 seats, 2.9% 1 seat, 0.2%
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change
Popular vote 1,042 0
Percentage 2.7% 0.0%
Swing 0.2% 0.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Colchester Borough Council election

The 1988 Colchester Borough Council election was held on 5 May 1988 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

This was the first Colchester local election contested by the newly formed Social and Liberal Democrats (soon to be renamed the Liberal Democrats) following the merger of the SDP and Liberal Party.

At the election, the Social and Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party on the council for the first time since its creation in 1973.

Summary

1988 Colchester Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  SLD 7 2 35.0 17 24 40.0 12,424 32.5 –4.3
  Conservative 9 1 45.0 14 23 38.3 15,190 39.7 ±0.0
  Labour 3 1 15.0 6 9 15.0 9,590 25.1 +4.7
  Tiptree Residents 1 5.0 2 3 5.0 1,042 2.7 –0.2
  Independent 0 0.0 1 1 1.7 0 0.0 –0.2

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD John William Stevens* 1,140 41.8 −3.2
Labour G. Prior 984 36.0 +2.4
Conservative E. Parsons 606 22.2 +0.8
Majority 156 5.8 −5.6
Turnout 2,730 44.8 −4.6
Registered electors 6,090
SLD hold Swing 2.8

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD R. Cole* 947 38.5 −5.3
Conservative E. Humphreys 896 36.4 +1.7
Labour H. Winter 617 25.1 +3.6
Majority 51 2.1 −7.0
Turnout 2,460 47.9 −11.4
Registered electors 5,136
SLD gain from Conservative Swing 3.5

Dedham

Dedham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD G. Williams 485 53.9 +17.7
Conservative G. Spray 390 43.4 −15.0
Labour S. Worgan 24 2.7 −2.7
Majority 95 10.5 N/A
Turnout 899 58.8 +1.8
Registered electors 1,529
SLD gain from Conservative Swing 16.4

East Donyland

East Donyland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Sanderson* 551 56.9 +4.7
Labour B. Wilding 302 31.2 +6.7
SLD Barry Woodward 115 11.9 −11.4
Majority 249 25.7 +3.6
Turnout 968 56.5 −0.5
Registered electors 1,713
Conservative hold Swing 1.0

Fordham

Fordham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Cannon* 449 66.1 +1.1
Labour A. Sullivan 127 18.7 −1.2
SLD G. Chase 103 15.2 +0.1
Majority 322 47.4
Turnout 679 48.3
Registered electors 1,405
Conservative hold Swing 1.2

Harbour

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Bird* 1,135 52.5 +18.1
Conservative Mike Coyne 518 24.0 −2.3
SLD Patricia Blandon 461 21.3 −15.1
Majority 617 28.5 N/A
Turnout 2,114 38.3 −10.1
Registered electors 5,652
Labour hold Swing 10.2

Lexden

Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sonia Lewis 1,188 50.2 +7.3
SLD B. Williamson 1,056 44.6 −7.7
Labour J. Crawford 123 5.2 +0.4
Majority 132 5.6 N/A
Turnout 2,367 54.7 −4.2
Registered electors 4,327
Conservative gain from SLD Swing 7.5

Marks Tey

Marks Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Gower 454 49.8 −14.0
SLD G. Ambridge 268 29.4 N/A
Labour Maureen Lee 190 20.8 −15.4
Majority 186 20.4 −7.1
Turnout 912 43.8 +14.3
Registered electors 2,082
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Mile End

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Borges* 884 58.4 +6.5
SLD E. Reid 376 24.9 −9.1
Labour A. Hayden-Case 253 16.7 +2.6
Majority 508 33.5 +15.6
Turnout 1,513 37.8 −7.1
Registered electors 4,005
Conservative hold Swing 7.8

New Town

New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Bob Russell* 1,373 68.2 +13.0
Labour Sandra Benedetti 417 20.7 −6.1
Conservative J. Clarke 223 11.1 −6.9
Majority 956 47.5 +19.1
Turnout 2,013 43.8 +3.1
Registered electors 4,595
SLD hold Swing 9.6

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Martin Hunt* 1,295 50.7 +4.0
Conservative R. Stevenson 1,001 39.2 −2.4
Labour G. Thompson 256 10.0 −1.6
Majority 294 11.5 +6.4
Turnout 2,512 50.7 −7.3
Registered electors 5,029
SLD hold Swing 3.2

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD S. Cawley* 1,047 49.7 −8.6
Labour Frank Wilkin 588 27.9 +4.6
Conservative E. Winney 470 22.3 +3.9
Majority 459 21.8 −13.2
Turnout 2,105 33.0 −3.4
Registered electors 6,381
SLD hold Swing 6.6

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Truscott 1,294 52.6 +8.1
Conservative E. Paice 746 30.3 +2.4
SLD J. Muffett 421 17.1 −10.6
Majority 548 22.3 +5.7
Turnout 2,461 27.3 −2.6
Registered electors 9,019
Labour hold Swing 2.9

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Frank* 922 41.6 +16.7
Conservative G. Gawthrop 702 31.7 −3.2
SLD M. Sheehan 592 26.7 −13.5
Majority 220 9.9 N/A
Turnout 2,216 45.8 −4.8
Registered electors 4,843
Labour hold Swing 10.0

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Smith* 1,120 51.7 +7.2
SLD L. Clubb 821 37.9 −9.6
Labour K. Hindle 224 10.3 +2.3
Majority 299 13.8 N/A
Turnout 2,165 39.4 −10.4
Registered electors 5,497
Conservative hold Swing 8.4

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Brooks* 1,209 59.2 +8.0
SLD R. Watkins 426 20.9 −11.8
Labour R. Turp 407 19.9 +3.9
Majority 783 38.3 +19.8
Turnout 2,042 41.0 −8.6
Registered electors 4,986
Conservative hold Swing 9.9

Stanway

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Colin Sykes 968 44.0 +2.5
Conservative B. Chafer* 887 40.3 −6.6
Labour Tim Young 346 15.7 +4.1
Majority 81 3.7 N/A
Turnout 2,201 41.3 −2.7
Registered electors 5,333
SLD gain from Conservative Swing 4.6

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tiptree Residents E. Bird* 1,042 66.3 +0.9
Conservative E. Peel 385 24.5 +0.5
Labour Lucy Wood 145 9.2 −1.4
Majority 657 41.8 +0.4
Turnout 1,572 25.5 −5.9
Registered electors 6,161
Tiptree Residents hold Swing 0.2

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Kimberley 1,337 73.4 +8.8
SLD A. Stevens 345 18.9 −10.4
Labour C. McGowan-Griffin 139 7.6 +1.5
Majority 992 54.5 +19.2
Turnout 1,821 34.1 −10.9
Registered electors 5,341
Conservative hold Swing 9.6

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Adams 1,174 47.8 −0.9
Labour Robert Newman 1,097 44.7 +3.4
SLD R. Wilson 185 7.5 −2.5
Majority 77 3.1 −4.3
Turnout 2,456 40.5 −3.1
Registered electors 6,058
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2.2

By-elections

Pyefleet

Pyefleet by-election: 4 May 1989[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 384 47.1 –26.6
SLD 380 46.6 +29.7
Labour 52 6.4 –3.0
Majority 4 0.5 –56.3
Turnout 816 56.9 –1.7
Registered electors 1,434
Conservative hold Swing 28.2

West Mersea

West Mersea by-election: 4 May 1989[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,187 64.1 –9.3
Green 350 18.9 N/A
SLD 175 9.4 –9.5
Labour 141 7.6 ±0.0
Majority 837 45.2 –9.3
Turnout 1,853 34.8 +0.7
Registered electors 5,325
Conservative hold

Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley by-election: 4 May 1989[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 476 61.8 +2.3
SLD 163 21.2 –6.0
Labour 131 17.0 +3.6
Majority 313 40.6 +8.3
Turnout 770 43.6 –6.7
Registered electors 1,766
Conservative hold Swing 4.2

Great Tey

Great Tey by-election: 4 May 1989[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 440 63.2 –1.4
SLD 180 25.9 –1.6
Labour 76 10.9 +3.0
Majority 260 37.3 +0.2
Turnout 696 41.0 –12.3
Registered electors 1,698
Conservative hold Swing 0.1

References

  1. ^ a b c d "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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