# 1983 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in May 1983. They were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

## Summary

1983 Colchester Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 13 | | 65.0 | 22 | 35 | 58.3 | 18,499 | 45.9 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 13 | 16 | 26.7 | 10,381 | 25.8 | +1.2 |
| | Alliance | 3 | 3 | 15.0 | 2 | 5 | 8.3 | 10,249 | 25.4 | +0.3 |
| | Tiptree Residents | 1 | | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1,170 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | –2.5 |

## Ward Results
### Berechurch

Berechurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Graves | 997 | 42.4 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | N. Kell | 735 | 31.2 | +2.3 |
| | Alliance | H. Anderson | 569 | 26.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 11.1 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,301 | 40.2 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,847 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Humphreys | 1,187 | 46.5 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | K. Taylor | 804 | 31.5 | −6.8 |
| | Alliance | D. Locke | 562 | 22.0 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,553 | 51.1 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,997 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 8.1 | |

### Copford & Eight Ash Green

Copford & Eight Ash Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Dymond | 755 | 68.6 | −4.4 |
| | Alliance | B. Trusler | 174 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | B. Smith | 172 | 15.6 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 52.8 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | 50.4 | −28.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,184 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Willey | 549 | 68.3 | −9.8 |
| | Alliance | P. Hills | 184 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | L. Shelley | 71 | 8.8 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 52.8 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 804 | 50.4 | −30.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,753 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Great Tey

Great Tey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Browning* | 551 | 76.0 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | R. Price | 89 | 12.3 | −7.1 |
| | Alliance | M. Maxam | 85 | 11.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 63.7 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725 | 44.8 | −33.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,620 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |

### Harbour

Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | T. Brady | 959 | 37.6 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Jim Orpe | 946 | 37.1 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative | S. Rae | 644 | 25.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,549 | 47.5 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,367 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Lexden

Lexden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Ian Trusler | 1,427 | 54.0 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Wilson | 1,114 | 42.2 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | G. Rose | 101 | 3.8 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | 64.3 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,108 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.4 | |

### Mile End

Mile End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Fulford* | 1,055 | 58.3 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Bryan | 431 | 23.8 | −7.2 |
| | Alliance | R. Baker | 323 | 17.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 624 | 34.5 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 47.7 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,793 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

### New Town

New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | J. Coleman | 1,110 | 49.1 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | D. Williams* | 629 | 27.8 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Clarke | 520 | 23.0 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | 21.3 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,259 | 48.2 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,683 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Prettygate

Prettygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Howgego | 1,248 | 45.3 | −0.7 |
| | Alliance | Martin Hunt | 1,176 | 42.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | P. Kent | 329 | 12.0 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 2.6 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,753 | 54.8 | +5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,022 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Pyefleet

Pyefleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Parsonson* | 548 | 66.3 | −9.6 |
| | Alliance | A. Stevens | 185 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | H. Bryan | 94 | 11.4 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 43.9 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 827 | 64.4 | −19.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,285 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Shrub End

Shrub End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Wilkin* | 887 | 37.6 | +0.4 |
| | Alliance | S. Cawley | 883 | 37.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | I. Foster | 590 | 25.0 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,360 | 38.3 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,161 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.9 | |

### St. Andrews

St. Andrews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Crookes | 1,385 | 56.6 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | N. Elcombe | 653 | 26.7 | +4.4 |
| | Alliance | P. Brady* | 408 | 16.7 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | 29.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,446 | 29.6 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,263 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### St. Annes

St. Annes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Pawsey* | 1,063 | 45.2 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | A. Rawal | 895 | 38.0 | −1.9 |
| | Alliance | M. Bayliss | 396 | 16.8 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 49.8 | +4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,670 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7 | |

### St. Johns

St. Johns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. West* | 1,148 | 61.4 | +0.9 |
| | Alliance | A. Hayman | 471 | 25.2 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | F. Rogers | 251 | 13.4 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 36.2 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,870 | 50.9 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,673 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### St. Marys

St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Spendlove* | 1,431 | 61.5 | +4.4 |
| | Alliance | C. Curtis | 526 | 22.6 | −5.9 |
| | Labour | J. Pearsall | 369 | 15.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 905 | 38.9 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,326 | 46.2 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,034 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Stanway

Stanway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Holloway* | 1,129 | 61.7 | +12.4 |
| | Alliance | W. Sandford | 382 | 20.9 | −10.5 |
| | Labour | R. Lister | 318 | 17.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 40.8 | +22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,829 | 43.6 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,198 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Tiptree

Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tiptree Residents | J. Webb* | 1,170 | 53.8 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Crowe | 748 | 34.4 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | S. Simmonds | 258 | 11.9 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 19.4 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 33.7 | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,828 | | |
| | Tiptree Residents hold | Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### West Mersea

West Mersea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Williams* | 1,357 | 71.0 | +7.8 |
| | Alliance | B. Packard | 429 | 22.5 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | J. Kent | 124 | 6.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 928 | 40.5 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 48.6 | +6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,711 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.4 | |

### Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Last* | 1,474 | 54.5 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | J. Baylis | 1,231 | 45.5 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 9.0 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,705 | 45.0 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,014 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 | |
No Independent candidate as previous (-20.4%).