# 1984 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1984, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

## Summary

1984 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 | 11 | 1 | 55.0 | 23 | 34 | 56.7 | 17,431 | 42.9 | –3.0 |
| | Labour | 4 | 4 | 20.0 | 8 | 12 | 20.0 | 11,460 | 28.2 | +2.4 |
| | Alliance | 5 | 5 | 25.0 | 5 | 10 | 16.7 | 10,214 | 25.1 | –0.3 |
| | Tiptree Residents | 1 | | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 936 | 2.3 | –0.6 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 612 | 1.5 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Berechurch

Berechurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | John William Stevens | 858 | 37.4 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | J. Fraser | 850 | 37.0 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | N. Kell | 587 | 25.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,295 | 38.6 | −1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,938 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Cole | 1,148 | 47.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | K. Taylor | 863 | 35.0 | +3.5 |
| | Alliance | M. Sheehan | 390 | 16.2 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 11.9 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,401 | 47.3 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,073 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 1.1 | |

### Dedham

Dedham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Cannings | 506 | 58.4 | −10.4 |
| | Alliance | G. Williams | 314 | 36.2 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | K. Hindle | 47 | 5.4 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 22.1 | −30.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 867 | 57.0 | +7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,520 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 15.1 | |

### East Donyland

East Donyland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Sanderson* | 494 | 52.2 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | L. Shelley | 232 | 24.5 | −18.2 |
| | Alliance | A. Stevens | 221 | 23.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 27.7 | +13.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 947 | 62.1 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,525 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.6 | |

### Harbour

Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Bird* | 1,200 | 56.1 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Coyne | 502 | 23.5 | −1.8 |
| | Alliance | R. Puxley | 438 | 20.5 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 698 | 32.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,140 | 39.5 | −8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,418 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Lexden

Lexden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | P. Brady | 1,179 | 49.5 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Bryant | 1,089 | 45.7 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | G. Rose | 116 | 4.9 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 3.8 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,384 | 57.2 | −7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,171 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Marks Tey

Marks Tey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. James* | 558 | 63.8 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | D. Brede | 317 | 36.2 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 27.5 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 29.5 | −17.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,965 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.5 | |

### Mile End

Mile End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Borges* | 919 | 56.5 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | S. Dick | 478 | 29.4 | +5.6 |
| | Alliance | R. Baker | 230 | 14.1 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 27.1 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,627 | 41.9 | −5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,882 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### New Town

New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Bob Russell* | 1,617 | 71.8 | +22.7 |
| | Labour | D. Williams | 365 | 16.2 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Clarke | 271 | 12.0 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,252 | 55.6 | +34.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,253 | 48.4 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,656 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 17.2 | |

### Prettygate

Prettygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Martin Hunt | 1,307 | 51.0 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Kent* | 940 | 36.7 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Chris Pearson | 316 | 12.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,563 | 50.7 | −4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,052 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Shrub End

Shrub End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | S. Cawley | 1,019 | 43.9 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | L. Woodrow* | 1,013 | 43.6 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Maston | 289 | 12.5 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,321 | 38.2 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,074 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | 0.3 | |

### St. Andrews

St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. McLaughlin | 1,314 | 62.5 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | P. O'Reilly | 518 | 24.6 | −2.1 |
| | Alliance | D. Elmer | 272 | 12.9 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 796 | 37.9 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,104 | 31.4 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,710 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |

### St. Annes

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Frank* | 976 | 45.4 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Chapman | 805 | 37.5 | −7.7 |
| | Alliance | Mike Hogg | 367 | 17.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,148 | 50.3 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,273 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.6 | |

### St. Johns

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Smith* | 861 | 51.9 | −9.5 |
| | Alliance | A. Hayman | 584 | 35.2 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | F. Rodgers | 214 | 12.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 16.7 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 34.6 | −16.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,797 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.8 | |

### St. Marys

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Brooks | 1,297 | 62.7 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | J. Brice | 394 | 19.1 | +3.2 |
| | Alliance | D. Goss | 377 | 18.2 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 43.6 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,068 | 41.6 | −4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,970 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 | |

### Stanway

Stanway (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Chafer | 805 | 51.8 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Orpen-Smellie | 727 | 46.8 | −14.9 |
| | Alliance | C. Menzies | 470 | 30.3 | +9.4 |
| | Alliance | W. Sandford | 421 | 27.1 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | J. Bayles | 276 | 17.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | O. Gray | 247 | 15.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 35.8 | −7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,337 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Tiptree

Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tiptree Residents | T. Bird | 936 | 51.3 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | B. Martin | 610 | 33.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | C. Kingsnorth | 279 | 15.3 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 17.9 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,825 | 31.0 | −2.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,833 | | |
| | Tiptree Residents hold | Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### West Mersea

West Mersea (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Wheeler | 1,323 | 55.1 | −15.9 |
| | Conservative | L. Leader | 1,128 | 47.0 | −24.0 |
| | Independent | R. D'Wit | 612 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Alliance | M. Livermore | 270 | 11.2 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | K. Bayles | 196 | 8.2 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | P. Kent | 147 | 6.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,402 | 49.6 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,842 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Davies | 1,280 | 50.6 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | M Geddes | 978 | 38.7 | −15.6 |
| | Alliance | I. Brady | 270 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 302 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | 41.5 | −3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,087 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 | |