# 1991 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in May 1991. These were on the same day as other Local elections across England and Wales.

## Summary

1991 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 % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 10 | | 50.0 | 18 | 28 | 46.7 | 17,518 | 39.9 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | 8 | 2 | 40.0 | 11 | 19 | 31.7 | 15,351 | 35.0 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 9 | 11 | 18.3 | 8,952 | 20.4 | –8.7 |
| | Tiptree Residents | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 740 | 1.7 | –0.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 953 | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 335 | 0.8 | +0.2 |

## Ward results
### Berechurch

Berechurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Sutton* | 1,354 | 54.7 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Dave Harris | 666 | 26.9 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | S. Rowley | 391 | 15.8 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Mary Richardson | 63 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | 27.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | 43.0 | −8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,805 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Garnett* | 665 | 65.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Chivers | 354 | 34.7 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 30.6 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 56.0 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,826 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |
No Labour candidate as previous (13.7%).

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Carter* | 1,234 | 49.8 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | J. Cant | 583 | 23.5 | −9.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Haigh-Thomas | 561 | 22.6 | −0.5 |
| | Green | S. Newton | 101 | 4.1 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | 26.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,479 | 46.0 | −5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,343 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Great & Little Horkesley

Great & Little Horkesley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Paice* | 560 | 60.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Baker | 215 | 23.1 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Maureen Lee | 155 | 16.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 37.1 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | 52.0 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,795 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Great Tey

Great Tey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Brice* | 719 | 68.0 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | I. Stratford | 339 | 32.0 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 35.9 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | 61.0 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,727 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Harbour

Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rod Green* | 1,017 | 43.4 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Blandon | 873 | 37.2 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Coyne | 391 | 16.7 | +9.6 |
| | Green | D. Ross | 52 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | D. Smith | 11 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,344 | 42.0 | −0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,721 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Lexden

Lexden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Williamson* | 1,167 | 47.8 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | Sonia Lewis | 1,131 | 46.3 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | D. Francis | 100 | 4.1 | −2.2 |
| | Green | D. Smith | 45 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,443 | 57.0 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,351 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mile End

Mile End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Fulford* | 1,380 | 48.7 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Trusler | 895 | 31.6 | +19.2 |
| | Labour | J. Evans | 468 | 16.5 | −19.9 |
| | Green | Peter Ward | 89 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,832 | 43.0 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,735 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.3 | |

### New Town

New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Haylock* | 1,391 | 62.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Dave Speed | 518 | 23.3 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | N. Elcombe | 211 | 9.5 | +5.0 |
| | Green | K. Smallwood | 101 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 873 | 39.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,221 | 43.0 | −4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,217 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Prettygate

Prettygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Sheppard | 1,399 | 44.7 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Shutter | 1,274 | 40.7 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | T. Pearson | 379 | 12.1 | +5.2 |
| | Green | J. Havelock | 81 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,133 | 54.0 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,810 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Shrub End

Shrub End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Starling* | 867 | 53.6 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Wilkin | 397 | 24.6 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | S. Willson | 316 | 19.5 | +12.5 |
| | Green | Walter Schwartz | 37 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 28.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 29.1 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,831 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Truscott* | 861 | 54.2 | −17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Gamble | 338 | 21.3 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | N. Taylor | 316 | 19.9 | +5.9 |
| | Green | Mohammed Shabbeer | 73 | 4.6 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 32.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,588 | 26.0 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,039 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.3 | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hogg* | 1,311 | 51.9 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Tim Young | 879 | 34.8 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative | E. Hamilton | 292 | 11.6 | −1.1 |
| | Green | B. Smith | 42 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,524 | 43.0 | −1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,872 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Hiller* | 1,598 | 52.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | D. McBean | 1,122 | 37.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | M. Scott | 270 | 8.9 | −1.2 |
| | Green | N. Shabbeer | 40 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 15.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,030 | 52.0 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,778 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Pawsey* | 963 | 42.1 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Chamberlain | 871 | 38.1 | +29.1 |
| | Labour | R. Turp | 365 | 16.0 | −21.4 |
| | Green | K. Monteith | 87 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,286 | 44.0 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,151 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.9 | |

### Stanway

Stanway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Davis* | 1,367 | 53.4 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Orpen-Smellie | 859 | 33.5 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | R. Turp | 365 | 16.0 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | E. Curtis-Oram | 47 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,638 | 45.0 | −4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,694 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Tiptree

Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Martin | 1,092 | 46.1 | +33.1 |
| | Tiptree Residents | John Elliott* | 740 | 31.7 | −14.7 |
| | Labour | A. Axtrill | 516 | 22.1 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 14.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,348 | 39.0 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,069 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents | Conservative gain from Tiptree Residents | Swing | 23.9 | |

### West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Lampon* | 910 | 47.6 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Free | 809 | 42.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Julie Young | 191 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 52.0 | +14.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,664 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### West Mersea

West Mersea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Bouckley* | 1,486 | 64.0 | −14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Livermore | 337 | 14.5 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | P. French | 277 | 11.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | G. Newman | 222 | 9.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,149 | 49.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,322 | 43.0 | +7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,465 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 | |

### Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Adams* | 1,092 | 41.1 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Robert Newman | 1,001 | 37.7 | −18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. O'Mahoney | 419 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Green | M. Paterson | 142 | 5.4 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,654 | 44.0 | −1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,060 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.0 | |