# 1999 Colchester Borough Council election

The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrats 26
* Conservative 18
* Labour 15
* Independent 1

## Election result

1999 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 | 9 | 1 | 45.0 | 17 | 26 | 43.3 | 12,314 | 36.9 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | 6 | 3 | 30.0 | 11 | 17 | 28.3 | 10,848 | 32.5 | –1.0 |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 11 | 16 | 26.7 | 10,226 | 30.6 | –1.2 |
| | Tiptree Residents | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |

## Ward results
### Berechurch

Berechurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Sutton* | 1,024 | 47.5 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Yates | 928 | 43.0 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Dinglemans | 204 | 9.5 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 38.0 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,773 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Garnett* | 643 | 80.9 | +22.9 |
| | Labour | D. Biggs | 83 | 10.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Grocott | 69 | 8.7 | −18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 70.4 | +39.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 795 | 41.9 | −10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,918 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.7 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Jones | 834 | 44.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | J. Thomas | 666 | 35.4 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Mike Coyne | 384 | 20.4 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 8.9 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,884 | 32.3 | −1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,932 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Great & Little Horksley

Great & Little Horksley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Arnold* | 574 | 72.2 | +26.5 |
| | Labour | G. Stacey | 164 | 20.6 | −22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Hall | 57 | 7.2 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 51.6 | +48.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 795 | 42.0 | −12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,923 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 24.4 | |

### Great Tey

Great Tey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Phillips* | 357 | 45.8 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Chillingworth | 356 | 45.7 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Harris | 66 | 8.5 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | 44.7 | −3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,767 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Harbour

Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Canning | 850 | 47.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Canessa | 659 | 36.5 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Rae | 297 | 16.4 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 10.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,806 | 29.0 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,295 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.4 | |

### Lexden

Lexden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Crafford | 1,080 | 50.8 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Williamson* | 880 | 41.4 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Edna Salmon | 165 | 7.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 9.4 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,125 | 50.6 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,248 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Mile End

Mile End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Taylor | 914 | 35.2 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Kim Naish* | 857 | 33.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerard Oxford | 824 | 31.8 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,595 | 25.5 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,285 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 0.5 | |

### New Town

New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Theresa Higgins | 885 | 62.6 | ±0.0 |
| | Labour | Jean Quinn | 367 | 26.0 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Angus Allan | 161 | 11.4 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 36.7 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | 27.7 | −2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,137 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Prettygate

Prettygate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Sheppard* | 988 | 44.9 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Neil Stock | 825 | 37.5 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Andy Frost | 388 | 17.6 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,201 | 37.5 | +2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,951 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Shrub End

Shrub End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Wilkin* | 557 | 45.7 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Fellows | 458 | 37.6 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | Ron Levy | 204 | 16.7 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,219 | 21.7 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,687 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 | |

### St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tim Young* | 872 | 66.2 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Gant | 365 | 27.7 | −4.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lamberth | 80 | 6.1 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 507 | 38.5 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,317 | 24.5 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,432 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hogg* | 1,037 | 47.4 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Tina Dobson | 996 | 45.5 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Debbie White | 155 | 7.1 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,188 | 40.3 | +6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,520 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 1,023 | 55.6 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | W. Hooper | 519 | 28.2 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Edmund Chinnery | 299 | 16.2 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 27.4 | +19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | 33.2 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,633 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Frame | 838 | 44.3 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Stock | 687 | 36.3 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | P. McGillivray | 365 | 19.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 8.0 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,890 | 36.0 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,331 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Stanway

Stanway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Thompson | 1,010 | 51.6 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian McCord | 628 | 32.1 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | T. Rodgers | 319 | 16.3 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 19.5 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,957 | 32.9 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,687 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.1 | |

### Tiptree

Tiptree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Mogridge | 652 | 46.8 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | T. Claydon | 512 | 36.7 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Seaman | 230 | 16.5 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 10.0 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 22.4 | −1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,303 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Blundell | 773 | 58.0 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Chamberlain | 317 | 23.8 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | D. Jones | 243 | 18.2 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 34.2 | +20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,333 | 35.2 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,898 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.5 | |

### West Mersea

West Mersea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Boukley* | 1,058 | 62.9 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Bry Mogridge | 383 | 22.8 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Harrison | 241 | 14.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 40.1 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 29.5 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,857 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 | |

### Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phillip Hawkins | 1,006 | 49.9 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | David Adams | 794 | 39.3 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. O'Mahoney | 218 | 10.8 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 10.5 | −12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 28.5 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,246 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 | |