Local Election Results 2004
Colchester
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Birch and Winstree, Christ Church, Copford and West Stanway, Fordham and Stour, Great Tey, Pyefleet or West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green.
Other results for Colchester:
2002
2003
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Colchester (may be incomplete): 22nd April 2004 (Wivenhoe Quay)
— 21st October 2004 (Berechurch)
— 4th December 2008 (Birch & Winstree)
— 2nd May 2013 (West Mersea)
— 3rd July 2014 (Wivenhoe Quay)
— 22nd October 2015 (Dedham & Langham)
— 7th September 2017 (Shrub End)
— 28th July 2022 (Lexden & Braiswick)
— 8th December 2022 (Highwoods)
— 21st September 2023 (Highwoods)
Results for Essex county council: 2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
13908 |
40.9% |
11 |
| Liberal Democrat |
11591 |
34.1% |
6 |
| Labour |
6225 |
18.3% |
2 |
| Independent |
2266 |
6.7% |
1 |
| Craig Sutton |
LD |
757 |
45.7% |
| David Harris |
Lab |
504 |
30.5% |
| Pauline Hazell |
C |
394 |
23.8% |
| William Spyvee |
LD |
1185 |
57.9% |
| Pauline Lucas |
C |
566 |
27.7% |
| Malcolm Cannon |
Lab |
296 |
14.5% |
| John Garnett |
C |
991 |
79.0% |
| Carolyn Catney |
LD |
180 |
14.3% |
| Ian Yates |
Lab |
84 |
6.7% |
| Andrew Raison |
Lab |
428 |
43.9% |
| Patricia Sanderson |
C |
296 |
30.3% |
| Peter Byham |
Ind |
159 |
16.3% |
| Barry Woodward |
LD |
93 |
9.5% |
| Justin Knight |
LD |
594 |
51.2% |
| Susan Harper |
C |
292 |
25.2% |
| David Canning |
Lab |
275 |
23.7% |
| Beverley Oxford |
Ind |
807 |
42.5% |
| Paul Booker |
LD |
507 |
26.7% |
| Shahid Husain |
C |
423 |
22.3% |
| Hugh Thomas |
Lab |
163 |
8.6% |
| Donald Henshall |
C |
1194 |
62.3% |
| Helen Bayliss |
LD |
569 |
29.7% |
| Alan Trudgian |
Lab |
154 |
8.0% |
| Richard Gower |
C |
517 |
61.5% |
| John Wood |
Lab |
134 |
16.0% |
| Martin Verran |
LD |
106 |
12.6% |
| Patrick Mead |
Ind |
83 |
9.9% |
| Brian Jarvis |
C |
681 |
46.1% |
| Peter Mecklenburgh |
LD |
631 |
42.7% |
| Janet Smith |
Lab |
166 |
11.2% |
| Peter Higgins |
LD |
972 |
55.3% |
| Glenn Bath |
C |
483 |
27.5% |
| David Hough |
Lab |
302 |
17.2% |
| Ron Levy |
C |
1304 |
49.0% |
| John Gray |
LD |
1151 |
43.2% |
| Luke Dopson |
Lab |
208 |
7.8% |
| Tina Dopson |
Lab |
823 |
52.8% |
| Ralph Johnston |
LD |
378 |
24.3% |
| Anne Allan |
C |
357 |
22.9% |
| Helen Chuah |
LD |
998 |
54.7% |
| Angus Allan |
C |
464 |
25.5% |
| Robert Fisher |
Lab |
361 |
19.8% |
| Paul Smith |
LD |
929 |
55.4% |
| Derek Smith |
C |
587 |
35.0% |
| Mark Warner |
Lab |
160 |
9.5% |
| Roger Buston |
C |
777 |
38.4% |
| Barry James |
LD |
737 |
36.4% |
| Kim Naish |
Lab |
512 |
25.3% |
| Andrew Ellis |
C |
1027 |
47.7% |
| Gwendoline Ilott |
LD |
839 |
39.0% |
| John Spademan |
Lab |
285 |
13.2% |
| Dick Martin |
C |
925 |
41.0% |
| John Elliott |
Ind |
741 |
32.8% |
| Alan Mogridge |
Lab |
590 |
26.2% |
| John Bouckley |
C |
1581 |
71.0% |
| Audrey Spencer |
Lab |
329 |
14.8% |
| John Stevens |
LD |
316 |
14.2% |
| Eugene Kraft |
C |
420 |
46.4% |
| John Galpin |
LD |
356 |
39.3% |
| Aulay MacKenzie |
Lab |
129 |
14.3% |
| Ann Quarrie |
C |
629 |
36.6% |
| Robert Newman |
Ind |
476 |
27.7% |
| Thomas Prosser |
Lab |
322 |
18.7% |
| Jeremy Jacobs |
LD |
293 |
17.0% |
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