Local Election Results 2008
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
2004
2006
2007
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024
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 |
13122 |
37.3% |
7 |
| Liberal Democrat |
13111 |
37.2% |
9 |
| Labour |
4593 |
13.0% |
3 |
| Green Party |
3012 |
8.6% |
0 |
| Independent |
1247 |
3.5% |
1 |
| British National Party |
131 |
0.4% |
0 |
| Kim Naish |
Lab |
735 |
37.0% |
| John Stevens |
LD |
682 |
34.3% |
| Craig Sutton |
C |
435 |
21.9% |
| Philippa Lane |
Grn |
136 |
6.8% |
| William Spyvee |
LD |
1111 |
45.2% |
| Peter Lynn |
Grn |
779 |
31.7% |
| Darius Laws |
C |
434 |
17.6% |
| John Cooke |
Lab |
136 |
5.5% |
| John Garnett |
C |
895 |
82.8% |
| Carolyn Catney |
LD |
102 |
9.4% |
| Andrew Maxwell |
Lab |
46 |
4.3% |
| Sandra Moog |
Grn |
38 |
3.5% |
| Michael Lilley |
Lab |
351 |
42.8% |
| Peter Hare |
C |
344 |
42.0% |
| Barry Woodward |
LD |
67 |
8.2% |
| Tracy Lee-Newman |
Grn |
58 |
7.1% |
| Justin Knight |
LD |
727 |
59.3% |
| Barry McConnell |
C |
271 |
22.1% |
| Michael Gilheany |
Lab |
141 |
11.5% |
| Stephen Ford |
Grn |
88 |
7.2% |
| Beverley Oxford |
Ind |
1247 |
59.5% |
| Anne Allan |
C |
320 |
15.3% |
| John Baker |
LD |
237 |
11.3% |
| Patrick Sullivan |
BNP |
131 |
6.3% |
| Jordan Newell |
Lab |
97 |
4.6% |
| Robert Spence |
Grn |
63 |
3.0% |
| Michael Hardy |
C |
1079 |
62.3% |
| John Loxley |
LD |
477 |
27.6% |
| Clare Palmer |
Grn |
104 |
6.0% |
| Adam Fox |
Lab |
71 |
4.1% |
| Elizabeth Blundell |
C |
450 |
63.7% |
| John Wood |
Lab |
123 |
17.4% |
| Josephine Hayes |
LD |
88 |
12.5% |
| Roger Bamforth |
Grn |
45 |
6.4% |
| Martin Goss |
LD |
1500 |
61.1% |
| Brian Jarvis |
C |
790 |
32.2% |
| Mary Bryan |
Grn |
84 |
3.4% |
| Rossanna Trudgian |
Lab |
83 |
3.4% |
| Peter Higgins |
LD |
1046 |
62.6% |
| Glenn Bath |
C |
277 |
16.6% |
| Linda Wonnacott |
Grn |
198 |
11.8% |
| Luke Dopson |
Lab |
150 |
9.0% |
| Beverly Davies |
C |
1197 |
45.5% |
| Paul Ost |
LD |
1167 |
44.3% |
| Michael Dale |
Lab |
142 |
5.4% |
| Peter Appleton |
Grn |
127 |
4.8% |
| Tina Dopson |
Lab |
837 |
51.2% |
| Mark Warner |
LD |
496 |
30.3% |
| Alexander Wilson |
C |
240 |
14.7% |
| Andrew Senter |
Grn |
63 |
3.9% |
| Gaik Chuah |
LD |
1049 |
56.5% |
| Stephen Levy |
C |
393 |
21.2% |
| Robert Fisher |
Lab |
272 |
14.7% |
| Mervyn Carter |
Grn |
141 |
7.6% |
| Paul Smith |
LD |
1244 |
72.5% |
| Glenn Granger |
C |
369 |
21.5% |
| Scott Harris |
Lab |
59 |
3.4% |
| Tobie Glenny |
Grn |
45 |
2.6% |
| David Offen |
LD |
822 |
42.9% |
| Roger Buston |
C |
811 |
42.3% |
| Bruce Tuxford |
Lab |
196 |
10.2% |
| Walter Schwarz |
Grn |
89 |
4.6% |
| Laura Sykes |
LD |
1118 |
45.6% |
| Andrew Ellis |
C |
1063 |
43.3% |
| Carole Spademan |
Lab |
176 |
7.2% |
| Pamela Nelson |
Grn |
96 |
3.9% |
| Richard Martin |
C |
1116 |
60.5% |
| Jonathan Longman |
LD |
345 |
18.7% |
| Audrey Spencer |
Lab |
242 |
13.1% |
| Katherine Bamforth |
Grn |
142 |
7.7% |
| John Bouckley |
C |
1583 |
77.7% |
| Jennifer Stevens |
LD |
195 |
9.6% |
| Barbara Nichols |
Lab |
139 |
6.8% |
| Beverley Maltby |
Grn |
120 |
5.9% |
| Jonathan Manning |
LD |
506 |
48.4% |
| Eugene Kraft |
C |
377 |
36.1% |
| Maria Iacovou |
Grn |
83 |
7.9% |
| Janet Smith |
Lab |
79 |
7.6% |
| Ann Quarrie |
C |
678 |
36.8% |
| Josephine Richardson |
Lab |
518 |
28.1% |
| Christopher Fox |
Grn |
513 |
27.9% |
| Claire Rodgers |
LD |
132 |
7.2% |
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