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Local Election Results 2018

Colchester

One-third of council up for election.

Other results for Colchester: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 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

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Consolidated results — Colchester 2018

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 17780 40.4% 10
Labour 11131 25.3% 4
Liberal Democrat 8770 19.9% 2
Green Party 3161 7.2% 0
Independent 3130 7.1% 1

Berechurch

Martyn Warnes Lab 1275 62.6%
Andrew Bright C 510 25.0%
Michael Spindler LD 178 8.7%
Andrew Brooke Grn 75 3.7%

Castle

Simon Crow C 931 30.7%
Mark Goacher Grn 920 30.3%
Norma Dinnie-Weall Lab 750 24.7%
Jo Hayes LD 434 14.3%

Greenstead

Tina Bourne Lab 1078 51.5%
Fabian Green C 502 24.0%
John Baker LD 245 11.7%
Christopher Lee Ind 203 9.7%
John Clifton Grn 67 3.2%

Highwoods

Philip Oxford Ind 926 45.4%
Stephen Rowe C 563 27.6%
Gary Braddy Lab 314 15.4%
Michael Turrell LD 161 7.9%
Robert Spence Grn 75 3.7%

Lexden and Braiswick

Brian Jarvis C 1812 66.2%
Thomas Stevenson LD 407 14.9%
John Challen Lab 338 12.3%
Sue Bailey Grn 181 6.6%

Marks Tey and Layer

Jackie Maclean C 1493 59.4%
Neil Gilbranch Ind 414 16.5%
John Spademan Lab 275 10.9%
Mark Hull LD 224 8.9%
Matthew Stemp Grn 106 4.2%

Mersea and Pyefleet

Robert Davidson C 1373 42.0%
John Akker Ind 1202 36.8%
Peter Banks Grn 374 11.4%
Michael Gilheany Lab 219 6.7%
Gemma Graham LD 99 3.0%

Mile End

David King LD 1179 49.1%
Thomas Rowe C 728 30.3%
Pauline Bacon Lab 353 14.7%
Amanda Kirke Grn 98 4.1%
Jason Leonard Ind 44 1.8%

New Town and Christ Church [Lab gain from LD]

Lorcan Whitehead Lab 1319 41.7%
Catherine Spindler LD 816 25.8%
Annesley Hardy C 780 24.6%
Robert Brannan Grn 177 5.6%
Edmund Chinnery Ind 74 2.3%

Old Heath and The Hythe

Lee Scordis Lab 1525 61.5%
Michael McDonnell C 505 20.4%
Matthew Craven LD 228 9.2%
Andrew Canessa Grn 129 5.2%
Christopher Hill Ind 93 3.8%

Prettygate

Roger Buston C 1820 61.0%
Michael Dale Lab 592 19.8%
Edward Hill LD 355 11.9%
Clare Palmer Grn 216 7.2%

Rural North

Peter Chillingworth C 2015 68.5%
Judith Short Lab 348 11.8%
William Brown LD 298 10.1%
Roger Bamforth Grn 281 9.6%

St Anne's and St John's [C gain from LD]

Chris Hayter C 1206 43.4%
Paul Smith LD 1026 36.9%
Gregory Edwards Lab 346 12.4%
Megan Maltby Grn 106 3.8%
Kirstine Lee Ind 97 3.5%

Shrub End

Pauline Hazell C 777 38.2%
Isobel Merry Lab 622 30.6%
Samuel McCarthy LD 507 24.9%
Michael Clark Ind 77 3.8%
Wolfgang Fauser Grn 50 2.5%

Stanway [C gain from LD]

Paul Dundas C 1014 46.0%
Jessica Scott-Boutell LD 874 39.6%
Carole Spademan Lab 230 10.4%
Catherine Francis Grn 87 3.9%

Tiptree

Derek Loveland C 1423 66.6%
Barbara Nichols Lab 404 18.9%
Daniel Eriksson LD 197 9.2%
Peter Lynn Grn 114 5.3%

Wivenhoe [LD gain from Lab]

Andrea Luxford Vaughan LD 1542 49.5%
Janice Scott Lab 1143 36.7%
Liam Gallagher C 328 10.5%
Claudia Uller Grn 105 3.4%

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