1994 UK local government election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 1994. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
At the election, the Liberal Democrats gained control of the council from no overall control, becoming the first party other than the Conservatives to control the council since its creation in 1973.
Summary
1994 Colchester Borough Council election[1] |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 4 | 65.0 | 20 | 33 | 54.2 | 20,941 | 47.5 | +5.8 |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 15 | 19 | 32.2 | 11,349 | 25.8 | –11.8 |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 15.0 | 4 | 7 | 11.9 | 10,744 | 24.4 | +7.6 |
| Tiptree Residents | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | –2.6 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 765 | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 0.6 | N/A |
Ward results
Berechurch
Berechurch Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Sutton | 1,187 | 52.1 | -3.2 |
| Labour | Paul Bishop | 819 | 36.0 | +15.1 |
| Conservative | N. Peckston | 272 | 11.9 | -10.9 |
Majority | 368 | 16.2 | -16.3 |
Turnout | 2,278 | 40.0 | +2.7 |
Registered electors | 5,693 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 9.2 | |
No Green candidate as previous (1.0%).
Birch Messing Copford
Birch Messing Copford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Crowe* | 608 | 50.7 | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Una Jones | 330 | 27.5 | +4.8 |
| Labour | Julie Young | 261 | 21.8 | -4.5 |
Majority | 278 | 23.2 | -1.5 |
Turnout | 1,199 | 47.2 | -1.3 |
Registered electors | 2,542 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
Castle
Castle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Hall* | 1,362 | 53.0 | +11.4 |
| Labour | J. Dodge | 689 | 26.8 | -3.3 |
| Conservative | J. Lucas | 415 | 16.1 | -10.1 |
| Green | C. Shaw | 105 | 4.1 | +2.1 |
Majority | 673 | 26.2 | +14.7 |
Turnout | 2,571 | 47.5 | +2.4 |
Registered electors | 5,413 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.4 | |
Harbour
Harbour Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Blandon | 1,244 | 50.3 | -5.7 |
| Labour | J. Bird* | 958 | 38.8 | +14.8 |
| Conservative | M. Cole | 206 | 8.3 | -10.3 |
| Green | N. Mills | 63 | 2.5 | +1.1 |
Majority | 286 | 11.6 | -20.3 |
Turnout | 2,471 | 42.5 | +4.6 |
Registered electors | 5,818 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 10.3 | |
Lexden
Lexden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Trusler* | 1,270 | 52.3 | +7.2 |
| Conservative | Donald Hensall | 980 | 40.4 | -9.6 |
| Labour | L. Barrett | 176 | 7.3 | +3.2 |
Majority | 290 | 12.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,426 | 56.2 | -1.0 |
Registered electors | 4,317 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.4 | |
No Green candidate as previous (0.8%).
Mile End
Mile End Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Ambury | 1,702 | 49.8 | +19.1 |
| Conservative | J. Fulford* | 1,122 | 32.8 | -23.4 |
| Labour | Kim Naish | 499 | 14.6 | +3.7 |
| Green | B. Smith | 93 | 2.7 | +0.5 |
Majority | 580 | 17.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 3,416 | 42.4 | +6.2 |
Registered electors | 8,064 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 21.3 | |
New Town
New Town Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Russell* | 1,615 | 66.8 | +8.4 |
| Labour | S. Pygott | 587 | 24.3 | -0.9 |
| Conservative | D. McBean | 132 | 5.5 | -7.9 |
| Green | P. Wareham | 85 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
Majority | 1,028 | 42.5 | +9.2 |
Turnout | 2,419 | 46.5 | +5.8 |
Registered electors | 5,207 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
Prettygate
Prettygate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Goss* | 1,858 | 65.4 | +10.1 |
| Conservative | Ron Levy | 601 | 21.2 | -15.0 |
| Labour | T. Pearson | 339 | 11.9 | +4.1 |
| Green | D. Smith | 43 | 1.5 | +0.9 |
Majority | 1,257 | 44.2 | +25.1 |
Turnout | 2,841 | 48.7 | -0.7 |
Registered electors | 5,830 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 12.6 | |
Pyefleet
Pyefleet Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Lord | 449 | 46.6 | -6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Justin Knight | 385 | 39.9 | -6.7 |
| Labour | S. Manning-Press | 96 | 10.0 | N/A |
| Green | Walter Schwarz | 34 | 3.5 | N/A |
Majority | 64 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
Turnout | 962 | 52.2 | -5.3 |
Registered electors | 1,846 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |
Shrub End
Shrub End Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Sandford | 799 | 54.4 | -16.9 |
| Labour | Frank Wilkin | 482 | 32.8 | N/A |
| Conservative | S. Wilson | 189 | 12.9 | -15.4 |
Majority | 317 | 21.6 | -21.0 |
Turnout | 1,470 | 27.8 | +4.6 |
Registered electors | 5,293 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | N/A | |
St. Andrew's
St. Andrew's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Prosser | 846 | 52.7 | +12.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Gary | 588 | 36.6 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | E. Winney | 134 | 8.3 | -16.6 |
| Green | S. Kelly | 37 | 2.3 | -3.8 |
Majority | 258 | 16.1 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,605 | 30.1 | +5.4 |
Registered electors | 5,329 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 | |
St. Anne's
St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Gamble | 1,208 | 46.8 | +0.5 |
| Labour | Mary Frank* | 1,180 | 45.7 | +9.5 |
| Conservative | N. Elcombe | 193 | 7.5 | -8.9 |
Majority | 28 | 1.1 | -9.0 |
Turnout | 2,581 | 46.0 | +8.6 |
Registered electors | 5,614 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.5 | |
No Green candidate as previous (1.1%).
St. John's
St. John's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Barker* | 1,668 | 64.3 | +9.5 |
| Conservative | N. Taylor | 605 | 23.3 | -13.5 |
| Labour | T. Pringle | 322 | 12.4 | +6.7 |
Majority | 1,063 | 41.0 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,595 | 46.1 | +1.0 |
Registered electors | 5,635 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 11.5 | |
No Green candidate as previous (2.8%).
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Silverwood-Cope | 1,116 | 45.2 | -3.7 |
| Conservative | R. Spendlove* | 735 | 29.8 | -10.5 |
| Labour | Maureen Lee | 309 | 12.5 | +3.4 |
| Independent | R. Hudson | 252 | 10.2 | N/A |
| Green | J. Hebbern | 55 | 2.2 | +0.5 |
Majority | 381 | 15.4 | +6.7 |
Turnout | 2,467 | 48.7 | +2.6 |
Registered electors | 5,069 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.4 | |
Stanway
Stanway Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Ellis | 1,489 | 58.5 | +1.8 |
| Conservative | Ian McCord | 691 | 27.1 | -8.0 |
| Labour | E. Plowright | 366 | 14.4 | +6.2 |
Majority | 798 | 31.3 | +9.7 |
Turnout | 2,546 | 44.0 | +2.9 |
Registered electors | 5,791 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 | |
Tiptree
Tiptree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | N. Holland | 879 | 34.8 | +24.2 |
| Conservative | M. Hope | 830 | 32.8 | -10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Seaman | 717 | 28.4 | N/A |
| Green | V. Bannister | 101 | 4.0 | N/A |
Majority | 49 | 1.9 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,527 | 41.7 | +1.8 |
Registered electors | 6,057 | | |
| Labour gain from Tiptree Residents | Swing | 17.3 | |
No Tiptree Residents candidate as previous (46.3%).
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Baldwin* | 1,092 | 61.1 | +18.7 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Blundell | 516 | 28.9 | -18.7 |
| Labour | M. Nice | 178 | 10.0 | ±0.0 |
Majority | 576 | 32.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 1,786 | 48.1 | -3.9 |
Registered electors | 3,715 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 18.7 | |
West Mersea
West Mersea Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Kimberley* | 1,032 | 51.3 | -23.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Pipe | 640 | 31.8 | +14.2 |
| Labour | Alison Inman | 340 | 16.9 | +9.7 |
Majority | 392 | 19.5 | -38.1 |
Turnout | 2,012 | 36.3 | +2.7 |
Registered electors | 5,547 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 19.1 | |
Winstree
Winstree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Fairhead* | 696 | 64.3 | -1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Burgess | 297 | 27.4 | -7.3 |
| Labour | J. Coombes | 89 | 8.2 | N/A |
Majority | 399 | 36.9 | +6.3 |
Turnout | 1,082 | 59.6 | +3.8 |
Registered electors | 1,817 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Richardson* | 1,329 | 47.5 | +14.0 |
| Conservative | J. Woodcock | 943 | 33.7 | -14.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | I. O'Mahoney | 374 | 13.4 | ±0.0 |
| Green | P. Samphire | 149 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
Majority | 386 | 13.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 2,795 | 44.4 | +5.9 |
Registered electors | 6,298 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | 14.4 | |
References
- ^ "Colchester Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 23 December 2022.