2004 Colchester Borough Council election
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The 2004 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was the same day as the other 2004 United Kingdom local elections and as the 2004 European Parliament Elections. One third of the seats were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
Background
[edit]Following the previous election, Cllr Bob Newman (Wivenhoe Quay) left the Labour group to sit as an independent, reducing Labour to 4 councillors.[2][3] Labour then went into opposition after refusing to work with the Conservatives and a new cabinet was formed with 4 Conservative and 4 Liberal Democrat members.[2]
A by-election took place in Wivenhoe Quay ward after the death of sitting Independent councillor Richard Davies. The by-election was won by Labour, increasing their seat count to 5.
Election result
[edit]The Conservatives gained 4 seats to become the largest party on the council with 28 seats, 3 short of a majority.[4][2] They overtook the Liberal Democrats who held 23 seats, Labour with 6 seats and 3 independents.[4] Overall turnout at the election was 34.4%.[5]
As a result, the Conservatives took all the seats on the council cabinet for the first time since that style of government was introduced in Colchester, with the Conservative group leader John Jowers becoming the new leader of the council.[2]
2004 Colchester Borough Council election[1][6] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | ![]() |
55.0 | 17 | 28 | 46.7 | 13,908 | 40.9 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | ![]() |
30.0 | 17 | 23 | 38.3 | 11,619 | 34.2 | +2.2 | |
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
10.0 | 4 | 6 | 10.0 | 6,197 | 18.2 | –1.8 | |
Independent | 1 | ![]() |
5.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | 2,266 | 6.7 | +1.0 |
Ward results
[edit]Berechurch
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Craig Sutton* | 757 | 45.7 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Dave Harris | 504 | 30.5 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Pauline Hazell | 394 | 23.8 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 253 | 15.3 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,655 | 28.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,805 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Henry Spyvee* | 1,185 | 57.9 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Pauline Lucas | 566 | 27.7 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Malcolm Cannon | 296 | 14.5 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 619 | 30.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,047 | 35.4 | +6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,830 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Green candidate as previous (8.0%).
Dedham & Langham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Garnett* | 991 | 79.0 | +5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Catney | 180 | 14.3 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Ian Yates | 84 | 6.7 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 811 | 64.6 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,255 | 53.7 | +8.7'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000022−QINU`"' | ||
Registered electors | 2,341 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
East Donyland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Raison* | 428 | 43.9 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Patricia Sanderson | 296 | 30.3 | −6.9 | |
Independent | Peter Byham | 159 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Woodward | 93 | 9.5 | −10.1 | |
Majority | 132 | 13.5 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 976 | 48.9 | +12.9'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000027−QINU`"' | ||
Registered electors | 2,996 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Harbour
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Justin Knight* | 594 | 51.2 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Harper | 292 | 25.2 | +10.8 | |
Labour | David Canning | 275 | 23.7 | −9.4 | |
Majority | 302 | 26.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,161 | 27.2 | −1.8'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000002C−QINU`"' | ||
Registered electors | 4,306 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Highwoods
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Beverley Oxford* | 807 | 42.5 | +16.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Booker | 507 | 26.7 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Shahid Husain | 423 | 22.3 | −10.0 | |
Labour | Hugh Thomas | 163 | 8.6 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 300 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,900 | 30.3 | +8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,103 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ![]() |
Lexden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Henshall* | 1,194 | 62.3 | +4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Bayliss | 569 | 29.7 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Alan Trudgian | 154 | 8.0 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 625 | 32.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,917 | 44.7 | +0.7'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000035−QINU`"' | ||
Registered electors | 4,328 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Marks Tey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Gower* | 517 | 61.5 | −3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Verran | 134 | 16.0 | +0.7 | |
Labour | John Wood | 106 | 12.6 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Patrick Mead | 83 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Majority | 383 | 45.6 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 840 | 39.0 | +8.0'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003A−QINU`"' | ||
Registered electors | 2,044 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mile End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Jarvis | 681 | 46.1 | +15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Mecklenburg | 631 | 42.7 | −1.8 | |
Labour | Janet Smith | 166 | 11.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 50 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,478 | 28.3 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,183 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Independent (9.4%) or Green (3.0%) candidates as previous.
New Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Peter Higgins* | 972 | 55.3 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Glenn Bath | 483 | 27.5 | +3.8 | |
Labour | David Hough | 302 | 17.2 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 489 | 27.8 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,757 | 28.2 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 6,236 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Prettygate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ron Levy* | 1,304 | 49.0 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gray* | 1,151 | 43.2 | −5.1 | |
Labour | Luke Dopson | 208 | 7.8 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 153 | 5.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,663 | 44.8 | +8.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,989 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
St. Andrew's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tina Dopson | 823 | 52.8 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Johnston | 378 | 24.3 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Anne Allan | 357 | 22.9 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 445 | 28.6 | −19.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,558 | 22.3 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,011 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
No Socialist Alliance candidate as previous (3.1%).
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Helen Chuah | 998 | 54.7 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Angus Allan | 464 | 25.5 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Robert Fisher | 361 | 19.8 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 534 | 29.3 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,823 | 28.3 | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 6,477 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Socialist Alliance candidate as previous (2.1%).
St. John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith* | 929 | 55.4 | −12.4 | |
Conservative | Derek Smith | 587 | 35.0 | +10.9 | |
Labour | Mike Warner | 160 | 9.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 342 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,676 | 40.2 | +4.2'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000054−QINU`"' | ||
Registered electors | 4,202 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Shrub End
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Buston* | 777 | 38.4 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry James | 737 | 36.4 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Kim Naish | 512 | 25.3 | −12.7 | |
Majority | 40 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,026 | 34.0 | +9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,988 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
No Socialist Alliance candidate as previous (1.5%).
Stanway
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Ellis | 1,027 | 47.7 | +12.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Ilott* | 839 | 39.0 | −13.3 | |
Labour | John Spademan | 285 | 13.2 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 188 | 8.7 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,151 | 35.3 | +6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,118 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Tiptree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Martin | 925 | 41.0 | +6.0 | |
Independent | John Elliott* | 741 | 32.8 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Alan Mogridge | 590 | 26.2 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 184 | 8.2 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,256 | 37.9 | +11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,993 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ![]() |
West Mersea
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bouckley* | 1,581 | 71.0 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Audrey Spencer | 329 | 14.8 | −5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Baker | 316 | 14.2 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1,252 | 56.2 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,226 | 38.6 | +8.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,799 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wivenhoe Cross
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eugene Kraft* | 420 | 46.4 | −7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Galpin | 356 | 39.3 | +22.1 | |
Labour | Aulay MacKenzie | 129 | 14.3 | −15.1 | |
Majority | 64 | 7.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 905 | 27.2 | +10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,355 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Wivenhoe Quay
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ann Quarry | 629 | 36.6 | +7.9 | |
Independent | Bob Newman* | 476 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Thomas Prosser | 322 | 18.7 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Jacobs | 293 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 8.9 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,720 | 43.7 | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
By-elections
[edit]Berechurch
[edit]A by-election took place on 21 October 2004 in Berechurch after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Susan Brooks.[7] Labour's Dave Harris took the seat from the Liberal Democrats by a majority of 345.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dave Harris | 838 | 51.5 | +21.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Verran | 493 | 30.3 | −15.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Bright | 296 | 18.2 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 345 | 21.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,627 | 30.0 | +1.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BBC News Vote 2004 Colchester Council". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Colchester : Council names all-Tory cabinet". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 16 June 2004.
- ^ "Wivenhoe: Councillor Newman leaves Labour". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 7 May 2003.
- ^ a b c "Colchester : Conservatives become leading party". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 12 June 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Summary of the number of votes cast and % turnout". Colchester Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Colchester Borough Council Elections 10 June 2004 - Results". Colchester Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ a b Dines, Graham (22 October 2004). "Mixed results for the Lib Dems". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Labour wins byelection in army town". The Guardian. London. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2014.