The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

1999 Colchester Borough Council election[3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 Decrease 1 45.0 17 26 43.3 12,314 36.9 +2.2
  Conservative 6 Increase 3 30.0 11 17 28.3 10,848 32.5 –1.0
  Labour 5 Decrease 2 25.0 11 16 26.7 10,226 30.6 –1.2
  Residents 0 Steady 0 0.0 1 1 1.7 0 0.0 ±0.0

Ward results

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Terry Sutton* 1,024 47.5 +8.6
Labour Ian Yates 928 43.0 −6.0
Conservative J. Dinglemans 204 9.5 −2.6
Majority 96 4.5 N/A
Turnout 2,156 38.0 +3.9
Registered electors 5,773
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.3

Boxted & Langham

Boxted & Langham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Garnett* 643 80.9 +22.9
Labour D. Biggs 83 10.4 −4.4
Liberal Democrats D. Grocott 69 8.7 −18.4
Majority 560 70.4 +39.5
Turnout 795 41.9 −10.1
Registered electors 1,918
Conservative hold Swing Increase13.7

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Jones 834 44.3 −0.2
Labour J. Thomas 666 35.4 +6.7
Conservative Mike Coyne 384 20.4 −4.8
Majority 168 8.9 −6.9
Turnout 1,884 32.3 −1.7
Registered electors 5,932
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease3.5

Great & Little Horksley

Great & Little Horksley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Arnold* 574 72.2 +26.5
Labour G. Stacey 164 20.6 −22.2
Liberal Democrats J. Hall 57 7.2 −4.2
Majority 410 51.6 +48.7
Turnout 795 42.0 −12.0
Registered electors 1,923
Conservative hold Swing Increase24.4

Great Tey

Great Tey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Phillips* 357 45.8 +2.2
Conservative Peter Chillingworth 356 45.7 +5.6
Labour Geraldine Harris 66 8.5 −7.9
Majority 1 0.1 −3.4
Turnout 779 44.7 −3.3
Registered electors 1,767
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease1.7

Harbour

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Canning 850 47.1 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Canessa 659 36.5 −7.3
Conservative Sandra Rae 297 16.4 +1.9
Majority 191 10.6 N/A
Turnout 1,806 29.0 −0.1
Registered electors 6,295
Labour hold Swing Increase6.4

Lexden

Lexden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Crafford 1,080 50.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Barbara Williamson* 880 41.4 +2.1
Labour Edna Salmon 165 7.8 −2.5
Majority 200 9.4 −1.8
Turnout 2,125 50.6 +4.1
Registered electors 4,248
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Decrease0.9

Mile End

Mile End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Taylor 914 35.2 +1.7
Labour Kim Naish* 857 33.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Gerard Oxford 824 31.8 −4.4
Majority 57 2.2 N/A
Turnout 2,595 25.5 ±0.0
Registered electors 10,285
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Decrease0.5

New Town

New Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Theresa Higgins 885 62.6 ±0.0
Labour Jean Quinn 367 26.0 −0.9
Conservative Angus Allan 161 11.4 +1.0
Majority 518 36.7 +1.0
Turnout 1,413 27.7 −2.5
Registered electors 5,137
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase0.5

Prettygate

Prettygate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Sheppard* 988 44.9 +6.3
Conservative Neil Stock 825 37.5 −3.2
Labour Andy Frost 388 17.6 −3.1
Majority 163 7.4 N/A
Turnout 2,201 37.5 +2.9
Registered electors 5,951
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.8

Shrub End

Shrub End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Wilkin* 557 45.7 +6.8
Liberal Democrats J. Fellows 458 37.6 −2.8
Conservative Ron Levy 204 16.7 −4.0
Majority 99 8.1 N/A
Turnout 1,219 21.7 ±0.0
Registered electors 5,687
Labour hold Swing Increase4.8

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tim Young* 872 66.2 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gant 365 27.7 −4.1
Conservative Richard Lamberth 80 6.1 −3.7
Majority 507 38.5 +12.0
Turnout 1,317 24.5 +2.8
Registered electors 5,432
Labour hold Swing Increase6.0

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hogg* 1,037 47.4 +8.8
Labour Tina Dobson 996 45.5 −4.6
Conservative Debbie White 155 7.1 −4.3
Majority 41 1.9 N/A
Turnout 2,188 40.3 +6.2
Registered electors 5,520
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase6.7

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 1,023 55.6 +10.8
Conservative W. Hooper 519 28.2 −8.2
Labour Edmund Chinnery 299 16.2 −2.5
Majority 504 27.4 +19.0
Turnout 1,841 33.2 +1.1
Registered electors 5,633
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase9.5

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Frame 838 44.3 +2.4
Conservative S. Stock 687 36.3 −1.5
Labour P. McGillivray 365 19.3 −1.0
Majority 151 8.0 +3.9
Turnout 1,890 36.0 +3.0
Registered electors 5,331
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.0

Stanway

Stanway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Thompson 1,010 51.6 +10.9
Conservative Ian McCord 628 32.1 −3.2
Labour T. Rodgers 319 16.3 −7.7
Majority 382 19.5 +14.0
Turnout 1,957 32.9 +2.4
Registered electors 5,687
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.1

Tiptree

Tiptree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Mogridge 652 46.8 −13.2
Conservative T. Claydon 512 36.7 +9.8
Liberal Democrats A. Seaman 230 16.5 +3.4
Majority 140 10.0 −23.0
Turnout 1,394 22.4 −1.9
Registered electors 6,303
Labour hold Swing Decrease11.5

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green

West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Blundell 773 58.0 +8.1
Liberal Democrats H. Chamberlain 317 23.8 −12.9
Labour D. Jones 243 18.2 +4.8
Majority 456 34.2 +20.9
Turnout 1,333 35.2 +1.7
Registered electors 3,898
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase10.5

West Mersea

West Mersea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Boukley* 1,058 62.9 +2.3
Labour Bry Mogridge 383 22.8 −1.2
Liberal Democrats B. Harrison 241 14.3 −1.1
Majority 675 40.1 +3.5
Turnout 1,682 29.5 +3.6
Registered electors 5,857
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.8

Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phillip Hawkins 1,006 49.9 −7.1
Conservative David Adams 794 39.3 +5.4
Liberal Democrats I. O'Mahoney 218 10.8 +1.7
Majority 212 10.5 −12.7
Turnout 2,018 28.5 +2.8
Registered electors 7,246
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.3

References

  1. ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999.
  3. ↑ "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Colchester_Borough_Council_election