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The 1980 Colchester Borough Council election to the Colchester Borough Council were held in 1980 alongside other local elections across the country.
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 42.0% (31.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 1980 Colchester Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary edit
1980 Colchester Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 50.0 | 26 | 35 | 58.3 | 15,103 | 44.7 | –5.5 | |
Labour | 8 | 1 | 44.4 | 14 | 22 | 36.7 | 13,910 | 41.1 | +3.6 | |
Tiptree Residents | 1 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 1,026 | 3.0 | –1.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 827 | 2.4 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,957 | 8.7 | +0.6 |
Ward results edit
Berechurch edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Fraser | 995 | 46.0 | -2.0 | |
Liberal | M. Gage | 651 | 30.1 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | C. Roxby | 516 | 23.9 | -10.4 | |
Majority | 344 | 15.9 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,162 | 38.2 | -35.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,659 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 |
Castle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Goodchild | 917 | 45.0 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | A. Beevers | 839 | 41.2 | -0.1 | |
Liberal | William Spyvee | 281 | 13.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 78 | 3.8 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,037 | 41.3 | -32.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,929 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
Dedham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Jackson | 517 | 68.8 | +1.8 | |
Liberal | G. Williams | 123 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Challinor | 112 | 14.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 394 | 52.4 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 752 | 49.8 | -2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,511 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
No Independent candidate as previous (-33.0).
East Donyland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Sanderson | 448 | 57.3 | -0.3 | |
Labour | E. Lilley | 334 | 42.7 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 114 | 14.6 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 782 | 58.5 | -8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,337 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Fordham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Menzies | 514 | 65.2 | +10.0 | |
Labour | H. Bryan | 274 | 34.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 240 | 30.5 | +20.1 | ||
Turnout | 788 | 59.7 | -4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,321 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
No Liberal candidate as previous (-44.8).
Harbour edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Bird | 1,424 | 63.1 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | M. Coyne | 834 | 36.9 | -9.6 | |
Majority | 590 | 26.1 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,258 | 43.8 | -33.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,154 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 |
Lexden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Wheeler | 1,337 | 64.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Ian Trusler | 460 | 22.3 | +0.3 | |
Labour | J. Crawford | 266 | 12.9 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 877 | 42.5 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,063 | 51.4 | -28.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,010 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Marks Tey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. James | 510 | 57.3 | -20.9 | |
Labour | D. Brede | 380 | 42.7 | +20.9 | |
Majority | 130 | 14.6 | -41.8 | ||
Turnout | 890 | 47.2 | -0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,886 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 20.9 |
Mile End edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Borges | 991 | 57.3 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Tim Oxton | 739 | 42.7 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 252 | 14.6 | -6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,730 | 47.4 | -28.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,648 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 |
New Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Bob Russell | 1,354 | 68.3 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | H. Martin | 411 | 20.7 | -18.5 | |
Liberal | John Loxley | 218 | 11.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 943 | 47.6 | +26.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,983 | 43.7 | -31.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,533 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.0 |
Prettygate edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Kent | 1,205 | 53.6 | -0.5 | |
Labour | M. Hedge | 694 | 30.9 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Margaret Fisher | 349 | 15.5 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 511 | 22.7 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,248 | 45.2 | -37.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,977 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Shrub End edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Woodrow | 1,103 | 58.1 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | J. Nicholls | 548 | 28.9 | -13.6 | |
Liberal | G. Daldry | 246 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 555 | 29.2 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,897 | 33.1 | -24.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,726 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 |
St. Andrews edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. Graves | 1,487 | 70.9 | +15.7 | |
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 432 | 20.6 | -11.9 | |
Liberal | R. Baker | 177 | 8.4 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 1,055 | 50.3 | +27.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,096 | 27.6 | -39.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,592 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.8 |
St. Annes edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mary Frank | 1,227 | 58.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | K. McLean | 876 | 41.7 | -8.4 | |
Majority | 351 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,103 | 45.8 | -30.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.4 |
St. Johns edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Smith | 980 | 64.3 | ±0.0 | |
Labour | R. Crookes | 544 | 35.7 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 436 | 28.6 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,524 | 43.6 | -37.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,498 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 |
St. Marys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Brooks | 1,451 | 65.8 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Pauline Cook | 453 | 20.6 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | Martin Hunt | 300 | 13.6 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 998 | 45.2 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,204 | 44.0 | -31.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,012 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.3 |
Stanway edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Lowater | 834 | 51.4 | -2.4 | |
Labour | K. Taylor | 637 | 39.2 | +11.1 | |
Liberal | M. Livermore | 152 | 9.4 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 197 | 12.2 | -13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,623 | 42.8 | -35.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,794 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 |
Tiptree edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tiptree Residents | E. Bird | 1,026 | 51.6 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | R. Bearman | 720 | 36.2 | +6.7 | |
Labour | C. Kent | 244 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 306 | 15.4 | -13.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,990 | 34.7 | -42.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,731 | ||||
Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | 6.6 |
No Liberal candidate as previous (-12.5).
West Mersea edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Leader | 1,121 | 66.1 | -17.4 | |
Independent | L. Broadhurst | 426 | 25.1 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Hockenhull | 150 | 8.8 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 695 | 41.0 | -26.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,697 | 38.4 | -35.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,418 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Wivenhoe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Davies | 1,230 | 46.0 | -2.9 | |
Conservative | D. Wilkinson | 1,043 | 39.0 | -12.1 | |
Independent | V. Last | 401 | 15.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 187 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,674 | 50.8 | -24.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,267 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.6 |