1983 Colchester Borough Council election

1983 Colchester Borough Council election
← 1982 1984 →
20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	44.9% (1.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1983 Colchester Borough Council election
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in May 1983. They were held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Summary

1983 Colchester Borough Council election^[1]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	13		65.0	22	35	58.3	18,499	45.9	+0.9
	Labour	3	3	15.0	13	16	26.7	10,381	25.8	+1.2
	Alliance	3	3	15.0	2	5	8.3	10,249	25.4	+0.3
	Tiptree Residents	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	1,170	2.9	+0.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	0	0.0	–2.5

Berechurch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Graves	997	42.4	−1.9
	Conservative	N. Kell	735	31.2	+2.3
	Alliance	H. Anderson	569	26.4	−0.4
Majority			262	11.1	−4.3
Turnout			2,301	40.2	+3.3
Registered electors			5,847
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Humphreys	1,187	46.5	+9.3
	Labour	K. Taylor	804	31.5	−6.8
	Alliance	D. Locke	562	22.0	−2.5
Majority			383	15.0	N/A
Turnout			2,553	51.1	+4.3
Registered electors			4,997
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	8.1

Copford & Eight Ash Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dymond	755	68.6	−4.4
	Alliance	B. Trusler	174	15.8	N/A
	Labour	B. Smith	172	15.6	−11.4
Majority			581	52.8	+6.9
Turnout			1,101	50.4	−28.1
Registered electors			2,184
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Great & Little Horkesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Willey	549	68.3	−9.8
	Alliance	P. Hills	184	22.9	N/A
	Labour	L. Shelley	71	8.8	−13.1
Majority			365	52.8	−3.4
Turnout			804	50.4	−30.3
Registered electors			1,753
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Great Tey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Browning*	551	76.0	−4.6
	Labour	R. Price	89	12.3	−7.1
	Alliance	M. Maxam	85	11.7	N/A
Majority			462	63.7	+2.6
Turnout			725	44.8	−33.9
Registered electors			1,620
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Brady	959	37.6	+7.2
	Labour	Jim Orpe	946	37.1	−5.5
	Conservative	S. Rae	644	25.3	−1.7
Majority			13	0.5	N/A
Turnout			2,549	47.5	+1.3
Registered electors			5,367
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	6.4

Lexden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Ian Trusler	1,427	54.0	+15.6
	Conservative	T. Wilson	1,114	42.2	−13.1
	Labour	G. Rose	101	3.8	−1.2
Majority			313	11.8	N/A
Turnout			2,642	64.3	+3.5
Registered electors			4,108
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	14.4

Mile End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Fulford*	1,055	58.3	+7.3
	Labour	Mary Bryan	431	23.8	−7.2
	Alliance	R. Baker	323	17.9	−0.1
Majority			624	34.5	+14.5
Turnout			1,809	47.7	+4.3
Registered electors			3,793
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.3

New Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Coleman	1,110	49.1	−3.4
	Labour	D. Williams*	629	27.8	+0.1
	Conservative	J. Clarke	520	23.0	+3.2
Majority			481	21.3	−3.5
Turnout			2,259	48.2	+1.6
Registered electors			4,683
	Alliance gain from Labour		Swing	1.8

Prettygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Howgego	1,248	45.3	−0.7
	Alliance	Martin Hunt	1,176	42.7	+5.5
	Labour	P. Kent	329	12.0	−4.8
Majority			72	2.6	−6.2
Turnout			2,753	54.8	+5.5
Registered electors			5,022
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.1

Pyefleet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Parsonson*	548	66.3	−9.6
	Alliance	A. Stevens	185	22.4	N/A
	Labour	H. Bryan	94	11.4	−12.7
Majority			363	43.9	−7.9
Turnout			827	64.4	−19.1
Registered electors			1,285
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Shrub End
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Wilkin*	887	37.6	+0.4
	Alliance	S. Cawley	883	37.4	−3.3
	Conservative	I. Foster	590	25.0	+2.9
Majority			4	0.2	N/A
Turnout			2,360	38.3	+2.0
Registered electors			6,161
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

St. Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Crookes	1,385	56.6	+2.0
	Conservative	N. Elcombe	653	26.7	+4.4
	Alliance	P. Brady*	408	16.7	−6.4
Majority			732	29.9	−1.5
Turnout			2,446	29.6	+1.1
Registered electors			8,263
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

St. Annes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pawsey*	1,063	45.2	+9.5
	Labour	A. Rawal	895	38.0	−1.9
	Alliance	M. Bayliss	396	16.8	−8.1
Majority			168	7.1	N/A
Turnout			2,354	49.8	+4.7
Registered electors			4,670
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

St. Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. West*	1,148	61.4	+0.9
	Alliance	A. Hayman	471	25.2	+2.1
	Labour	F. Rogers	251	13.4	−3.0
Majority			677	36.2	−1.1
Turnout			1,870	50.9	+5.2
Registered electors			3,673
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Spendlove*	1,431	61.5	+4.4
	Alliance	C. Curtis	526	22.6	−5.9
	Labour	J. Pearsall	369	15.9	+1.5
Majority			905	38.9	+10.3
Turnout			2,326	46.2	+1.8
Registered electors			5,034
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.2

Stanway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Holloway*	1,129	61.7	+12.4
	Alliance	W. Sandford	382	20.9	−10.5
	Labour	R. Lister	318	17.4	−1.9
Majority			747	40.8	+22.9
Turnout			1,829	43.6	−0.1
Registered electors			4,198
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.5

Tiptree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Tiptree Residents	J. Webb*	1,170	53.8	+9.6
	Conservative	J. Crowe	748	34.4	−0.3
	Labour	S. Simmonds	258	11.9	−9.2
Majority			422	19.4	+9.9
Turnout			1,918	33.7	−3.6
Registered electors			5,828
	Tiptree Residents hold		Swing	5.0

West Mersea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams*	1,357	71.0	+7.8
	Alliance	B. Packard	429	22.5	−8.9
	Labour	J. Kent	124	6.5	+1.3
Majority			928	40.5	+8.9
Turnout			1,910	48.6	+6.8
Registered electors			4,711
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.4

Wivenhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Last*	1,474	54.5	+11.6
	Labour	J. Baylis	1,231	45.5	+8.8
Majority			243	9.0	+2.8
Turnout			2,705	45.0	+1.6
Registered electors			6,014
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

No Independent candidate as previous (-20.4%).