Colchester local elections
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One third of Colchester Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - 1994
Liberal Democrat 1994 - 1998
No overall control 1998 -
[edit] Council elections
Colchester Council election 1998
Colchester Council election 1999
Colchester Council election 2000
Colchester Council election 2002
Colchester Council election 2003
Colchester Council election 2004
Colchester Council election 2006
[edit] By-election results
| Dedham By-Election 4 September 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 374 | 45.8 | +11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 352 | 43.1 | -14.8 | ||
| Labour | 91 | 11.1 | +3.7 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 817 | 51.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Tiptree By-Election 25 June 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 624 | 46.0 | -14.0 | ||
| Tiptree Residents | 399 | 29.4 | +29.4 | ||
| Conservative | 333 | 24.6 | -2.3 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 21.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Lexden By-Election 19 October 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | 939 | 55.9 | -8.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 639 | 38.0 | +8.4 | ||
| Labour | 103 | 6.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Majority | 300 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,681 | 39.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Prettygate By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,674 | 41.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative | 1,498 | 37.1 | -11.7 | ||
| Labour | 869 | 21.5 | +8.9 | ||
| Majority | 176 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,041 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Mile End By-Election 22 November 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 529 | 33.6 | -7.7 | ||
| Conservative | 468 | 29.7 | -5.5 | ||
| Labour | 443 | 28.1 | +4.6 | ||
| Independent | 135 | 8.6 | +8.6 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,575 | 14.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Wivenhoe Quay By-Election 22 April 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Stephen Ford | 626 | 34.4 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Anne Quarrie | 614 | 33.7 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Jacobs | 581 | 31.9 | +31.9 | |
| Majority | 12 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,821 | 44.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Berechurch By-Election 21 October 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | |||
| Turnout | 1,627 | 30.0 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
