Colchester City Council election results

Date of declaration: Thursday 02 May 2024

I, Pam Donnelly, being the Returning Officer at the below election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows:

Colchester election of councillors for the wards listed below

Berechurch

Turnout: 16.91%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Chaplin, Karen	Liberal Democrats	96
Clifton, John Howard	Green Party	94
Harris, Dave	Labour Party	1536
Waghorn, Bevan	Conservative Party	207

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	7
Total	9

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 7309 Ballot papers issued: 1236 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that David Harris is duly elected.

Castle

Turnout: 33.99%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Çufoğlu, Kemal	Green Party	1247
Gillingham, Martin John	Liberal Democrats	209
Nissen, Steph	Labour Party	826
Smith, Ryan William	Conservative Party	523

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	23
Total	25

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8329 Ballot papers issued: 2831

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Kemal Çufoğlu is duly elected.

Greenstead

Turnout: 19.39%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Achille, Ronnie	Conservative Party Candidate	335
Alake-Akinyemi, Elizabeth	Labour Party	1150
Cross, Lisa Jane	Green Party	258
Knight, Rowan James	Conservative Party Candidate	358
Roulston, Zac	Green Party	165
Stevens, Jenny	Liberal Democrats	225
Young, Julie Ann	Labour and Co-operative Party	1159

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
Cwriting or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	15
E rejected in part	-
Total	15

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 10350 Ballot papers issued: 2007

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Julie Ann Young and Elizabeth Alake-Akinyemi are duly elected.

Highwoods

Turnout: 28.98%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Appleton, Simon	Liberal Democrats	947
Braddy, Gary David	Labour Party	717
Greenwood, Antony William	Green Party	96
Knight, Rowan James	Conservative Party	345

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
Total	6

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 7325 Ballot papers issued: 2123

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that TBA is duly elected.

Lexden and Braiswick

Turnout: 34.69%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Armitage, Sandy	Labour Party	556
Bamforth, Roger Edwin	Green Party	248
Stevenson, Thomas Alun	Liberal Democrats	331
Willetts, Dennis	Conservative Party Candidate	1420

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	21
Total	21

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 7428 Ballot papers issued: 2577

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Dennis Willetts is duly elected.

Marks Tey and Layer

Turnout: 26.96%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Bentley, Kevin Paul	Conservative Party Candidate	1176
Hull, Mark	Liberal Democrats	214
Sheridan, Amy	Green Party	246
Spademan, John	Labour Party	573

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	22
Total	24

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8297 Ballot papers issued: 2237

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Kevin Paul Bentley is duly elected.

Mersea and Pyefleet

Turnout: 37.03%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Akker, John Richard		924
Eldred, Natalie	Labour Party	336
Kirkby-Taylor, Libby	Green Party	142
Knight, John	Liberal Democrats	124
Parsons, Martin David	Conservative Party Candidate	1081
Preston-Hall, Sophie Almina	Reform UK	355

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	6
Total	6

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8013 Ballot papers issued: 2967

I, Pam Donnelly , hereby declare that Martin David Parsons is duly elected.

Mile End

Turnout: 28.18%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Bacon, Pauline Ann	Labour and Co-operative Party	445
Butcher, Phoebe Rose Thompson	Conservative Party	307
Goss, Martin	Liberal Democrats	1889
Kirke, Amanda Jane	Green Party	129

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
Total	10

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 9873 Ballot papers issued: 2782

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Martin Goss is duly elected.

New Town and Christ Church

Turnout: 29.71%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Cox, Pam	Labour Party	1639
Mathias, Alan	Liberal Democrats	350
Partridge, Ian	Independent	128
Piggott, Christopher Michael	Conservative Party Candidate	468
Ruth, Sara Nicola	Green Party	275

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
Total	10

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 9675 Ballot papers issued: 2874

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Pam Cox is duly elected.

Old Heath and The Hythe

Turnout: 25.72%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Canessa, Andrew Lawrence	Green Party	299
Drew, Jeffrey John	Independent	106
Lilley, Mike	Labour and Co-operative Party	1291
Makowski, Jakub Damian	Liberal Democrats	137
Martin, Richard James	Conservative Party	359

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	5
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
Total	15

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8591 Ballot papers issued: 2210

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Mike Lilley is duly elected.

Prettygate

Turnout: 41.98%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Coates, Chris	Labour Party	420
Edgoose, Natalie	Green Party	140
Lissimore, Sue	Conservative Party Candidate	1642
Loxley, John Martin	Liberal Democrats	1036

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	20
Total	20

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 7765 Ballot papers issued: 3260

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Sue Lissimore is duly elected.

Rural North

Turnout: 33.16%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Burgess, John Edwin	Green Party	333
Laws, Darius Grant	Conservative Party	1618
Maxwell, Karen Dawn	Liberal Democrats	349
Nichols, Barbara Rosemary	Labour Party	513

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	33
Total	34

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8594 Ballot papers issued: 2850 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that, Darius Grant Laws is duly elected.

Shrub End

Turnout: 25.18%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Arnold, Mark	Liberal Democrats	625
Brannan, Bob	Green Party	131
Linghorn-Baker, Angela Leverett	Conservative Party	541
Osborne, Claire Leah	Labour Party	792

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	11
Total	11

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8288 Ballot papers issued: 2807

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Claire Leah Osborne is duly elected.

St Anne's and St John's

Turnout: 29.68%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Crow, Simon Leslie	Conservative Party	674
Dwyer, Sebastian	Green Party	179
Omiyi, Brian	Labour Party	476
Spindler, Catherine	Liberal Democrats	1071

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	17
Total	18

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 8167 Ballot papers issued: 2424

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Catherine Spindler is duly elected.

Stanway

Turnout: 29.83%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Hagon, Jeremy	Conservative Party	847
Hayton, William	Labour Party	300
Smee, Clare	Green Party	155
Whyborn, Chantelle-Louise	Liberal Democrats	809

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
Total	10

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 7309 Ballot papers issued: 2124

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Jeremy Hagon is duly elected.

Tiptree

Turnout: 29.20%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Burgess, Clare Elizabeth	Green Party	135
Girling, Ashley Alexander	Reform UK	411
Hayes, Luke Stephen	Labour and Co-operative Party	525
Mannion, Roger Joseph	Conservative Party	971
Waite, Sue	Liberal Democrats	139

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	-
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	10
Total	10

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 7524 Ballot papers issued: 2197

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Roger Joseph Mannion is duly elected.

Wivenhoe

Turnout: 41%

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Higginson, Andrew John	Conservative Party	208
Kelly, Sean	Liberal Democrats	1421
Lausen, Berthold	Green Party	175
Long, Philip	Labour Party	926

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	-
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	-
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	9
Total	10

Vacant seats: 1 Electorate: 6673 Ballot papers issued: 2736 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Sean Kelly is duly elected.