Colchester City Council election results

Date of declaration: Friday 05 May 2023

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: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Anbouche, Amir William	The Conservative Party Candidate	292
Baker, Diane	Reform UK	71
Clifton, John Howard	Green Party	99
Collis, Simon Anthony	Liberal Democrats	171
Pearson, Christopher Alan	Labour Party	1234 (elected)

 

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	1
E rejected in part
Total	1

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7347
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Christopher Alan Pearson is duly elected.

Castle Ward

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Crow, Simon Leslie	The Conservative Party Candidate	655
Gillingham, Martin John	Liberal Democrats	206
Goacher, Mark George	Green Party	1374 (elected)
Jasper, Charles Edward	Labour Party	492

 

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	10
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	1
E rejected in part
Total	12

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 8163
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Mark George Goacher is duly elected.

Greenstead

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any	Number of votes
Blair, Kevin	Reform UK	94
Crees, David John	The Conservative Party Candidate	356
Cross, Lisa Jane	Green Party	124
Whyborn, Chantelle-Louise	Liberal Democrats	199
Young, Timothy Jon	Labour Party	1128 (elected)

 

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	4
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	9
E rejected in part
Total	14

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 11195
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Timothy Jon Young is duly elected.

Highwoods

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Bacon, Pauline Ann	Labour Party	722
Jay, Alison Mary	Liberal Democrats	1029 (elected)
Linghorn-Baker, David Edward William	The Conservative Party Candidate	375
Meadows, Ryan John	Green Party	85

 

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	5
E rejected in part
Total	6

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7327
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Alison Mary Jay is duly elected.

Lexden and Braiswick

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Bamforth, Roger Edwin	Green Party	258
Barber, Lewis Charles	Conservative Party Candidate	1569 (elected)
Bruce, Sarah	Labour Party	380
Stevenson, Thomas Alun	Liberal Democrats	492

 

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	13
E rejected in part
Total	14

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7328
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Lewis Charles Barber is duly elected.

Marks Tey and Layer

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
De-Col, Lydia	Liberal Democrats	285
Ellis, Andrew John	The Conservative Party Candidate	1314 (elected)
Sheridan, Jordan Amy Louisa	Green Party	283
Spademan, John	Labour Party	517

 

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	19
E rejected in part
Total	19

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 8195
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Andrew Johnis Ellis duly elected.

Mersea and Pyefleet

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Akker, John Richard	Independent	994
Hayton, William	Labour Party	306
Holt, Sophie Almina	Reform UK	193
Kirkby-Taylor, Reinhilde Annelies	Green Party	163
Knight, John Michael	Liberal Democrats	202
Powling, Carl Richard	Conservative Party Candidate	1244 (elected)

 

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	6
E rejected in part
Total	7

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7980
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Carl Richard Powling is duly elected.

Mile End

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Butcher, Phoebe Rose Thompson	The Conservative Party Candidate	435
Kirke, Amanda Jane	Green Party	244
Moffat, Venessa Jayne Beth	Liberal Democrats	1624 (elected)
Pey, James Anthony	Labour Party	352

 

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	7
E rejected in part
Total	7

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 9613
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Venessa Jayne Beth Moffat is duly elected.

New Town and Christ Church

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Brannan, Robert Charles	Green Party	207
McLean, Samuel Ian Alexander	Labour and Co-operative Party	1301 (elected)
Partridge, Ian	Independent Save Crouch Street	208
Piggott, Christopher Michael	The Conservative Party Candidate	399
Spindler, Catherine Louise	Liberal Democrats	990

 

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
E rejected in part
Total	9

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 9641
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Samuel Ian Alexander McLean is duly elected.

Old Heath and The Hythe

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Boughton, Shaun Lee	Liberal Democrats	235
Canessa, Andrew Lawrence	Green Party	181
Drew, Jeffrey John	Local Independent Candidate For Commonsense Policies	166
Martin, Richard James	The Conservative Party Candidate	366
Smalls, Fay	Labour Party	1383 (elected)

 

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	10
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
E rejected in part
Total	13

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 8697
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Fay Smalls is duly elected.

Prettygate

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Bourne, Richard	Labour Party	366
Edgoose, Natalie Kay	Green Party	152
Loxley, John Martin	Liberal Democrats	1279
Tate, Leigh Jane	The Conservative Party Candidate	1301 (elected)

 

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	19
E rejected in part
Total	20

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7768
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Leigh Jane Tate is duly elected.

Rural North

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Burgess, John Edwin	Green Party	398
Maxwell, Karen Dawn	Liberal Democrats	481
Nichols, Barbara	Labour Party	405
Rowe, Thomas Henry	Conservative Party Candidate	1625 (elected)

 

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	4
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	17
E rejected in part
Total	21

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 8462
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Thomas Henry Rowe is duly elected.

Shrub End

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Dodd, Sara Nicola Ruth	Green Party	117
Hayes, Luke Stephen	Labour Party	720
Linghorn-Baker, Angela Michelle Leverett	The Conservative Party Candidate	455
McCarthy, Samuel George	Liberal Democrats	835 (elected)

 

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	1
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	5
E rejected in part
Total	8

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 8182
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Samuel George McCarthy is duly elected.

St Anne's and St John's

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Chambers, Abigail Lesley	Labour Party	346
Dwyer, Sebastian	Green Party	161
Knight, Rowan James	The Conservative Party Candidate	681
Sommers, Natalie	Liberal Democrats	1370 (elected)

 

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	13
E rejected in part
Total	14

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 8098
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that, Natalie Sommers is duly elected.

Stanway

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Nelson, Pamela Elizabeth	Green Party	77
Scott-Boutell, Lesley Anne	Liberal Democrats	1375 (elected)
Seabrook, Janice Kaye	The Conservative Party Candidate	698
Yates, Ian John	Labour Party	180

 

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	4
E rejected in part
Total	5

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 6984
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Lesley Anne Scott-Boutell is duly elected.

Tiptree Church Ward

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Allen-Shepherd, Susan Joan	Member Of Neighbourhood Plan Working Group	451 (elected)
Greenwood, Jonathan Mark		312 (elected)
Hatton, Matthew James		333 (elected)
Wood, Barbara Ann		88

 

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	5
E rejected in part
Total	6

• Vacant Seats: 3
• Electorate: 1935
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Matthew James Hatton, Jonathan Mark Greenwood and Susan Joan Allen-Shepherd is duly elected.

Tiptree

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Burgess, Clare Elizabeth	Green Party	222
Dundas, Paul Alistair	The Conservative Party Candidate	1329 (elected)
Girling, Ashley Alexander	Reform UK	210
Holford, Elizabeth Clare	Labour Party	419
Stevens, Jennifer Ann	Liberal Democrats	260

 

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	3
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	12
E rejected in part
Total	15

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7440
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Paul Alistair Dundas is duly elected.

Wivenhoe

Turnout: 

Name of candidate	Description (if any)	Number of votes
Cory, Mark	Liberal Democrats	2083 (elected)
Higginson, Andrew John	Conservative Party Candidate	122
Lowe, Heather	Labour Party	359
Wheatley, Joanna Kay	Green Party	267

 

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	10
E rejected in part
Total	11

• Vacant Seats: 1
• Electorate: 7341
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that Mark Cory is duly elected.

Referendum on the Neighbourhood Plan for Tiptree

Turnout: 
 

'Do you want Colchester City Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Tiptree to help it decide applications in the neighbourhood area?'
	Votes Recorded	Percentage
Number cast in favour of a Yes	2087	84%
Number cast in favour of a No	382	16%

 

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	3
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
E rejected in part	44
Total	47

• Electorate:
• Ballot Papers Issued: 

I, Pam Donnelly, hereby declare that more than half of those voting have voted yes on favour of the Neighbourhood Plan for Tiptree.