title: 1980 Colchester Borough Council election
text: # 1980 Colchester Borough Council election
  
  The 1980 Colchester Borough Council election to the Colchester Borough Council were held in 1980 alongside other local elections across the country.
  
  ## Summary
  
  1980 Colchester Borough Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | 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
  
  ### Berechurch
  
  Berechurch :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 344 | 15.9 | +2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,162 | 38.2 | -35.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,659 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 | |
  
  ### Castle
  
  Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 78 | 3.8 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,037 | 41.3 | -32.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,929 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |
  
  ### Dedham
  
  Dedham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 394 | 52.4 | +18.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752 | 49.8 | -2.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,511 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  No Independent candidate as previous (-33.0).
  
  ### East Donyland
  
  East Donyland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Sanderson | 448 | 57.3 | -0.3 |
  | | Labour | E. Lilley | 334 | 42.7 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 14.6 | -0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | 58.5 | -8.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,337 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 | |
  
  ### Fordham
  
  Fordham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C. Menzies | 514 | 65.2 | +10.0 |
  | | Labour | H. Bryan | 274 | 34.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 30.5 | +20.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 788 | 59.7 | -4.1 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,321 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  No Liberal candidate as previous (-44.8).
  
  ### Harbour
  
  Harbour :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Bird | 1,424 | 63.1 | +9.6 |
  | | Conservative | M. Coyne | 834 | 36.9 | -9.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 26.1 | +19.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,258 | 43.8 | -33.3 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,154 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 | |
  
  ### Lexden
  
  Lexden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 877 | 42.5 | +2.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,063 | 51.4 | -28.7 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,010 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 | |
  
  ### Marks Tey
  
  Marks Tey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E. James | 510 | 57.3 | -20.9 |
  | | Labour | D. Brede | 380 | 42.7 | +20.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 14.6 | -41.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | 47.2 | -0.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,886 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 20.9 | |
  
  ### Mile End
  
  Mile End :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Borges | 991 | 57.3 | -3.2 |
  | | Labour | Tim Oxton | 739 | 42.7 | +3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 14.6 | -6.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,730 | 47.4 | -28.4 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,648 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.2 | |
  
  ### New Town
  
  New Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 943 | 47.6 | +26.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,983 | 43.7 | -31.6 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,533 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.0 | |
  
  ### Prettygate
  
  Prettygate :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 511 | 22.7 | -4.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,248 | 45.2 | -37.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,977 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |
  
  ### Shrub End
  
  Shrub End :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 555 | 29.2 | +14.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 33.1 | -24.1 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,726 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.1 | |
  
  ### St. Andrews
  
  St. Andrew's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,055 | 50.3 | +27.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,096 | 27.6 | -39.2 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,592 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.8 | |
  
  ### St. Annes
  
  St. Anne's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Frank | 1,227 | 58.3 | +8.4 |
  | | Conservative | K. McLean | 876 | 41.7 | -8.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 16.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,103 | 45.8 | -30.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,589 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.4 | |
  
  ### St. Johns
  
  St. John's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D. Smith | 980 | 64.3 | ±0.0 |
  | | Labour | R. Crookes | 544 | 35.7 | ±0.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 28.6 | ±0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,524 | 43.6 | -37.0 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,498 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
  
  ### St. Marys
  
  St. Mary's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 998 | 45.2 | +8.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,204 | 44.0 | -31.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,012 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.3 | |
  
  ### Stanway
  
  Stanway :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 197 | 12.2 | -13.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 42.8 | -35.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,794 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.8 | |
  
  ### Tiptree
  
  Tiptree :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 306 | 15.4 | -13.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | 34.7 | -42.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,731 | | |
  | | Tiptree Residents hold | Tiptree Residents hold | Swing | 6.6 | |
  
  No Liberal candidate as previous (-12.5).
  
  ### West Mersea
  
  West Mersea :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 695 | 41.0 | -26.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 38.4 | -35.8 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,418 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Wivenhoe
  
  Wivenhoe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Majority | Majority | 187 | 7.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 50.8 | -24.5 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,267 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.6 | |
  