2008 Colchester Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 Colchester City Council elections 2008 Colchester Borough Council election Essex Coat of Arms of Colchester.svg parliamentary 2007 Colchester Borough Council election 2007 2008 5 1 y 2010 Colchester Borough Council election 2010 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 34.5% (0.2%) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 30 seats, 41.8% 32 7 27 5 13,142 37.3% 4.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 21 seats, 29.3% 19 9 23 4 13,111 37.2% 7.9% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 6 seats, 16.3% 6 3 7 1 4,593 13.0% 3.3% Independent politician Independent politician 3 seats, 3.1% 3 1 3 1,247 3.5% 0.4% Colchester UK local election 2008 map.svg Winner of each seat at the 2008 Colchester Borough Council election. Leader Leader after election Conservative Party (UK) Anne TurrellLiberal Democrats No overall controlLiberal Democrats–Labour–Independent coalition. The 2008 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/22ug.stm Colchester 2 May 2008 BBC News Online 30 May 2014 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 27 Liberal Democrats 23 Labour 7 Independent 3National: Full election results 3 May 2008 The Guardian NewsBank Background After the last election in 2007 the Conservatives held half of the seats on the council with 30 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had 21 seats, Labour 6 seats and there were 3 independents.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/22ug.stm Colchester 4 May 2007 BBC News Online 30 May 2014 However, in July 2007, 2 Liberal Democrat councilors, Craig and Terry Sutton, defected to the Conservatives after falling out with the local Liberal Democrat Member of parliament Bob Russell over a new community stadium.http://www.echo-news.co.uk/archive/2007/07/11/1535697.Colchester__Lib_Dems_furious_at_pair___s_defection_to_the_Tories/ Colchester: Lib Dems furious at pair's defection to the Tories Wilkin Chris 11 July 2007 The Echo 30 May 2014 https://archive.today/20140530205116/http://www.echo-news.co.uk/archive/2007/07/11/1535697.Colchester__Lib_Dems_furious_at_pair___s_defection_to_the_Tories/ 30 May 2014 dead dmy-all This gave the Conservatives a majority on the council with 32 of the 60 seats.https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2176164.colchester_bnp_candidate_stands_for_election/ Colchester: BNP candidate stands for election 7 April 2008 Daily Gazette 30 May 2014 20 seats were contested at the election, with the Conservatives defending 12 of the seats.Colchester : Town goes to the polls Parkes Tom 1 May 2008 The Gazette NewsBank A total of 82 candidates stood at the election, including full slates from the Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green parties, along with one candidate from the British National Party. Summary Election result The Conservatives lost their majority on the council after losing 5 seats, 4 to the Liberal Democrats and 1 to Labour.https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/colchester/2242165.Colchester__Tories_lose_control_of_council/?ref=arc Colchester: Tories lose control of council Parkes Tom 2 May 2008 Daily Gazette 30 May 2014 Among those who lost seats were 2 members of the Conservative council cabinet, while Craig Sutton in Berechurch lost his seat to Labour after having defected to the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats in 2007. Conservative defeats were attributed to high levels of housebuilding in the area, with the Conservatives dropping to 27 seats, while the Liberal Democrats rose to 23 seats and Labour went up to 7 seats. Meanwhile, the British National Party came fourth in High Woods ward with 131 votes after putting up the party's first candidate for Colchester council.North Essex: BNP pledges more candidates 6 May 2008 The Gazette NewsBank Overall turnout at the election was 34.5%.http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/colchester_election_results_in_full_1_188640 Colchester election results in full Hore James 2 May 2008 East Anglian Daily Times 30 May 2014 Following the election the Liberal Democrat, Labour and independent groups made a deal to take control over the council from the Conservatives, with Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell becoming the new leader of the council.Colchester : names of council cabinet unveiled Orrell Helen 12 May 2008 The Gazette NewsBank 2008 Colchester Borough Council electionhttp://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3093&p=0 Declaration of result of poll Colchester Borough Council 30 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130909082949/http://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3093&p=0 9 September 2013 dead Conservative Party (UK) 20 7 5 35.0 20 27 45.0 13,142 37.3 –4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 9 4 45.0 14 23 38.3 13,111 37.2 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) 20 3 1 15.0 4 7 11.7 4,593 13.0 –3.3 Independent politician 1 1 5.0 2 3 5.0 1,247 3.5 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 20 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,012 8.5 –1.0 British National Party 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 131 0.4 N/A Ward results Berechurch Berechurch Labour Party (UK) Kim Naish 735 37.0 -12.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Stevens 682 34.3 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Craig Sutton* 435 21.9 +3.1 Green Party of England and Wales Philippa Lane 136 6.8 +1.0 53 2.7 -21.2 1,988 33.5 +0.8 5,939 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10.6 Castle Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) William Spyvee* 1,111 45.2 +4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Lynn 779 31.7 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Darius Laws 434 17.6 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) John Cooke 136 5.5 -0.7 332 13.5 +4.8 2,460 38.1 +0.7 6,460 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.4 Dedham & Langham Dedham & Langham Conservative Party (UK) John Garnett* 895 82.8 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn Catney 102 9.4 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Maxwell 46 4.3 -2.4 Green Party of England and Wales Sandra Moog 38 3.5 +3.5 793 73.4 +8.8 1,081 45.6 -8.1 2,372 Conservative Party (UK) 4.4 East Donyland East Donyland Labour Party (UK) Michael Lilley 351 42.8 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hare 344 42.0 +11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Woodward 67 8.2 -1.3 Green Party of England and Wales Tracy Lee-Newman 58 7.1 N/A 7 0.9 -12.6 820 41.2 -7.7 1,992 Labour Party (UK) 6.4 No Independent candidate as previous (16.3%). Harbour Harbour Liberal Democrats (UK) Justin Knight* 727 59.3 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Barry McConnell 271 22.1 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Gilheany 141 11.5 -0.1 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Ford 88 7.2 +0.8 456 37.2 -8.5 1,227 27.7 -2.0 4,440 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4.3 Highwoods Highwoods Independent (politician) Beverley Oxford* 1,247 59.5 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Allan 320 15.3 -6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Baker 237 11.3 -4.0 British National Party Patrick Sullivan 131 6.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Jordan Newell 97 4.6 -1.8 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Spence 63 3.0 -1.4 927 44.2 +12.9 2,095 31.4 +0.5 6,681 Independent (politician) 6.5 Lexden Lexden Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hardy 1,079 62.3 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Loxley 477 27.6 +7.8 Green Party of England and Wales Clare Palmer 104 6.0 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Adam Fox 71 4.1 -1.2 602 34.8 -11.2 1,731 41.2 -5.9 4,217 Conservative Party (UK) 5.7 Marks Tey Marks Tey Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Blundell 450 63.7 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) John Wood 123 17.4 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Hayes 88 12.5 -3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Roger Bamforth 45 6.4 +6.4 327 46.3 +0.7 706 34.5 -6.5 2,054 Conservative Party (UK) 1.3 Mile End Mile End Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Goss 1,500 61.1 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Jarvis* 790 32.2 -11.2 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Bryan 84 3.4 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) Rossanna Trudgian 83 3.4 -1.7 710 28.9 +25.1 2,457 39.0 -0.5 6,321 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 12.6 New Town New Town Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Higgins 1,046 62.6 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Bath 277 16.6 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Linda Wonnacott 198 11.8 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Luke Dopson 150 9.0 -2.0 769 46.0 +7.7 1,671 27.5 +0.5 6,090 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3.9 Prettygate Prettygate Conservative Party (UK) Beverley Davies 1,197 45.5 -8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Ost 1,167 44.3 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Dale 142 5.4 -1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Appleton 127 4.8 -0.2 30 1.1 -19.3 2,633 44.2 +0.5 5,969 Conservative Party (UK) 9.6 St. Andrew's St. Andrew's Labour Party (UK) Tina Dopson* 837 51.2 -10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Warner 496 30.3 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Wilson 240 14.7 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Senter 63 3.9 -0.4 341 20.8 -21.8 1,636 24.9 +0.1 6,581 Labour Party (UK) 10.9 St. Anne's St. Anne's Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Chuah* 1,049 56.5 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Levy 393 21.2 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Robert Fisher 272 14.7 -12.3 Green Party of England and Wales Mervyn Carter 141 7.6 +2.1 656 35.4 +13.1 1,855 28.7 -3.5 6,482 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.1 St. John's St. John's Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Smith* 1,244 71.6 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Granger 389 22.4 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Scott Harris 59 3.4 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Tobie Glenny 45 2.6 -1.8 855 49.2 +16.7 1,737 42.0 -1.4 4,139 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.3 Shrub End Shrub End Liberal Democrats (UK) David Offen 822 42.9 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Buston* 811 42.3 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) Bruce Tuxford 196 10.2 -11.5 Green Party of England and Wales Walter Schwarz 89 4.6 -0.8 11 0.6 N/A 1,918 30.0 -1.2 6,399 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 2.3 Stanway Stanway Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Sykes 1,118 45.6 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Ellis* 1,063 43.3 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Carole Spademan 176 7.2 +1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Pamela Nelson 96 3.9 +0.7 55 2.2 -11.4 2,453 38.8 +1.1 6,339 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 5.6 Tiptree Tiptree Conservative Party (UK) Richard Martin* 1,116 60.5 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Longman 345 18.7 +10.4 Labour Party (UK) Audrey Spencer 242 13.1 -5.1 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Bamforth 142 7.7 -0.4 771 41.8 -5.4 1,845 30.4 +0.2 6,092 Conservative Party (UK) 7.7 West Mersea West Mersea Conservative Party (UK) John Bouckley* 1,583 77.7 +3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Stevens 195 9.6 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Nichols 139 6.8 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Beverley Maltby 120 5.9 -1.4 1,388 68.1 +3.8 2,037 34.5 -0.5 5,925 Conservative Party (UK) 2.0 Wivenhoe Cross Wivenhoe Cross Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Manning 506 48.4 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Eugene Kraft* 377 36.1 -3.8 Green Party of England and Wales Maria Iacovou 83 7.9 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Janet Smith 79 7.6 -1.0 129 12.3 +9.7 1,045 29.7 +2.4 3,525 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4.9 Wivenhoe Quay Wivenhoe Quay Conservative Party (UK) Ann Quarrie* 678 36.8 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Josephine Richardson 518 28.1 -7.8 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Fox 513 27.9 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Rodgers 132 7.2 -0.9 160 8.7 N/A 1,841 43.8 -0.6 4,219 Conservative Party (UK) 4.5 By-elections Birch and Winstree A by-election took place in Birch and Winstree ward on 4 December 2008 after the death of the Conservative councillor Peter Crowe.https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/3955101.Colchester__Andrew_Ellis_wins_Birch_and_Winstree_by_election/ Colchester: Andrew Ellis wins Birch and Winstree by-election 5 December 2008 Daily Gazette 30 May 2014 Andrew Ellis retained the seat for the Conservatives by a majority of 322 votes. Birch and Winstree: 4 December 2008http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 30 May 2014 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Ellis 745 58.1 -12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Longman 423 33.0 +14.1 Labour Party (UK) James Spencer 83 6.5 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Katherine Bamforth 32 2.5 -2.5 322 25.1 1,283 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) Notes References Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Essex