1991 Tendring District Council election

1991 UK local government election November 2019 July 2026 June 2019 1991 Tendring District Council election Essex parliamentary 1987 Tendring District Council election 1987 1991 5 2 y 1995 Tendring District Council election 1995 All 60 seats to Tendring District Council 31 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 seats, 30.7% 20 5 26,221 30.8% 0.1% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 33 seats, 42.7% 18 15 30,808 36.2% 6.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 seats, 17.6% 11 7 20,886 24.5% 6.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 2 seats, 2.2% 5 3 3,646 4.3% 2.1% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 5 seats, 6.4% 4 1 1,765 2.1% 4.3% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 seat, 0.4% 2 1 1,041 1.2% 0.8% Tendring UK ward map 1991.svg Winner of each seat at the 1991 Tendring District Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) No overall control The 1991 Tendring District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. At the election, the Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party on the council for the first time since its creation in 1973. The Conservatives fell to second placed and Labour recovered their position to become the third largest party. Summary Election result 1991 Tendring District Council election Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 5 33.3 30.8 26,221 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) 18 15 30.0 36.2 30,808 –6.5 Labour Party (UK) 11 7 18.3 24.5 20,886 +6.9 Independent politician 5 3 8.3 4.3 3,646 +2.1 Residents Association 4 1 6.7 2.1 1,765 –4.3 Independent Conservative 2 1 3.3 1.2 1,041 +0.8 Green Party (UK) 0 0.0 0.3 222 N/A Ward results Below are the full results for the election.Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tendring-1973-2011.pdf live electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20170826194134/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tendring-1973-2011.pdf 26 August 2017 Alresford, Thorrington & Frating Alresford, Thorrington & Frating (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Fitch* 873 53.8 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Hayward* 786 48.4 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Bates 518 31.9 –8.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Vosper 492 30.3 –5.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Hickingbotham 319 19.7 +6.1 ~1,622 56.0 +3.2 2,897 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ardleigh Ardleigh Conservative Party (UK) M. Robinson* 325 46.6 –10.2 Green Party of England and Wales R. Watson 173 24.8 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Swinscoe 121 17.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Hockley 79 11.3 –8.3 152 21.8 –11.4 698 47.0 –1.9 1,496 Conservative Party (UK) Beaumont & Thorpe Beaumont & Thorpe Independent politician J. Powell 355 50.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Newman 350 49.6 +15.7 5 0.7 N/A 705 40.9 –0.4 1,736 Independent politician Bockings Elm Bockings Elm (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Harper 1,825 54.8 –0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) O. Collard 1,808 54.2 –0.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Pearce 936 28.1 –5.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Vanner 914 27.4 –6.0 Labour Party (UK) R. McKenny 448 13.4 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) M. McKenny 446 13.4 +3.6 ~3,333 40.0 –5.6 8,333 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix Independent politician R. McLaren 427 51.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Isaac 410 49.0 –3.0 17 2.0 N/A 837 50.0 –2.5 1,678 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Brightlingsea East Brightlingsea East (2 seats) Independent politician P. Patrick* 849 54.5 +23.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Dale 694 44.6 +18.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Olivier 516 33.1 +20.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Morgan* 510 32.7 +3.1 ~1,558 53.0 –8.3 2,939 Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brightlingsea West Brightlingsea West (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Dixon 724 51.6 +11.1 Independent politician J. Partridge 589 42.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Coupland 557 39.7 –6.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Olivier 432 30.8 +17.6 ~1,402 47.0 –9.5 2,984 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Elmstead Elmstead Conservative Party (UK) L. Parrish* 488 51.9 –12.9 Labour Party (UK) T. Laughton 224 23.8 –11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) N. Ford 179 19.0 N/A Green Party of England and Wales C. Fox 49 5.2 N/A 264 28.1 –1.5 940 49.0 +3.1 1,903 Conservative Party (UK) 0.8 Frinton Frinton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Shelton* 1,762 70.8 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Finnegan-Butler* 1,660 66.7 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Allen 1,658 66.6 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Russell 712 28.6 –0.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Enever 362 14.5 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Stevens 314 12.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Stevens 263 10.6 N/A ~2,489 48.9 –24.5 5,091 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Golf Green Golf Green (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Smith* 1,077 60.4 +48.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Fluin 835 46.8 N/A Ratepayer R. Druce 348 19.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Harding 345 19.3 –18.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Butler 339 19.0 N/A Ratepayer R. Finn 268 15.0 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Wallis 127 7.1 –5.4 ~1,784 48.0 –0.8 3,717 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great & Little Oakley Great & Little Oakley Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood 304 36.5 –11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Holmes 276 33.2 +10.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Besser 252 30.3 +1.0 28 3.4 –15.6 832 51.6 –3.7 1,615 Conservative Party (UK) 11.2 Great Bentley Great Bentley Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Taylor* 571 65.5 +23.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Lord 301 34.5 –16.3 270 31.0 N/A 872 49.6 –3.7 1,763 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 19.9 Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Elvin 282 52.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) S. Pound 254 47.4 –30.5 28 5.2 N/A 536 47.7 +6.5 1,125 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harwich East Harwich East (2 seats) Independent Conservative F. Good* 551 47.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Brand 504 43.0 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Newell 378 32.2 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rutson-Kemp 289 24.7 –19.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Townsend 271 23.1 +6.1 ~1,172 45.7 –16.1 2,565 Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Harwich East Central Harwich East Central (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Brand 575 44.5 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Bleakley* 566 43.8 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Hale 516 40.0 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Rutson-Kemp 474 36.7 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) K. Tully 289 22.4 –6.8 ~1,291 46.2 –7.4 2,794 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harwich West Harwich West (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Knight* 1,153 66.2 +20.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Mixter 866 49.7 +21.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Yallop 670 38.5 +9.5 ~1,742 44.9 –12.2 3,879 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harwich West Central Harwich West Central (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Henderson* 681 48.9 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Robson 535 38.4 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Spall* 504 36.2 –0.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Wallington-Hayes 468 33.6 –0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Booth 350 25.1 –4.4 ~1,392 50.0 –3.3 2,784 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Haven Haven (2 seats) Residents Association J. Hewitt* 926 66.7 –16.6 Residents Association E. Fone 839 60.4 –20.5 Conservative Party (UK) V. Stone 445 32.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Jefferson 125 9.0 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Sacre 117 8.4 N/A ~1,389 51.0 –2.9 2,723 Residents Association Residents Association Holland & Kirby Holland & Kirby (2 seats) Independent politician T. Oxborrow* 1,426 74.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Rickards 1,085 56.9 +19.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Nimmo 351 18.4 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Rout 303 15.9 N/A ~1,908 42.8 –13.9 4,457 Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lawford & Manningtree Lawford & Manningtree (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Randall* 816 42.0 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Pallett* 684 35.2 –5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Kelly 628 32.3 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) N. Harbach 588 30.3 –0.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Streames 487 25.1 –12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Potter 427 22.0 +0.7 ~1,944 48.7 –6.9 3,991 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Clacton Little Clacton Independent Conservative P. De-Vaux Balbirnie* 490 56.3 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Barry 380 43.7 N/A 110 12.6 +2.6 870 38.9 +4.2 2,293 Independent Conservative Mistley Mistley Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Smith* 502 57.0 +17.1 Labour Party (UK) F. Fairhall 196 22.3 –13.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Smith 182 20.7 –3.6 306 34.8 +30.8 880 52.3 –3.6 1,687 Liberal Democrats (UK) 15.4 Ramsey & Parkeston Ramsey & Parkeston Labour Party (UK) W. Elmer* 1,744 Labour Party (UK) Rush Green Rush Green (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. Baker 696 37.9 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) I. Powell 696 37.9 –1.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Amos* 689 37.5 –0.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Downing 649 35.3 –1.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Mills 639 34.8 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Poulton 626 34.1 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. McCormack 345 18.8 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Lonsdale 337 18.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Rhodes 318 17.3 N/A Independent politician C. Humphrey 62 3.4 –7.7 1,837 44.0 –7.2 4,174 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southcliff Southcliff (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Jay 898 44.1 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Molyneaux* 894 43.9 –12.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jessop* 878 43.1 –11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. White 857 42.1 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) I. Barker 848 41.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) L. King 794 43.1 –11.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Bond 234 11.5 –2.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Jefferson 172 8.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Parlour 167 8.2 N/A ~2,035 49.0 –0.8 4,154 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Bartholomews St Bartholomews (2 seats) Residents Association J. Cole Residents Association A. Tovey 2,849 Residents Association Residents Association St James St James (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Tunstill* 799 42.7 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Overton* 769 41.1 –1.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Gladwin 695 37.1 –4.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Spreadbury 670 35.8 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Robdrup 644 34.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Kear 620 33.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Frost 325 17.4 –1.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Newman 318 17.0 –1.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Dunne 296 15.8 N/A ~1,872 39.0 –5.9 4,799 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Johns St Johns (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Bevan* 2,220 78.4 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Bensilum* 2,020 71.3 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Manning* 1,978 69.9 +14.1 Conservative Party (UK) V. Franklin 425 15.0 –14.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Harmer 376 13.3 –13.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Morley 296 10.5 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Souter 259 9.1 –0.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Parlour 256 9.0 +0.1 ~2,832 51.0 –3.3 5,552 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St Marys St Marys (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Bargent* 916 56.7 +17.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Miller* 856 53.0 +14.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Duke 842 52.1 +19.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Mason 387 24.0 –6.3 Labour Party (UK) N. Jacobs 379 23.5 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Ahern 374 23.2 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Brittain 276 17.1 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Harmer 258 16.0 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Stephenson 242 15.0 N/A ~1,615 40.0 –20.4 4,038 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St Osyth & Point Clear St Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Hendy 953 61.7 +13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. White 810 52.4 +22.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Amos 632 40.9 –1.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Yaxley-Wilde 537 34.7 N/A ~1,546 50.0 –4.7 3,091 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tendring & Weeley Tendring & Weeley Liberal Democrats (UK) M. De Roy 399 52.1 +41.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Lumber* 367 47.9 –25.8 32 4.2 N/A 766 41.5 +6.5 1,852 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 33.7 Walton Walton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Hall* 1,410 54.9 –7.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Aldrich 1,362 53.1 –8.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Page* 1,338 52.1 –9.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Lawes 1,091 42.5 +28.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Bird 1,036 40.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Theadom 978 38.1 N/A ~2,566 47.7 –2.9 5,379 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Rush Green Rush Green by-election: 6 February 1992https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 27 April 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Labour Party (UK) 509 36.0 –2.7 Conservative Party (UK) 484 34.3 –4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 373 26.4 +7.2 Independent politician 47 3.3 N/A 25 1.7 N/A 1,413 33.9 –10.1 4,168 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 0.9 Southcliff Southcliff by-election: 18 February 1993 Conservative Party (UK) 730 51.0 +6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 459 32.1 –12.2 Labour Party (UK) 207 14.5 +3.0 Other 36 2.5 N/A 271 18.9 N/A 1,432 32.9 –16.1 4,353 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 9.6 Harwich West Harwich West by-election: 18 March 1993 Labour Party (UK) 512 46.5 –16.7 Conservative Party (UK) 343 31.2 –5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 246 22.3 N/A 169 15.3 N/A 1,101 28.8 –16.1 3,823 Labour Party (UK) 5.6 St Johns St Johns by-election: 6 May 1993 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,243 58.0 –17.5 Labour Party (UK) 476 22.2 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) 425 19.8 +5.3 767 35.8 N/A 2,144 38.6 –12.4 5,554 Liberal Democrats (UK) 14.8 Walton Walton by-election: 2 December 1993 Conservative Party (UK) 619 39.3 –17.1 Labour Party (UK) 551 34.9 –8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 407 25.8 N/A 68 4.4 N/A 1,577 29.3 –18.4 5,382 Conservative Party (UK) 4.2 Alresford, Thorrington & Frating Alresford, Thorrington & Frating by-election: 5 May 1994 Liberal Democrats (UK) 538 37.9 –13.2 Labour Party (UK) 495 34.9 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) 386 27.2 –3.1 43 3.0 N/A 1,419 49.2 –6.8 2,884 Liberal Democrats (UK) 14.7 St Batholomews St Bartholomews by-election: 19 May 1994 Independent politician 726 54.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) 346 26.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) 132 9.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) 125 9.4 N/A 380 28.6 N/A 1,329 46.6 N/A 2,852 Independent politician Residents Association Lawford & Manningtree Lawford & Manningtree by-election: 22 September 1994 Labour Party (UK) 650 46.4 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 398 28.4 –1.1 Conservative Party (UK) 352 25.1 –7.0 252 18.0 N/A 1,400 35.0 –13.7 4,000 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4.6 References Tendring 1991 Category:1990s in Essex