2016 Colchester Borough Council election

2016 English local government election March 2020 March 2020 Colchester City Council elections 2016 Colchester Borough Council election Essex Coat of Arms of Colchester.svg parliamentary 2015 Colchester Borough Council election 2015 2016 05 05 y 2018 Colchester Borough Council election 2018 All 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council 26 126,151 36.1% Darius Laws Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Castle 27 seats, 40.1% 27 22 5Nominal loss of 5 seats due to the reduction in overall seats. 47,088 37.5% 2.6% Paul Smith Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Anne's &St. John's 20 seats, 19.8% 20 15 5Nominal loss of 4 seats due to the reduction in overall seats. 28,331 22.6% 2.8% Tim Young Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greenstead 9 seats, 18.5% 9 11 2 27,846 22.2% 3.8% Beverley Oxford Independent politician Independent (politician) Highwoods 4 seats, 2.4% 4Including the vacant seat in Stanway ward last held by an independent. 3 1 5,079 4.1% 1.7% Leader Leader after election Paul SmithLiberal Democrats No overall controlLiberal Democrats–Labour–Independent coalition. Paul SmithLiberal Democrats No overall controlLiberal Democrats–Labour–Independent coalition. Colchester UK ward map 2016.svg Winner of each seat at the 2016 Colchester Borough Council election. The 2016 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members to Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The total number of councillors on the council was reduced by 9 from 60 to 51 seats. Prior to this election, the cabinet (8 seats) was held by a coalition including the Liberal Democrats (5 seats), the Labour Party (2 seats) and an independent (1 seat). Following the election, Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Smith (St Anne's & St John's) was elected leader of the council with 32 votes for and 28 against. Background Following the 2015 election the Liberal Democrat-Labour-Independent coalition maintained control of the Council, although with a much reduced majority of 4 seats. The Liberal Democrats suffered heavy losses in north and west Colchester with 4 councillors being unseated, all by the Conservative Party. The Conservatives subsequently became the largest party on the council but short of a majority by 4 councillors. Although failing to win additional seats, the Labour Party made moderate gains in vote share across the borough and successfully defend their held seats. Following a promising performance at the 2014 election, UKIP failed to build on their success and lost in vote share across the borough, failing to take a single ward. Despite a notable boost in local and national membership, the Green Party also fell in vote share and failed to win any seats. However, both UKIP and the Green Party received the highest number of votes for their respective parties in a Colchester local election to date. Prior to the election, Independent member for Stanway, Laura Sykes, resigned her post as borough councillor due to moving away from the area. This left the ruling coalition with a majority of 3 over the Conservative group. Boundary Changes A boundary review was undertaken throughout 2014-2015 as part of a review of local authority electoral wards. The new electoral wards took effect at this election. The changes reduced the overall number of councillors on the council by 9 (60 to 51 seats), reduced the number of wards by 10 (27 to 17 wards) and standardised the number of councillors representing each ward (3 councillors per ward). Each ward was designed to contain approximately 8,000 electors, taking into account the projected population growth over the next 10 years. Local Boundary Commission for England http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/eastern/essex/colchester-fer www.lgbce.org.uk 14 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160403230508/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/current-reviews/eastern/essex/colchester-fer 3 April 2016 dead Summary Election result 2016 Colchester Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 51 22 5 43.1 0 22 43.1 47,088 37.5 –2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 38 15 5 29.4 0 15 29.4 28,331 22.6 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) 51 11 2 21.6 0 11 21.6 27,846 22.2 +3.8 Independent politician 8 3 1 5.9 0 3 5.9 5,079 4.1 +1.7 Green Party of England and Wales 48 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 12,046 9.7 +1.5 UKIP 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5,129 4.1 –7.0 The total number of seats on the council was reduced from 60 to 51 seats, resulting in a nominal loss of 5 Conservative and 4 Liberal Democrat councillors. This is reflected in the changes in seats. Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 20 9 3 27 Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 15 11 3 22 Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative Ward results Due to boundary changes the number of wards was reduced from 27 to 17. Each ward is represented by 3 councillors. The length of an elected councillor's term will depend on the position of election within that ward (1st, 4 years; 2nd, 3 years; 3rd, 2 years). Terms will revert to 4-years as standard from the 2018 election. The Statement of Nominated Persons was released by Colchester Borough Council's Returning Officer following the closing of nominations on 7 April 2016. This detailed the list of candidates nominated to stand in each ward. Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Berechurch thumb|Berechurch ward Berechurch Labour Party (UK) Dave Harris* 1,710 72.4 +22.1 Labour Party (UK) Chris Pearson* 1,283 54.3 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Martyn Warnes 1,206 51.1 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Annabel Glayzer 366 15.5 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brown 359 15.2 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Brown 356 15.1 -6.9 UK Independence Party Ralph Morse 353 15.0 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Katie Hood 181 7.7 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Penny 155 6.6 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jakub Makowski 144 6.1 -4.3 Green Party of England and Wales Sam Borley 142 6.0 +2.1 2,363 32.4 7,287 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle thumb|Castle ward Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Barlow 881 33.2 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Darius Laws* 854 32.2 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Ellis 801 30.2 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Frame* 792 29.8 +4.6 Green Party of England and Wales Mark Goacher 781 29.4 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jo Hayes* 769 29.0 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Kate Martin 759 28.6 -7.3 Green Party of England and Wales Amanda Kirke 511 19.3 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) Isobel Merry 484 18.2 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) Barry Gilheany 452 17.0 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Charles Ham 451 17.0 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Jordan Newell 427 16.1 -1.6 2,778 37.4 7,436 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Greenstead thumb|Greenstead ward Greenstead was created from the following wards: St. Andrew's St. Anne's Greenstead Labour Party (UK) Julie Young* 1,144 50.2 Labour Party (UK) Tim Young* 1,134 49.8 Labour Party (UK) Tina Bourne* 999 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Hill 517 22.7 UK Independence Party Jamie Middleditch 421 18.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen Bartholomew 388 17.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Hanslow 341 15.0 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Higginson 309 13.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josef Schumacher 288 12.6 Green Party of England and Wales Chris Flossman 193 8.5 Independent (politician) Christopher Lee 183 8.0 Green Party of England and Wales Poppy Gerrard-Abbott 115 5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Asa Bortherton 103 4.5 2,280 30.3 7,522 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Top-candidate result #ddd 450px 300px Labour Labour Party (UK) 40.2 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 18.2 UKIP UK Independence Party 14.8 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 13.6 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 6.8 Independent Independent (politician) 6.4 Highwoods thumb|Highwoods ward Highwoods Independent (politician) Gerard Oxford* 1,126 48.0 Independent (politician) Bev Oxford* 1,038 44.2 Independent (politician) Phil Oxford* 954 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) Chris Hayter 690 29.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Child 588 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) Steph Hayward 522 22.2 Labour Party (UK) David McCulloch 287 12.2 Labour Party (UK) Gary Braddy 285 12.1 Labour Party (UK) Diane Stevens 283 12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Baker 273 11.6 UK Independence Party Alexei Knupffer 251 10.7 Green Party of England and Wales Robbie Spence 139 5.9 Green Party of England and Wales Bonnie Murphy 92 3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Leo Palmer 91 3.9 2,385 33.4 7,132 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Top-candidate result%+/-Independent 40.7 +3.8Conservative 24.9 -2.7Labour 10.4 -0.7Liberal Democrat 9.9 -0.9UKIP 9.1 -0.1Green 5.0 +0.7 Lexden & Braiswick thumb|Lexden & Braiswick ward Lexden & Braiswick was created from the following wards: Lexden West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green Mile End Great Tey Lexden & Braiswick Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Willits* 1,712 59.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Barber* 1,704 59.0 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Jarvis* 1,609 55.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Stevenson 515 17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gemma Graham 410 14.2 Green Party of England and Wales Steve Ford 386 13.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Waite 367 12.7 Labour Party (UK) Alison Inman 335 11.6 Labour Party (UK) Sioux Blair-Jordan 321 11.1 Labour Party (UK) Megan Saliu 284 9.8 Green Party of England and Wales Rosa Chandler 247 8.6 Green Party of England and Wales Emmanuel Blondel 219 7.6 2,884 40.4 7,146 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate result #ddd 450px 300px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 58.1 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 17.5 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 13.1 Labour Labour Party (UK) 11.4 Marks Tey & Layer thumb|Marks Tey & Layer ward Marks Tey & Layer was created from the following wards: Marks Tey Birch & Winstree Copford & West Stanway Marks Tey & Layer Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Bentley* 1,424 59.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Ellis* 1,248 52.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Jackie Maclean* 1,135 47.4 N/A UK Independence Party John Pitts 523 21.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) John Wood 379 15.8 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Collings 340 14.2 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Clare Palmer 302 12.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) John Spademan 296 12.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Michael Wagstaff 231 9.6 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Matt Stemp 206 8.6 N/A 2,396 35.8 6,694 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate result #ddd 450px 300px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 48.0 UKIP UK Independence Party 17.6 Labour Labour Party (UK) 12.8 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 11.5 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 10.2 Mersea & Pyefleet thumb|Mersea & Pyefleet ward Mersea & Pyefleet was created from the following wards: West Mersea Pyefleet Mersea & Pyefleet Conservative Party (UK) John Jowers* 1,643 51.7 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Moore* 1,433 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Davidson* 1,392 43.8 UK Independence Party David Broise 768 24.2 UK Independence Party David Holmes 768 24.2 Labour Party (UK) Bry Mogridge 515 16.2 UK Independence Party Maria Vigneau 507 16.0 Green Party of England and Wales Lisa Britton 459 14.5 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Banks 426 13.4 Labour Party (UK) Neil Belcher 301 9.5 Labour Party (UK) Ron Smith 269 8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Woodward 202 6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Bartosz Mizgier 143 4.5 3,175 39.5 8,036 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate result%Conservative 45.8 UKIP 21.4 Labour 14.4Green 12.8 Liberal Democrat 5.6 Mile End thumb|Mile End ward Mile End Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Goss* 1,666 63.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Coleman 1,375 52.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Dominic Graham* 1,344 51.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ben Locker* 731 27.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Rowe 543 20.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Rowe 525 20.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Martin Camroux 302 11.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Beverly Pearce 258 9.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Elisa Vasquez-Walters 221 8.4 N/A Green Party of England and Wales David Traynier 206 7.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Mary Bryan 127 4.8 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Peter Lynn 88 3.4 N/A 2,623 37.7 6,966 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Top-candidate result%+/-Liberal Democrat 57.3 +25.1Conservative 25.2 -13.2Labour 10.4 -2.5Green 7.1 +0.4 New Town & Christ Church thumb|New Town & Christ Church ward New Town & Christ Church was created from the following wards: New Town Christ Church New Town & Christ Church Liberal Democrats (UK) Theresa Higgins* 1,140 39.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Cope* 1,113 38.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annie Feltham* 1,032 35.6 Labour Party (UK) Abigail Fuller 710 24.5 Conservative Party (UK) Annesley Hardy* 691 23.8 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Crow 666 23.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ben Payne 616 21.2 Labour Party (UK) Oladipo Odedengbe 563 19.4 Labour Party (UK) Jaki Whyte 559 19.3 Green Party of England and Wales Bob Brannan 555 19.1 Green Party of England and Wales Ruby Runnalls Palmer 346 11.9 Green Party of England and Wales Laurence Knight 317 10.9 2,900 33.9 8,557 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Top-candidate result%Liberal Democrat 36.8 Conservative 22.9 Labour 22.3Green 17.9 Old Heath & The Hythe thumb|Old Heath & The Hythe ward Old Heath & The Hythe was created from the following wards: Old Heath New Town East Donyland Old Heath & The Hythe Labour Party (UK) Mike Lilley* 1,126 41.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Adam Fox 1,025 38.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Lee Scordis 925 34.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Havis* 747 27.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Knight 711 26.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Justin Knight* 689 25.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Susan Allen 451 16.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Liam Gallagher 435 16.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Richard Brown 403 14.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Alan Scattergood 344 12.7 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Jan Plummer 302 11.2 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Canessa 258 9.6 N/A 2,700 34.8 N/A 7,757 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Top-candidate result #ddd 450px 300px Labour Labour Party (UK) 40.8 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 27.1 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 16.3 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 15.8 Prettygate thumb|Prettygate ward Prettygate Conservative Party (UK) Sue Lissimore* 2,024 62.7 Conservative Party (UK) Beverly Davis* 1,675 51.9 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Buston* 1,637 50.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jake Beavan 649 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Mike Dale 599 18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glanville Williams 585 18.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bourne 563 17.4 Labour Party (UK) Clive Needle 379 11.7 Green Party of England and Wales Ruby Butler 369 11.4 Green Party of England and Wales Luke O'Loughlin 209 6.5 Green Party of England and Wales Mike Stewart 192 5.9 3,228 40.6 N/A 7,948 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate result%+/-Conservative 55.6 +4.5Liberal Democrat 17.8 -3.9Labour 16.5 +4.7Green 10.1 +5.7 Rural North thumb|Rural North ward Rural North was created from the following wards: Dedham & Langham Fordham & Stour Great Tey West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green Rural North Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Arnold* 1,913 63.1 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Chapman* 1,824 60.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Chillingworth* 1,665 55.0 Green Party of England and Wales Roger Bamforth 488 16.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Will Brown 478 15.8 Green Party of England and Wales Blake Roberts 367 12.1 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Finnigan 322 10.5 Labour Party (UK) Judith Short 319 9.2 Green Party of England and Wales Janita Le Fevre 282 9.3 Labour Party (UK) Paul Fryer-Kelsey 278 9.2 3,031 36.2 8,363 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate results #ddd 450px 300px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 59.8 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 15.2 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 14.9 Labour Labour Party (UK) 10.1 Shrub End thumb|Shrub End ward Shrub End Liberal Democrats (UK) Lyn Barton* 960 44.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Chaplin 569 26.3 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Hazell* 526 24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Hardy 510 23.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jamie Chaplin 508 23.5 Conservative Party (UK) Vic Flores 496 22.9 UK Independence Party Bruno Hickman 379 17.5 Independent (politician) Sharron Lawrence 349 16.1 Labour Party (UK) Bruce Tuxford 324 15.0 Labour Party (UK) Steve Dunt 322 14.9 Labour Party (UK) Stuart Ellis 305 14.1 Green Party of England and Wales Wolfgang Fauser 206 9.5 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart Welham 143 6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Maria Harrison 92 4.2 2,165 28.2 7,679 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate result%+/-Liberal Democrat 35.0 +8.8Conservative 19.2 -15.2UKIP 13.8 -3.3Independent 12.7 N/ALabour 11.8 -4.9Green 7.5 +1.8 St. Anne's & St. John's thumb|St. Anne's & St. John's ward St. Anne's & St. John's was created from the following wards: St. Anne's St. John's St. Anne's & St. John's Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Hogg* 1,426 49.5 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Chuah* 1,352 46.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Smith* 1,215 42.1 N/A UK Independence Party Jason Berry 637 22.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Charles McKay 568 19.7 N/A UK Independence Party Bill Faram 529 18.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Peter Klejna-Wendt 511 17.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Terry Sutton 465 16.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sam Fuller 276 9.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Amanda Stannard 274 9.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Alex Yeandle 251 8.7 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Callum Fauser 191 6.6 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Robert Chambers 160 5.5 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Megan Maltby 111 3.9 N/A 2,886 35.7 N/A 8,077 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Top-candidate result #ddd 450px 300px Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 46.0 UKIP UK Independence Party 20.6 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 18.3 Labour Labour Party (UK) 8.9 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 6.2 Stanway thumb|Stanway ward Stanway Conservative Party (UK) Fiona Maclean* 963 41.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Scott-Boutell 962 41.3 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Jessica Scott-Boutell* 944 40.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Paul Dundas 839 36.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Manby 792 34.0 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Manning* 629 27.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Hough 302 13.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Carol Spademan 302 13.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ian Yates 256 11.0 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Walter Schwartz 137 5.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Will Price 137 5.9 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Blondel 136 5.8 N/A 2,331 36.2 N/A 6,440 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Liberal Democrats (UK) Party%+/-Conservative 40.7 -1.7Liberal Democrat 40.7 +3.7Labour 12.8 -1.4Green 5.8 -0.2 Tiptree thumb|Tiptree ward Tiptree Conservative Party (UK) John Elliott* 1,459 64.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Wood 1,403 62.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Derek Loveland 1,370 61.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) Joanne Devine 400 17.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Barbara Nichols 400 17.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Robert Spademan 371 16.6 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Kathy Bamforth 291 13.0 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Rob Cronshaw 196 8.7 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Adam Abo Henriksen 165 7.3 N/A 2,248 31.5 N/A 7,136 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Top-candidate result%+/-Conservative 67.9 +25.1Labour 18.6 +5.4Green 13.5 +10.3 Wivenhoe thumb|Wivenhoe ward Wivenhoe was created from the following wards: Wivenhoe Cross Wivenhoe Quay Wivenhoe Labour Co-operative Cyril Liddy* 1,154 36.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Cory* 1,141 35.8 Labour Co-operative Rosalind Scott* 1,137 35.7 Labour Co-operative Phil Finn 998 31.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hill 906 28.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sanchia Nash 892 28.0 Independent (politician) Andrea Luxford Vaughan 549 17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alex Hale 499 15.7 Independent (politician) Mike Newton 464 14.6 Conservative Party (UK) Craig Stuart 447 14.0 Independent (politician) Shaun Boughton 416 13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Roman Perrior 379 11.9 Green Party of England and Wales Tim Glover 278 8.7 Green Party of England and Wales Laura Pountney 123 3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lora Aziz 113 3.5 3,183 53.3 5,975 Labour Co-operative Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Co-operative Top-candidate result #ddd 450px 300px Labour Labour Party (UK) 28.6 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats (UK) 28.3 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 22.5 Independent Independent (politician) 13.6 Green Party Green Party of England and Wales 6.9 By-elections Shrub End Shrub End by-election: 7 September 2017Resignation of Karen Chaplin (Liberal Democrats) Conservative Party (UK) Vic Flores 681 38.6 +19.4 Labour Party (UK) Mike Dale 572 32.4 +20.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sam McCarthy 373 21.1 -13.9 Independent (politician) Mike Clark 54 3.1 N/A UK Independence Party Bruno Hickman 52 2.9 -10.9 Green Party of England and Wales Victoria Weaver 34 1.9 -5.6 109 6.2 N/A 1,765 21.7 -6.5 8,119 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 0.6 References 2016 Colchester Category:2010s in Essex