1990 UK local government election
Elections to the Borough of Colchester, a local government district and borough in Essex, England, took place in 1990. Due to boundary changes the entire council was up for election as opposed to the normal one-third.
Results summary
Colchester Borough Council election, 1990
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
28
|
—
|
—
|
4
|
46.7
|
35.4
|
46,791
|
+2.9
|
|
Conservative
|
17
|
—
|
—
|
6
|
28.3
|
30.8
|
40,625
|
–8.9
|
|
Labour
|
12
|
—
|
—
|
3
|
20.0
|
29.1
|
38,486
|
+4.0
|
|
Tiptree Residents
|
3
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
5.0
|
2.4
|
3,170
|
–0.3
|
|
Green
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0.0
|
1.1
|
1,438
|
New
|
|
Independent
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
1
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
763
|
New
|
|
SDP
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.5
|
640
|
New
|
|
Anti-Poll Tax
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
160
|
New
|
Ward results
Berechurch
Birch Messing Copford
Boxted & Langham
Castle
Dedham
East Donyland
Fordham
Great & Little Horkesley
Great Tey
Harbour
Lexden
Marks Tey
Mile End
New Town
Prettygate
Pyefleet
Shrub End
St. Andrew's
St. Anne's
St. John's
St. Mary's
Stanway
Tiptree
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Winstree
West Mersea
Wivenhoe
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