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1991 Tendring District Council election
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All 60 seats to Tendring District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 15 seats, 30.7% 33 seats, 42.7% 4 seats, 17.6%
Seats won 20 18 11
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 15 Increase 7
Popular vote 26,221 30,808 20,886
Percentage 30.8% 36.2% 24.5%
Swing Increase 0.1% Decrease 6.5% Increase 6.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Independent Residents Ind. Conservative
Last election 2 seats, 2.2% 5 seats, 6.4% 1 seat, 0.4%
Seats won 5 4 2
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,646 1,765 1,041
Percentage 4.3% 2.1% 1.2%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 4.3% Increase 0.8%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


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

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Election result

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1991 Tendring District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 20 Increase 5 33.3 30.8 26,221 +0.1
  Conservative 18 Decrease 15 30.0 36.2 30,808 –6.5
  Labour 11 Increase 7 18.3 24.5 20,886 +6.9
  Independent 5 Increase 3 8.3 4.3 3,646 +2.1
  Residents 4 Decrease 1 6.7 2.1 1,765 –4.3
  Ind. Conservative 2 Increase 1 3.3 1.2 1,041 +0.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 222 N/A

Ward results

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Below are the full results for the election.[1]

Alresford & Thorrington

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Alresford & Thorrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Fitch 873 29.2 +5.1
Liberal Democrats J. Hayward 786 26.3 +4.8
Conservative P. Bates 518 17.3 −4.0
Conservative R. Vosper 492 16.5 −2.5
Labour J. Hickingbotham 319 10.7 +3.0
Turnout 56.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ardleigh

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Ardleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Robinson 325 46.6 −10.2
Green R. Watson 173 24.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats B. Swinscoe 121 17.3 N/A
Labour C. Hockley 79 11.3 −8.3
Turnout 47.0
Conservative hold Swing

Beaumont & Thorpe

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Beaumont & Thorpe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Powell 355 50.4 −4.2
Liberal Democrats A. Newman 350 49.6 +15.7
Turnout 40.9
Independent hold Swing

Bockings Elm

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Bockings Elm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Harper 1,825 28.6 +0.5
Liberal Democrats O. Collard 1,808 28.4 +0.8
Conservative D. Pearce 936 14.7 −2.5
Conservative P. Vanner 914 14.3 −2.6
Labour R. McKenny 448 7.0 +1.7
Labour M. McKenny 446 7.0 +2.1
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

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Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. McLaren 427 51.0 N/A
Conservative J. Isaac 410 49.0 −3.0
Turnout
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Brightlingsea East

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Brightlingsea East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Patrick 849 33.0 +0.3
Liberal Democrats T. Dale 694 27.0 +2.3
Labour C. Oliver 516 20.1 +6.4
Conservative R. Morgan 510 19.9 −12.8
Turnout
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Brightlingsea West

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Brightlingsea West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Dixon 724 31.5 −13.1
Independent J. Partridge 589 25.6 N/A
Conservative P. Coupland 557 24.2 −17.0
Labour A. Oliver 432 18.8 +4.6
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Elmstead

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Elmstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Parrish 488 51.9 −12.9
Labour T. Laughton 224 23.8 −11.4
Liberal Democrats N. Ford 179 19.0 N/A
Green Chris Fox 49 5.2 N/A
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Frinton

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Frinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Shelton 1,762 26.2
Conservative A. Finnegan-Butler 1,660 24.7
Conservative E. Allen 1,658 24.6
Liberal Democrats J. Russell 712 10.6
Labour D. Enever 362 5.4
Labour G. Stevens 314 4.7
Labour L. Stevens 263 3.9
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Golf Green

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Golf Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Smith 1,077 32.3 +23.4
Labour J. Fluin 835 25.0 N/A
Ratepayer R. Druce 348 10.4 −16.7
Conservative P. Harding 345 10.3 −16.7
Conservative F. Butler 339 10.2 N/A
Ratepayer R. Finn 268 8.0 −13.3
Liberal Democrats A. Wallis 127 3.8 −5.2
Turnout
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Great & Little Oakley

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Great & Little Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Wood 304 36.5 −11.7
Liberal Democrats R. Holmes 276 33.2 +7.5
Labour J. Besser 252 30.3 +1.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Great Bentley

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Great Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Taylor 571 65.5 −23.5
Conservative G. Lord 301 34.5 −16.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Great Bromley & Little Bromley

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Great Bromley & Little Bromley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Elvin 282 52.6 N/A
Conservative S. Pound 254 47.4 −30.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Harwich East

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Harwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative F. Good 551 27.6
Labour E. Brand 504 25.3
Labour P. Newall 378 19.0
Conservative J. Rutson-Kemp 289 14.5
Liberal Democrats C. Townsend 271 13.6
Turnout
Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harwich East Central

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Harwich East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Brand 575 23.8
Conservative W. Bleakley 566 23.4
Labour P. Hale 516 21.3
Conservative D. Rutson-Kemp 474 19.6
Liberal Democrats K. Tully 289 11.9
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harwich West

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Harwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Knight 1,153 42.9
Labour W. Mixter 866 32.2
Conservative E. Yallop 670 24.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harwich West Central

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Harwich West Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Henderson 681 26.8
Labour D. Robson 535 21.1
Conservative J. Spall 504 19.9
Conservative G. Wallington-Hayes 468 18.4
Liberal Democrats T. Booth 350 13.8
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Haven

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Haven
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Hewitt 926 34.6
Residents E. Fone 839 31.3
Conservative V. Stone 445 16.6
Labour W. Jefferson 351 13.1
Labour K. Sacre 117 4.4
Turnout
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Holland & Kirby

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Holland & Kirby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Oxborrow 1,426 45.1
Conservative H. Rickards 1,085 34.3
Labour C. Nimmo 351 11.1
Labour A. Rout 303 9.6
Turnout
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lawford & Manningtree

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Lawford & Manningtree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Randall 816 22.5
Conservative D. Pallett 684 18.8
Liberal Democrats D. Kelly 628 17.3
Labour N. Harbach 588 16.2
Conservative R. Streames 487 13.4
Liberal Democrats G. Potter 427 11.8
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Little Clacton

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Little Clacton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative P. De-Vaux Balbirnie 490 56.3
Liberal Democrats J. Barry 380 43.7
Turnout
Ind. Conservative hold Swing

Mistley

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Mistley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Smith 502 57.0
Labour F. Fairhall 196 22.3
Conservative S. Smith 182 20.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ramsey & Parkeston

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Ramsey & Parkeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Elmer Unopposed
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing

Rush Green

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Rush Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Baker 696 13.8
Conservative I. Powell 696 13.8
Conservative M. Amos 689 13.6
Conservative G. Downing 649 12.8
Labour G. Mills 639 12.6
Labour C. Poulton 626 12.4
Liberal Democrats A. McCormick 345 6.8
Liberal Democrats M. Lonsdale 337 6.7
Liberal Democrats D. Rhodes 318 6.3
Independent C. Humphrey 62 1.2
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Southcliff

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Southcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Jay 898 15.6
Conservative J. Molyneaux 894 15.6
Conservative C. Jessop 878 15.3
Liberal Democrats B. White 857 14.9
Liberal Democrats I. Barker 848 14.8
Conservative L. King 794 13.8
Labour J. Bond 234 4.1
Labour I. Jefferson 172 3.0
Labour A. Parlour 167 2.9
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. Bartholomew's

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St. Bartholomew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Cole Unopposed
Residents A. Tovey Unopposed
Residents hold
Residents hold

St. James

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St. James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Tunstill 799 15.6
Conservative A. Overton 769 15.0
Conservative R. Gladwin 695 13.5
Conservative J. Spreadbury 670 13.0
Liberal Democrats J. Robdrup 644 12.5
Liberal Democrats B. Kear 620 12.1
Labour K. Frost 325 6.3
Labour M. Newman 318 6.2
Labour W. Dunne 296 5.8
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

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St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Bevan 2,220 28.4
Liberal Democrats W. Bensilum 2,020 25.8
Liberal Democrats P. Manning 1,978 25.3
Conservative V. Franklin 425 5.4
Conservative P. Harmer 376 4.8
Labour S. Morley 296 3.8
Labour M. Souter 259 3.3
Labour S. Parlour 256 3.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. Osyth & Point Clear

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St. Osyth & Point Clear
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Hendy 953 32.5
Liberal Democrats J. White 810 27.6
Conservative P. Amos 632 21.6
Conservative R. Yaxley-White 537 18.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Tendring & Weeley

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Tendring & Weeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. De Roy 399 52.1
Conservative C. Lumber 367 47.9
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Walton

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Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Hall 1,410 19.5
Conservative D. Aldrich 1,362 18.9
Conservative M. Page 1,338 18.5
Labour P. Lawes 1,091 15.1
Labour J. Bird 1,036 14.4
Labour B. Theadom 978 13.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2017.
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