1951 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 11 May 1951. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Ward Results

Source:

Abbey

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Worth	965	51.3	N/A
	Labour	E. Pain	649	34.6	N/A
	Liberal	W. Platt	260	13.9	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A	N/A
	Conservative win

Berechurch

Berechurch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Harding	1,266	50.3	−5.0
	Conservative	C. Murphy	1,253	49.7	+5.0
Turnout
	Labour win

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Wheeler	1,124	57.1	+0.3
	Labour	W. Green	844	42.9	−0.3
Turnout
	Conservative win

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	The Mayor	Unopposed
Turnout
	Labour win

Lexden & Shrub End

Lexden & Shrub End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hamilton	1,235	56.9	−14.4
	Independent	W. Ham	937	43.1	N/A
Turnout
	Conservative win

Mile End

Mile End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Borges	1,202	56.5	+5.5
	Labour	K. Peartree	926	43.5	−5.5
Turnout
	Conservative win

New Town

New Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Lee	1,132	53.2	−2.2
	Conservative	A. Worth	966	45.4	+2.5
	Communist	E. Hawkins	30	1.4	−0.3
Turnout
	Labour win

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Joslin	1,098	51.5	+8.3
	Labour	C. Pell	1,033	38.2	+10.3
Turnout
	Conservative win

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Semken	Unopposed
Turnout
	Conservative win