Colchester City Council elections

Ward map of Colchester City Council showing the 2016 boundaries

One third of Colchester City Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes at the 2016 election, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.

Elections

The table below illustrates the seats held by each party at the conclusion of each election along with control of the council.

Year	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Labour	Green	Others	Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)
1973	1	28	27	–	4		No overall control
New ward boundaries
1976	0	39	18	0	3		Conservative
1978	0	37	21	0	2		Conservative
1979	0	36	21	0	3		Conservative
1980	0	35	22	0	3		Conservative
1982	5	34	17	0	4		Conservative
1983	6	36	14	0	4		Conservative
1984	10	35	11	0	4		Conservative
1986	17	28	11	0	4		No overall control
1987	23	24	9	0	4		No overall control
1988	24	24	8	0	4		No overall control
New ward boundaries
1990	28	17	12	0	3		No overall control
1991	28	19	11	0	2		No overall control
1992	30	21	7	0	2		No overall control
1994	34	19	6	0	1		Liberal Democrats
1995	34	13	12	0	1		Liberal Democrats
1996	33	11	15	0	1		Liberal Democrats
1998	27	15	17	0	1		No overall control
1999	26	18	15	0	1		No overall control
2000	23	22	14	0	1		No overall control
New ward boundaries
2002	26	24	6	0	4		No overall control
2003	25	24	5	0	6		No overall control
2004	22	28	7	0	3		No overall control
2006	21	30	7	0	2		No overall control
2007	21	30	6	0	3		No overall control
2008	23	27	7	0	3		No overall control
2010	26	24	7	0	3		No overall control
2011	26	24	7	0	3		No overall control
2012	27	22	8	0	3		No overall control
2014	25	23	9	0	3		No overall control
2015	20	27	9	0	4		No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 60 to 51
2016	15	22	11	0	3		No overall control
2018	12	25	11	0	3		No overall control
2019	13	23	11	1	3		No overall control
2021	12	23	11	2	3		No overall control
2022	14	19	13	3	2		No overall control
2023	15	19	15	2	0		No overall control
2024	15	19	14	3	0		No overall control

Results maps

2016 boundaries

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  2023
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  2021
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  2019
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  2016

2002 boundaries

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  2015
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  2012
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  2010
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1990 boundaries

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  1994
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  1992
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  1991
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  1990

1976 boundaries

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By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1997 onwards; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Tiptree by-election	20 February 2025		Conservative		Conservative
Highwoods by-election	21 September 2023		Labour		Liberal Democrats
Highwoods by-election	8 December 2022		Independent		Labour
Highwoods by-election	8 December 2022		Independent		Liberal Democrats
Lexden & Braiswick by-election	28 July 2022		Conservative		Conservative
Shrub End by-election	9 September 2017		Liberal Democrats		Conservative
Dedham & Langham by-election	15 September 2015		Conservative		Conservative
Wivenhoe Quay by-election	3 July 2014		Labour		Labour
Birch and Winstree by-election	4 December 2008		Conservative		Conservative
Berechurch by-election	21 October 2004		Liberal Democrats		Labour
Wivenhoe Quay by-election	22 April 2004		Independent		Labour
Mile End by-election	22 November 2001		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Prettygate by-election	7 June 2001		Conservative		Liberal Democrats
Lexden by-election	19 October 2000		Conservative		Conservative
Tiptree by-election	25 June 1998		Labour		Labour
Dedham by-election	4 September 1997		Liberal Democrats		Conservative

References

• By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Colchester Borough Council