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.
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.
Detailed results of these elections are shown in the table below. Boundary changes took place for the 1990, 2002, 2016 and 2026 elections leading to the whole council being elected on those years. [1]
| Year | LD [n 1] | Con | Lab | Tip Res | Ind | Grn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||||||
| Ward boundary changes | |||||||
| 2024 | 15 | 19 | 14 | - | - | 3 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 19 | 15 | - | - | 3 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 19 | 13 | - | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 23 | 11 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 23 | 11 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 25 | 11 | - | 3 | - | |
| 2016 | 15 | 22 | 11 | - | 3 | - | |
| Ward boundary changes; seats reduced from 60 to 51 | |||||||
| 2015 | 20 | 27 | 9 | - | 4 | - | |
| 2014 | 25 | 23 | 8 | - | 3 | - | [2] [n 2] |
| 2012 | 26 | 23 | 8 | - | 3 | - | [3] |
| 2011 | 26 | 24 | 7 | - | 3 | - | [4] |
| 2010 | 26 | 24 | 7 | - | 3 | - | [5] |
| 2008 | 23 | 27 | 7 | - | 3 | - | [6] |
| 2007 | 21 | 30 | 6 | - | 3 | - | [7] |
| 2006 | 21 | 30 | 7 | - | 2 | - | [8] |
| 2004 | 23 | 28 | 6 | - | 2 | - | [9] |
| 2003 | 25 | 24 | 5 | - | 6 | - | [10] |
| 2002 | 26 | 24 | 6 | - | 4 | - | [1] |
| Ward boundary changes | |||||||
| 2000 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 1 | - | - | [11] |
| 1999 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 1 | - | - | [12] |
| 1998 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 1 | - | - | [13] |
| 1996 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 1 | - | - | [14] |
| 1995 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | - | - | [15] |
| 1994 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 1 | - | - | [16] |
| 1992 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2 | - | - | [17] |
| 1991 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1990 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | - | - | |
| Ward boundary changes | |||||||
| 1988 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1987 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1986 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1984 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1983 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1982 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1980 | - | 35 | 22 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1979 | - | 36 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1978 | - | 37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1976 | - | 39 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| New ward boundaries; seats increased from 58 to 60 | |||||||
| 1973 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Local authority reorganisation; interim council created (58 seats) | |||||||
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1997 onwards; [18] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
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