Colchester City Council elections

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Colchester City Council elections are held to elect members to Colchester City Council in Essex, England. One-third of the council 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.

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From 1973 to 2022, the council was known as Colchester Borough Council. Colchester was granted city status in 2022 and became known as Colchester City Council.

Council elections

The table below illustrates the seats held by each party at the conclusion of each election along with control of the council. [1]

Year Liberal Democrats [a] Conservative Labour Green OthersCouncil control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)
1973 12827–4No overall control
New ward boundaries
1976 0391803Conservative
1978 0372102Conservative
1979 0362103Conservative
1980 0352203Conservative
1982 5341704Conservative
1983 6361404Conservative
1984 10351104Conservative
1986 17281104No overall control
1987 2324904No overall control
1988 2424804No overall control
New ward boundaries
1990 28171203No overall control
1991 28191102No overall control
1992 3021702No overall control
1994 3419601Liberal Democrats
1995 34131201Liberal Democrats
1996 33111501Liberal Democrats
1998 27151701No overall control
1999 26181501No overall control
2000 23221401No overall control
New ward boundaries
2002 2624604No overall control
2003 2524506No overall control
2004 2228703No overall control
2006 2130702No overall control
2007 2130603No overall control
2008 2327703No overall control
2010 2624703No overall control
2011 2624703No overall control
2012 2722803No overall control
2014 2523903No overall control
2015 2027904No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 60 to 51
2016 15221103No overall control
2018 12251103No overall control
2019 13231113No overall control
2021 12231123No overall control
2022 14191332No overall control
2023 15191520No overall control
2024 15191430No overall control

Wards

WardSeats
Berechurch3
Castle3
Greenstead3
Highwoods3
Lexden & Braiswick3
Marks Tey & Layer3
Mersea & Pyefleet3
Mile End3
New Town & Christ Church3
Old Heath & The Hythe3
Prettygate3
Rural North3
Shrub End3
St Anne's & St John's3
Stanway3
Tiptree3
Wivenhoe3

Maps

Election results

1976 boundaries

1990 boundaries

2002 boundaries

2016 boundaries

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. [2] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
St Anne's 14 April 1983 Labour Conservative
St Andrew's 2 May 1985 Alliance Alliance
New Town 2 May 1985 Alliance Alliance
Pyefleet 4 May 1989 Conservative Conservative
West Mersea 4 May 1989 Conservative Conservative
Great & Little Horkesley 4 May 1989 Conservative Conservative
Great Tey 4 May 1989 Conservative Conservative
Pyefleet 6 May 1993 Conservative Conservative
St John's 30 September 1993 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Wivenhoe 6 October 1994 Conservative Labour
Great & Little Horkesley 6 October 1994 Conservative Labour
Shrub End 6 October 1994 Liberal Democrats Labour

1995-2006


WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Tiptree 7 December 1995 Labour Labour
West Mersea 11 January 1996 Conservative Conservative
Dedham 4 September 1997 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Tiptree 25 June 1998 Labour Labour
Lexden 19 October 2000 Conservative Conservative
Prettygate 7 June 2001 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Mile End 22 November 2001 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Wivenhoe Quay 22 April 2004 Independent Labour
Berechurch 21 October 2004 Liberal Democrats Labour

2007-2018


WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Birch & Winstree 4 December 2008 Conservative Conservative
West Mersea 2 May 2013 Conservative Conservative
Wivenhoe Quay 3 July 2014 Labour Labour
Dedham & Langham 22 October 2015 Conservative Conservative
Shrub End 7 September 2017 Liberal Democrats Conservative

2019-present


WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Lexden & Braiswick 28 July 2022 Conservative Conservative
Highwoods 8 December 2022 Independent Labour
Highwoods 8 December 2022 Independent Liberal Democrats
Highwoods 21 September 2023 Labour Liberal Democrats
Tiptree 20 February 2025 Conservative Conservative
New Town & Christ Church 23 October 2025 Labour Labour

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance)

    References

    1. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
    2. ↑ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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