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.
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.
YearLiberal DemocratsConservativeLabourReformGreenOthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)1973128274New ward boundaries (60 seats)1976039180319780372102197903621031980035220319825341704198363614041984103511041986172811041987232490419882424804New ward boundaries (60 seats)1990281712031991281911021992302170219943419601199534131201199633111501199827151701199926181501200023221401New ward boundaries (60 seats)2002262460420032524506200422287032006213070220072130603200823277032010262470320112624703201227228032014252390320152027904New ward boundaries (51 seats)201615221103201812251103201913231113202112231102320221419130322023151915020202415191403020261218125312027
Wards
Ward Seats Berechurch 3 Castle 3Greenstead 3Highwoods 3Lexden & Braiswick 3Marks Tey & Layer 3Mersea & Pyefleet 3Mile End 3New Town & Christ Church 3Old Heath & The Hythe 3Prettygate 3Rural North 3Shrub End 3St Anne's & St John's 3Stanway 3Tiptree 3Wivenhoe 3
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. Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.
1983-1994
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partySt Anne's14 April 1983 St Andrew's2 May 1985 New Town2 May 1985 Pyefleet4 May 1989 West Mersea4 May 1989 Great & Little Horkesley4 May 1989 Great Tey4 May 1989 Pyefleet6 May 1993 St John's30 September 1993 Wivenhoe6 October 1994 Great & Little Horkesley6 October 1994 Shrub End6 October 1994
1995-2006
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyTiptree7 December 1995 West Mersea11 January 1996 Dedham4 September 1997 Tiptree25 June 1998 Lexden19 October 2000 Prettygate7 June 2001 Mile End22 November 2001 Wivenhoe Quay22 April 2004 Berechurch21 October 2004
2007-2018
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyBirch & Winstree4 December 2008 West Mersea2 May 2013 Wivenhoe Quay3 July 2014 Dedham & Langham22 October 2015 Shrub End7 September 2017
2019-present
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyLexden & Braiswick28 July 2022 Highwoods8 December 2022 Highwoods8 December 2022 Highwoods21 September 2023 Tiptree20 February 2025 New Town & Christ Church23 October 2025
Notes
References
By-election results
External links Colchester Borough Council