2007 Colchester Borough Council election information
2007 UK local government election
2007 Colchester Borough Council election
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3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
34.7% (1.7%)
First party
Second party
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Last election
30 seats, 38.9%
21 seats, 34.8%
Seats before
30
21
Seats won
9
7
Seats after
30
21
Seat change
Popular vote
14,342
10,052
Percentage
41.8%
29.3%
Swing
2.9%
4.5%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Labour
Independent
Last election
7 seats, 13.3%
2 seats, 5.5%
Seats before
7
2
Seats won
3
1
Seats after
6
3
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
5,581
1,052
Percentage
16.3%
3.1%
Swing
3.0%
2.4%
Council control before election
No overall control
Council control after election
No overall control
Map of the results of the 2007 Colchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2007.
The 2007 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Conservative 30
Liberal Democrats 21
Labour 6
Independent 3[2]
^"Colchester". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^"Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
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