2016 Colchester Borough Council election information
2016 UK local government election
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2016 Colchester Borough Council election
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5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
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All 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
36.0%
First party
Second party
Leader
Darius Laws
Paul Smith
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Castle
St. Anne's & St. John's
Seats before
27
20
Seats won
22
15
Seat change
5
5
Popular vote
47,088
28,331
Percentage
37.5%
22.6%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Tim Young
Beverley Oxford
Party
Labour
Independent
Leader's seat
Greenstead
Highwoods
Seats before
9
3
Seats won
11
3
Seat change
2
Popular vote
27,846
5,079
Percentage
22.2%
4.1%
Ward map showing the winning party in each seat.
Leader of the council before election
Paul Smith
Liberal Democrats
Leader of the council after election
Paul Smith
Liberal Democrats
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. Colchester Borough Council normally elects one third of its councillors each year, however, due to boundary changes, the whole council is up for election.
Prior to this election, the cabinet (8 seats) was held by a coalition including the Liberal Democrats (5 seats), the Labour Party (2 seats) and a Highwoods & Stanway Independent (1 seat). Paul Smith (Liberal Democrat), a councillor from St. John's ward, was elected Leader of the Council by 32 to 28 votes.
Each voter had three available votes instead of the usual one vote.
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