2021 Colchester Borough Council election information
2021 UK local government election
2021 Colchester Borough Council election
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6 May 2021
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19 out of 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
33.9% ( 1.3%)
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Paul Dundas
Martin Goss
Tina Bourne
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Leader's seat
Stanway
Mile End
Greenstead
Last election
23 seats, 35.2%
13 seats, 26.6%
11 seats, 17.7%
Seats before
23
13
11
Seats won
9
4
4
Seats after
23
12
11
Seat change
1
Popular vote
23,413
10,264
11,763
Percentage
44.8%
19.7%
22.5%
Swing
9.9%
6.9%
4.8%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Beverley Oxford
Mark Goacher
Party
Independent
Green
Leader's seat
Highwoods
Castle
Last election
3 seats, 6.3%
1 seat, 13.6%
Seats before
3
1
Seats won
1
1
Seats after
3
2
Seat change
1
Popular vote
912
5,592
Percentage
1.7%
10.7%
Swing
4.6%
2.9%
Results map of the Borough Council election
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