Paul Smith Liberal Democrats Mark Cory Liberal Democrats Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018.

It was the first standard election to take place following comprehensive boundary changes in 2016.

The four main parties put up a full slate of candidates, and Independents stood in eight wards.

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition of the council was: The Liberal Democrats, Labour Party, and Independent groups reached a deal that would continue their coalition,[2] with Cllr Mark Cory to replace the unseated Paul Smith as Leader of the Council.

No UKIP (−13.8) or Independent (−12.7) candidates as previous.