Colchester City Council elections

One third of Colchester City Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Detailed results of these elections are shown in the table below.

Boundary changes took place for the 1990, 2002, 2016 and 2026 elections leading to the whole council being elected on those years.

[1] By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections.

Below is a summary of by-elections from 1997 onwards;[18] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.