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is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes at the

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s have been elected from 17

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Political control

As of 15 December 2022, the council's composition is: Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Detailed results of these elections are shown in the table below. Boundary changes took place for the

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elections leading to the whole council being elected on those years.

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2008 have been:

Results Maps

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By-election results

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s occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1997 onwards; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

Notes

References

By-election results

External links

Colchester Borough Council
{{Colchester Council elections, state=autocollapse Council elections in Essex District council elections in England