Colchester Borough Council elections
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One third of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1986 |
No overall control | 1986 - 1994 |
Liberal Democrats | 1994 - 1998 |
No overall control | 1998 - 2007 |
Conservative | 2007 - 2008 |
No overall control | 2008 - present |
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election leading to the whole council being elected in that year.[4]
Year | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Labour | Independent | Vacant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992[5] | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
1994[6] | 34 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
1995[7] | 34 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
1996[8] | 33 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
1998[9] | 27 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
1999[10] | 26 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
2000[11] | 23 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
2002[4] | 26 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
2003[12] | 25 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
2004[13] | 23 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
2006[14] | 21 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
2007[15] | 21 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
2008[16] | 23 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
2010[17] | 26 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
2011[18] | 26 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
2012[19] | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
2014[20] | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
2015 | |||||
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[21] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dedham | 4 September 1997 | Liberal Democrat | Conservative | ||
Tiptree by-election | 25 June 1998 | Labour | Labour | ||
Lexden by-election | 19 October 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Prettygate by-election | 7 June 2001 | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | ||
Mile End by-election | 22 November 2001 | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | ||
Wivenhoe Quay by-election | 22 April 2004 | Independent | Labour | ||
Berechurch by-election | 21 October 2004 | Liberal Democrat | Labour | ||
Birch and Winstree by-election | 4 December 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Wivenhoe Quay by-election | 3 July 2014 | Labour | Labour | ||
References
- ↑ "Elections and Registering to Vote". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ↑ Wilkin, Chris (11 July 2007). "Colchester: Lib Dems furious at pair’s defection to the Tories". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ↑ "UK Council Elections: Election Results". Financial Times. 8 May 1992. p. 11.
- ↑ "The complete list of local council election results". The Independent. 6 May 1995.
- ↑ "Election Results Round-Up - Local Elections". The Times. 3 May 1996. p. 8.
- ↑ "Local government election results". The Independent. 8 May 1998.
- ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Colchester council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Local elections: Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Vote 2011". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Vote 2012". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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