2021 UK local government election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021. They were originally planned for 7 May 2020,[1] but postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[2] Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards. There were also two additional by-elections in Prettygate and Lexden & Braiswick wards, bringing the total number of elected members to nineteen.
Result Summary
Candidates by party
Conservative Party (19/19)
Liberal Democrats (17/19)
Visual representation of the Council
Result
2021 Colchester Borough Council election
Party
This election
Full council
This election
Seats
Net
Seats %
Other
Total
Total %
Votes
Votes %
+/−
Conservative
9
47.7
14
23
45.1
23,413
44.8
+9.9
Liberal Democrats
4
1
21.1
8
12
23.5
10,264
19.7
-6.9
Labour
4
21.1
7
11
21.6
11,763
22.5
+4.8
Independent
1
5.3
2
3
5.9
912
1.7
-4.6
Green
1
1
5.3
1
2
3.9
5,592
10.7
-2.9
Reform UK
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
266
0.5
New
Ward results
The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 8 April 2021 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election.[3]
Incumbent councillors are marked with an asterisk*
Berechurch
Berechurch ward
Castle
Castle ward
Greenstead
Greenstead ward
No Independent candidate as previous (-11.2).
Highwoods
Highwoods ward
Lexden & Braiswick
Lexden & Braiswick ward
Marks Tey & Layer
Marks Tey & Layer ward
Mersea & Pyefleet
Mersea & Pyefleet ward
No Independent (-28.6, -13.5) or UKIP (-7.3) candidates as previous.
Mile End
Mile End ward
New Town & Christ Church
New Town & Christ Church ward
Old Heath & The Hythe
Old Heath & The Hythe ward
Prettygate
Prettygate ward
Rural North
Rural North ward
Shrub End
Shrub End ward
St. Anne's & St. John's
St. Anne's & St. John's ward
Stanway
Stanway ward
Tiptree
Tiptree ward
Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe ward
References