2027 Colchester City Council election
2027 English local government election
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The 2027 Colchester City Council election will be held on 6 May 2027 to elect members of Colchester City Council in Essex, England. This will be held on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
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6 May 2027
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17 out of 51 seats to Colchester City Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Current political makeup of Colchester City Council by seat and ward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Due to proposed structural changes to local government in England the 2026 election was intended to be the final election to the council before it was abolished and replaced by a unitary authority covering the existing Colchester, Braintree and Tendring districts. However, the government announced on 7 September 2026 it was indefinitely halting plans for the restructuring pending review. Following this announcement local elections due to be held in 2027 under the existing local electoral calendar would proceed under current district boundaries.[1][2]
Summary
Election result
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | ||||||||
| Candidates | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 12 | ||||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | ||||||||||
| Labour | 7 | ||||||||||
| Reform | 5 | ||||||||||
| Independent | 1 | ||||||||||
| Green | 2 | ||||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor |
Affiliation | Re-standing | |
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| Berechurch | Chris Pearson[c] | Independent | ||
| Castle | Mark Goacher | Green | ||
| Greenstead | Tim Young | Labour | ||
| Highwoods | Alison Jay | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Lexden & Braiswick | Lewis Barber | Conservative | ||
| Marks Tey & Layer | Andrew Ellis | Conservative | ||
| Mersea & Pyefleet | Carl Powling | Conservative | ||
| Mile End | Vanessa Moffat | Liberal Democrats | ||
| New Town & Christ Church | Sam McLean[c] | Independent | No | |
| Old Heath & The Hythe | Fay Smalls | Labour | ||
| Prettygate | Leigh Tate | Conservative | ||
| Rural North | Thomas Rowe | Conservative | ||
| Shrub End | Sam McCarthy | Liberal Democrats | Yes[citation needed] | |
| St. Anne's & St. John's | Natalie Sommers | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Stanway | Lesley Scott-Boutell[d] | Independent | ||
| Tiptree | Paul Dundas | Conservative | ||
| Wivenhoe | Mark Cory | Liberal Democrats | ||
