20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
41.3% (24.0%)
First party
Second party
Party
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Last election
26 seats, 39.9%
24 seats, 37.6%
Seats before
26
24
Seats won
7
9
Seats after
26
24
Seat change
Popular vote
11,890
15,806
Percentage
27.5%
36.5%
Swing
12.4%
1.1%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Labour
Independent
Last election
7 seats, 13.0%
3 seats, 3.9%
Seats before
7
3
Seats won
3
1
Seats after
7
3
Seat change
Popular vote
9,487
2,649
Percentage
21.9%
6.1%
Swing
8.9%
2.2%
Leader of the council before election
Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats
Leader of the council after election
Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats
The 2011 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
No seats changed hands at the election with the Liberal Democrats remaining on 26 seats after holding 7 seats, ahead of the Conservatives, who stayed on 24 seats after retaining the 9 seats they had been defending.[3] Meanwhile, Labour retained 3 seats to keep 7 councillors and 1 independent retained his seat.[3] Among those to hold their seats were the Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Hunt in Christ Church ward and the Labour group leader Tim Young in St Andrews, while the closest result saw Conservative Pauline Hazell retain Shrub End by 123 votes from the Liberal Democrats[3][4]
The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the independents remained in charge, with Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell staying as leader of the council,[5] after holding her seat in Mile End at the election.[3][4]
^ abcdNelson, Alistair (6 May 2011). "Colchester: No change on Borough Council in election". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^ ab"Colchester Council full results: No change". Daily Gazette. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
^Calnan, James (11 May 2011). "Coalition renews its vows with priorities". The Gazette. NewsBank.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstu"Declaration of result of poll". Colchester Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.