2010 Colchester Borough Council election

2010 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.3% (30.8%)
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 23 seats, 37.2% 27 seats, 37.3% Seats before 23 27 Seats won 10 8 Seats after 26 24 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 27,738 26,184 Percentage 39.9% 37.6% Swing 2.7% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 seats, 13.0% 3 seats, 3.5% Seats before 7 3 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 7 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,067 2,710 Percentage 13.0% 3.9% Swing 0.0% 0.4%
Leader of the council before election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats Leader of the council after election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats

The 2010 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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

• Liberal Democrats 26
• Conservative 24
• Labour 7
• Independent 3^[2]