2012 Colchester Borough Council election

2012 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	29.4% (11.9%)
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats before 26 21 Seats won 9 6 Seats after 26 20 Seat change 1 Popular vote 10,073 8,917 Percentage 32.6% 28.9% Swing 5.1% 7.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Seats before 7 3 Seats won 4 1 Seats after 8 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 7,401 1,405 Percentage 24.0% 4.5% Swing 2.1% 1.6%
Leader of the council before election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats Leader of the council after election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats

The 2012 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 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 23
• Labour 8
• Independent 3^[1]