2014 Colchester Borough Council election

2014 Colchester Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 26 seats, 32.6% 23 seats, 28.9%
Seats before 26 23
Seats won 9 8
Seats after 25 23
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 8,988 13,144
Percentage 23.0% 33.6%
Swing Decrease 9.6% Increase 4.7%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election 8 seats, 24.0% 3 seats, 4.5%
Seats before 7 3
Seats won 2 1
Seats after 8 3
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 6,334 1,127
Percentage 15.8% 2.9%
Swing Decrease 7.8% Decrease 1.6%
Leader of the council before election

Anne Turrell
Liberal Democrats

Leader of the council after election

Martin Hunt
Liberal Democrats

The 2014 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 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]

  1. ^ "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 June 2014.