2026 Colchester City Council election

2026 Colchester City Council election
← 2024 7 May 2026 (2026-05-07) 2027 →
All 51 seats to Colchester City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Paul Dundas[1] Julie Young Martin Goss
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 19 seats, 30.0% 14 seats, 32.5% 15 seats, 22.9%
Current seats 19 14 14
Seats needed Increase 7 Increase 12 Increase 12
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Leader Richard
Kirkby-Taylor
Party Green Independent
Last election 3 seats, 10.2% 0 seats, 2.7%
Current seats 3 1
Seats needed Increase 23 Increase 25
Incumbent Leader

David King
Liberal Democrats
No overall control



The 2026 Colchester City Council election is due to take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Colchester City Council in Essex, England.[2] This will take place on the same day as other local elections.

Due to ward boundary changes, all fifty-one councillors will be up for election.

  1. ^ "Councillors". Colchester City Council. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.