Castle is an electoral ward in Colchester, England. It was first used in the 1973 election. It returns three councillors to Colchester City Council. The ward covers central Colchester, including the city centre, the historic Dutch Quarter neighbourhood and Colchester Castle, which lends its namesake to the ward. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1976, 1990, 2002 and 2016 of which only the 2002 revision made significant changes to the electorate.
List of councillors Term Councillor Party 1973–1976 C. Robb 1973–1976 G. Sheward 1973–1980 S. Wills Ken Cooke 1976–1983 D. Dunn 1980–1984 D. Goodchild 1983–1987 E. Humphrey 1984–1988 R. Cole 1988–1990 as above 1987–2010 Chris Hall 1990–1995 J. Carter 1990–2012 Henry Spyvee 1999–2007 Ken Jones 2010–2016 Bill Frame 2012–2016 Jo Hayes 2018–2022 Simon Crow 2019–present Mark Goacher 2021–2024 Steph Nissen 2022–present Amy Kirkby-Taylor 2024–present Kemal Çufoglu
Colchester council elections since 2016 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Colchester in 2016. 2024 election The election took place on 2 May 2024.
2023 election The election took place on 5 May 2023.
2022 election The election took place on 6 May 2022.
2021 election
2019 election
2018 election
2002–2016 Colchester council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Colchester in 2002.
1990–2002 Colchester council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Colchester in 1990.
1976–1990 Colchester council elections
Polling districts Electorate in brackets (as of 2015):
AF: Castle (1,500) AE: Jumbo (1,201) AG: Riverside (2,247) AH: Cowdray Avenue (2,488)
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