The 2019 Colchester Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards.
Result Summary
Result
Composition Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 12 11 3 25 Liberal Democrats Labour Ind Conservative
Following the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 13 11 3 1 23 Liberal Democrats Labour Ind G Conservative
Ward results
The Statement of Persons Nominated was released on 4 April 2019 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election. Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).
Berechurch
Castle
Greenstead
Highwoods
Lexden & Braiswick
Marks Tey & Layer
Mersea & Pyefleet
Mile End
No Independent candidate as previous (−1.8%).
New Town & Christ Church
No Independent candidate as previous (−2.3%).
Old Heath & The Hythe
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8%).
Prettygate
Rural North
Shrub End
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.8%).
St. Anne's & St. John's
No Independent candidate as previous (−3.5%).
Stanway
Tiptree
Wivenhoe
Post-election changes
Conservative councillor Beverly Davies, elected for Prettygate at this election, stepped down before the 2021 election; the resulting vacancy was filled in a combined poll alongside the ward's ordinary 2021 election. Conservative councillor Brian Jarvis, first elected for Lexden & Braiswick in 2018, stood down before the 2021 election; the resulting vacancy was filled in a combined poll alongside the ward's ordinary 2021 election.
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