
The 2010 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of
Colchester
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Borough
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History
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Council in
Essex
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,
England
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. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under
no overall control
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
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Liberal Democrats 26
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Conservative
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24
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Labour 7
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Independent
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3
Election result
The
Liberal Democrats became the largest party on the council with 26 seats after taking 3 seats from the
Conservatives
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.
The gains came in
Berechurch and Mile End
wards
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where the sitting
councillor
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s were not defending the seats, as well as
Stanway where Conservative councillor Gaye Pyman was defeated by 265 votes.
[ This dropped the Conservatives to 24 seats, while Labour stayed on 7 seats and there remained 3 independents.][ Overall turnout at the election was 65.3%, ranging from a high of 74.6% in Pyefleet to a low of 47.9% in St Andrew's ward.][
Following the election the coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and independents remained in control of the council administration.][
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Ward results
Berechurch
Birch & Winstree
Castle
Christ Church
Fordham & Stour
Harbour
Highwoods
Lexden
Mile End
New Town
Prettygate
Pyefleet
St. Andrew's
St. Anne's
St. John's
Shrub End
Stanway
Tiptree
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
West Mersea
References
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Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''.
Colchester occupies the ...
2010
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