2016 Colchester Borough Council election
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. Colchester Borough Council normally elects one third of its councillors each year, however, due to boundary changes, the whole council is up for election.
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All 51 seats to Colchester Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 36.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ward map showing the winning party in each seat. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prior to this election, the cabinet (8 seats) was held by a coalition including the Liberal Democrats (5 seats), the Labour Party (2 seats) and a Highwoods & Stanway Independent (1 seat). Paul Smith (Liberal Democrat), a councillor from St. John's ward, was elected Leader of the Council by 32 to 28 votes.
Each voter had three available votes instead of the usual one vote.