The 2007 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

Quick Facts 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2007 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.7% (1.7%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 30 seats, 38.9% 21 seats, 34.8% Seats before 30 21 Seats won 9 7 Seats after 30 21 Seat change Popular vote 14,342 10,052 Percentage 41.8% 29.3% Swing 2.9% 4.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 seats, 13.3% 2 seats, 5.5% Seats before 7 2 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 6 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 5,581 1,052 Percentage 16.3% 3.1% Swing 3.0% 2.4%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

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After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 30
• Liberal Democrats 21
• Labour 6
• Independent 3^[2]

Before the election the Conservatives had 30 of the 60 seats on the council, while the Liberal Democrats had 21, Labour had 7 and there were 2 independents.^[3]

With the Conservative party needing to gain one seat to gain a majority on the council for the first time since 1986,^[4] Colchester attracted national attention with the Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague, coming to the marginal Shrub End ward to campaign for the Conservatives.^[5] Meanwhile, one of the Green party's Principal Speakers Siân Berry came to Colchester and campaigned on the importance of public transport, with the Greens contesting every seat at the election.^[5]

The Conservatives narrowly failed to gain a majority on the council after failing to take Wivenhoe Quay from Labour by two votes after two recounts.^[4] This meant the Conservatives remained on 30 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats stayed on 21 seats.^[4] Labour's loss of Shrub End to the Conservatives meant they dropped to 6 councillors, while the Greens failed to win any seats despite getting 32% of the vote in Castle ward.^[4][6] Overall turnout at the election was 34.7%.^[7]

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2007 Colchester Borough Council election[1][7]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9		45.0	21	30	50.0	14,342	41.8	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	7		35.0	14	21	35.0	10,052	29.3	–4.5
	Labour	3	1	15.0	3	6	10.0	5,581	16.3	+3.0
	Independent	1	1	5.0	2	3	5.0	1,052	3.1	–2.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,267	9.5	+1.0

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