The 2011 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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 ...

2011 Colchester Borough Council election

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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.3% (24.0%)
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 26 seats, 39.9% 24 seats, 37.6% Seats before 26 24 Seats won 7 9 Seats after 26 24 Seat change Popular vote 11,890 15,806 Percentage 27.5% 36.5% Swing 12.4% 1.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 seats, 13.0% 3 seats, 3.9% Seats before 7 3 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 7 3 Seat change Popular vote 9,487 2,649 Percentage 21.9% 6.1% Swing 8.9% 2.2%
Leader of the council before election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats Leader of the council after election Anne Turrell Liberal Democrats

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After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrats 26
• Conservative 24
• Labour 7
• Independent 3^[2]

No seats changed hands at the election with the Liberal Democrats remaining on 26 seats after holding 7 seats, ahead of the Conservatives, who stayed on 24 seats after retaining the 9 seats they had been defending.^[3] Meanwhile, Labour retained 3 seats to keep 7 councillors and 1 independent retained his seat.^[3] Among those to hold their seats were the Liberal Democrat group leader Martin Hunt in Christ Church ward and the Labour group leader Tim Young in St Andrews, while the closest result saw Conservative Pauline Hazell retain Shrub End by 123 votes from the Liberal Democrats^[3][4]

The coalition between the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the independents remained in charge, with Liberal Democrat Anne Turrell staying as leader of the council,^[5] after holding her seat in Mile End at the election.^[3][4]

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2011 Colchester Borough Council election[1][6]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	7		35.0	19	26	43.3	11,890	27.5	–12.4
	Conservative	9		45.0	15	24	40.0	15,806	36.5	–1.1
	Labour	3		15.0	4	7	11.7	9,487	21.9	+8.9
	Independent	1		5.0	2	3	5.0	2,649	6.1	+2.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,280	7.6	+2.2
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	171	0.4	N/A

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