Colchester

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Colchester City Council
Currently in review

Latest Information

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 30 Jul 2024 - 7 Oct 2024

Previous stages

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 3 Nov 2015 - 3 Nov 2015

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 23 Mar 2015 - 23 Mar 2015

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

The Commission has been carefully considering the implications of the Government’s English Devolution White Paper on its work programme. In light of this, it has decided that this review should be paused for the foreseeable future. Should there be a change to the status of the review, this page will be updated. 

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Latest Information

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Previous stages

Councillor numbers

We have decided that Colchester City Council should have 51 councillors.

Effective date

The Colchester (Electoral Changes) Order 2015 was made on 3 November 2015. 

The new arrangements came into effect at the May 2016 elections.

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 23 March 2015.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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