Colchester: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Colchester (8 of 9 wards, 2026), Reform UK leads on 28.6%, ahead of Labour, who won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 89% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 28.6% | 7,192 | 14.8% | +13.7 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 20.3% | 5,101 | 14.2% | +6.0 pts |
| Labour | 19.7% | 4,970 | 41.9% | -22.1 pts |
| Green | 17.5% | 4,408 | 5.4% | +12.1 pts |
| Conservative | 13.8% | 3,480 | 23.5% | -9.7 pts |
| Independent | 0.2% | 39 | 0.0% | — |
| Climate Party | 0.0% | 0 | 0.2% | — |