1978 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held in 1978 alongside local elections across the United Kingdom.

Birch-Messing
No Conservative candidate as previous.

Harbour
No Liberal candidate as previous (–12.1).

Lexden
No Liberal candidate as previous (–22.3).

Prettygate
No Liberal candidate as previous (–16.9).

Winstree
No Independent candidate as previous (–3.7).