2018 Colchester Borough Council election

Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. Seventeen members of the council - one-third of the whole — were elected, one from each of the seventeen wards. It was the first standard election to take place following comprehensive boundary changes in 2016. This set of seats were last up for election in 2016, with the third-placed elected candidates being up for election in 2018.

Summary
The four main parties put up a full slate of candidates, and Independents stood in eight wards.

Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

New Administration
The Liberal Democrats, Labour Party, and Independent groups reached a deal that would continue their coalition, with Cllr Mark Cory to replace the unseated Paul Smith as Leader of the Council.

Berechurch
No UKIP candidate as previous (−12.8).

Greenstead
No UKIP candidate as previous (−14.8)

Highwoods
No UKIP candidate as previous (−9.1).

Marks Tey & Layer
No UKIP candidate as previous (−17.6).

Mersea & Pyefleet
No UKIP candidate as previous (−21.4).

Shrub End
No UKIP (−13.8) or Independent (−12.7) candidates as previous.

St. Anne's & St. John's
No UKIP candidate as previous (−20.6).

Wivenhoe
No Independent candidate as previous (−13.6).