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Colchester

Every general election in Colchester since 1955. Latest: Pam Cox, Labour, majority 8,250.

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Member of Parliament

Pam Cox

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,250

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Pam Cox ElectedLabour18,80441.9%
James CracknellConservative10,55423.5%
Terence LongstaffReform UK6,66414.8%
Martin GossLiberal Democrats6,39314.2%
Sara RuthGreen2,4145.4%
James RolfeClimate Party740.2%
Valid votes44,903
Majority8,25018.4%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 57.1% of 78,662 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O197419972005201520192024Conservative, 1955: 55.5%Conservative, 1959: 51.6%Conservative, 1964: 46.0%Conservative, 1966: 45.6%Conservative, 1970: 52.6%Conservative, February 1974: 43.4%Conservative, October 1974: 44.5%Conservative, 1979: 52.9%Conservative, 1997: 31.4%Conservative, 2001: 29.9%Conservative, 2005: 33.1%Conservative, 2010: 32.9%Conservative, 2015: 38.9%Conservative, 2017: 45.9%Conservative, 2019: 50.4%Conservative, 2024: 23.5%Labour, 1955: 44.5%Labour, 1959: 35.9%Labour, 1964: 39.0%Labour, 1966: 43.7%Labour, 1970: 35.0%Labour, February 1974: 33.1%Labour, October 1974: 35.6%Labour, 1979: 33.0%Labour, 1997: 30.6%Labour, 2001: 25.0%Labour, 2005: 19.8%Labour, 2010: 12.3%Labour, 2015: 16.2%Labour, 2017: 35.3%Labour, 2019: 32.8%Labour, 2024: 41.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 34.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 42.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 47.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 48.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 27.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 17.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 13.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 14.2%Liberal, 1959: 12.5%Liberal, 1964: 14.9%Liberal, 1966: 10.7%Liberal, 1970: 12.5%Liberal, February 1974: 23.5%Liberal, October 1974: 19.9%Liberal, 1979: 14.1%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.1%Reform UK, 2024: 14.8%
Vote share in Colchester at each general election Con Lab LD Lib UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Colchester lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Colchester (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Pam CoxCon8,25018.457.1%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Will QuinceLab9,42317.764.6%Con hold
2017Con Will QuinceLab5,67710.666.9%Con hold
2015Con Will QuinceLD5,57511.565.5%Con gain from LD
2010LD Bob RussellCon6,98215.162.3%LD hold
2005LDCon6,27714.057.7%
2001LDCon5,55312.756.1%LD hold
1997LDCon1,5813.069.6%
1979ConLab13,86320.076.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLab5,5008.876.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab6,86210.282.6%
1970ConLab10,23717.677.6%Con hold
1966ConLab1,0151.982.3%Con hold
1964ConLab3,5397.082.1%Con hold
1959ConLab7,49615.782.4%Con hold
1955ConLab4,89811.080.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Colchester?

Pam Cox (Labour) won Colchester at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,250.

Which parties have won Colchester?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 11, Liberal Democrats 4, Labour 1.

Which region is Colchester in?

Colchester is in East of England.

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