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Power shift: (left) Conservative Group leader Paul Dundas and (right) Highwoods Independents Gerard and Beverly Oxford THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council for the first time in more than ten years.  After Thursday’s election the incumbant Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib Dem Mark Cory said discussions had been ongoing to form a renewed coalition. But in a statement ...

Power shift: (left) Conservative Group leader Paul Dundas and (right) Highwoods Independents Gerard and Beverly Oxford THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council for the first time in more than ten years.  After Thursday’s election the incumbant Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib Dem Mark Cory said discussions had been ongoing to form a renewed coalition. But in a statement ...

Power shift: (left) Conservative Group leader Paul Dundas and (right) Highwoods Independents Gerard and Beverly Oxford THE Conservatives are set to take control of Colchester Council for the first time in more than ten years.  After Thursday’s election the incumbant Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib Dem Mark Cory said discussions had been ongoing to form a renewed coalition. But in a statement ...

BBC News Published image copyrightGoogle Maps image captionColchester Borough Council had been run by a Liberal Democrat coalition with Labour prior to Thursday's elections The Conservatives are due to take control of Colchester Borough Council for the first time in 13 years. The authority had been run by a Liberal Democrat coalition with Labour prior to Thursday's elections. After the vote, the Tories failed to make any gains but remained the largest party with 23 councillors. But talks concluded on Monday to form a joint administration with the Highwoods independents group, which gives them...

“POSITIVE discussions” on the future of Colchester Council’s ruling coalition have taken place, with hopes other groups can be persuaded to bolster its ranks. After Thursday’s election the Lib Dem and Labour coalition was left with 23 seats between them, one less than they started out the night with. However, after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority, now also holding 23 seats, leader of the council and Lib Dem Mark Cory said discussions were ongoing to form a renewed progressive alliance. He said: “It is interesting to see how the Conservatives have made gains acr...