Declaration of result of poll for Stanway Ward

I, Pam Donnelly, being the Returning Officer, give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is shown below.

Stanway Ward result
Name of candidate	Description, if any	Number of votes
ANBOUCHE, Amir William commonly known as ANBOUCHE, Amir	Liberal Democrats	671
BOLTON, Elizabeth commonly known as BOLTON, Lizzie	Independent	402
BUTLER, Cody Jon	The Conservative Party Candidate	470
SAUNDERS, Michael Carl commonly known as SAUNDERS, Mike	Reform UK	995 Elected
SMEE, Clare	The Green Party	266
SPADEMAN, John	Labour and Co-operative Party	228

* If elected, the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

Rejected ballot papers for Stanway Ward
Reason	Number of ballot papers
A - want of an official mark	0
B - voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to	0
C - writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	4
Total	4

Vacant seats: 1
Electorate: 7198
Ballot papers issued:
Turnout:

And I do hereby declare that SAUNDERS, Mike is duly elected.

Dated Friday 8 May 2026

Pam Donnelly
Returning Officer

Colchester City Council election results 2026
Declaration of result of poll for Stanway Ward