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Colchester City Council
Local authority area: Colchester
Colchester is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 329.1 km² and had 194,394 residents in 2022 — about 591 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Colchester.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Colchester, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022194,394+10.5% since 2012
Land area329.1km²127.1 sq mi
Density591/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#137of 382 UK councils · #124 in England
Population estimates4 data points
176K183.9K192.5K194.4K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Colchester became a local authority area.
Elections
17 electoral wards
Census 2021: 192,713 residents in 79,708 households across the wards; 17.8% aged 65+, 64.6% of homes owned, 18.3% of households without a car.
1New Town and Christ Church6,397 households · 10.4% aged 65+14,6722Greenstead5,682 households · 12.8% aged 65+14,6713Mile End5,728 households · 8.2% aged 65+14,2334Old Heath and The Hythe5,408 households · 14.2% aged 65+12,7625Shrub End4,541 households · 9.6% aged 65+12,4386Castle5,556 households · 16.3% aged 65+11,314
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q589620 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.