A JOINT administration is expected to continue the running of Colchester Council after the local elections saw no changes.

A coalition of Liberal Democrats and Labour will likely maintain their control on the town hall.

Here's a full rundown of the results:

Berechurch

  • Christopher Pearson* (Lab) 1,234
  • Amir Anbouche (Con) 292
  • Simon Collis (Lib Dem) 171
  • John Clifton (Green) 99
  • Diane Baker (Reform UK) 71

Castle

  • Mark Goacher* (Green) 1,374
  • Simon Crow (Con) 655
  • Charles Jasper (Lab) 492
  • Martin Gillingham (Lib Dem) 206

Greenstead

  • Tim Young* (Lab) 1,128
  • David Crees (Con) 356
  • Chantelle Whyborn (Lib Dem) 199
  • Lisa Cross (Green) 124
  • Kevin Blair (Reform UK) 94

Highwoods

  • Alison Jay* (Lib Dem) 1,029
  • Pauline Bacon (Lab) 722
  • David Linghorn-Baker (Con) 375
  • Ryan Meadows (Green) 85

Lexden and Braiswick

  • Lewis Barber* (Con) 1,569
  • Thomas Stevenson (Lib Dem) 492
  • Sarah Bruce (Lab) 380
  • Roger Bamforth (Green) 258

Marks Tey and Layer

  • Andrew Ellis* (Con) 1,314
  • John Spademan (Lab) 517
  • Lydia De-Col (Lib Dem) 285
  • Jordan Sheridan (Green) 283

Mersea and Pyefleet

  • Carl Powling* (Con) 1,244
  • John Akker (Ind) 994
  • William Hayton (Lab) 306
  • John Knight (Lib Dem) 202
  • Sophie Holt (Reform UK) 193
  • Reinhilde Kirkby-Taylor (Green) 163

Mile End

  • Venessa Moffat* (Lib Dem) 1,624
  • Phoebe Butcher (Con) 435
  • James Pey (Lab) 352
  • Amanda Kirke (Green) 244

New Town and Christ Church

  • Sam McLean* (Lab) 1,301
  • Catherine Spindler (Lib Dem) 990
  • Christopher Piggott (Con) 399
  • Ian Partridge (Ind) 208
  • Robert Brannan (Green) 207

Old Heath and the Hythe

  • Fay Smalls* (Lab) 1,383
  • Richard Martin (Con) 366
  • Shaun Boughton (Lib Dem) 235
  • Andrew Canessa (Green) 181
  • Jeffrey Drew (Ind) 166

Prettygate

  • Leigh Tate* (Con) 1,301
  • John Loxley (Lib Dem) 1,279
  • Richard Bourne (Lab) 366
  • Natalie Edgoose (Green) 152

Rural North

  • Thomas Rowe* (Con) 1,625
  • Karen Maxwell (Lib Dem) 481
  • Barbara Nichols (Lab) 405
  • John Burgess (Green) 398

Shrub End

  • Sam McCarthy* (Lib Dem) 835
  • Luke Hayes (Lab) 720
  • Angela Linghorn-Baker (Con) 455
  • Sara Dodd (Green) 117

St Anne's and St John's

  • Natalie Sommers* (Lib Dem) 1,370
  • Rowan Knight (Con) 681
  • Abigail Chambers (Lab) 346
  • Sebastian Dwyer (Green) 161

Stanway

  • Lesley Scott-Boutell* (Lib Dem) 1,375
  • Janice Seabrook (Con) 698
  • Ian Yates (Lab) 180
  • Pamela Nelson (Green) 77

Tiptree

  • Paul Dundas* (Con) 1,329
  • Elizabeth Holford (Lab) 419
  • Jennifer Stevens (Lib Dem) 260
  • Clare Burgess (Green) 222
  • Ashley Girling (Reform UK) 210

Wivenhoe

  • Mark Cory* (Lib Dem) 2,083
  • Heather Lowe (Lab) 359
  • Joanna Wheatley (Green) 267
  • Andrew Higginson (Con) 122