Colchester

Colchester is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Pam Cox (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
8,250
Electorate
78,662
Turnout
57.1%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Pam Cox
Labour
18,804 41.9% 11.8%
James Cracknell
Conservative
10,554 23.5% -28.8%
Terence Longstaff
Reform UK
6,664 14.8% 14.8%
Martin Goss
Liberal Democrat
6,393 14.2% -0.4%
Sara Ruth
Green Party
2,414 5.4% 2.5%
James Rolfe
Climate Party
74 0.2% 0.2%