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Councillors for Colchester

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Councillor Adrian Smith

 Portfolio Holder for the Environment & ICT; Vice-Chairman of the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee  St Bartholomew's  Independent

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Councillor Aimee Louise Keteca

 The Bentleys & Frating  Reform UK

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Councillor Andrea Cossens

 Kirby Cross  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Andy Baker

 Portfolio Holder for Housing & Planning; Deputy Leader of the Tendring Independents Group  Eastcliff  Independent

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Councillor Ann Oxley

 Vice-Chairman of the Council  Walton  Tendring First

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Councillor Ann Wiggins

 Vice-Chairman of the Licensing & Registration Committee; Deputy Leader of Liberal Democrats Group  Alresford & Elmstead  Liberal Democrats

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Councillor Bernard Goldman

 Bluehouse  Independent

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Councillor Bill Davidson

 Chairman of the Council  Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston  Labour Party

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Councillor Bradley Thompson

 West Clacton & Jaywick Sands  Reform UK

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Councillor Carlo Guglielmi

 Chairman of the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee; Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group  Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Carolyn Doyle

 St Bartholomew's  Independent

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Councillor Chris Amos

 Burrsville  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Chris Griffiths

 St James  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Dan Casey

 West Clacton & Jaywick Sands  Independent

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Councillor Daniel Land

 Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Garry Calver

 Vice-Chairman of the Human Resources & Council Tax Committee  Dovercourt Bay  Labour Party

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Councillor Gary Scott

 Portfolio Holder for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group  Alresford & Elmstead  Liberal Democrats

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Councillor Geeta Sudra

 Chairman of the Audit Committee  Cann Hall  Independent

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Councillor Gemma Stephenson

 St John's  Independent

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Councillor Gina Placey

 Portfolio Holder for Partnerships  Cann Hall  Independent

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Councillor Graham Steady

 Chairman of the Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny Committee; Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee; Deputy Leader of the Independents Group  Brightlingsea  Independent

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Councillor Ivan Henderson

 Deputy Leader of the Council; Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration & Tourism; Leader of the Labour Group  Harwich & Kingsway  Labour Party

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Councillor James Codling

 Bluehouse  Reform UK

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Councillor Jayne Chapman BEM

 Chairman of the Human Resources & Council Tax Committee; Leader of the Independents Group  Brightlingsea  Independent

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Councillor Jeff Bray

 Leader of the Reform UK Group  Little Clacton  Reform UK

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Councillor Jo Henderson

 Chairman of the Standards Committee, the Licensing & Registration Committee and the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee  Dovercourt All Saints  Labour Party

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Councillor John White

 Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee  St Osyth  Independent

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Councillor Lynda McWilliams

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Councillor Maria Fowler

 Chairman of the Planning Committee  Dovercourt All Saints  Labour Party

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Councillor Mark Cossens

 Vice-Chairman of the Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee; Vice-Chairman of the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee  Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Mark Platt

 Homelands  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Mark Stephenson

 Leader of the Council; Portfolio Holder for Finance & Governance; Leader of the Tendring Independents Group  St John's  Independent

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Councillor Matthew Bensilum

 Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley  Liberal Democrats

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Councillor Maurice Alexander

 St James  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Michael Bush

 The Oakleys & Wix  Reform UK

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Councillor Michael Talbot

 Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee  St Osyth  Independent

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Councillor Mick Barry

 Portfolio Holder for Leisure & Public Realm  Brightlingsea  Independent

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Councillor Mick Skeels Jnr.

 Burrsville  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Nick Turner

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Councillor Pam Morrison

 Dovercourt Tollgate  Labour Party

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Councillor Paul Honeywood

 Chairman of the Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee; Leader of the Conservative Group  Pier  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Peter Harris

 Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group  Weeley & Tendring  Reform UK

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Councillor Peter Kotz

 Portfolio Holder for Assets & Community Safety; Deputy Leader of the Labour Group  Coppins  Labour Party

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Councillor Richard Everett

 Frinton  Reform UK

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Councillor Sarah Newton

 Coppins  Independent

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Councillor Susan Honeywood

 St Paul's  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Tanya Ferguson

 Stour Valley  Conservative and Unionist Party

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Councillor Terence Barrett

 Vice-Chairman of the Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny Committee  Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley  Liberal Democrats

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Councillor Zoe Fairley

 Ardleigh & Little Bromley  Conservative and Unionist Party

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