- Source: 1988 Colchester Borough Council election
- 1988 Colchester Borough Council election
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Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 5 May 1988 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
This was the first Colchester local election contested by the newly formed Liberal Democrats following the merger of the SDP and Liberal Party.
At the election, the Liberal Democrats emerged as the largest party on the council for the first time since its creation in 1973.