The English town of Colchester is located within the county of Essex and has a population of approximately 120,200.
Most of Colchester is governed by Colchester District (B) council with the remainder being in the area of Tendring District council
Colchester is policed by Essex Police
The largest Parliamentary Constituency in Colchester is Colchester (87.56%) with the remainder being in Witham (7.96%) and Harwich and North Essex (4.48%).
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