A MINORITY Liberal Democrat administration will continue to run Colchester Council despite the party losing a councillor at the local elections.

The Labour party will continue to back the Liberal Democrats even though the parties are not in a formal coalition.

Here's a full rundown of the results:

Rural North (Con hold)

•    Darius Laws (Con) 1,618
•    Barbara Nichols (Lab) 513
•    Karen Maxwell (Lib Dem) 349
•    John Burgess (Green) 333

Stanway (Con hold)

•    Jeremy Hagon (Con) 847
•    Chantelle Louise-Whyborn (Lib Dem) 809
•    William Hayton (Lab) 300
•    Clare Smee (Green) 155

Mile End (Lib Dem hold)

•    Martin Goss (Lib Dem) 1,889
•    Pauline Bacon (Lab) 445
•    Phoebe Butcher (Con) 307
•    Amanda Kirk (Green) 129

Castle (Green GAIN from Lab)

•    Kemal Cufoglu (Green) 1,247
•    Steph Nissen (Lab) 826
•    Ryan Smith (Con) 523
•    Martin Gillingham (Lib Dem) 209

Marks Tey and Layer (Con hold)

•    Kevin Bentley (Con) 1,176
•    John Spademan (Lab) 573
•    Amy Sheridan (Green) 246
•    Mark Hull (Lib Dem) 214

Lexden and Braiswick (Con hold)

•    Dennis Willetts (Con) 1,420
•    Sandy Armitage (Lab) 556
•    Thomas Stevenson (Lib Dem) 331
•    Roger Bamforth (Green) 248

Highwoods (Lib Dem hold)

•    Simon Appleton (Lib Dem) 947
•    Gary Braddy (Lab) 717
•    Christopher Hayter (Con) 345
•    Antony Greenwood (Green) 96

New Town and Christ Church (Lab hold)

•    Pam Cox (Lab) 1,639
•    Christopher Piggott (Con) 468
•    Alan Mathias (Lib Dem) 350
•    Sara Ruth (Green) 275
•    Ian Partridge (Ind) 128

Berechurch (Lab hold)

•    David Harris (Lab) 1,536
•    Bevan Waghorn (Con) 207
•    Karen Chaplin (Lib Dem) 96
•    John Clifton (Green) 94

Greenstead (Lab hold x 2)

•    Julie Young (Lab) 1,159
•    Elizabeth Alake-Akinyemi (Lab) 1,150
•    Rowan Knight (Con) 358
•    Ronnie Achille (Con) 335
•    Lisa Cross (Green) 258
•    Jenny Stevens (Lib Dem) 225
•    Zac Roulston (Green) 165

St Anne's and St John's (Lib Dem hold)

•    Catherine Spindler (Lib Dem) 1,071
•    Simon Crow (Con) 674
•    Brian Omiyi (Lab) 476
•    Sebastien Dwyer (Green) 179

Prettygate (Con hold)

•    Sue Lissimore (Con) 1,642
•    John Loxley (Lib Dem) 1,036
•    Chris Coates (Lab) 420
•    Natalie Edgoose (Green) 140

Old Heath and the Hythe (Lab hold)

•    Mike Lilley (Lab) 1,291
•    Richard Martin (Con) 359
•    Andrew Canessa (Green) 299
•    Jakub Makowski (Lib Dem) 137
•    Jeffrey Drew (Ind) 106

Shrub End (Lab GAIN from Lib Dem)

•    Claire Osborne (Lab) 792
•    Mark Arnold (Lib Dem) 625
•    Angela Linghorn-Baker (Con) 541
•    Bob Brannan (Green) 131

Wivenhoe (Lib Dem hold)

•    Sean Kelly (Lib Dem) 1,421
•    Philip Long (Lab) 926
•    Andrew Higginson (Con) 208
•    Berthold Lausen (Green) 175

Tiptree (Con hold)

•    Roger Mannion (Con) 971
•    Luke Hayes (Lab) 525
•    Ashely Girling (Reform UK) 411
•    Sue Waite (Lib Dem) 139
•    Clare Burgess (Green) 135

Mersea and Pyefleet (Con hold)

•    Martin Parsons (Con) 1,081
•    John Akker (Ind) 924
•    Sophie Preston-Hall (Reform UK) 355
•    Natalie Eldred (Lab) 336
•    Libby Kirby-Taylor (Green) 142
•    John Knight (Lib Dem) 124