James Child: councillor for Shrub End, Colchester City Council
James Child is a Reform UK councillor for the Shrub End ward on Colchester City Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 7 May 2026.
- Council
- Colchester City Council
- Ward
- Shrub End
- Party
- Reform UK
- Term began
- 7 May 2026
- Official profile
- colchester.cmis.uk.com
- Source
- Colchester City Council: councillors (CMIS), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact James Child
Colchester City Council publishes no direct contact details for James Child in its list. Use the official profile page:
- Official profile: colchester.cmis.uk.com
Who else represents Shrub End
- Sam McCarthy Liberal Democrats
- Claire Osborne Labour
Reform UK on Colchester City Council
Reform UK holds 5 of the 51 seats on Colchester City Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 18. Seats by party: Conservative 18, Liberal Democrats 12, Labour 7, Reform UK 5, Progressive Independents Alliance 4, The Green Party 3 and others.
All 51 councillors of Colchester City Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Shrub End
James Child sits on Colchester City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Colchester, each with its own page:
- Essex County Council
- Essex Police led by Roger Hirst, BJ Harrington
- Colchester: Pam Cox (Labour) MP
- Harwich and North Essex: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) MP
- Witham: Priti Patel (Conservative) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Colchester, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Colchester City Council: councillors (CMIS), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Colchester City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.