| Election Name: | 1982 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Colchester Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Seats For Election: | 20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Turnout: | 43.0% (1.0%) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 35 seats, 45.0% |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 35 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,499 |
| Percentage1: | 45.0% |
| Swing1: | 0.3% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 22 seats, 41.1% |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,106 |
| Percentage2: | 24.6% |
| Swing2: | 16.5% |
| Party3: | Tiptree Residents Association |
| Last Election3: | 2 seats, 3.0% |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,170 |
| Percentage3: | 2.8% |
| Swing3: | 0.2% |
| Party4: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 8.7% |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 10,301 |
| Percentage4: | 25.1% |
| Swing4: | 16.4% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.4% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,010 |
| Percentage5: | 2.5% |
| Swing5: | 0.1% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to Colchester Borough Council took place in 1982 alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
This was the first Colchester local election to be contested by the newly formed SDP-Liberal Alliance.