Chelmsford City Council elections

Chelmsford City Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 the council has comprised 57 councillors elected from 24 wards.[1][2]

Council elections

Election results

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Independents
& Others 		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (60 seats)
1973 30 16 8 6 No overall control
New ward boundaries
1976 46 3 9 2 Conservative
1979 36 3 19 2 Conservative
1983 26 0 31 3 Alliance
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 60 to 56
1987 24 0 29 3 Alliance
1991 29 2 21 4 Conservative
1995 13 7 32 4 Liberal Democrats
1999 21 5 28 2 No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats increased from 56 to 57
2003 35 2 20 0 Conservative
2007 33 0 24 0 Conservative
2011 40 1 15 1 Conservative
2015 52 0 5 0 Conservative
2019 21 0 31 2 Liberal Democrats
2023 21 0 33 3 Liberal Democrats

Results maps

  • 1976 results map
    1976 results map
  • 1979 results map
    1979 results map
  • 1983 results map
    1983 results map
  • 1987 results map
    1987 results map
  • 1991 results map
    1991 results map
  • 1995 results map
    1995 results map
  • 1999 results map
    1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[8] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Moulsham Lodge 10 November 1983 Alliance Alliance
Waterhouse Farm 21 June 1984 Alliance Alliance
Boreham & Springfield 7 February 1985 Alliance Alliance
St Andrew's 11 July 1985 Conservative Labour
Boreham & Springfield 5 December 1985 Alliance Alliance
Baddow Road 20 March 1986 Conservative Alliance
Rettendon & Runwell 4 May 1989 Conservative Conservative
South Woodham -
Elmwood & Woodville 		22 February 1990 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Writtle 8 December 1994 Conservative Liberal Democrats

1995-2006

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Old Moulsham 16 September 1999 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Boreham 6 July 2000 Independent Conservative
Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre 2 May 2002 Conservative Conservative
Little Baddow, Danbury &
Sandon 		11 November 2004 Conservative Conservative
Trinity 5 May 2005 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
South Woodham -
Elmwood & Woodville 		5 May 2005 Conservative Conservative
The Lawns 15 September 2005 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Bicknacre & East &
West Hanningfield 		23 February 2006 Conservative Conservative

2007-2018

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Broomfield & The Walthams 11 September 2007 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Moulsham & Central 14 December 2007 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Patching Hall 28 June 2012 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Broomfield & The Walthams 19 February 2013 Independent Liberal Democrats
South Woodham -
Elmwood & Woodville 		5 December 2013 Conservative SWFCTA
Bicknacre & East &
West Hanningfield 		9 October 2014 Conservative Conservative
Moulsham & Central 4 May 2017 Conservative Conservative

2019-present

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Marconi 7 November 2019 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Moulsham Lodge 6 May 2021 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Writtle 1 July 2021 Conservative Conservative
Little Baddow, Danbury &
Sandon 		5 May 2022 Conservative Conservative
Moulsham & Central 1 May 2025 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Moulsham & Central 1 May 2025 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ^ "Workings of the Council". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Councillors". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985
  6. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ^ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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