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

1973 Chelmsford District Council election
1976 Chelmsford District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
1979 Chelmsford Borough Council election
1983 Chelmsford Borough Council election
1987 Chelmsford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place)^[4]^[5]
1991 Chelmsford Borough Council election
1995 Chelmsford Borough Council election
1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election
2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)^[6]^[7]
2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election
2011 Chelmsford Borough Council election
2015 Chelmsford City Council election
2019 Chelmsford City Council election
2023 Chelmsford City Council election

Election results

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats^[a]	Independents & Others	Council control after election
Year					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

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1999–2003

Old Moulsham By-Election 16 September 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	529	34.4	+3.6
	Labour	494	32.1	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	476	30.9	−13.3
	Green	41	2.7	+2.7
Majority		35	2.3
Turnout		1,540	25.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Boreham By-Election 6 July 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	637	56.6	+32.5
	Liberal Democrats	315	28.0	−30.2
	Labour	78	6.9	−4.7
	New Britain	50	4.4	+4.4
	Green	46	4.1	−2.1
Majority		322	28.6
Turnout		1,126	42.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre By-Election 2 May 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	546	52.0	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	438	41.7	+17.4
	Labour	67	6.4	+0.0
Majority		108	10.3
Turnout		1,051	45.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

2003–2007

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon By-Election 11 November 2004^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Shepherd	940	57.7	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Whiteing	445	27.3	+9.9
	UKIP	Jesse Pryke	94	5.8	+5.8
	Green	Colin Budgey	91	5.6	−10.1
	Labour	Joanna Grindrod	60	3.7	−3.1
Majority			495	30.4
Turnout			1,630	25.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Woodham, Ferrer Elmwood & Woodville By-Election 5 May 2005^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Wilkins	1,987	53.4	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jenifer Goldfinch	938	25.3	+3.3
	Independent	Ian Roberts	793	21.3	+0.6
Majority			1,049	28.1
Turnout			3,718	60.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trinity By-Election 5 May 2005^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Bracken	1,111	40.3	−7.8
	Conservative	Paul Hutchinson	1,101	40.0	−0.6
	Labour	Patrick Baldwin	542	19.7	+0.0
Majority			10	0.3
Turnout			2,754	64.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The Lawns By-Election 15 September 2005^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Stevens	1,130	65.3	+20.0
	Conservative	Pamela Joughin	540	31.2	−13.6
	Labour	Alan Scott	40	2.3	−3.9
	UKIP	Charles Cole	20	1.1	+1.1
Majority			590	34.1
Turnout			1,730	40.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield 23 February 2006^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Harris	736	77.0	+33.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Whiteing	151	15.7	+3.9
	Labour	John Knott	70	7.3	+1.4
Majority			585	61.3
Turnout			957	23.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007–2011

Broomfield and The Walthams By-Election 11 September 2007^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Taylor	1,198	56.3	+38.1
	Conservative	Mike Steel	742	34.9	−20.8
	Labour	Jim Webb	76	3.6	−4.2
	UKIP	Charles Cole	57	2.7	−5.7
	Green	Reza Hossain	53	2.5	−7.4
Majority			456	21.4
Turnout			2,126	35.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Moulsham and Central By-Election 14 December 2007^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Gardner	1,051	55.0	+14.6
	Conservative	James Morgan	640	33.5	−14.6
	Labour	John Knott	153	8.0	−3.5
	UKIP	Jesse Pryke	67	3.5	+3.5
Majority			411	21.5
Turnout			1,911	26.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2011–2015

Patching Hall By-Election 28 June 2012^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Bentham	842	42.4	+3.9
	Conservative	Stephen Fowell	488	24.6	−7.0
	Labour	Chris Vince	309	15.6	−1.8
	UKIP	Ian Nicholls	263	13.2	+13.2
	Green	Reza Hossain	84	4.2	−4.1
Majority			354	17.8
Turnout			1,986
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Broomfield and The Walthams By-Election 19 February 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Pooley	543	38.2	+17.8
	Conservative	William Wetton	423	29.7	−3.5
	UKIP	Ian Nicholls	280	19.7	+19.7
	Labour	Sinead Jein	129	9.1	+0.1
	Green	Reza Hossain	47	3.3	−6.4
Majority			120	8.4
Turnout			1,422
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville By-Election 5 December 2013^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWFCTA	Ian Roberts	281	31.4	−5.8
	Conservative	Linda Denston	275	30.8	−16.8
	UKIP	Ian Nicholls	249	27.9	+27.9
	Labour	Derek Barnett	65	7.3	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jeni Goldfinch	24	2.7	−3.6
Majority			6	0.7
Turnout			894
	SWFCTA gain from Conservative		Swing

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield By-Election 9 October 2014^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matt Flack	649	56.1	−15.6
	UKIP	David Kirkwood	359	31.0	+31.0
	Labour	Tony Lees	80	6.9	−9.3
	Green	Reza Hossain	35	3.0	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Robson	34	2.9	−9.3
Majority			290	25.1
Turnout			1,157
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015–2019

Moulsham and Central By-Election 4 May 2017^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gilbert Smith	1,108	40.7	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Pooley	992	36.5	+22.3
	Labour	Edward Massey	411	15.1	−1.5
	Green	Tony Lane	210	7.7	−4.5
Majority			116	4.3
Turnout			2,721
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019–2023

Marconi By-Election 7 November 2019^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Smita Rajesh	563	48.1	−0.1
	Conservative	Ben McNally	311	26.6	+0.5
	Labour	Paul Bishop	156	13.3	−12.4
	Independent	Steven Chambers	72	6.1	+6.1
	Green	Ben Harvey	69	5.9	+5.9
Majority			252	21.5
Turnout			1,171
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Moulsham Lodge By-Election 6 May 2021^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Gisby	790	43.0	+18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Clark	652	35.5	−18.9
	Ind. Network	Angela Ling	183	10.0	+10.0
	Labour	Jake Havard	122	6.6	−0.9
	Green	Ben Harvey	89	4.8	−8.8
Majority			138	7.5
Turnout			1,836
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Writtle By-Election 1 July 2021^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Thorpe-Apps	716	50.0	−10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Foster	572	39.9	+0.6
	Green	Ronnie Bartlett	78	5.4	+5.4
	Labour	Edward Massey	67	4.7	+4.7
Majority			144	10.0
Turnout			1,433
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon By-Election 5 May 2022^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steph Scott	1,494	69.3	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Baker	480	22.3	−0.6
	Labour	Stephen Capper	183	8.5	+8.5
Majority			1,014	47.0
Turnout			2,157
	Conservative hold		Swing

2023–2027

South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting By-Election 7 November 2019^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gillian Bonnett	838	81.3
	Green	Edward Massey	75	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Shaw	70	6.8
	Labour	Stephen Capper	48	4.7
Majority			763	74.0
Turnout			1,031
	Conservative hold		Swing

Notes

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

References

^ "Workings of the Council". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Councillors". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
^ The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Little Baddow By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. 12 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Lawns Ward By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield By-Election". Chelmsford Borough Council. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Election Results - Local Council (May 2007)". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Patching Hall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Broomfield and The Walthams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Moulsham and Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Marconi Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Moulsham Lodge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Writtle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "By-election and referendum results". City Life. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Chelmsford City Council

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

[workings-1] "Workings of the Council". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[councillors-2] "Councillors". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chelmsford (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1987. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.

[5] The Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester (Areas) Order 1985

[gain-6] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[baddow-9] "Little Baddow By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. 12 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[results-10] "By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[lawns-11] "Lawns Ward By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[bicknacre-12] "Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield By-Election". Chelmsford Borough Council. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[may-13] "Election Results - Local Council (May 2007)". Chelmsford Borough Council. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Patching Hall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Broomfield and The Walthams Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Moulsham and Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Marconi Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Moulsham Lodge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Writtle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[23] "By-election and referendum results". City Life. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

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