Chelmsford City Council elections
Local government elections in Essex, England
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
1979 results map
1983 results map
1987 results map
1991 results map
1995 results map
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 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
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).