Chelmsford City Council elections
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Chelmsford City Council in Essex, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 57 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1][2]
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Political control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
No overall control | 1973 - 1976 |
Conservative | 1976 - 1983 |
SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1983 - 1988 |
Liberal Democrats | 1988 - 1991 |
Conservative | 1991 - 1995 |
Liberal Democrats | 1995 - 1999 |
No overall control | 1999 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003 - present |
Council elections
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1973
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1976
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1979
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1983
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1987
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1991
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1995
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1999
- Chelmsford District Council election, 1999
- Chelmsford District Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)[4]
- Chelmsford District Council election, 2007
- Chelmsford District Council election, 2011
- Chelmsford District Council election, 2015
By-election results
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 529 | 34.4 | +3.6 | ||
Labour | 494 | 32.1 | +7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 476 | 30.9 | -13.3 | ||
Green | 41 | 2.7 | +2.7 | ||
Majority | 35 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,540 | 25.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 637 | 56.6 | +32.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 546 | 52.0 | -9.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Shepherd | 940 | 57.7 | -2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adrian Wilkins | 1,987 | 53.4 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Harris | 736 | 77.0 | +33.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing |
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