Elections and Results in Chelmsford

The next election will be for the European Parliament on 22 May 2014. Many people vote by post these days. For a postal vote form download this PDF.

If you are not registered to vote (e.g. you have just moved house) use this form.

Essex County Council - 2 May 2013

Results information here and see the Lib Dem manifesto and list of candidates. 75 seats across the county (five in Chelmsford) were up for election.

Broomfield and The Walthams by-election - 19 February 2013

The Liberal Democrats won this by-election, on a large swing away from the Conservatives. Read more here.

Essex and Chelmsford by-elections - 28 June 2012

There were by-elections for Essex County Council (Chelmsford North) and Chelmsford Council (Patching Hall) on 28th June 2012, to elect a replacement for Tom Smith-Hughes, who died in April. Stephen Robinson and Paul Bentham were elected. More information here.

There were no other elections for Chelmsford Council in 2012; they were in 2011 and will next be in 2015.

Essex County Council by-election - 9 June 2011

Read about the result here.

Chelmsford Borough Council - 5 May 2011

Read about the results here.

General Election - 6 May 2010

The full result of the General Election in Chelmsford on 6th May 2010 is here. Stephen Robinson was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Parliament, increasing the Lib Dem vote by 7% compared to 2005, one of the largest rises in the country.

The Liberal Democrats were a close second to the Conservatives.

Labour won only 10% of the vote here in 2007 and just 7% in 2009.

Where do I vote?

In the attachment below is a list of all the polling stations in the Chelmsford constituency. You have to go to the polling station allocated for your road, which is usually the one nearest to your house.

The council will send you a Poll Card telling you which is your polling station. You do NOT have to take this with you when you vote; it is just a reminder. But it may make it quicker to vote if you do have it with you.

PDF list of General Election candidates and polling stations

European and Essex County Council Elections - June 2009

4th June 2009: The European Parliament election result is here (euro result). The Essex County Council result in Chelmsford constituency was:

Lib Dems 5 seats; Conservative 0.5 seats (half outside the constituency); Others None

• Lib Dem 12,505 (42.5%)
• Cons 10,987 (37.3%)
• Lab 2126 (7.2%)
• Green 2024 (6.9%)
• BNP 1785 (6.1%)
• Other 785 (2.7%)

Chelmsford Borough Council elections - 3 May 2007

In the elections for Chelmsford Borough Council on 3 May 2007 the Liberal Democrats gained five seats.

The Lib Dems gained two more seats in by-elections later that year, making the Council 31 Conservatives and 26 Liberal Democrats, with no other party represented.

Read about the election results, May 2007

Moulsham & Central by-election, December 2007

Broomfield/Walthams by-election, Sept.07

List of election candidates, May 2007

General Election and Essex County Council Elections - May 2005

Parliamentary Results in Chelmsford

• Liberal Democrats up to second place in West Chelmsford
• Across the Chelmsford seats, Lib Dem vote up 3.5%
• Also in Essex: Lib Dems hold Colchester with increased majority

Chelmsford (estimated result, new constituency)

Conservative: 18686 (39%)

Stephen Robinson (LD): 14328 (30%)

Labour: 12749 (27%)

Others: 1599 (3.4%)

Essex County Council Results

• Liberal Democrats win five seats across the Borough
• Conservatives win just four Chelmsford seats
• Labour lose their only seat to Liberal Democrats

List of elected Lib Dem County Councillors

Manifesto for Essex County Council elections

Little Baddow, Danbury + Sandon by-election - 11 November 2004

In the by-election for a new Councillor, the Liberal Democrats secured a 9% swing from the Conservatives and Labour slumped to FIFTH place. Full details here: www.chelmsford-libdems.org.uk/news/21.html

European Parliament - 10 June 2004

On 10 June 2004, there was an election for our Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) but no local council elections in Chelmsford Borough. Andrew Duff was re-elected as our Liberal Democrat MEP.

The Liberal Democrats in Chelmsford outpolled Labour for the first time ever in a European election. Labour seemed to think this meant they were doing well: http://www.chelmsford-libdems.org.uk/news/12.html

In local elections across the country, Labour fell to THIRD place in share of the votes cast - www.cmld.org.uk/news/10.html

Results

The turnout across the Borough was 40642, which is 32.42%, quite a bit higher than last time. For more information about the elections, email office@chelmsford-libdems.org.uk

Con 12937 31.9%

UKIP 8596 21.2%

Lib Dem 6929 17.1%

Labour 5071 12.5%

Green 2082 5.1%

Bell 1792 4.4%

BNP 1766 4.4%

4 Others 1394 3.5%

Chelmsford Borough Council - 1 May 2003

In 2003, in the Chelmsford Borough elections, the number of seats won was: 20 Liberal Democrats; 35 Conservatives and just 2 Labour. In the West Chelmsford constituency, Lib Dems were a close second in votes cast, with Labour in a poor third place. The total number of votes cast was

• Liberal Democrats 9375
• Conservative 10481
• Labour 3988

Our manifesto for those elections is on this website: www.chelmsford-libdems.org.uk/manifesto