- Chelmsford local elections
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Chelmsford District 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 Council election, 1999
Chelmsford Council election, 2003 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 1)[4]
Chelmsford Council election, 2007
By-election results
1999-2003
Old Moulsham By-Election 16 September 1999 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 Boreham By-Election 6 July 2000 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 Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre By-Election 2 May 2002 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
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon By-Election 11 November 2004[5] 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 South Woodham, Ferrer Elmwood & Woodville By-Election 5 May 2005[6] 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 Trinity By-Election 5 May 2005[6] 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 The Lawns By-Election 15 September 2005[7] 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 Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield 23 February 2006[8] 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
Broomfield and The Walthams By-Election 11 September 2007[9] 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 Moulsham Central By-Election 14 December 2007[9] 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 All Saints By-Election 30 July 2009[10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Charles Stewart 680 58.2 -0.9 Conservative Emma Logan 395 33.8 +0.2 Green Catthy Green 57 4.9 +0.4 Labour John Phipps 37 3.2 +0.3 Majority 285 24.4 Turnout 1,169 27.1 Liberal Democrat hold Swing References
- ^ "Workings of the Council". Chelmsford Borough Council. http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8401. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Councillors". Chelmsford Borough Council. http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8953. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Chelmsford". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/22uf.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/54.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Little Baddow By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. 2004-11-12. http://www.chelmsfordbc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9422&articleaction=print. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ a b "By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. http://www.chelmsfordbc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9654&articleaction=print. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Lawns Ward By-Election Results". Chelmsford Borough Council. http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9767. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield By-Election". Chelmsford Borough Council. 2006-02-24. http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=11812. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ a b "Election Results - Local Council (May 2007)". Chelmsford Borough Council. http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=13931. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Liberal Democrats take All Saints seat in Cheltenham by-election". thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. 2009-07-31. http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Liberal-Democrats-Saints-seat-Cheltenham-election/article-1213569-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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