Chelmsford local elections
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Chelmsford Council is elected every four years.
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[edit] Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1983
SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 - 1988
Liberal Democrat 1988 - 1991
Conservative 1991 - 1995
Liberal Democrat 1995 - 1999
No overall control 1999 - 2003
Conservative 2003 - present
[edit] Council elections
Chelmsford Council election, 1999
Chelmsford Council election, 2003
Chelmsford Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| 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 | ||||
| Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon By-Election 11 November 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Robert Shepherd | 940 | 57.7 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Whiteing | 445 | 27.3 | +9.9 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Broomfield and The Walthams By-Election 11 September 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| UK Independence | 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 | ||||
