Chelmsford Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 57 seats in 24 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Liberal Democrats have a majority on Chelmsford Council. The council has 57 councillors in 24 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 30, Conservative 18, Other 7, Reform 2. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Greater Essex on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats (Majority)

57 seats - 29 for a majority

Reform 2Conservative 18Lib Dem 30Other 7

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +4 Reform +2 Conservative −3 Lib Dem −3

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (57 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative36.8%21

Lib Dem34.6%33

Labour11.8%0

Other11.7%3

Green5.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 57 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Lib Dem 30

majority of 3; 29 needed

Closest result

Springfield North

Lib Dem won the last seat by 4 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Broomfield and The Walthams

Conservative gain from Lib Dem, 7 May 2026 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

53%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

ConservativeLib DemIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 24 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield Mark Taylor, Sue Dobson	4 May 2023 Conservative 60.2% lead 38.6 pts
Boreham and The Leighs Victoria Canning, James Raven	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.4% lead 25.9 pts
Broomfield and The Walthams Seena Shah, Mike Steel, Philip Wilson	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.8% lead 8.2 pts
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park Steve Hall, Susan Sullivan, Rose Moore	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 42.7% lead 3.4 pts
Chelmsford Rural West Nicolette Chambers	4 May 2023 Conservative 69.3% lead 53.0 pts
Galleywood Janette Potter, Richard Hyland	4 May 2023 Conservative 43.9% lead 11.1 pts
Goat Hall Linda Mascot, Hazel Clark	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 51.5% lead 19.3 pts
Great Baddow East Pete Davey, Kieron Franks, Andrew Sosin	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 30.5% lead 7.0 pts
Great Baddow West Sue Young, Janetta Sosin	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 41.6% lead 11.3 pts
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Jacob Armstrong, Steph Scott, Julia Jeapes	4 May 2023 Conservative 67.8% lead 44.8 pts
Marconi Jude Deakin, Smita Rajesh	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 44.6% lead 28.2 pts
Moulsham Lodge Simon Goldman, Ashley Thompson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 41.7% lead 3.7 pts
Moulsham and Central Helen Ayres, Seán Manley, Charlene Adutwim	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 49.5% lead 23.5 pts
Patching Hall Chris Davidson, Lynne Foster, Vetri Pappa	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 39.6% lead 4.3 pts
Rettendon and Runwell Steve Davis, Paul Clark	4 May 2023 Independent 34.9% lead 3.1 pts
South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting Gillian Bonnett, Roy Whitehead	4 May 2023 Conservative 73.5% lead 57.3 pts
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood Ashley John, Bob Massey, Malcolm Sismey	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.7% lead 10.9 pts
South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville Murrough O'Brien, Terry Sherlock, Donna Eley	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 33.6% lead 5.0 pts
Springfield North Dan Clark, Chloe Tron, Ian Fuller	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 37.7% lead 2.0 pts
St Andrews Stephen Robinson, Ann Davidson, Joanne Hawkins	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 57.7% lead 30.1 pts
The Lawns Richard Lee, Natacha Dudley	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 46.2% lead 14.8 pts
Trinity Eleanor Sampson, Julia Frascona	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 53.6% lead 19.6 pts
Waterhouse Farm Jennie Lardge, Nora Walsh	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 46.8% lead 15.2 pts
Writtle Andrew Thorpe-Apps, Barry Knight	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.9% lead 14.7 pts

Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield

Mark Taylor IndependentSue Dobson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative60.2%

Lib Dem21.6%

Labour18.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Dobson Elected	Conservative	777
Mark Taylor Elected	Conservative	740
Amanda Wilson	Lib Dem	279
Robin Stevens	Lib Dem	258
Maria Blakemore	Labour	235

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Boreham and The Leighs

James Raven ConservativeVictoria Canning Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative54.4%

Lib Dem28.5%

Labour17.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Raven Elected	Conservative	697
Victoria Louise Canning Elected	Conservative	669
Terence Beckett	Lib Dem	366
Jyothi Kurra	Lib Dem	317
John Paul Devane	Labour	219

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Broomfield and The Walthams

Mike Steel ConservativePhilip Wilson ConservativeSeena Shah Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative33.8%

Lib Dem25.6%

Independent20.3%

Labour10.5%

Green9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mike Steel Elected	Conservative	1,148
Philip Robert Andrew Wilson Elected	Conservative	889
Nicola Jane Bugbee Elected	Lib Dem	870
Darren John Johnson	Lib Dem	850
Colin Todd	Conservative	841
Tayo Udoh	Lib Dem	716
Wendy Anne Daden	Independent	691
Kuldeep Kundan Golla	Labour	357
Peter Alexander Dixon	Labour	342
Mike Thompson	Green	333
David Howell	Labour	295

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 May 2026

Conservative32.9%

Reform32.2%

Lib Dem18.4%

Green12.2%

Labour4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Seena Shah Elected	Conservative	1,284	32.9%
Chris Davy	Reform	1,258	32.2%
Rachel Wheelhouse	Lib Dem	720	18.4%
Kevin Terence Kuken	Green	477	12.2%
David Howell	Labour	164	4.2%

Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Rose Moore Lib DemSteve Hall Lib DemSusan Sullivan Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem42.7%

Conservative39.3%

Labour11.0%

Heritage Party7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rose Moore Elected	Lib Dem	1,177
Steve Hall Elected	Lib Dem	1,092
Susan Sullivan Elected	Conservative	1,083
Sunil Kumar Gupta	Conservative	1,026
Daniel Paul Jeffreys	Lib Dem	1,025
Geoff Walker	Conservative	1,025
Louis Dearmer	Labour	304
David Keith Sweeney	Labour	262
Eloise Schultz	Heritage Party	193

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chelmsford Rural West

Nicolette Chambers Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative69.3%

Lib Dem16.3%

Labour14.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicolette Chambers Elected	Conservative	573	69.3%
Oliver James Fenwick	Lib Dem	135	16.3%
Steve Maclean	Labour	119	14.4%

Galleywood

Janette Potter ConservativeRichard Hyland Independent Network

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative43.9%

Independent Network32.8%

Lib Dem12.6%

Labour10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Janette Potter Elected	Conservative	740
Richard Joseph John Hyland Elected	Independent Network	552
Alan Chambers	Conservative	530
Ian Gale	Lib Dem	213
Kenneth Leslie Hay	Lib Dem	180
Robert James Croft	Labour	179
Alan Haines	Labour	162

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Goat Hall

Hazel Clark Lib DemLinda Mascot Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem51.5%

Conservative32.2%

Labour8.8%

Green7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Linda Mascot Elected	Lib Dem	845
Hazel Clark Elected	Lib Dem	790
Christine Garrett	Conservative	529
Yvonne Spence	Conservative	480
Joy Chandler	Labour	145
Jeremy Nicolas Crook	Green	122
Thomas Medici	Labour	105

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Great Baddow East

Andrew Sosin Lib DemKieron Franks Lib DemPete Davey Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem30.5%

Conservative23.5%

Independent Network18.7%

Green11.4%

Labour9.6%

UKIP6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kieron Franks Elected	Lib Dem	871
Peter Davey Elected	Lib Dem	869
Andrew Boleslaw Sosin Elected	Lib Dem	829
Anthony John McQuiggan	Conservative	671
Carol Springthorpe	Conservative	617
Mary Cordeiro	Independent Network	534
Lynne Wye	Green	327
Nicola Hesper	Labour	275
Nigel Carter	UKIP	178

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Great Baddow West

Janetta Sosin Lib DemSue Young Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem41.6%

Conservative30.3%

Independent Network18.3%

Labour9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Young Elected	Lib Dem	702
Jannetta Sosin Elected	Lib Dem	637
Rengarajan Subramanian	Conservative	512
Andy Graham	Independent Network	309
Jessica Peacock	Labour	166

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon

Jacob Armstrong ReformJulia Jeapes ConservativeSteph Scott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative67.8%

Lib Dem23.0%

Labour9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steph Scott Elected	Conservative	1,499
Jacob Peter Armstrong Elected	Conservative	1,466
Julia Jeapes Elected	Conservative	1,432
Sue Baker	Lib Dem	508
David Whiteing	Lib Dem	455
Annette Ellison Longford	Lib Dem	421
Stephen Capper	Labour	205
Conor James Hicks	Labour	202

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Marconi

Jude Deakin IndependentSmita Rajesh Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem44.6%

Conservative16.4%

Labour15.8%

Green11.1%

Independent Network7.2%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jude Deakin Elected	Lib Dem	771
Smita Rajesh Elected	Lib Dem	631
John Richard Scott	Conservative	283
Paul Bishop	Labour	273
Ronnie Bartlett	Green	192
Jonathan David Legg	Labour	177
Kevin James Daines	Independent Network	124
Anthony O'Donnell	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Moulsham Lodge

Ashley Thompson Lib DemSimon Goldman Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem41.7%

Conservative38.0%

Labour10.6%

Green9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Simon Goldman Elected	Lib Dem	742
Ashley Thompson Elected	Lib Dem	691
Robert James Ewart Gisby	Conservative	676
Jake David Smith	Conservative	625
Tim Wright	Labour	188
Claire Young	Green	173

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Moulsham and Central

Charlene Adutwim Lib DemHelen Ayres Lib DemSeán Manley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem49.5%

Conservative26.0%

Green13.5%

Labour11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Marie Goldman Elected	Lib Dem	1,737
Charlene Anne-Maria Adutwim Elected	Lib Dem	1,491
Graham Pooley Elected	Lib Dem	1,392
Kim Louise Gisby	Conservative	914
Liz Hall	Conservative	903
Seena Shah	Conservative	871
Sally Kershaw	Green	474
Philip Andrew Rogers Etheridge	Labour	385
Edward Massey	Labour	368
Richard Parry	Labour	330

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem49.0%

Reform20.3%

Conservative16.9%

Green7.1%

Labour6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Helen Ayres Elected	Lib Dem	1,384
Seán Manley Elected	Lib Dem	1,285
Darren Brooke	Reform	572
Simon Andrew Lowe	Reform	541
Seena Shah	Conservative	477
Rengarajan Subramanian	Conservative	411
Ronnie Bartlett	Green	200
Penny Richards	Labour	191
Edward Massey	Green	143
Oli Winters	Labour	128

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Patching Hall

Chris Davidson Lib DemLynne Foster Lib DemVetri Pappa Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem39.6%

Conservative35.3%

Green13.0%

Labour12.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Davidson Elected	Lib Dem	1,104
Lynne Foster Elected	Lib Dem	1,076
Vetri Pappa Elected	Conservative	984
Mike Holoway	Conservative	926
Seán Manley	Lib Dem	821
Angela Thomson	Green	361
Adam Kenningham-Brown	Labour	336

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rettendon and Runwell

Paul Clark ReformSteve Davis Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent34.9%

Independent31.8%

Conservative23.8%

Labour6.2%

Lib Dem3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Clark Elected	Independent	800
Steve Davis Elected	Independent	729
Jim Knight	Conservative	545
Dave Phillips	Conservative	534
Yvonne Waterhouse	Labour	142
Jenni Goldfinch	Lib Dem	73
Richard Glyn Pennicard	Lib Dem	48

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting

Gillian Bonnett ConservativeRoy Whitehead Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative73.5%

Lib Dem16.2%

Labour10.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Grundy Elected	Conservative	1,000
Roy Thomas Whitehead Elected	Conservative	938
Gerhard Petri	Lib Dem	221
Maike Agnes Windhorst	Lib Dem	205
Mark James Reilly	Labour	139

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 12 December 2024

Conservative81.3%

Green7.3%

Lib Dem6.8%

Labour4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gillian Bonnett Elected	Conservative	838	81.3%
Edward Massey	Green	75	7.3%
Chris Shaw	Lib Dem	70	6.8%
Stephen Capper	Labour	48	4.7%

South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood

Ashley John IndependentBob Massey ConservativeMalcolm Sismey Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative42.7%

South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party31.8%

Labour13.1%

Lib Dem12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bob Massey Elected	Conservative	708
Malcolm Sismey Elected	Conservative	656
Ashley Michael John Elected	Conservative	534
Jackie Birch	South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	527
Scott Wilson	South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	495
Jonathan Gatenby	Labour	218
Amanda Powling	Lib Dem	205
Ian Powling	Lib Dem	170
Mary Josephine Regnier-Wilson	Lib Dem	159

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville

Donna Eley Lib DemMurrough O'Brien ConservativeTerry Sherlock Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem33.6%

Conservative28.6%

South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party28.1%

Labour9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Donna Eley Elected	Lib Dem	618
Terry Sherlock Elected	Lib Dem	582
Murrough Francis Henry O'Brien Elected	Conservative	527
Keith Bentley	South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	518
Ian Clifford Roberts	South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party	463
Dee Davey	Lib Dem	435
Scott Wilson	Conservative	396
Anthony Weaver	Labour	179

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Springfield North

Chloe Tron Lib DemDan Clark Lib DemIan Fuller Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem37.7%

Conservative35.7%

Independent Network9.8%

Labour9.4%

Green7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Clark Elected	Lib Dem	943
Ian Fuller Elected	Lib Dem	925
Chloe Tron Elected	Lib Dem	897
Paul John Leslie Hutchinson	Conservative	893
Emmanuel Adeyemi Aluko	Conservative	781
John Arthur Stephen Pioli	Conservative	767
Martin James Lovett	Independent Network	245
Steven Kenneth Haigh	Labour	236
Karen Ann Kennedy	Labour	222
Russell John Kennedy	Labour	210
Reza Hossain	Green	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Andrews

Ann Davidson Lib DemJoanne Hawkins Lib DemStephen Robinson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem57.7%

Conservative27.6%

Labour14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ann Davidson Elected	Lib Dem	1,161
Stephen Robinson Elected	Lib Dem	1,155
Joanne Louise Hawkins Elected	Lib Dem	1,104
Peter John Cousins	Conservative	555
Chloë Ann Ahmed	Conservative	398
Megan Jodie Francis	Labour	297
Mark Thornley	Labour	246

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

The Lawns

Natacha Dudley Lib DemRichard Lee Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.2%

Conservative31.4%

Labour9.1%

Independent Network6.9%

Green6.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Lee Elected	Lib Dem	854
Natacha Audrey Dudley Elected	Lib Dem	821
Joel Martyn Alderman	Conservative	581
Jane Elizabeth Edwards	Conservative	555
Diane Margaret Niven Mcdermott	Labour	169
Beata Maria Chadwick	Independent Network	127
Luke Wotton	Green	118

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Trinity

Eleanor Sampson Lib DemJulia Frascona Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem53.6%

Conservative34.0%

Labour12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julia Frascona Elected	Lib Dem	889
Eleanor Sampson Elected	Lib Dem	809
Robert Terence Adams	Conservative	564
David Michael Kimberlin	Conservative	543
Sarah Elizabeth Jones	Labour	205

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Waterhouse Farm

Jennie Lardge Lib DemNora Walsh Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.8%

Labour31.6%

Conservative21.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jennie Lardge Elected	Lib Dem	732
Nora Walsh Elected	Lib Dem	641
Penny Richards	Labour	494
Pankaj Sharma	Labour	467
Brian John Jeapes	Conservative	337
Gilbert Smith	Conservative	288

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Writtle

Andrew Thorpe-Apps ConservativeBarry Knight Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative47.9%

Lib Dem33.2%

Green9.5%

Labour9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Thorpe-Apps Elected	Conservative	796
Barry Knight Elected	Conservative	749
David Loxton	Lib Dem	552
Sanjeev Valdaya	Lib Dem	507
Robert Francis Jordan	Green	158
Sandra Ann Massey	Labour	157

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

6 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield	Mark Taylor	Conservative 2023	Independent
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon	Jacob Armstrong	Conservative 2023	Reform
Marconi	Jude Deakin	Lib Dem 2023	Independent
Rettendon and Runwell	Paul Clark	Independent 2023	Reform
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood	Ashley John	Conservative 2023	Independent
Writtle	Barry Knight	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
7 May 2026	Broomfield and The Walthams	Conservative gain from Lib Dem	32.9%
1 May 2025	Moulsham and Central	Lib Dem hold	49.0%
12 December 2024	South Hanningfield Stock and Margaretting	Conservative hold	81.3%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Chelmsford	60%	Lib Dem	Lib Dem 33%
Maldon	26%	Conservative	Conservative 43%
North West Essex	13%	Conservative	Conservative 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Chelmsford

181,522 residents in 75,400 households

Voted Leave in 2016

53% 1 above GB

Degree or higher

34% same as GB

No qualifications

15% 3 below GB

Own their home

70% 9 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

24% 2 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.