Election Campaigns & Results in Chelmsford

Bar chart showing how the votes changed locally in 2005

There are no elections in Chelmsford on 1 May 2008. Local elections are only happening in the more urban areas, where they elect one third of the District/Borough council each year. Chelmsford elects the whole Borough council every four years (2003, 2007).

In Essex, elections are happening in Colchester, Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend, Thurrock, Brentwood, Epping Forest and Harlow. In London, there is an election for Mayor and the London Assembly - see www.london.libdems.org.uk

On 3 May 2007 there were elections for Chelmsford Borough Council and all the parish councils. There will be elections for Essex County Council and the European Parliament in 2009, and there might be a general election, or Gordon Brown may hang on until June 2010.

In EVERY election in Chelmsford since 2001, the Liberal Democrats have been ahead of Labour and challenging the Conservatives. In Chelmsford, Labour had 16% in 2003, 15% in June 2004 and 10% in 2007. In the new Chelmsford (town-only) constituency, the Lib Dems just need a 4% swing from the 2005 result to win the seat from the Conservatives. Labour are in a poor third place.

General Election and Essex County Council Elections - 5 May 2005

Parliamentary Results

• 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

West Chelmsford

[Turnout: 51052 - 62%]

Conservative: 22946 (44.9%) +2%

Stephen Robinson (LD): 13326 (26.1%) +3%

Stephen Robinson information.

Labour: 13236 (25.9%) -4%

Others: 1544 (3.1%) -1%

Maldon & Chelmsford East

[Turnout: 46091 - 66%]

Conservative: 23732 (51.5%) +2%

Labour: 11159 (24.2%) -6%

Matt Lambert (LD): 9270 (20.1%) +4%

Matt Lambert information.

Others: 1930 (4.2%) n/c

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 and information about him is on his website www.andrewduffmep.org.

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 - http://www.chelmsford-libdems.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