Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of Lond ...

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Council in

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

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is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003 57

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s have been elected from 24 wards.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The

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of the council since 2003 have been:

Council elections

1973 Chelmsford District Council election Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

* 1976 Chelmsford District Council election (New ward boundaries) *

1979 Chelmsford Borough Council election Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1983 Chelmsford Borough Council election The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

1987 Chelmsford Borough Council election File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

(New ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place) *

1991 Chelmsford Borough Council election The 1991 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward results All Saints ...

* 1995 Chelmsford Borough Council election *

1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election The 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward results All Saints ...

2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election The 2003 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. There were boundary changes across the council area resulting ...

(New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1)legislation.gov.uk
The District of Chelmsford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001
Retrieved on 4 October 2015. * 2007 Chelmsford Borough Council election *

2011 Chelmsford Borough Council election Elections to Chelmsford Borough Council were held in 2011 alongside local elections in other parts of the United Kingdom. Ward results Bicknacre and East & West Hanningfield Boreham and The Leighs ...

2015 Chelmsford City Council election The 2015 Chelmsford City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Chelmsford City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary Ward Results Bicknacre and East and ...

2019 Chelmsford City Council election The 2019 Chelmsford City Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Chelmsford City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Results summary The Liberal Democrats made their largest gains in ...

By-election results

1999–2003

2003–2007

2007–2011

Notes

References

By-election results

External links

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