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| last_election1 = 31 seats, 39.8% |
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| seats_before1 = 30{{efn|Including one vacancy in Goat Hall ward previously held by Liberal Democrat councillor Tom Willis until his death in February 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Matt |title=Tributes paid to 'diligent and caring' councillor who served Chelmsford residents for nearly three decades |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/tributes-paid-diligent-caring-councillor-8180273 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Essex Live |date=24 February 2023}}</ref>}} |
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| last_election2 = 21 seats, 40.5% |
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| seats_before2 = 22{{efn|Including one vacancy in Boreham and the Leighs ward previously held by Conservative councillor John Galley until his death in October 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Matt |title=Mayor of Chelmsford dies suddenly after long career in Essex politics |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/mayor-chelmsford-dies-john-galley-7693795 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Essex Live |date=12 October 2022}}</ref>}} |
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| map_caption = Winner of each seat at the 2023 Chelmsford City Council election |
| map_caption = Winner of each seat at the 2023 Chelmsford City Council election |
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| title = [[Leader of the council|Leader]] |
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| posttitle = Leader after election |
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| before_election = Stephen Robinson |
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| before_party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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| after_party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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The '''2023 Chelmsford City Council election''' |
The '''2023 Chelmsford City Council election''' took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of [[Chelmsford City Council]] in [[Essex]], England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/media/1kfngc4b/city-council-notice-of-election.pdf |title=Notice of Election |access-date=7 April 2023 |publisher=[[Chelmsford City Council]]}}</ref> This was on the same day as other [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|local elections across England]]. |
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The [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] retained their majority on the council. |
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==Summary== |
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==Overview== |
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The Liberal Democrats went into the election holding a majority of the council's seats, having taken control from the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] at the previous [[2019 Chelmsford City Council election|election in 2019]]. At the 2023 election the Liberal Democrats increased their majority, making a net gain of two extra seats at the expense of local party the South Woodham Ferrers Council Taxpayers Association, which lost both of the seats it had held on the council.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Matt |title=Tories 'should be worried' Lib Dems say after local election victory in Chelmsford |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/tories-should-worried-lib-dems-8418187 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Essex Live |date=6 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Local elections 2023: Conservatives lose control of Brentwood Council |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-65474909 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=BBC News |date=5 May 2023}}</ref> |
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A new record was set for the youngest person ever to serve on the council with the election of 22-year-old Liberal Democrat candidate Kieron Franks in the Great Baddow East ward.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Matt |title=New Lib Dem councillor becomes youngest-ever person to serve on Chelmsford City Council |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/new-lib-dem-councillor-becomes-8417223 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Essex Live |date=5 May 2023}}</ref> |
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The overall results were:<ref>{{cite news |title=Local elections 2023: full council results for England |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2023/may/05/local-elections-2023-results-live-council-england |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=9 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chelmsford election result |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2023/england/councils/E07000070 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Local election results in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk |url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-05-04/local-election-results-in-essex-norfolk-and-suffolk |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=ITV News |date=9 May 2023}}</ref> |
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{{Local election summary begin|title=2023 Chelmsford City Council election}} |
{{Local election summary begin|title=2023 Chelmsford City Council election}} |
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|party =Independent politician |
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|seats ='''3''' |
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|gain =1 |
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|votes % =2.3 |
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|seats % =3.5 |
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|votes =2,220 |
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|party =Independent Network |
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|candidates =6 |
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|votes % =4.3 |
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|seats % =5.3 |
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|votes =4,111 |
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|party =Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidates =10 |
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|party =South Woodham Ferrers |
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[[Independent Network]] candidates are included with the independents in the summary above, but candidates who stood under that banner are recorded as such in the detailed ward results below. |
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==Ward results== |
==Ward results== |
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Chelmsford City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meyler |first1=Piers |title=All candidates and where they are standing in Chelmsford's local elections |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/candidates-standing-chelmsfords-local-elections-8328984 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Essex Live |date=6 April 2023}}</ref> The ward results were as follows, with sitting councillors standing in their previous wards marked with asterisks(*) and sitting councillors standing in different wards marked with double daggers(‡):<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Matt |last2=Whitehouse |first2=Ellis |title=Essex local elections 2023: Results for councils are announced |url=https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/local-elections-2023-live-updates-8412362 |access-date=3 June 2023 |work=Essex Live |date=5 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Local election results: 2023 |url=https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/voting-and-elections/results-of-elections/local-election-results/ |website=Chelmsford City Council |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> |
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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Chelmsford City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. |
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===Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield=== |
===Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield=== |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Kuldeep Golla|votes=357|percentage=14.6|change=–5.4}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Kuldeep Golla|votes=357|percentage=14.6|change=–5.4}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Dixon|votes=342|percentage=14.0|change=''N/A''}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Peter Dixon|votes=342|percentage=14.0|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Mike Thompson|votes=333|percentage=13.6|change=–16.4}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David Howell|votes=295|percentage=12.1|change=''N/A''}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David Howell|votes=295|percentage=12.1|change=''N/A''}} |
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===Chelmsford Rural West=== |
===Chelmsford Rural West=== |
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{{Election box begin | title=Chelmsford Rural West}} |
{{Election box begin | title=Chelmsford Rural West (1 seat)}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Nicolette Chambers*|votes=573|percentage=69.3|change=–6.7}} |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Nicolette Chambers*|votes=573|percentage=69.3|change=–6.7}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Olly Fenwick|votes=135|percentage=16.3|change=–7.7}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Olly Fenwick|votes=135|percentage=16.3|change=–7.7}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Yvonne Spence|votes=480|percentage=31.8|change=–1.3}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Yvonne Spence|votes=480|percentage=31.8|change=–1.3}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Joy Chandler|votes=145|percentage=9.6|change=–0.2}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Joy Chandler|votes=145|percentage=9.6|change=–0.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Jeremy Crook|votes=122|percentage=8.1|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas Medici|votes=105|percentage=7.0|change=''N/A''}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas Medici|votes=105|percentage=7.0|change=''N/A''}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Lynne Wye |
|candidate = Lynne Wye |
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|votes = 327 |
|votes = 327 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Ronnie Bartlett |
|candidate = Ronnie Bartlett |
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|votes = 192 |
|votes = 192 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Sally Kershaw |
|candidate = Sally Kershaw |
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|votes = 474 |
|votes = 474 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jake Smith|votes=625|percentage=40.4|change=+16.2}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Jake Smith|votes=625|percentage=40.4|change=+16.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Tim Wright|votes=188|percentage=12.1|change=+3.3}} |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Tim Wright|votes=188|percentage=12.1|change=+3.3}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales |
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Claire Young|votes=173|percentage=11.2|change=–4.8}} |
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{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=32.3|change=–6.7}} |
{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=32.3|change=–6.7}} |
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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Both Moulsham Lodge seats had been won by Liberal Democrats in 2019, but Robert Gisby had won one of the seats for the Conservatives in a by-election in May 2021. He stood for re-election but was defeated. Seat recorded as a Liberal Democrat hold to allow for comparison with 2019 election. |
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===Patching Hall=== |
===Patching Hall=== |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Chris Davidson |
|candidate = Chris Davidson* |
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|votes = 1,104 |
|votes = 1,104 |
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|percentage =59.1 |
|percentage =59.1 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Angela Thompson |
|candidate = Angela Thompson |
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|votes = 361 |
|votes = 361 |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Dan |
|candidate = Dan Clark‡ |
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|votes = 943 |
|votes = 943 |
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|percentage =44.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Reza Hossain |
|candidate = Reza Hossain |
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|votes = 187 |
|votes = 187 |
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‡Dan Clark was a sitting councillor for Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park ward before the election. |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Luke Wotton |
|candidate = Luke Wotton |
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|votes = 118 |
|votes = 118 |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Eleanor |
|candidate = Eleanor Sampson‡ |
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|votes = 809 |
|votes = 809 |
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|percentage =53.8 |
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‡Eleanor Sampson was a sitting councillor for Waterhouse Farm ward before the election. |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Nora |
|candidate = Nora Walsh‡ |
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|votes = 641 |
|votes = 641 |
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|percentage = 43.3 |
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‡Nora Walsh was a sitting councillor for Great Baddow East ward before the election. |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Barry |
|candidate = Barry Knight‡ |
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|votes = 749 |
|votes = 749 |
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|percentage = 51.3 |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Robert Jordan |
|candidate = Robert Jordan |
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|votes = 158 |
|votes = 158 |
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‡Barry Knight was a sitting councillor for Broomfield and the Walthams ward before the election. |
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[[Category:2023 English local elections|Chelmsford]] |
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[[Category:May 2023 events in the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:2020s in Essex]] |
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The 2023 Chelmsford City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Chelmsford City Council in Essex, England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The Liberal Democrats retained their majority on the council.
Overview[edit]
The Liberal Democrats went into the election holding a majority of the council's seats, having taken control from the Conservatives at the previous election in 2019. At the 2023 election the Liberal Democrats increased their majority, making a net gain of two extra seats at the expense of local party the South Woodham Ferrers Council Taxpayers Association, which lost both of the seats it had held on the council.[4][5]
A new record was set for the youngest person ever to serve on the council with the election of 22-year-old Liberal Democrat candidate Kieron Franks in the Great Baddow East ward.[6]
Election result[edit]
The overall results were:[7][8][9]
2023 Chelmsford City Council election | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Liberal Democrats | 57 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 57.9 | 41.7 | 39,567 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | 51 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 36.8 | 39.8 | 37,771 | –0.7 | ||
Independent | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4,111 | 0.0 | ||
Labour | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 8,737 | +2.5 | ||
Green | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2,445 | –2.5 | ||
South Woodham Ferrers Council Taxpayers Association | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,003 | –0.3 | |
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 193 | N/A | ||
TUSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 85 | N/A |
Independent Network candidates are included with the independents in the summary above, but candidates who stood under that banner are recorded as such in the detailed ward results below.
Ward results[edit]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Chelmsford City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[10] The ward results were as follows, with sitting councillors standing in their previous wards marked with asterisks(*) and sitting councillors standing in different wards marked with double daggers(‡):[11][12]
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Dobson* | 777 | 67.9 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Taylor | 740 | 64.7 | –10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Wilson | 279 | 24.4 | –6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Stevens | 258 | 22.5 | –3.7 | |
Labour | Maria Blakemore | 235 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 31.1 | –2.3 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Boreham and the Leighs[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Raven* | 697 | 61.5 | –0.4 | |
Conservative | Victoria Canning | 669 | 59.0 | –15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terence Beckett | 366 | 32.3 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jyothi Kurra | 317 | 28.0 | +7.9 | |
Labour | John Devane | 219 | 19.3 | +1.0 | |
Turnout | 26.0 | –2.6 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Broomfield and the Walthams[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mike Steel* | 1,148 | 47.0 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Philip Wilson | 889 | 36.4 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicola Bugbee | 870 | 35.6 | +18.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Johnson | 850 | 34.8 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Colin Todd | 841 | 34.4 | –0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tayo Udoh | 716 | 29.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Wendy Daden* | 691 | 28.3 | –31.8 | |
Labour | Kuldeep Golla | 357 | 14.6 | –5.4 | |
Labour | Peter Dixon | 342 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Green | Mike Thompson | 333 | 13.6 | –16.4 | |
Labour | David Howell | 295 | 12.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rose Moore* | 1,177 | 49.1 | –2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Hall | 1,092 | 45.6 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 1,083 | 45.2 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | Sunil Gupta | 1,026 | 42.8 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Geoff Walker | 1,025 | 42.8 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jeffreys | 1,025 | 42.8 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Louis Dearmer | 304 | 12.7 | +2.2 | |
Labour | David Sweeney | 262 | 10.9 | +0.5 | |
Heritage | Eloise Schultz | 193 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 33.1 | +2.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Chelmsford Rural West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicolette Chambers* | 573 | 69.3 | –6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Olly Fenwick | 135 | 16.3 | –7.7 | |
Labour | Steve Maclean | 119 | 14.4 | +14.4 | |
Turnout | 827 | 34.4 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold |
Galleywood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janette Potter* | 740 | 57.9 | +1.3 | |
Ind. Network | Richard Hyland* | 552 | 43.2 | –3.2 | |
Conservative | Alan Chambers | 530 | 41.5 | –2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 213 | 16.7 | –5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hay | 180 | 14.1 | –3.4 | |
Labour | Robert Croft | 179 | 14.0 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Alan Haines | 162 | 12.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 33.6 | +1.5 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Ind. Network hold |
Goat Hall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Linda Mascot* | 845 | 56.0 | –9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Clark | 790 | 52.4 | –4.5 | |
Conservative | Christine Garrett | 529 | 35.1 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Spence | 480 | 31.8 | –1.3 | |
Labour | Joy Chandler | 145 | 9.6 | –0.2 | |
Green | Jeremy Crook | 122 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Thomas Medici | 105 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 35.3 | +1.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Great Baddow East[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kieron Franks | 871 | 50.5 | –3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pete Davey | 869 | 50.4 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sosin* | 829 | 48.1 | –0.7 | |
Conservative | Anthony McQuiggan | 671 | 38.9 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Carol Spingthorpe | 617 | 35.8 | +9.6 | |
Ind. Network | Mary Cordeiro | 534 | 31.0 | N/A | |
Green | Lynne Wye | 327 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Nicola Hesper | 275 | 16.0 | +8.1 | |
UKIP | Nigel Carter | 178 | 10.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 34.0 | –5.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Great Baddow West[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Young* | 702 | 60.4 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jannetta Sosin* | 637 | 54.8 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Renga Subramanian | 512 | 44.0 | +1.2 | |
Ind. Network | Andy Graham | 309 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Jessica Peacock | 166 | 14.3 | +4.1 | |
Turnout | 31.8 | +0.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steph Scott | 1,499 | 72.7 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Jacob Armstrong | 1,466 | 71.1 | –1.0 | |
Conservative | Julia Jeapes | 1,432 | 69.4 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Baker | 508 | 24.6 | –3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Whiteing | 455 | 22.1 | –0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Annette Longford | 421 | 20.4 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Stephen Capper | 205 | 9.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Conor Hicks | 202 | 9.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 35.1 | +0.7 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Marconi[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jude Deakin* | 771 | 60.8 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Smita Rajesh* | 631 | 49.8 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | John Scott | 283 | 22.3 | –5.4 | |
Labour | Paul Bishop | 273 | 21.5 | –5.7 | |
Green | Ronnie Bartlett | 192 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Jonathan Legg | 177 | 14.0 | –9.6 | |
Ind. Network | Kevin Daines | 124 | 9.8 | N/A | |
TUSC | Tony O'Donnell | 85 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 25.4 | –1.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Moulsham and Central[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Marie Goldman* | 1,737 | 58.8 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charlene Adutwim | 1,491 | 50.5 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Pooley* | 1,392 | 47.1 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Kim Gisby | 914 | 30.9 | –6.4 | |
Conservative | Liz Hall | 903 | 30.6 | –5.3 | |
Conservative | Seena Shah | 871 | 29.5 | –2.9 | |
Green | Sally Kershaw | 474 | 16.0 | –2.1 | |
Labour | Philip Etheridge | 385 | 13.0 | –2.7 | |
Labour | Edward Massey | 368 | 12.5 | –2.0 | |
Labour | Richard Parry | 330 | 11.2 | –1.3 | |
Turnout | 34.3 | –2.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Moulsham Lodge[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Goldman | 742 | 47.9 | –16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ashley Thompson | 691 | 44.7 | –13.4 | |
Conservative | Robert Gisby* | 676 | 43.7 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Jake Smith | 625 | 40.4 | +16.2 | |
Labour | Tim Wright | 188 | 12.1 | +3.3 | |
Green | Claire Young | 173 | 11.2 | –4.8 | |
Turnout | 32.3 | –6.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Both Moulsham Lodge seats had been won by Liberal Democrats in 2019, but Robert Gisby had won one of the seats for the Conservatives in a by-election in May 2021. He stood for re-election but was defeated. Seat recorded as a Liberal Democrat hold to allow for comparison with 2019 election.
Patching Hall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Davidson* | 1,104 | 59.1 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynne Foster | 1,076 | 57.6 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Vetri Pappa | 984 | 52.6 | +16.2 | |
Conservative | Mike Holoway | 926 | 49.5 | +14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sean Manley | 821 | 43.9 | –4.3 | |
Green | Angela Thompson | 361 | 19.3 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Adam Kenningham–Brown | 336 | 18.0 | +8.0 | |
Turnout | 35.0 | –1.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Rettendon and Runwell[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Paul Clark* | 800 | 55.7 | –8.7 | |
Independent | Steve Davis | 729 | 50.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jim Knight | 545 | 38.0 | –18.7 | |
Conservative | Dave Phillips | 534 | 37.2 | –18.9 | |
Labour | Yvonne Waterhouse | 142 | 9.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenifer Goldfinch | 73 | 5.1 | –17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Pennicard | 48 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 30.2 | –5.4 | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent gain from Conservative |
South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Grundy* | 1,000 | 79.9 | –1.0 | |
Conservative | Roy Whitehead* | 938 | 75.0 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerhard Petri | 221 | 17.7 | –6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Maike Windhorst | 205 | 16.4 | –4.6 | |
Labour | Mark Reilly | 139 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 31.8 | –3.8 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
South Woodham Ferrers – Chetwood and Collingwood[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Massey* | 708 | 57.8 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Sismey* | 656 | 53.6 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Ashley John* | 534 | 43.6 | –5.2 | |
SWFCTA | Jackie Birch | 527 | 43.1 | ±0.0 | |
SWFCTA | Scott Wilson | 495 | 40.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Jonathan Gatenby | 218 | 17.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Powling | 205 | 16.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Powling | 170 | 13.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Regnier–Wilson | 159 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 23.7 | ±0.0 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
South Woodham Ferrers – Elmwood and Woodville[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Donna Eley | 618 | 49.9 | +28.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Sherlock | 582 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Murrough O'Brien | 527 | 42.5 | +17.2 | |
SWFCTA | Keith Bentley* | 518 | 41.8 | –11.6 | |
SWFCTA | Ian Roberts* | 463 | 37.4 | –14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dee Davey | 435 | 35.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Scott Wilson | 396 | 32.0 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Anthony Weaver | 179 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 24.9 | +0.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from SWFCTA | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from SWFCTA | |||||
Conservative hold |
Springfield North[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dan Clark‡ | 943 | 44.9 | –12.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Fuller* | 925 | 44.0 | –13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chloe Tron* | 897 | 42.7 | –8.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Hutchinson | 893 | 42.5 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Emmanuel Aluko | 781 | 37.2 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | John Pioli | 767 | 36.5 | +8.6 | |
Ind. Network | Martin Lovett | 245 | 11.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Steven Haigh | 236 | 11.2 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Karen Kennedy | 222 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Russell Kennedy | 210 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Green | Reza Hossain | 187 | 8.9 | –7.7 | |
Turnout | 30.6 | –1.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
‡Dan Clark was a sitting councillor for Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park ward before the election.
St. Andrew's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Davidson* | 1,161 | 70.9 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson* | 1,155 | 70.5 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Hawkins | 1,104 | 67.4 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Cousins | 555 | 33.9 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Chloe Ahmed | 398 | 24.3 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Megan Francis | 297 | 18.1 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Mark Thornley | 246 | 15.0 | –0.4 | |
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
The Lawns[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee* | 854 | 53.0 | –3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Natacha Dudley* | 821 | 50.9 | –6.6 | |
Conservative | Joel Alderman | 581 | 36.0 | –3.8 | |
Conservative | Jane Edwards | 555 | 34.4 | –3.5 | |
Labour | Diane McDermott | 169 | 10.5 | +2.2 | |
Ind. Network | Beata Chadwick | 127 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Green | Luke Wotton | 118 | 7.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 41.5 | –1.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Trinity[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julia Frascona* | 889 | 59.1 | +13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Sampson‡ | 809 | 53.8 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Bob Adams | 564 | 37.5 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | David Kimberlin | 543 | 36.1 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Sarah Jones | 205 | 13.6 | +6.4 | |
Turnout | 36.7 | –0.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
‡Eleanor Sampson was a sitting councillor for Waterhouse Farm ward before the election.
Waterhouse Farm[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jennie Lardge* | 732 | 49.5 | –16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nora Walsh‡ | 641 | 43.3 | –18.2 | |
Labour | Penny Richards | 494 | 33.4 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Pankaj Sharma | 467 | 31.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Brian Jeapes | 337 | 22.8 | –5.4 | |
Conservative | Gilbert Smith | 288 | 19.5 | –7.3 | |
Turnout | 34.7 | +1.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
‡Nora Walsh was a sitting councillor for Great Baddow East ward before the election.
Writtle[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Thorpe–Apps* | 796 | 54.5 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Barry Knight‡ | 749 | 51.3 | –16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Loxton | 552 | 37.8 | –6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sanjeev Valdaya | 507 | 34.7 | +1.1 | |
Green | Robert Jordan | 158 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Labour | Sandra Massey | 157 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 25.0 | –7.6 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
‡Barry Knight was a sitting councillor for Broomfield and the Walthams ward before the election.
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