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![]() Map showing the results of the 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.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
[edit]The Liberal Democrats made their largest gains in the country in Chelmsford, gaining 26 seats.[2][3] These 26 gains were all to the expense of the Conservatives who lost 31 seats during the elections here. The other five Conservative losses went to three independent and two South Woodham Ferrers Council Taxpayers Association candidates.[4]
2019 Chelmsford City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Liberal Democrats | 51 | 31 | 26 | 0 | ![]() |
54.4 | 39.8 | 39,067 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | 57 | 21 | 0 | 31 | ![]() |
36.8 | 40.5 | 39,766 | -11.5 | |
Independent | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
5.3 | 4.3 | 4,266 | +4.0 | |
South Woodham Ferrers Independents | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
3.5 | 2.4 | 2,327 | -0.5 | |
Labour | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 6.7 | 6,537 | -5.7 | |
Green | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 5.1 | 5,008 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.2 | 1,223 | -7.9 |
Ward results
[edit]Source: Chelmsford City Council website[5]
Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Poulter | 927 | 75.6 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Sue Dobson | 833 | 67.9 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jenni Goldfinch | 373 | 30.4 | +21.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christian Sant | 321 | 26.2 | +19.2 | |
Turnout | 33.4 | −38.6 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Boreham and The Leighs
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Galley | 834 | 74.9 | −17.5 | |
Conservative | James Raven | 690 | 61.9 | +6.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Wilson | 275 | 24.7 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Stevens | 224 | 20.1 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Kevin Adair | 204 | 18.3 | −1.0 | |
Turnout | 28.6 | −40.4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Broomfield and The Walthams
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Wendy Daden | 1,226 | 60.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mike Steel | 788 | 38.6 | −12.6 | |
Conservative | Barry Knight | 713 | 35.0 | −14.0 | |
Conservative | Phillip Wilson | 685 | 33.6 | −12.8 | |
Green | Elizabeth Clark | 613 | 30.0 | +19.3 | |
Green | Angela Faulds | 529 | 25.9 | +15.8 | |
Green | Annette Swift | 452 | 22.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Desmond Sterne | 409 | 20.0 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lyndsey Knox | 356 | 17.5 | +4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Hay | 349 | 17.1 | +5.6 | |
Turnout | 35.7 | −35.3 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rose Moore | 1,150 | 51.4 | +34.8 | |
Conservative | Neil Gulliver | 1,012 | 45.2 | −17.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dan Clark | 985 | 44.0 | +31.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Havell | 944 | 42.2 | +32.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Sullivan | 931 | 41.6 | −25.5 | |
Conservative | Graham Mcghie | 918 | 41.0 | −14.8 | |
UKIP | Nigel Carter | 305 | 13.6 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Steven Haigh | 234 | 10.5 | −6.4 | |
Labour | Harrison Dalby | 233 | 10.4 | −5.3 | |
Turnout | 30.9 | −38.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Chelmsford Rural West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicolette Chambers | 626 | 76.0 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Fenwick | 198 | 24.0 | +12.7 | |
Majority | 428 | 52.0 | −14.8 | ||
Turnout | 824 | 36.7 | −39.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Galleywood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janette Potter | 697 | 56.6 | −14.0 | |
Ind. Network | Richard Hyland | 571 | 46.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Stevenson | 546 | 44.4 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ben Isherwood | 273 | 22.2 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Gale | 216 | 17.5 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Surrey | 159 | 12.9 | −11.2 | |
Turnout | 32.1 | −38.9 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Ind. Network gain from Conservative |
Goat Hall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Linda Mascot | 947 | 65.8 | +27.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tom Willis | 819 | 56.9 | +19.9 | |
Conservative | Jane Edwards | 496 | 34.4 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony McQuiggan | 476 | 33.1 | −11.6 | |
Labour | Benjamin Poulton | 141 | 9.8 | −2.4 | |
Turnout | 33.9 | −39.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Great Baddow East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Shaw | 1,287 | 53.7 | +17.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sosin | 1,169 | 48.8 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nora Walsh | 1,018 | 42.5 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Liz Ahmed | 634 | 26.4 | −17.8 | |
Conservative | Stephanie Scott | 629 | 26.2 | −15.3 | |
Conservative | Sunil Gupta | 531 | 22.2 | −23.1 | |
Independent | Maurice Hyde | 536 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Angela Hyde | 515 | 21.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Sebastian Bodera | 510 | 21.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Andrew Moir | 189 | 7.9 | −6.4 | |
Labour | John Devane | 173 | 7.2 | −6.3 | |
Turnout | 39.5 | −31.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Great Baddow West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Sue Young | 684 | 49.8 | +30.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jannetta Sosin | 637 | 46.4 | +26.3 | |
Conservative | Billy Taylor | 588 | 42.8 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | Bob Villa | 476 | 34.6 | −2.7 | |
UKIP | Mike Parker | 222 | 16.2 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Jonathan Legg | 140 | 10.2 | −7.8 | |
Turnout | 32.3 | −32.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Wright | 1,431 | 72.6 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Bob Shepherd | 1,421 | 72.1 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Ambor | 1,230 | 62.4 | −9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Whiteing | 553 | 28.1 | +14.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Longford | 447 | 22.7 | +11.6 | |
Green | Colin Budgey | 435 | 22.1 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sue Baker | 394 | 20.0 | +9.0 | |
Turnout | 34.4 | −39.6 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Marconi
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jude Deakin | 729 | 51.1 | +19.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Finnecy | 626 | 43.9 | +18.4 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Spence | 395 | 27.7 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Paul Bishop | 388 | 27.2 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | Ben Mcnally | 377 | 26.4 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Penny Richards | 337 | 23.6 | −5.7 | |
Turnout | 27.2 | −29.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Moulsham and Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Marie Goldman | 1,424 | 50.7 | +29.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Lager | 1,255 | 44.7 | +24.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham Pooley | 1,139 | 40.5 | +21.1 | |
Conservative | Ayman Syed | 1,047 | 37.3 | −16.7 | |
Conservative | Kim Gisby | 1,009 | 35.9 | −14.0 | |
Conservative | Seena Shah | 911 | 32.4 | −12.7 | |
Green | Lloyd Williamson | 508 | 18.1 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Rita Appleby | 442 | 15.7 | −4.0 | |
Labour | Edward Massey | 408 | 14.5 | −7.8 | |
Labour | Sean O'Sullivan | 352 | 12.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Theedom | 284 | 10.1 | −7.6 | |
Turnout | 36.8 | −31.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Moulsham Lodge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Springett | 997 | 64.0 | +27.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 906 | 58.1 | +24.5 | |
Conservative | Simon Cook | 450 | 28.9 | −18.3 | |
Conservative | Callum Macconnachie | 378 | 24.2 | −8.8 | |
Green | Claire Bone | 250 | 16.0 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Elaine Baldwin | 137 | 8.8 | −3.0 | |
Turnout | 39.0 | −33.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Patching Hall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Helen Ayres | 1,254 | 54.5 | +15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Davidson | 1,185 | 51.5 | +15.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Goldman | 1,108 | 48.2 | +15.9 | |
Conservative | Jon De Vries | 837 | 36.4 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | Mike Holoway | 813 | 35.3 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | Colin Cowie | 801 | 34.8 | −0.5 | |
Green | Angela Thomson | 284 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Joan Bliss | 230 | 10.0 | −11.5 | |
Labour | Jennie Duffy | 204 | 8.9 | −8.1 | |
Labour | David Howell | 188 | 8.2 | −7.8 | |
Turnout | 36.7 | −30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Rettendon and Runwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Paul Clark | 908 | 64.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Lance Millane | 800 | 56.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Raymond Ride | 791 | 56.1 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Pennicard | 323 | 22.9 | +19.6 | |
Turnout | 35.6 | −36.4 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Grundy | 1,070 | 80.9 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Roy Whitehead | 973 | 73.5 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Maggie O'Connor | 324 | 24.5 | +16.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Neville | 278 | 21.0 | +14.5 | |
Turnout | 35.6 | −38.4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
South Woodham - Chetwood and Collingwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Massey | 667 | 55.1 | −12.5 | |
Conservative | Ashley John | 605 | 50.0 | −11.5 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Sismey | 591 | 48.8 | −6.9 | |
SWFCTA | John Miller | 522 | 43.1 | +13.0 | |
Green | Ian Hammond | 392 | 32.4 | N/A | |
Green | Juliette Rey | 349 | 28.8 | N/A | |
Green | David Rey | 304 | 25.1 | +12.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Powling | 201 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 23.7 | −40.3 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
South Woodham - Elmwood and Woodville
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWFCTA | Keith Bentley | 919 | 53.4 | +19.7 | |
SWFCTA | Ian Roberts | 886 | 51.5 | +21.5 | |
Conservative | Patrica Hughes | 436 | 25.3 | −24.5 | |
Conservative | Bob Denston | 417 | 24.2 | −31.5 | |
Conservative | Linda Denston | 409 | 23.8 | −28.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Powling | 373 | 21.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 24.0 | −42.0 | |||
SWFCTA gain from Conservative | |||||
SWFCTA gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Springfield North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Fuller | 1,175 | 57.4 | +22.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Mackrory | 1,167 | 57.0 | +21.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chloe Tron | 1,051 | 51.4 | +23.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Hutchinson | 757 | 37.0 | −14.8 | |
Conservative | Brian Jeapes | 658 | 32.2 | −9.9 | |
Conservative | John Pioli | 570 | 27.9 | −8.8 | |
Green | Paul Wilson | 339 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Karen Kennedy | 222 | 10.9 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Russell Kennedy | 199 | 9.7 | −5.8 | |
Turnout | 32.2 | −34.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
St. Andrew's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Robinson | 1,289 | 62.2 | +30.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lee Ashley | 1,258 | 60.7 | +26.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Davidson | 1,225 | 59.1 | +33.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Cousins | 545 | 26.3 | −15.7 | |
Conservative | Stephen Fowell | 492 | 23.7 | −12.6 | |
Conservative | Jake Smith | 471 | 22.7 | −10.1 | |
Labour | Susan Myers | 320 | 15.4 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Peter Dixon | 319 | 15.4 | −5.7 | |
Labour | Colin Farquhar | 304 | 14.7 | −5.4 | |
Turnout | 33.3 | −31.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
The Lawns
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Natacha Dudley | 969 | 57.5 | +21.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Lee | 951 | 56.4 | +18.3 | |
Conservative | Christine Garrett | 671 | 39.8 | −10.7 | |
Conservative | Julia Jeapes | 639 | 37.9 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Ruth Sabey | 140 | 8.3 | −3.1 | |
Turnout | 42.9 | −33.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Trinity
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Martin Bracken | 787 | 48.0 | +22.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julia Frascona | 747 | 45.6 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | Graham Seeley | 429 | 26.2 | −17.0 | |
Conservative | James Tyrrell | 393 | 24.0 | −32.9 | |
Green | Ben Harvey | 281 | 17.2 | +5.9 | |
Green | Peter Fowler | 272 | 16.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Damien Francis | 150 | 9.2 | N/A | |
Labour | John Duffy | 118 | 7.2 | −12.0 | |
Labour | Angelica Medici | 99 | 6.0 | −10.7 | |
Turnout | 36.9 | −33.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Waterhouse Farm
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jennie Lardge | 908 | 65.6 | +41.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Sampson | 852 | 61.5 | +41.1 | |
Conservative | Matt Flack | 390 | 28.2 | −17.1 | |
Conservative | Chloë Ahmed | 371 | 26.8 | −12.0 | |
Labour | Sandra Massey | 248 | 17.9 | −8.2 | |
Turnout | 32.8 | −32.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Writtle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Roper | 829 | 68.0 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Watson | 662 | 54.3 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Birgit Baker | 537 | 44.1 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Chaplin | 410 | 33.6 | +5.3 | |
Turnout | 32.6 | −38.4 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
By-elections
[edit]Marconi
[edit]A by-election was held in Marconi ward on 7 November 2019 after the resignation of Cllr Catherine Finnecy.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Smita Rajesh | 563 | 48.1 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Ben McNally | 311 | 26.6 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Paul Bishop | 156 | 13.3 | −12.1 | |
Independent | Steven Chambers | 72 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Green | Ben Harvey | 69 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 252 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,171 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Moulsham Lodge
[edit]A by-election was held following the resignation of Cllr. Mark Springett in March 2020.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Gisby | 790 | 43.0 | +16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Clark | 652 | 35.5 | −25.5 | |
Independent | Angela Ling | 183 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Jake Havard | 122 | 6.6 | +2.2 | |
Green | Ben Harvey | 89 | 4.8 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 138 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,836 | 42.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ![]() |
Writtle
[edit]A by-election was held in Writtle ward on 1 July 2021 following the death of sitting Councillor Malcolm Watson. The major issues during the campaign were the proposed 850-home Warren Farm development within Writtle parish and the City Council's proposal to charge for parking at Hylands Park.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Thorpe-Apps | 716 | 50.0 | −11.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynn Foster | 572 | 39.9 | +1.1 | |
Green | Ronnie Bartlett | 78 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Edward Massey | 67 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 144 | 10.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,433 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Little Baddow, Danbury & Sandon
[edit]A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Bob Shepherd.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steph Scott | 1,494 | 69.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sue Baker | 480 | 22.3 | ||
Labour | Stephen Capper | 183 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 1,014 | 47.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,157 | 33.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,458 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Upcoming elections". Chelmsford City Council. Chelmsford City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Hooper, Alasdair (3 May 2019). "The Essex local election results in full - who won in your area?". essexlive. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Local elections: Results in maps and charts". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Chelmsford City Council". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Local council election results". Chelmsford City Council. Chelmsford City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Chelmsford councillor quits". 3 March 2020.