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Chelmsford — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Chelmsford was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,753 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Chelmsford from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William James Beadel (Conservative) 4,321 58.4% Richard Biddulph Martin (Liberal) 1,242 (16.8 pts) 79.8%
1886 William James Beadel (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Thomas Usborne (Conservative) 4,168 59.8% William Ebenezer Grigsby (Liberal) 1,369 (19.7 pts) 74.6%
1895 Thomas Usborne (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Frederic Carne Rasch (Conservative) 4,978 72.9% Charles Solomon Henry (Liberal) 3,129 (45.8 pts) 66.0%
1906 Frederic Carne Rasch (Conservative) 4,915 52.4% Alexander Henry Dence (Liberal) 454 (4.8 pts) 79.7%
Jan 1910 Ernest George Pretyman (Conservative) 6,816 61.5% T Cuthbertson (Liberal) 2,545 (22.9 pts) 83.3%
Dec 1910 Ernest George Pretyman (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Ernest George Pretyman (Unionist) 11,217 66.9% William Frederick Toynbee (Labour) 5,666 (33.8 pts) 50.2%
1922 Ernest George Pretyman (Unionist) 11,267 52.6% Sydney Walter Robinson (Liberal) 4,887 (22.8 pts) 61.0%
1923 Sydney Walter Robinson (Liberal) 12,877 55.8% Ernest George Pretyman (Unionist) 2,692 (11.7 pts) 63.5%
1924 Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett (Unionist) 15,875 54.7% Sydney Walter Robinson (Liberal) 5,631 (19.4 pts) 77.1%
1929 Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury (Unionist) 17,094 43.8% Sydney Walter Robinson (Liberal) 4,060 (10.4 pts) 75.1%
1931 Vivian Leonard Henderson (Conservative) 31,961 80.5% Joseph Alfred Sparks (Labour) 24,206 (61.0 pts) 70.9%
1935 John Robert Jermain Macnamara (Conservative) 28,314 70.8% Fred Hughes (Labour) 16,624 (41.6 pts) 65.4%
1945 Ernest Rogers Millington (Common Wealth) 27,309 46.7% Hubert Ashton (Conservative) 2,080 (3.6 pts) 73.4%
1950 Hubert Ashton (Conservative) 28,541 54.7% Ernest Roger Millington (Labour) 4,859 (9.3 pts) 84.3%
1951 Hubert Ashton (Conservative) 29,069 55.0% James Haworth (Labour) 5,294 (10.0 pts) 83.3%
1955 Hubert Ashton (Conservative) 25,450 55.6% Bernard Francis Castle Floud (Labour) 5,149 (11.2 pts) 81.8%
1959 Sir Hubert Ashton (Conservative) 29,992 59.8% Brian Ralph Clapham (Labour) 9,868 (19.7 pts) 81.3%
1964 Norman St John-Stevas (Conservative) 27,849 48.0% E Gordon Lawrence (Labour) 7,033 (12.1 pts) 82.8%
1966 Norman St-John Stevas (Conservative) 28,600 47.2% Colin George (Labour) 4,975 (8.2 pts) 82.5%
1970 Norman St John-Stevas (Conservative) 36,821 55.2% Gavin Kennedy (Labour) 13,041 (19.5 pts) 75.7%
Feb 1974 Norman St John-Stevas (Conservative) 28,560 42.9% Stuart Mole (Liberal) 6,631 (10.0 pts) 83.9%
Oct 1974 Norman St John-Stevas (Conservative) 26,334 41.6% Stuart Mole (Liberal) 4,002 (6.3 pts) 79.2%
1979 Norman John-Stevas (Conservative) 33,808 49.6% Stuart Mole (Liberal) 5,471 (8.0 pts) 81.0%
1983 Norman St John-Stevas (Conservative) 29,824 47.6% Stuart Mole (Liberal) 378 (0.6 pts) 79.4%
1987 Simon Burns (Conservative) 35,231 51.9% Stuart Mole (Liberal) 7,761 (11.4 pts) 82.2%
1992 Simon Burns (Conservative) 39,043 55.3% Hugh Nicholson (Liberal Democrat) 18,260 (25.9 pts) 84.6%
2010 Simon Burns (Conservative) 25,207 46.2% Stephen Robinson (Liberal Democrat) 5,110 (9.4 pts) 70.5%
2015 Simon Burns (Conservative) 27,732 51.5% Chris Vince (Labour) 18,250 (33.9 pts) 68.7%
2017 Vicky Ford (Conservative) 30,525 53.7% Chris Vince (Labour) 13,572 (23.9 pts) 70.3%
2019 Vicky Ford (Conservative) 31,934 55.9% Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat) 17,621 (30.9 pts) 71.3%
2024 Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat) 20,214 39.9% Vicky Ford (Conservative) 4,753 (9.4 pts) 66.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William James Beadel Conservative 4,32158.4% Yes
Richard Biddulph Martin Liberal 3,07941.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William James Beadel Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Usborne Conservative 4,16859.8% Yes
William Ebenezer Grigsby Liberal 2,79940.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Usborne Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederic Carne Rasch Conservative 4,97872.9% Yes
Charles Solomon Henry Liberal 1,84927.1% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederic Carne Rasch Conservative 4,91552.4% Yes
Alexander Henry Dence Liberal 4,46147.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Pretyman Conservative 6,81661.5% Yes
T Cuthbertson Liberal 4,27138.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Pretyman Conservative Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Pretyman Unionist 11,21766.9% Yes
William Frederick Toynbee Labour 5,55133.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest George Pretyman Unionist 11,26752.6% Yes
Sydney Walter Robinson Liberal 6,38029.8% No
Clara Dorothea Rackham Labour 3,76717.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Walter Robinson Liberal 12,87755.8% Yes
Ernest George Pretyman Unionist 10,18544.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Honywood Curtis-Bennett Unionist 15,87554.7% Yes
Sydney Walter Robinson Liberal 10,24435.3% No
Nils Henry Moller Labour 2,90410.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury Unionist 17,09443.8% Yes
Sydney Walter Robinson Liberal 13,03433.4% No
Nils Henry Moller Labour 8,91022.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vivian Leonard Henderson Conservative 31,96180.5% Yes
Joseph Alfred Sparks Labour 7,75519.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Robert Jermain Macnamara Conservative 28,31470.8% Yes
Fred Hughes Labour 11,69029.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Rogers Millington Common Wealth 27,30946.7% Yes
Hubert Ashton Conservative 25,22943.2% No
Hilda Mary Adela Buckmaster Liberal 5,90910.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert Ashton Conservative 28,54154.7% Yes
Ernest Roger Millington Labour 23,68245.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert Ashton Conservative 29,06955.0% Yes
James Haworth Labour 23,77545.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hubert Ashton Conservative 25,45055.6% Yes
Bernard Francis Castle Floud Labour 20,30144.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Hubert Ashton Conservative 29,99259.8% Yes
Brian Ralph Clapham Labour 20,12440.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman St John-Stevas Conservative 27,84948.0% Yes
E Gordon Lawrence Labour 20,81635.8% No
W Peter Longhurst Liberal 9,41416.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman St-John Stevas Conservative 28,60047.2% Yes
Colin George Labour 23,62539.0% No
W Peter Longhurst Liberal 8,41913.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman St John-Stevas Conservative 36,82155.2% Yes
Gavin Kennedy Labour 23,78035.6% No
Jessie Hunt Liberal 5,8118.7% No
Joseph Steel Independent 3500.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman St John-Stevas Conservative 28,56042.9% Yes
Stuart Mole Liberal 21,92933.0% No
Frances Morrell Labour 16,06324.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman St John-Stevas Conservative 26,33441.6% Yes
Stuart Mole Liberal 22,33235.2% No
John Acklaw Labour 14,71123.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman John-Stevas Conservative 33,80849.6% Yes
Stuart Mole Liberal 28,33741.6% No
Susan Reeves Labour 6,0418.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman St John-Stevas Conservative 29,82447.6% Yes
Stuart Mole Liberal 29,44647.0% No
Clive Playford Labour 3,2085.1% No
Philip Waite Independent 1270.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Burns Conservative 35,23151.9% Yes
Stuart Mole Liberal 27,47040.5% No
Clive Playford Labour 4,6426.8% No
Anthony Slade Green 4860.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Burns Conservative 39,04355.3% Yes
Hugh Nicholson Liberal Democrat 20,78329.4% No
Dr Roy Chad Labour 10,01014.2% No
Eleanor Burgess Green 7691.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Burns Conservative 25,20746.2% Yes
Stephen Robinson Liberal Democrat 20,09736.8% No
Peter Dixon Labour 5,98011.0% No
Ken Wedon UKIP 1,5272.8% No
Michael Bateman BNP 8991.6% No
Angela Thomson Green 4760.9% No
Claire Tilbrook English Democrats 2540.5% No
Ben Sherman Reduce Tax On Beer 1530.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Burns Conservative 27,73251.5% Yes
Chris Vince Labour 9,48217.6% No
Mark Gough UKIP 7,65214.2% No
Stephen Robinson Liberal Democrat 6,39411.9% No
Angela Thomson Green 1,8923.5% No
Henry Boyle Liberal 6651.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vicky Ford Conservative 30,52553.7% Yes
Chris Vince Labour 16,95329.8% No
Stephen Robinson Liberal Democrat 6,91612.2% No
Nigel Carter UKIP 1,6452.9% No
Reza Hossain Green 8211.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Vicky Ford Conservative 31,93455.9% Yes
Marie Goldman Liberal Democrat 14,31325.1% No
Penny Richards Labour 10,29518.0% No
Mark Lawrence Official Monster Raving Loony Party 5801.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marie Goldman Liberal Democrat 20,21439.9% Yes
Vicky Ford Conservative 15,46130.5% No
Darren Ingrouille Reform UK 6,75413.3% No
Richard Parry Labour 6,10812.0% No
Reza Hossain Green 1,5883.1% No
Richard Hyland Independent Network 2300.5% No
Mark Lawrence Monster Raving Loony Party 1870.4% No
Mark Kenlen Workers Party of Britain 1050.2% No
Kamla Sangha Independent 690.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 16.8 pts 1892: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 45.8 pts 1906: Conservative margin 4.8 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 22.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 33.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 22.8 pts 1923: Liberal margin 11.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 19.4 pts 1929: Unionist margin 10.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 61.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 41.6 pts 1945: Common Wealth margin 3.6 pts 1950: Conservative margin 9.3 pts 1951: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1955: Conservative margin 11.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 19.7 pts 1964: Conservative margin 12.1 pts 1966: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1970: Conservative margin 19.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 10.0 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 6.3 pts 1979: Conservative margin 8.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 11.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 25.9 pts 2010: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 33.9 pts 2017: Conservative margin 23.9 pts 2019: Conservative margin 30.9 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 9.4 pts 1885 1892 1900 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Chelmsford has been contested at 34 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Liberal, Common Wealth, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Chelmsford in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won Chelmsford in 2024 with 20,214 votes (39.9%), a majority of 4,753 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Chelmsford since 1885?

Since 1885, Chelmsford has been won by: Common Wealth, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Chelmsford?

The closest result on record for Chelmsford was 1983, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 378 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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