- Council Control: Ref UK
- Conservatives 14
- Labour 1
- Liberal Democrats 6
- Green 1
- Reform UK 52
- Other 4
Independents 2, People’s Independent Party 1, Residents 4 Uttlesford 1, East Anglian county, said to have been the home of the working class Thatcherite Conservative but also containing a rural area in the north.
The government proposes to abolish the council to create five new unitary councils in 2027. The Conservatives gained Rayleigh West from Reform UK at a byelection on 18 June. The Liberal Democrats held Chelmsford Springfield at a postponed election on 18 June.
Next local elections
2029
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
County
Address
Market Road, Chelmsford CM1 1QH
Phone
01245 492211
Website
http://www.essex.gov.uk/
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