Essex County Council Election Results Live: Â Voters across Chelmsford cast their ballots in the 2026 Essex County Council elections on Thursday, May 7. After polling stations closed at 10 pm, ballot boxes from divisions across Chelmsford were transported to the Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre, where overnight counting began.
Following several hours of counting, the first official result was declared from Chelmsford Central at 3:02 am on Friday morning.
Essex County Council election 2026 results in full are as follows:
Chelmsford CentralÂ
Elected: David Loxton, Liberal Democrats
Reza Hossain, Green Party – 528
Jonathan David Legg, Labour Party – 240
David Loxton, Liberal Democrats – 2,877
Howard Rogers, Reform UK – 1,498
Kamla Sangha, Independent – 37
Nicholas Anthony Stanig, The Conservative Party Candidate – 788
Turnout: 41.8%
Woodham Ferrers
Elected: Christopher Benn, Reform UK
Christopher Benn, Reform UK – 2,565
Keith Bentley, South Woodham Ferrers Residents Party – 383
Alicia Cash, Green Party – 590
Donna Eley, Liberal Democrats – 487
Jonathan Gatenby, Labour Party – 228
Bob Massey, The Conservative Party Candidate – 2,001
Turnout: 44.46%
Chelmsford West
Elected: Hazel Clark, Liberal Democrats
Robert Terence Adams, The Conservative Party Candidate – 740
Ronnie Bartlett, Green Party – 536
Hazel Clark, Liberal Democrats – 2,622
Jack Edward O’Hara Robinson, Labour Party – 183
Chris Wing, Reform UK – 1,570
Turnout: 42.39%
Broomfield and Writtle
Elected: Mike Steel, The Conservative Party Candidate
Chris Davy, Reform UK –  2,739
Kevin Terence Kuken, Green Party – 790
Jessica Peacock, Labour Party – 320
Mike Steel, The Conservative Party Candidate – 3,025
Rachel Wheelhouse, Liberal Democrats – 1,093
Turnout: 49.37%
Danbury and The HanningfieldsÂ
Elected: Paul Hayden Clark, Reform UK
Sue Baker, Liberal Democrats – 544
Paul Hayden Clark, Reform UK – 3,369
Steve Davis, Independent – 663
Finn Rehal, Labour Party – 320
John Andrew Spence, The Conservative Party Candidate – 2,442
Angela Thomson, Green Party – 478
Turnout: 49.65%
Great Baddow and Galleywood
Elected: Kevin Bellamy, Reform UK
Kevin Bellamy, Reform UK – 2,436
Kieron Franks, Liberal Democrats – 2,402
Richard Joseph John Hyland, Independent – 611
Shirley Mason, Labour Party – 161
James Raven, The Conservative Party Candidate – 970
Amit Shah, Green Party – 456
Turnout: 46.13%
Chelmsford North
Elected: Stephen Robinson, Liberal Democrats
Aidan Hargitt, Reform UK – 1,864
David Howell, Labour Party – 236
Edward Massey, Green Party – 495
Stephen Robinson, Liberal Democrats – 2,896
Stacy Seales, The Conservative Party Candidate – 766
Turnout: 41.29%
Chelmer
Elected: Robert Paul Jerome, Reform UK
Peter Alexander Dixon, Labour Party – 267
Robert Paul Jerome, Reform UK – 2,388
Smita Rajesh, Liberal Democrats – 1,988
Rengarajan Subramanian, The Conservative Party Candidate – 1,740
Mike Thompson, Green Party – 539
Turnout: 41.67%
Springfield
The election for the Chelmsford Springfield Division of Essex County Council will take place on Thursday 18 June 2026 following the death of a candidate. More information can be found on the Chelmsford City Council website.
