1991 Chelmsford Borough Council election

1991 Chelmsford Borough Council election

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All 56 seats to Chelmsford City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 26 26 Seats before 26 26 Seats won 28 21 Seat change 2 5 Popular vote 49.506 43,797 Percentage 42.5% 37.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Labour Last election 4 0 Seats before 4 0 Seats won 5 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 5,586 17,309 Percentage 4.8% 14.9%

The 1991 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

1991 Chelmsford City Council election ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28	3	1	2	50.0	42.5	49,506
	Liberal Democrats	21	0	5	5	37.5	37.6	43,797
	Independent	5	1	0	1	8.9	4.8	5,586
	Labour	2	2	0	2	3.6	14.9	17,309
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	260

Ward results

All Saints

All Saints

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Horslen	818	44.2
	Labour	A. Londgen	765	41.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hay	553	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	L. Foster	553	29.9
	Conservative	K. Carr	390	21.1
	Conservative	C. Hodges	384	20.8
Turnout			1,850	46.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Baddow Road & Great Baddow Village

Baddow Road & Great Baddow Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gill	1,694	52.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Davies	1,652	51.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Rackham	1,499	46.3
	Conservative	J. Chandler	1,157	35.7
	Conservative	M. Knowles	1,127	34.8
	Conservative	R. Turner	1,115	34.4
	Labour	O. Ephraim	346	10.7
	Labour	D. Shinn	331	10.2
	Labour	C. Kemp	330	10.2
Turnout			3,237	53.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Boreham

Boreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dilloway	731	59.5
	Conservative	W. Thorne	305	24.8
	Green	E. Burgess	102	8.3
	Labour	R. Bass	91	7.4
Majority			426	34.7
Turnout			1,229	50.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Broomfield Pleshey & Great Waltham

Broomfield Pleshey & Great Waltham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Ashford	1,051	44.2
	Conservative	C. Cole	890	37.4
	Conservative	D. Johnson	711	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Goldsmith	556	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	B. Talley	487	20.5
	Labour	F. Saltmarsh	360	15.1
	Labour	H. Thompson	245	10.3
Turnout			2,380	48.4
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Cathedral

Cathedral

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Candler	882	42.3
	Conservative	J. Melville	835	40.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Edgson-Smith	832	39.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hall	824	39.5
	Labour	W. Evans	285	13.7
	Labour	E. Cawston	277	13.3
	Independent	A. Begent	43	2.1
Turnout			2,086	49.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Chignall Good Easter, Highwoodmashbury & Roxwell

Chignall Good Easter, Highwoodmashbury & Roxwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Matthews	530	44.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Evans	427	36.2
	Labour	D. Welton	224	19.0
Majority			103	8.7
Turnout			1,181	60.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

East & West Hanningfield

East & West Hanningfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Dixon	496	51.2
	Conservative	S. Poyser	322	33.3
	Labour	N. Spurgeon	150	15.5
Majority			174	18.0
Turnout			968	54.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Galleywood

Galleywood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Potter	892	46.1
	Conservative	R. Thorne	886	45.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Francis	641	33.1
	Independent	J. Wyatt	442	22.9
	Labour	J. Grant	368	19.0
	Labour	J. McGreevy	308	15.9
Turnout			1,934	42.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Goat Hall

Goat Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Mountain	1,080	46.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Allen	1,024	43.8
	Conservative	J. Spence	1,013	43.3
	Conservative	D. Lesford	991	42.4
	Labour	S. O'Brien	212	9.1
	Labour	I. Yarham	189	8.1
Turnout			2,338	52.9
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Great & Little Leighs & Little Waltham

Great & Little Leighs & Little Waltham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Wilsher	744	68.6
	Liberal Democrats	E. Smith	205	18.9
	Labour	J. Bliss	135	12.5
Majority			539	49.7
Turnout			1,084	49.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Baddow Danbury & Sandon

Little Baddow Danbury & Sandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Dyson	1,753	54.1
	Conservative	C. Kingsley	1,739	53.7
	Independent	J. Bacon	1,378	42.6
	Independent	B. Leyton	1,111	34.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Staines	723	22.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Whiteing	700	21.6
	Liberal Democrats	L. O'Brien	681	21.0
	Labour	T. Harris	181	5.6
	Labour	W. Jardine	173	5.3
	Labour	K. Nunn	150	4.6
Turnout			3,238	51.6
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Margaretting & Stock

Margaretting & Stock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Weaver	853	72.1
	Liberal Democrats	V. Davies	167	14.1
	Labour	M. Soul-Gray	163	13.8
Majority			686	58.0
Turnout			1,183	49.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moulsham Lodge

Moulsham Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Firth	1,190	57.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jones	1,026	49.5
	Conservative	S. Flack	582	28.1
	Conservative	I. Perera	559	27.0
	Labour	D. Edler	284	13.7
	Labour	R. Patterson	234	11.3
Turnout			2,074	49.8
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Old Moulsham

Old Moulsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cave	1,324	48.4
	Conservative	Y. Miller	1,188	43.5
	Conservative	D. Stevenson	1,113	40.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Davis	976	35.7
	Liberal Democrats	W. Hale	955	34.9
	Liberal Democrats	V. Sadowsky	887	32.4
	Labour	E. Baldwin	414	15.1
	Labour	Y. Cleary	405	14.8
	Labour	A. Scammell	375	13.7
Turnout			2,734	50.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Patching Hall

Patching Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Sturt	1,254	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Monk	1,216	41.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Linger	1,154	39.6
	Conservative	B. Cooper	1,131	38.9
	Conservative	S. Gillingham	1,093	37.5
	Conservative	J. Lewis	1,083	37.2
	Labour	D. Roberts	400	13.7
	Labour	J. Devane	351	12.1
	Labour	A. Final	343	11.8
	Green	A. Thomson	158	5.4
Turnout			2,911	51.4
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rettendon & Runwell

Rettendon & Runwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Denford	Unopposed
	Independent	E. Roberts	Unopposed
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Rothmans

Rothmans

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Page	916	47.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hutchon	915	47.2
	Conservative	S. Bowden	719	37.1
	Conservative	N. Poonian	712	36.7
	Labour	A. Green	256	13.2
	Labour	J. McLean	250	12.9
Turnout			1,940	43.7
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

South Hanningfield

South Hanningfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Norton	Unopposed
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent hold

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Leigh	1,412	64.8
	Conservative	C. Stephenson	1,379	63.3
	Conservative	E. Mickelborough	1,364	62.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Kemp	610	28.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lamb	600	27.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sykes	556	25.5
Turnout			2,179	41.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Denston	1,143	47.9
	Conservative	J. Theobald	1,012	42.4
	Conservative	B. Pead	903	37.8
	Independent	P. Martin	764	32.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. James	672	28.2
	Liberal Democrats	O. Cox	662	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	F. Waterworth	499	20.9
	Labour	E. Johnson	287	12.0
	Labour	D. Perkins	271	11.4
	Labour	K. Singer	255	10.7
Turnout			2,386	39.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Springfield North

Springfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Hepworth	1,212	42.9
	Liberal Democrats	W. Davey	1,204	42.6
	Liberal Democrats	W. Lane	1,163	41.1
	Conservative	S. Reynolds	1,158	40.9
	Conservative	C. Wickers	1,151	40.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Mackrory	1,048	37.1
	Labour	S. Haigh	364	12.9
	Labour	C. Hicks	352	12.4
	Labour	A. Rook	305	10.8
Turnout			2,828	45.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Springfield South

Springfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Lumley	908	53.2
	Conservative	F. Vella	806	47.2
	Conservative	M. Hurley	788	46.2
	Liberal Democrats	H. Wayne	632	37.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Webb	607	35.6
	Independent	J. Styles	301	17.6
	Labour	C. Dyer	208	12.2
	Labour	R. Butler	173	10.1
	Labour	S. Shaw	159	9.3
Turnout			1,706	41.5
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Young	1,525	42.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Storey	1,455	40.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Frewin	1,447	40.1
	Labour	R. Chad	1,069	29.6
	Labour	P. Bennett	998	27.7
	Labour	C. Butler	960	26.6
	Conservative	H. Hanmer	922	25.6
	Conservative	A. Lewis	902	25.0
	Conservative	C. Patient	872	24.2
Turnout			3,606	53.3
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

The Lawns

The Lawns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Harvey	1,348	47.1
	Conservative	R. Alcock	1,308	45.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Stuart	1,234	43.1
	Conservative	A. Gunn	1,175	41.0
	Labour	W. Jordan	220	7.7
	Labour	A. Coburn	217	7.6
Turnout			2,865	58.5
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold

Waterhouse Farm

Waterhouse Farm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hunnable	967	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Thackray	958	40.1
	Conservative	V. Makin	664	27.8
	Labour	S. Emmerson	651	27.2
	Conservative	R. Paddon	650	27.2
	Labour	G. Shearwood	621	26.0
Turnout			2,390	50.2
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre

Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Wendon	622	65.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Harvey	332	34.8
Majority			290	30.4
Turnout			954	42.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Writtle

Writtle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Riddiford	1,080	52.1
	Conservative	D. Pyman	1,052	50.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sinclair	427	20.6
	Labour	B. Grainger	397	19.2
	Labour	P. Metcalfe	389	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Nash	333	16.1
	Independent	N. Sargent	179	8.6
Turnout			2,072	48.8
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

By-elections

Writtle

Writtle by-election: 8 December 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		704	39.9	+19.4
	Labour		588	33.3	+14.2
	Conservative		472	26.8	–25.0
Majority			116	6.6	N/A
Turnout			1,764	39.7	–9.1
Registered electors			4,443
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.6

References

1. "Chelmsford Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
2. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 27 April 2025.