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Chelmsford
Covers Chelmsford · Moulsham · Springfield
Photograph shows Chelmsford. The constituency reaches beyond the city itself.
Your member of parliament
Marie Goldman
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Chelmsford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,753 votes, or 9.4 points. A swing of 4.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 207 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 443.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 9.4 points, which is larger than 207 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 4,753 votes.
Majority
4,753
9.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
65.9%
+6.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
50,716 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie GoldmanElected | Liberal Democrat | 20,214 | 39.9% | +27.6 |
| Vicky Ford | Conservative | 15,461 | 30.5% | +6.8 |
| Darren Ingrouille | Reform UK | 6,754 | 13.3% | -1.0 |
| Richard Parry | Labour | 6,108 | 12.0% | -21.7 |
| Reza Hossain | Green Party | 1,588 | 3.1% | -3.3 |
| Richard Hyland | Independent Network | 230 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
| Mark Lawrence | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 187 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
| Mark Kenlen | Workers Party of Britain | 105 | 0.2% | -0.5 |
| Kamla Sangha | Independent | 69 | 0.1% | -1.9 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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