We have now declared the result for the Springfield election and have published the details on our results page.
Upcoming elections
Neighbourhood planning referendum for Boreham
On Thursday 30 July 2026, we will be holding a neighbourhood planning referendum in Boreham.
The referendum will ask the following question to which you can answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’:
"Do you want Chelmsford City Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Boreham to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
The Boreham Neighbourhood Plan has been developed by Boreham Parish Council. It covers the whole of the parish, and includes local planning policies and proposals for a wide range of issues.
You can find out more about the Boreham Neighbourhood Plan consultation process.
You will only be able to vote in this referendum if you are a registered elector in the Boreham neighbourhood area.
If you voted in the last election and have not moved or changed your details since, you do not need to register again.
If you are not currently registered to vote, and wish to vote in this referendum you need to register on the GOV.UK website by midnight on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
You should receive your poll card for this referendum around 29 June.
Voters at this election will be able to vote in their assigned polling station, which will be either:
Boreham Village Hall
Boreham Church
Postal votes
If you have registered for a postal vote for this referendum, we will start sending these out around Wednesday 8 July 2026.
The deadline to apply for postal vote is Wednesday 15 July 2026.
If you do not receive your postal vote by Friday 24 July, you can request a reissue of your postal vote.
Proxy votes
You can appoint someone else to cast your vote on your behalf for this referendum. This is called a proxy vote.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is Wednesday 22 July 2026. However, if you fall ill or are called away for work after this date, you may be able to apply for an emergency proxy.
Information Statement published: Monday 22 June 2026
Notice of Referendum published: Thursday 25 June 2026
Deadline to register to vote: midnight on Tuesday 14 July 2026
Deadline to apply for postal vote: 5pm Wednesday 15 July 2026
Deadline to apply for proxy vote: 5pm Wednesday 22 July 2026
Day of polling: Thursday 30 July 2026 (7am to 10pm)
The count and declaration of results: Friday 31 July 2026
We will publish the official notices in due course.
Information about other election cycles
Following the sad news of the death of Cllr Mike Mackrory, we had to postpone the election for the Chelmsford Springfield Division of Essex County Council.
It went ahead on Thursday 18 June 2026 (instead of the planned date of Thursday 7 May 2026).
We have now declared the results of the election.
The last general election took place in July 2024. The date of the next election will be set by the government.
For a general election, Chelmsford residents are divided into three parliamentary constituencies:
- Chelmsford (administered by us)
- Maldon (administered by Maldon District Council)
- North West Essex (administered by Uttlesford District Council)
We administer the elections in the Chelmsford area on behalf of Essex County Council.
Essex County Council elections took place on 7 May 2026, except for Springfield.
You can view the results from the county council elections.
The last full city council elections were in 2023 and the next are due in May 2027.
Chelmsford City Council by-election for Broomfield and The Walthams
Following the resignation of Cllr Nicola Bugbee, we held a by-election for the Broomfield and The Walthams ward of Chelmsford City Council on 7 May 2026.
You can view the results from the by-election.
Parish-tier elections
The last parish-tier elections were in 2023 and the next are due in May 2027.
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