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Essex Chelmsford

Every general election in Essex Chelmsford since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Conservative, majority 5,294.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won29,06955.0%
Labour23,77545.0%
Valid votes52,844
Majority5,29410.0%

Con hold Turnout 83.3% of 63,433 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Conservative, 1918: 66.9%Conservative, 1922: 52.6%Conservative, 1923: 44.2%Conservative, 1924: 54.7%Conservative, 1929: 43.8%Conservative, 1931: 80.5%Conservative, 1935: 70.8%Conservative, 1945: 43.2%Conservative, 1950: 54.7%Conservative, 1951: 55.0%Labour, 1918: 33.1%Labour, 1922: 17.6%Labour, 1924: 10.0%Labour, 1929: 22.8%Labour, 1931: 19.5%Labour, 1935: 29.2%Labour, 1950: 45.4%Labour, 1951: 45.0%Liberal, 1922: 29.8%Liberal, 1923: 55.8%Liberal, 1924: 35.3%Liberal, 1929: 33.4%Liberal, 1945: 10.1%Common Wealth, 1945: 46.7%
Vote share in Essex Chelmsford at each general election Con Lab Lib CW

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951ConLab5,29410.083.3%Con hold
1950ConLab4,8599.384.3%
1945CWCon2,0803.673.4%
1935ConLab16,62441.665.4%Con hold
1931ConLab24,20661.070.9%Con hold
1929ConLib4,06010.475.1%Con hold
1924ConLib5,63119.477.1%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon2,69211.763.5%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib4,88722.861.0%Con hold
1918ConLab5,66633.850.2%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Essex Chelmsford?

The Conservatives won Essex Chelmsford at the 1951 general election with a majority of 5,294.

Which parties have won Essex Chelmsford?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 8, Common Wealth 1, Liberal 1.

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