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2019 general election results

Chelmsford

Shows the general election results for Chelmsford, which is a constituency in Essex. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 80,394 and a turnout of 71.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Vicky Ford
Majority
17,621
Electorate
80,394
Turnout
71.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 55.9%
LD 25.1%
Lab 18.0%
MRLP 1.0%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Vicky Ford  Con 31,934 55.9 2.2
Marie Goldman  LD 14,313 25.1 12.9
Penny Richards  Lab 10,295 18.0 -11.8
Mark Lawrence * MRLP 580 1.0 1.0
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab MRLP UKIP Green Lib BNP Eng Dem Beer
2005 39.5% 30.3% 26.9% 0.0% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 46.2% 36.8% 11.0% 0.0% 2.8% 0.9% 0.0% 1.6% 0.5% 0.3%
2015 51.5% 11.9% 17.6% 0.0% 14.2% 3.5% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 53.7% 12.2% 29.8% 0.0% 2.9% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 55.9% 25.1% 18.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
239 Chelmsford 30.8%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
270 Chelmsford 55.9%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
178 Chelmsford 71.1%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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