Riding profile

Chelmsford

UK constituency — England · Urban · east of england

The question

Chelmsford: a safe seat for the Lib Dems?

Current forecast

Lib Dems

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
11.8
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Lib Dems 36.4%
  • Reform UK 24.6%
  • Conservative 23.5%
  • Labour 6.5%
  • Green 6.2%
  • Other 2.5%

Watch list

The tightest races

Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.

  1. Birmingham ErdingtonReform UK60 %0.5 pt margin
  2. Derby NorthLabour62 %0.5 pt margin
  3. Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastReform UK62 %0.5 pt margin

In context

How this riding stacks up

Lib Dems Reform UK Conservative Labour
HereChelmsford 36.4%24.6%23.5%6.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 11.4% +25.1 25.4% −0.7 19.3% +4.2 21.8% −15.3

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Editorial read

Chelmsford, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Lib Dems in the previous cycle, with a 9-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Lib Dems ahead at 36% vote share, against 25% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Marie Goldman

Sits with Lib Dems

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Previous election · 2024

Won by
Lib Dems
Margin
9.4 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+2.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Marie Goldman Elected Lib Dems 20,214 39.9
Vicky Ford Conservative 15,461 30.5
Darren Ingrouille Reform UK 6,754 13.3
Richard Parry Labour 6,108 12.0
Reza Hossain Green 1,588 3.1
Richard Hyland Other 230 0.5
Mark Lawrence Other 187 0.4
Mark Kenlen Other 105 0.2
Kamla Sangha Other 69 0.1

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
108,155
Median age
39
Employment rate
78.6%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029