Elections coming up in Essex on Thursday 7 May 2026
27 March 2026
Corporate Communications
Two Notices of Election have been published today ahead of the Essex County Council elections and a Chelmsford City Council by-election
Make sure you’re ready to vote in the Essex County Council elections
Voters will go to the polls across Essex on Thursday 7 May 2026.
Chelmsford ready to help with county elections if they go ahead
Chelmsford City Council has written to the Government to support this year’s Essex County Council elections going ahead as scheduled.
Chelmsford residents urged to renew their postal votes
People who registered to vote by post before 31 October 2023 must now reapply for their postal vote.
County and city council by-election results
The results are in for two by-elections in Chelmsford, after residents went to the polls on 1 May to elect a county and city councillors.
By-elections to take place on Thursday 1 May
By-elections will take place in Chelmsford this May, following the resignation of Councillor Marie Goldman as a county and city councillor.
By-election and referendum results
Some Chelmsford residents went to the polls on 12 December to vote in by-elections and a referendum.
Two by-elections and a referendum on 12 December
Some Chelmsford residents will go to the polls next month to vote in two by-elections and a referendum. Voting takes place on 12 December.
General election results for Chelmsford 2024
Marie Goldman for the Liberal Democrats has been elected MP for the Chelmsford constituency in the 2024 parliamentary general election.
Chelmsford candidate list for general election published
The list of candidates standing in the UK Parliamentary general election for the Chelmsford constituency has now been published.
