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Chelmsford (district)

City of Chelmsford
Non-metropolitan district, Borough, City
Chelmsford shown within Essex
Chelmsford shown within Essex
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
Non-metropolitan county Essex
Admin HQ Chelmsford
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Chelmsford City Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs Simon Burns
Alan Haselhurst
John Whittingdale
Area
 • Total 132.14 sq mi (342.24 km2)
Area rank 126th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 172,600
 • Rank 108th (of 326)
 • Density 1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
 • Ethnicity 94.6% White
2.0% S.Asian
1.3% Black
1.2% Mixed Race
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
ONS code 22UF (ONS)
E07000070 (GSS)
OS grid reference TL713070
Website www.chelmsford.gov.uk

The City of Chelmsford (/ˈɛlmzfərd/) is a local government district in Essex, England. It is named after its main settlement, Chelmsford, which is also the county town of Essex. On 1 June 2012 Chelmsford was granted city status to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

The current district was formed on 1 April 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford, and most of the Chelmsford Rural District.

The mayor of the city for 2016-7 is Councillor Patricia Hughes, and is the first citizen of the borough and an ambassador for Chelmsford. A cabinet of ten councillors, from the 57 that constitute the council, are led by Cllr Roy Whitehead.Local elections are held every four years in the borough. After being under Liberal Democrat control between 1995 and 1999, the council moved to no overall control before the Conservative party gained a majority at the 2003 elections.

Following the United Kingdom local elections, 2015 the political composition of Chelmsford council is as follows:

The borough contains 26 parishes—one town council and 25 parish councils. They are:


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