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Chelmsford City Council
Local authority area: Chelmsford
Chelmsford is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 338.8 km² and had 183,326 residents in 2022 — about 541 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Chelmsford.
Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Hall, Chelmsford
Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Chelmsford, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022183,326+8.3% since 2012
Land area338.8km²130.8 sq mi
Density541/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#148of 382 UK councils · #134 in England
Population estimates4 data points
169.3K172.6K177.1K183.3K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Chelmsford became a local authority area.
Elections
24 electoral wards
Census 2021: 181,522 residents in 75,405 households across the wards; 19.4% aged 65+, 70.0% of homes owned, 14.9% of households without a car.
1Moulsham and Central6,344 households · 13.7% aged 65+13,3342Broomfield and The Walthams4,437 households · 18.4% aged 65+11,0393Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park4,450 households · 12.3% aged 65+10,8474Springfield North4,313 households · 14.2% aged 65+10,5425St Andrews3,760 households · 18.4% aged 65+9,2896Patching Hall3,819 households · 20.8% aged 65+9,072
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CActive EssexCouncil office · Chelmsford CM1 1QHCTown Centre ManagementCouncil office · Chelmsford CM1 1JAPBoreham Parish CouncilParish council · Chelmsford CM3 3JD
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q894080 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.