Chelmsford

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Essex
County (post 1974): Essex
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 261
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 332
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 373
Formed 1885
Disbanded 1997
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2,3,4) Essex, Chelmsford. Constituency reformed with same name in 2010.

Elected Members

  1. William Beadel

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1892*
    Date of exit: 5 April 1892
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. Thomas Usborne

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1892*
    Date of election: 30 April 1892
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1900
    Date of exit: 1 October 1900
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  3. Frederick Rasch

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: 1 October 1900
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1908*
    Date of exit: 17 November 1908
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. Sydney Robinson

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1924
    Date of exit: 29 October 1924
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Henry Curtis-Bennett

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1926*
    Date of exit: c. 1926*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. Charles Howard-Bury

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1926*
    Date of election: 30 November 1926
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  7. Vivian Henderson

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. John Macnamara

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1945*
    Date of exit: 22 December 1945
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  9. Ernest Millington

    Party: Common Wealth
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1945*
    Date of election: 26 April 1945
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1950
    Date of exit: 23 February 1950
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Common Wealth
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  10. Hubert Ashton

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1964
    Date of exit: 15 October 1964
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  11. Norman St John-Stevas

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 15 October 1964
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1987
    Date of exit: 11 June 1987
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. Richard Martin

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 1885-11-24 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  2. Charles Henry

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1900
    Date of election: 1900-10-01 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  3. Ernest Millington

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 1950-02-23 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  4. James Haworth

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1951
    Date of election: 1951-10-25 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  5. Bernard Floud

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 1955-05-26 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  6. Hubert Ashton

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1945
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  7. Sydney Robinson

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  8. Sydney Robinson

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1929
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  9. Sydney Robinson

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1926*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  10. Brian Batsford

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1945*
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: National
    Notes: