Chelmsford.
Liberal Democrats MP Marie Goldman holds the seat on 39.9% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
A steady constituency-focused MP who has used parliamentary speech rather than rebellion to register dissent, Goldman has been notably vocal on NHS failings in Chelmsford -- telling the BBC in January that a patient death at the local A&E showed the health service was "completely broken" -- and on asylum policy, condemning protests outside flats housing asylum seekers and voting against government regulations that would withdraw accommodation support from those found working illegally. She also backed the Liberal Democrat line in voting to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and opposed the government's reserve power to direct pension fund investments.
Her voting participation sits at 72% -- somewhat below the Commons average -- and she has not broken from the Liberal Democrat whip once since arriving in Parliament after the 2024 election. Her 143 parliamentary contributions span economy and jobs, local government, fiscal policy, health and social care, and crime, suggesting a broad local-service focus rather than a single specialist brief. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with Lords scrutiny (97%) and parliamentary scrutiny (95%), and firm opposition to the employer National Insurance increase (100%), while she sits well below her party average on pension protection -- a 64-percentage-point gap -- reflecting her votes against the government's Pension Schemes Bill provisions.
Goldman's background in healthcare (she is a pharmacist) appears to inform her sustained focus on NHS and social care debates. Local news coverage -- running to 84 articles in the past 90 days -- has centred heavily on crime, with a large volume of pieces linked to the October 2025 Chelmsford police manhunt she responded to publicly. She sits on the Administration Committee. No rebel votes are on record, making her parliamentary record, at this stage, one of consistent party alignment combined with active local advocacy.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmer Village Beaulieu Park(3 seats) | Moore · Hall · Sullivan | 3,352 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Goat Hall(2 seats) | Clark · Mascot | 1,635 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Great Baddow East(3 seats) | Sosin · Franks · Davey | 2,569 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Great Baddow West(2 seats) | Sosin · Young | 1,339 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Marconi(2 seats) | Deakin · Rajesh | 1,402 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Moulsham Central(2 seats) | Ayres · Manley | 2,669 | Chelmsford LD | May 2025 |
| Moulsham Lodge(2 seats) | Thompson · Goldman | 1,433 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Patching Hall(3 seats) | Davidson · Foster · Pappa | 3,164 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Springfield North(3 seats) | Tron · Clark · Fuller | 2,765 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| St Andrews(3 seats) | Davidson · Hawkins · Robinson | 3,420 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| The Lawns(2 seats) | Dudley · Lee | 1,675 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Trinity(2 seats) | Sampson · Frascona | 1,698 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
| Waterhouse Farm(2 seats) | Lardge · Walsh | 1,373 | Chelmsford LD | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Chelmsford (107,199). Total population across named built-up areas: 107,199.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford | 107,199 | city |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 63.0% | 57.1% | +10% |
| Owner-occupied | 65.3% | 63.1% | +4% |
| Private rented | 19.3% | 20.0% | -4% |
| Social rented | 15.3% | 16.8% | -9% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £485m |
| Taxpayers | 58,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £3,550 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £8,300 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie GoldmanWON | LD | 20,214 | 39.9 |
| Vicky Ford | Con | 15,461 | 30.5 |
| Darren Ingrouille | Ref | 6,754 | 13.3 |
| Richard Parry | Lab | 6,108 | 12.0 |
| Reza Hossain | Grn | 1,588 | 3.1 |
| Richard Hyland | Ind | 230 | 0.5 |
| Mark Lawrence | Ind | 187 | 0.4 |
| Mark Kenlen | Ind | 105 | 0.2 |
| Kamla Sangha | Ind | 69 | 0.1 |
Turnout 50,716
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vicky Ford | Con | 55.9 |
| 2017 | Vicky Ford | Con | 53.7 |
| 2015 | Simon Burns | Con | 51.5 |
| 2010 | Burns, Simon | Con | 46.2 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo