Upcoming elections
Broomfield Neighbourhood Planning Referendum (Thursday 27 February 2025)
The Broomfield Neighbourhood Plan has been developed by Broomfield Parish Council.
It covers the whole of the parish, and includes planning policies on the environment, village character, development, open space and transport.
The draft plan will proceed to a local referendum within the Neighbourhood Area. This follows an independent examination carried out by written representations.
We will hold the referendum on Thursday 27 February 2025.
The Broomfield referendum will ask one question, to which you can answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’:
- "Do you want Chelmsford City Council to use the neighbourhood plan for Broomfield to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
You can:
- Information Statement published: Monday 20 January 2025
- Notice of Referendum published: Thursday 23 January 2025
- Delivery of poll cards: around Thursday 30 January 2025
- Delivery of existing postal votes: around Wednesday 5 February 2025
- Registration deadline: midnight on Tuesday 11 February 2025
- Deadline to apply for postal vote: 5pm Wednesday 12 February 2025
- Deadline to apply for proxy vote and a voter authority certificate: 5pm Wednesday 19 February 2025
- Day of polling: Thursday 27 February 2025
- Count and declaration of results: Friday 28 February 2025
You will only be able to vote in this referendum if you are a registered elector in the February Parish Council area.
If you voted in the last election and have not moved or changed your details since, you do not need to register again.
If you are not currently registered to vote, and wish to vote in this referendum, you need to register on the GOV.UK website by midnight on Tuesday 11 February 2025.
You should receive your poll card for this referendum around Thursday 30 January 2025. If you do not receive a card by then, you need to call us on 01245 606449 to check you are registered to vote.
If you are eligible to vote in these elections, you can vote at the appropriate polling station. The two polling stations for this referendum are:
- Broomfield Village Hall, 158 Main Road, Broomfield Chelmsford, CM1 7AH
- Chelmer Valley High School, Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
You will need to present an accepted form of photo ID to vote in person at this referendum. You can find out more about voter ID.
Postal voting
If you have registered for a postal vote for this referendum, we will start sending these out around Wednesday 5 February 2025.
The deadline to apply for postal vote is Wednesday 12 February 2025.
If you do not receive your postal vote by Friday 21 February 2025, we can issue you a new postal voting pack but we must receive a written request.
Proxy voting
You can appoint someone else to cast your vote on your behalf for the referendum. This is called a proxy vote.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is Wednesday 19 February 2025. However, if you fall ill or are called away for work after this date, you may be able to apply for an emergency proxy.
You can find out more about all these topics, including how to apply or contact us about an issue, on our postal and proxy voting page.
Referendum documents
- Notice of referendum (due for publication on 23 January)
- Notice of poll and situation of polling stations (due for publication on 19 February)
Planning documents
You can view all planning-related documents on the main Broomfield Neighbourhood Plan consultation page.
County council elections
The most recent elections for Essex County Council were in 2021. The next elections are due in May 2025.
City council elections
The last city council elections were in 2023 and the next are due in May 2027.
General election
A general election took place on 4 July 2024. You can view the general election results. The date of the next election will be set by the government.
For a general election, Chelmsford residents are divided into three parliamentary constituencies:
- Chelmsford (administered by us)
- Maldon (administered by Maldon District Council)
- North West Essex (administered by Uttlesford District Council)
You can check your parliamentary boundary online.
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