Claim: In the Chelmsford City Council elections, especifically in the Trinity By-Election 5 May 2005, Conservative candidate Martin Bracken won with 1,111 votes, beating Paul Hutchinson of the Liberal Democrats party (which formed a UK coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015) with 1,101 votes.
Evidence: Trinity By-Election 5 May 2005 Liberal Democrats Martin Bracken 1,111