page_title: Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of Chelmsford constituency within Essex, as it existed from 1918 to 1945.
context_page_description: Chelmsford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented since 2017 by Vicky Ford of the Conservative Party. She is currently serving as the Minister for Children in the Department for Education.
context_section_description: Chelmsford was one of eight single-member divisions of Essex (later classified as county constituencies) created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, replacing the three two member divisions of East, South and West Essex. It continued in existence until it was briefly abolished for the 1997 general election following the Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies, but re-established for the 2010 general election as a Borough Constituency by the Fifth Review.
  During its latter years, the old seat was narrowly won by a Conservative over strong Liberal Democrat performances, including their predecessor party the Liberal Party. Historically, the constituency has on occasion been referred to as 'Mid Essex', especially in the early part of the 20th Century.
caption: Chelmsford in Essex, showing boundaries used from 1918 to 1945.
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