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Chelmsford is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. It is named after its main...

Chelmsford is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. It is named after its main settlement, Chelmsford, which is also the county town of Essex. The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford, and most of the Chelmsford Rural District. The mayor of the borough is Cllr Tony Sach and is the first citizen of the borough and an ambassador for Chelmsford. A cabinet of ten councillors, from the 57 that constitute the council, are led by Cllr Roy Whitehead. Local elections are held every four years in the borough. The borough contains 26 parishes, 25 parish councils and one town council. They are: To the north-west it borders the district of Uttlesford and to the north-east the boundary is with the district of Braintree. It shares its eastern border with Maldon. To the south-east its borders the district of Rochford, to the south the district of Basildon and to the south-west it the borough of Brentwood. To the west the borough has a boundary with the district of Epping Forest. The total population of the area covered by the Borough council is 157,748 (ONS 2004 estimate). Approximately 60,000 live in the town and over 42,400 in the