Chelmsford sits in a two-tier county area. Under the Government's local government reorganisation programme, the City Council is expected to be abolished in 2028, with elections to a new authority anticipated in 2027.
That is a fundamental change to how Chelmsford is governed — who collects your bins, who decides planning applications, and who sets your council tax.
Reform UK Chelmsford will keep pressing for residents to be properly consulted, and for whatever replaces the City Council to be accountable to the people who fund it.
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