Borough of Chelmsford
Shown within Essex
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Essex
Area: - Total	Ranked 141st 342.24 km²
Admin. HQ:	Chelmsford
ONS code:	22UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 99th 157,527 460 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.7% White 1.1% S.Asian
Politics
Chelmsford Borough Council http://www.chelmsfordbc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	John Whittingdale, Mark Francois, Simon Burns

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.

Former borough arms

Other settlements in the borough include Great Baddow, Great Green , and Writtle.

The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford, and most of the Chelmsford Rural District .