North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
North Essex | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of North Essex in Essex for the 2005 general election. | |
Location of Essex within England. | |
County | Essex |
1997–2010 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Harwich and North Essex |
Created from | Colchester North |
1832–1868 | |
Replaced by | East Essex, West Essex |
Created from | Essex |
North Essex was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
A previous constituency called Essex Northern, electing two members, existed from 1832 until 1868, when it was divided into two new constituencies: East Essex and West Essex.
The new Harwich and North Essex constituency
Following boundary changes by the Boundary Commission for England, parts of the two former constituencies of Harwich and Essex North were combined to create the new constituency of Harwich and North Essex.
History
The North Essex constituency was created in 1997 mostly replacing the former seat of Colchester North.
Boundaries
1832-1868: The Hundreds of Clavering, Dunmow, Freshwell, Hinckford, Lexden, Tendring, Thurstable, Uttlesford, Winstree and Witham.[1]
1997-2010: The Borough of Colchester wards of Birch Messing and Copford, Boxted and Langham, Dedham, East Donyland, Fordham, Great and Little Horkesley, Great Tey, Marks Tey, Pyefleet, Tiptree, West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green, West Mersea, Winstree, and Wivenhoe, and the District of Tendring wards of Alresford, Thorrington and Frating, Ardleigh, Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix, Brightlingsea East, Brightlingsea West, Elmstead, Great Bentley, Great Bromley, Little Bromley and Little Bentley, Lawford and Manningtree, Mistley, St Osyth, and Tendring and Weeley.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1868
Election | 1st Member [2] | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | Sir John Tyssen Tyrell, Bt | Tory | Alexander Baring | Tory | ||
1834 | Conservative | Conservative | ||||
1835 by-election | John Payne Elwes | Conservative | ||||
1837 | Charles Gray Round | Conservative | ||||
1847 | William Beresford | Conservative | ||||
1857 | Charles Du Cane | Conservative | ||||
1865 | Sir Thomas Burch Western | Liberal | ||||
1868 | Reform Act 1867: constituency abolished |
MPs 1997-2010
Election | Member [2] | Party | |
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1997 | Bernard Jenkin | Conservative | |
2010 | Constituency abolished: see Harwich and North Essex |
Elections
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 22,811 | 47.6 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Hughes | 11,908 | 24.8 | -6.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Raven | 9,831 | 20.5 | +3.0 | |
Green | Chris Fox | 1,718 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
UKIP | George Curtis | 1,691 | 3.5 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 10,903 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 47,959 | 65.7 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 21,325 | 47.4 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Philip Hawkins | 14,139 | 31.5 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Trevor Ellis | 7,867 | 17.5 | -2.1 | |
UKIP | George Curtis | 1,613 | 3.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 7,186 | 15.9 | |||
Turnout | 44,944 | 62.8 | -12.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 22,480 | 43.9 | −13.8 | |
Labour | Timothy Young | 17,004 | 33.2 | +14.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Phillips | 10,028 | 20.0 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Roger Lord | 1,202 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Green | Susan Ransome | 495 | 1.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 5,476 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 51,209 | 75.3 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 36,381 | 53.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 17,224 | 25.1 | |||
Labour | 14,014 | 20.4 | |||
Green | 700 | 1.0 | |||
Natural Law | 238 | 0.3 | |||
Majority | 19,157 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 68,557 | 79.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Charles Du Cane | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Du Cane's appointment as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Charles Du Cane | 2,081 | 35.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Western | 1,931 | 32.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Beresford | 1,881 | 31.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,912 (est) | 78.8 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,904 | ||||
Majority | 150 | 2.5 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 50 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Charles Du Cane | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Beresford | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,510 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Charles Du Cane | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Beresford | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,553 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Tyrell | 2,412 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | William Beresford | 2,334 | 41.8 | ||
Whig | Thomas Barrett-Lennard | 833 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 1,501 | 26.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,206 (est) | 56.1 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 5,715 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | William Beresford | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Beresford's appointment as Secretary at War.
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. LXIV. An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 300–383. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)
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Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Essex |
UK Parliament constituency 1832 – 1868 |
Succeeded by Essex Eastern |
UK Parliament constituency 1832 – 1868 |
Succeeded by Essex Western | |
Preceded by Colchester North |
UK Parliament constituency 1997 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Harwich and North Essex |
Preceded by Colchester South and Maldon |
UK Parliament constituency 1997 – 2010 |