Harwich and North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
Harwich and North Essex is a parliamentary constituency
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Essex
, much of the existing North Essex constituency
was combined with part of the existing Harwich constituency
, with the remainder of the Harwich seat renamed as the new Clacton constituency
.
and Tendring
.
and North Essex
United Kingdom constituencies
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represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following the Boundary Commission for England's review of parliamentary representation in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, much of the existing North Essex constituency
North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
North Essex was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2010...
was combined with part of the existing Harwich constituency
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, with the remainder of the Harwich seat renamed as the new Clacton constituency
Clacton (UK Parliament constituency)
Clacton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
.
Boundaries
The electoral wards used in the formation of Harwich and North Essex are from the districts of ColchesterColchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
and Tendring
Tendring
Tendring is a local government district in North East Essex, England. It extends from the River Stour in the north, to the coast and the River Colne in the south, with the coast to the East and the town of Colchester to the west. Its council is based in Clacton-on-Sea. Towns in the district...
.
- From Colchester, the wards of Dedham and Langham, East Donyland, Fordham and Stour, Great Tey, Pyefleet, West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green, West MerseaWest MerseaWest Mersea is a small town in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. It is the larger of two settlements on Mersea Island, located south east of Colchester. The smaller settlement on the island is the village of East Mersea....
, Wivenhoe Cross and Wivenhoe Quay. - From Tendring, the wards of AlresfordAlresford, EssexAlresford is a village in Essex, England. It is located southeast of Colchester and is northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Tendring and in the parliamentary constituency of North Essex....
, Ardleigh and Little Bromley, Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix, BrightlingseaBrightlingseaBrightlingsea is a coastal town in the Tendring district of Essex, England, located between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, situated at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. It has an estimated population of 8500....
, Great and Little Oakley, Great BentleyGreat BentleyGreat Bentley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of North East Essex, England, located midway between the towns of Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea. It is home to the largest village green in the country, at a size of and has won 'Village of the Year' several times...
, HarwichHarwichHarwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
East, Harwich East Central, Harwich West, Harwich West Central, Lawford, Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring, Ramsey and Parkeston, Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley.
Constituency profile
The constituency maintains a strong maritime connection, containing as it does the eponymous Harwich, one of the largest container ports in Britain. There are high levels of deprivation in the seat, however the villages and towns through the countryside inland are more affluent.Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2010 | Bernard Jenkin Bernard Jenkin Bernard Christison Jenkin is a politician in the United Kingdom, and the current Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex... |
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Elections
For results prior to the boundary review, see HarwichHarwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and North Essex
North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
North Essex was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2010...
Elections in the 2010s
* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament