- Source: List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
The county of Essex (which includes the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock) is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies (sub-classified into six of borough type and twelve of county status, affecting the level of expenses permitted and status of returning officer).
The county saw the majority of its population and seats removed on the creation of the county of Greater London in 1965. Since then, the Conservatives have won a majority of the seats in the revised county. In the 2019 general election, all of Essex's seats were won by Conservative MPs by more than 50% of the vote. However, at the 2024 election, the Conservatives were reduced to ten seats, held on significantly reduced majorities. Labour won five seats, Reform UK two seats, and the Liberal Democrats one.
Constituencies
Conservative†
Labour‡
Liberal Democrat¤
Reform#
2024 Boundary changes
For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England retained the number of constituencies in Essex at eighteen, with minor boundary changes to reflect changes to electoral wards within the county and to bring the electorates within the statutory range. The commission opted to rename Southend West to Southend West and Leigh (although the town of Leigh-on-Sea had already been part of the Southend West constituency prior to the boundary changes), and rename Rochford and Southend East to Southend East and Rochford to acknowledge that Southend-on-Sea had achieved city status during the course of the review. In addition, Saffron Walden was renamed North West Essex. These changes came into effect from the 2024 general election.
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019
= 2024
=The number votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Essex in the 2024 general election were as follows:
= 2019
=The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Essex in the 2019 general election were as follows:
= Percentage votes
=11974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
= Seats
=11974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
= Maps
=1885-1910
1918-1945
1950-1970
1974-present
Historical representation by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
Key: bulk or all of areas marked † form part of present-day Greater London.
= 1852 to 1885
=Conservative
Independent Whig
Liberal
Radical
Whig
= 1885 to 1918
=Conservative
Independent Labour
Independent Labour Party
Labour
Liberal
Liberal-Labour
= 1918 to 1945
=British Socialist (1919-20) / Communist (1920-22)
Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)
Coalition National Democratic & Labour
Common Wealth
Conservative
Constitutionalist
Independent
Labour
Liberal
National Liberal (1931-68)
National Socialist
= 1945 to 1974
=Common Wealth
Conservative
Labour Independent Group (1949-50)
Labour
National Liberal (1931-68)
= 1974 to 2010
=Conservative
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
UKIP
= 2010 to present
=Conservative
Independent
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Reform
UKIP
See also
List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Essex
Historical list of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
List of former parliamentary constituencies in Essex
Notes
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
- North West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
- Historical list of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
- Parliamentary constituencies in London
- Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England
- List of former parliamentary constituencies in Essex
- North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
- Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency)
