North West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
North West Essex | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Essex |
Electorate | 76,280 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Saffron Walden |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Saffron Walden |
North West Essex is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Chelmsford wards of: Boreham and The Leighs; Broomfield and The Walthams; Chelmsford Rural West; Writtle.
- The District of Uttlesford wards of: Ashdon; Clavering; Debden & Wimbish; Elsenham & Henham; Flitch Green & Little Dunmow; Great Dunmow North; Great Dunmow South & Barnston; High Easter & the Rodings; Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts; Newport; Saffron Walden Audley; Saffron Walden Castle; Saffron Walden Shire; Stansted North; Stansted South & Birchanger; Stort Valley; Takeley; Thaxted & the Eastons.[3]
It is the successor to Saffron Walden, excluding minor transfers to Braintree and Harlow (two District of Uttlesford wards each).
Members of Parliament
[edit]Saffron Walden prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Kemi Badenoch | Conservative |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 19,360 | 35.6 | –26.1 | |
Labour | Issy Waite | 16,750 | 30.8 | +17.0 | |
Reform UK | Grant StClair-Armstrong[a] | 7,668 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Smita Rajesh | 6,055 | 11.1 | –8.6 | |
Green | Edward Gildea | 2,846 | 5.2 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Andrew Green | 852 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Erik Bonino | 699 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Niko Omilana | 156 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,610 | 4.8 | –37.2 | ||
Turnout | 54,386 | 68.5 | –4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 79,824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –21.6 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019 notional result[6] | |||
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Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 34,105 | 61.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 10,878 | 19.7 | |
Labour | 7,616 | 13.8 | |
Green | 2,678 | 4.8 | |
Turnout | 55,277 | 72.5 | |
Electorate | 76,280 |
See also
[edit]- List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
- ^ ""North West Essex general election 2024 results in full as Kemi Badenoch contests seat"". 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Reform candidate to resign over BNP support". The Times. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- North West Essex UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK