Harwich and North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harwich and North Essex /ˈhærɪtʃ ... ˈɛsɪks/ is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Bernard Jenkin of the Conservative Party since its creation in 2010.[n 2]
| Harwich and North Essex | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Harwich and North Essex in the East of England | |
| County | Essex |
| Electorate | 74,838 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Harwich, Wivenhoe, Manningtree, Brightlingsea |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Bernard Jenkin (Conservative Party) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Harwich, North Essex |
The constituency maintains a strong maritime connection, containing the eponymous port and town of Harwich which offers regular ferry services to the Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland). Deprivation in terms of low income and unemployment exists in the Dovercourt, Parkeston and station neighbourhoods of Harwich itself and south of Brightlingsea whereas the other villages and towns (down to localised Output Areas of a few hundred homes) fall above the national average on the same measures.[2]
The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of Essex by the Boundary Commission for England. It was formed from the majority of the abolished constituency of North Essex, together with the town of Harwich and surrounding areas, previously part of the abolished Harwich constituency, with the remainder of the Harwich seat creating the new seat of Clacton.
Jenkin was previously Member of Parliament for North Essex.
2010–2024
- The District of Tendring wards of Alresford, Ardleigh and Little Bromley, Bradfield, Wrabness and Wix, Brightlingsea, Great and Little Oakley, Great Bentley, Harwich and Kingsway, Lawford, Manningtree, Mistley, Little Bentley and Tendring, Ramsey and Parkeston, and Thorrington, Frating, Elmstead and Great Bromley; and
- The Borough of Colchester wards of Dedham and Langham, East Donyland, Fordham and Stour, Great Tey, Pyefleet, West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green, West Mersea, Wivenhoe Cross, and Wivenhoe Quay.[3]
Map of boundaries 2010-2024
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Colchester wards of: Lexden & Braiswick (polling districts EJ, ET and EU); Mersea & Pyefleet; Old Heath & The Hythe; Rural North; Wivenhoe.
- The District of Tendring wards of: Alresford & Elmstead; Ardleigh & Little Bromley; Brightlingsea; Dovercourt All Saints; Dovercourt Bay; Dovercourt Tollgate; Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston; Harwich & Kingsway; Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley; Stour Valley.[4]
Minor changes - Old Heath and The Hythe areas to the south east of Colchester city centre added from Colchester, offset by the transfer of some rural areas in the east to Clacton.
Harwich and North Essex prior to 2010
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sir Bernard Jenkin | Conservative | |
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 16,522 | 34.4 | –24.2 | |
| Labour | Alex Diner | 15,360 | 32.0 | +6.1 | |
| Reform UK | Mark Cole | 9,806 | 20.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Natalie Sommers | 3,561 | 7.4 | –3.3 | |
| Green | Andrew Canessa | 2,794 | 5.8 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 1,162 | 2.4 | –30.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,043 | 63.0 | –9.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,579 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –15.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 general election notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 31,668 | 58.6 | |
| Labour | 14,017 | 25.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,801 | 10.7 | |
| Green | 1,924 | 3.6 | |
| Others | 674 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | 54,084 | 72.3 | |
| Electorate | 74,838 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 31,830 | 61.3 | +2.8 | |
| Labour | Stephen Rice | 11,648 | 22.4 | −8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Beckett | 5,866 | 11.3 | +5.9 | |
| Green | Peter Banks | 1,945 | 3.7 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Richard Browning-Smith | 411 | 0.8 | New | |
| Independent | Tony Francis | 263 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 20,182 | 38.9 | +10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 51,963 | 70.1 | −1.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Jenkin[9] | 29,921 | 58.5 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Rosalind Scott[10] | 15,565 | 30.4 | +10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Graham[11] | 2,787 | 5.4 | −2.0 | |
| UKIP | Aaron Hammond[10] | 1,685 | 3.3 | −14.2 | |
| Green | Blake Roberts[10][12] | 1,042 | 2.0 | −2.4 | |
| CPA | Stephen Todd[13] | 141 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 14,356 | 28.1 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,141 | 71.7 | +1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 24,722 | 51.0 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Edward Browne[15] | 9,548 | 19.7 | −0.2 | |
| UKIP | Mark Hughes[15] | 8,464 | 17.5 | +12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Graham[15] | 3,576 | 7.4 | −16.2 | |
| Green | Christopher Flossman | 2,122 | 4.4 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 15,174 | 31.3 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,432 | 69.9 | +0.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Jenkin* | 23,001 | 46.9 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Raven | 11,554 | 23.6 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Darren Barrenger | 9,774 | 19.9 | −10.9 | |
| UKIP | Simon Anselmi | 2,572 | 5.2 | +1.5 | |
| BNP | Stephen Robey | 1,065 | 2.2 | New | |
| Green | Chris Fox | 909 | 1.9 | −1.8 | |
| Independent | Peter Bates | 170 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 11,447 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 49,000 | 69.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.0 | |||
- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election every five years.
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