North West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

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, since when it has been held by Kemi Badenoch of the Conservative Party, who is also the current leader of the opposition. She was MP for the predecessor seat of Saffron Walden from 2017 to 2024.

North West Essex
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of North West Essex in the East of England
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

Boundaries

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

Saffron Walden prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Kemi Badenoch	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North West Essex ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kemi Badenoch	19,360	35.6	–26.1
	Labour	Issy Waite	16,750	30.8	+17.0
	Reform UK	Grant StClair-Armstrong[lower-alpha 1]	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

2019 notional result[6]
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

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the East of England (region)

Notes

1. StClair-Armstrong resigned from Reform UK on 16 June 2024. As nominations had already closed, he was still identified as the Reform UK candidate on the ballot paper.^[5]

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
4. ""North West Essex general election 2024 results in full as Kemi Badenoch contests seat"". 4 July 2024.
5. Kendix, Max (16 June 2024). "Reform candidate to resign over BNP support". The Times. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
6. "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

• North West Essex UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richmond and Northallerton	Constituency represented by the leader of the opposition 2024 – present	Incumbent

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