Colchester North (UK Parliament constituency)

Colchester North Borough constituency
Created:	1983
Abolished:	1997
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

Colchester North in Essex

Colchester North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The seat was succeeded by Colchester and the northern half of North Essex.

[edit] Members of Parliament

General Election 1992: Colchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bernard Jenkin	35,123	51.5	−0.8
	Liberal Democrat	J R Raven	18,721	27.4	−3.1
	Labour	D G Lee	13,870	20.3	+2.4
	Green	M Tariq Shabeer	372	0.5	+0.5
	Natural Law	M Mears	238	0.4	+0.4
Majority			16,402	24.1
Turnout				79.1	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.2

General Election 1987: Colchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Antony Buck	32,747	52.3	–0.7
	Social Democrat	A Hayman	19,124	30.5	+4.3
	Labour	R A Green	10,768	17.2	−0.5
Majority			13,623	21.8
Turnout				76.0	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.5

General Election 1983: Colchester North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Antony Buck	29,921	53.0	+0.1
	Liberal	R Montgomerie	14,873	26.3	+12.2
	Labour	R C Allen	10,397	18.4	−14.9
	Independent Conservative	D Wilkinson	784	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	R Davies	510	0.9	+0.9
Majority			15,048	26.6
Turnout				73.08	−3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	−6.1