| South East Essex | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1955–1983 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Castle Point and Rochford |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Replaced by | Billericay |
| Created from | South Essex |
South East Essex (in its first incarnation formally the South Eastern division of Essex) was a parliamentary constituency in Essex in the East of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
The constituency was re-established for the 1955 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election.
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South East Essex originally comprised a large area including modern day Thurrock district, Castle Point district, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea and the Winstree hundred. However, as the population of the area grew, so did its parliamentary representation.
In 1918, a reformed constituency lost the Winstree hundred and Southend-on-Sea (except Shoeburyness), and gained Billericay.
In 1945, Shoeburyness was handed over to Southend East while Thurrock gained its own representation.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | constituency created (South Essex divided) | ||
| 1885 | William Thomas Makins | ||
| 1886 | Sir Carne Rasch | Conservative | |
| 1900 | Edward Tufnell | ||
| 1906 | Rowland Edward Whitehead | Liberal | |
| Jan. 1910 | John Hendley Morrison Kirkwood | Conservative | |
| 1912 | Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness | Unionist | |
| 1918 | Frank Hilder | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1923 | Philip Christopher Hoffman | Labour | |
| 1924 | Herbert William Looker | Unionist | |
| 1929 | John Richard Anthony Oldfield | Labour | |
| 1931 | Victor Raikes | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Ray Gunter | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | constituency re-established | ||
| 1955 | Sir Bernard Braine | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
| Preceded by South Essex |
UK Parliament constituency Thurrock 1885–1945 |
Succeeded by Thurrock |
| UK Parliament constituency Rochford, Shoeburyness (Southend-on-Sea) 1885–1918 |
Succeeded by Southend |
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| UK Parliament constituency Billericay, Basildon, Wickford, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Rayleigh 1885–1950 |
Succeeded by Billericay |