South East Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
| 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 | |
| Number of members | one |
| 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.
Boundaries
1955-1974: The Urban Districts of Benfleet, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh; and the Rural District of Rochford.
1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Benfleet, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh.
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.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1950
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | constituency created (South Essex divided) | ||
| 1885 | William Makins | Conservative | |
| 1886 | Carne Rasch | Conservative | |
| 1900 | Edward Tufnell | ||
| 1906 | Rowland Whitehead | Liberal | |
| Jan. 1910 | John Kirkwood | Conservative | |
| 1912 | Rupert Guinness | Unionist | |
| 1918 | Frank Hilder | Unionist | |
| 1923 | Philip Hoffman | Labour | |
| 1924 | Herbert William Looker | Unionist | |
| 1929 | John Oldfield | Labour | |
| 1931 | Victor Raikes | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Ray Gunter | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
MPs 1955–1983
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | constituency re-established | ||
| 1955 | Bernard Braine | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1900s
| General Election 1906 South East Essex[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Rowland Edward Whitehead | 9,230 | 56.3 | +12.9 | |
| Conservative | John Robert Pretyman Newman | 7,170 | 43.7 | -12.9 | |
| Majority | 2,060 | 12.6 | 25.8 | ||
| Turnout | 79.6 | +11.9 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.9 | |||
| 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 | |
| UK Parliament constituency Billericay, Basildon, Wickford, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Rayleigh 1885–1950 |
Succeeded by Billericay |
References
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)