South Colchester and Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)
| South Colchester and Maldon | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Essex |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Maldon and East Chelmsford, North Essex, Colchester[1] |
| Created from | Colchester and Maldon[1] |
South Colchester and Maldon was a parliamentary constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
At the 1997 general election, the seat was succeeded by the eastern half of Maldon and East Chelmsford and the southern half of North Essex.
Boundaries
The Borough of Colchester wards of Berechurch, Birch-Messing, East Donyland, Harbour, New Town, Prettygate, Pyefleet, Shrub End, Tiptree, West Mersea, and Winstree, and the District of Maldon.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | John Wakeham | Conservative | |
| 1992 | John Whittingdale | Conservative | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Maldon and East Chelmsford, North Essex and Colchester | ||
Elections
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wakeham | 31,296 | 53.6 | −1.4 | |
| Social Democratic | J W Stevens | 19,131 | 32.8 | +17.4 | |
| Labour | H J Barnard | 7,932 | 13.6 | −16.0 | |
| Majority | 12,165 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 58,359 | 73.3 | −3.8 | ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wakeham | 34,894 | 54.9 | +1.3 | |
| Social Democratic | John Stevens | 19,411 | 30.6 | −2.2 | |
| Labour | Sally Bigwood | 9,229 | 14.5 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 15,483 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 63,534 | 76.2 | +2.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Whittingdale | 37,548 | 54.8 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | I L Thorn | 15,727 | 23.0 | −7.6 | |
| Labour | C A Pearson | 14,158 | 20.7 | +6.2 | |
| Green | M Patterson | 1,028 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 21,821 | 31.9 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 68,461 | 79.2 | +3.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
1979 Prediction for Colchester South and Maldon boundaries
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 33,163 | 55.0 | |||
| Labour | 17,863 | 29.6 | |||
| Liberal | 9,262 | 15.4 | |||
| Majority | 15,300 | 25.4 | |||
| Turnout | 60,287 | 77.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Notes and references
- 1 2 "'Colchester South and Maldon', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Boundary changes
| Preceded by Colchester |
UK Parliament constituency 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by North Essex |
| Preceded by Maldon |
UK Parliament constituency 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Maldon and East Chelmsford |
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