West Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main West Chelmsford was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1997 to 2010 it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
This seat was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the abolished Chelmsford constituency, together with areas transferred from Braintree. It was abolished at the next redistribution which came into effect for the 2010 general election, when the Chelmsford seat was re-established.
It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.
Boundaries
The Borough of Chelmsford wards of All Saints, Boreham, Broomfield, Pleshey and Great Waltham, Cathedral, Chignall, Good Easter, Mashbury, Highwood and Roxwell, Goat Hall, Great and Little Leighs and Little Waltham, Margaretting and Stock, Moulsham Lodge, Old Moulsham, Patching Hall, St. Andrews, Springfield North, Springfield South, The Lawns, Waterhouse Farm and Writtle.[1]
The seat took in northern and western parts of the abolished constituency of Chelmsford including by far the majority of the city itself. It also included rural areas extending as far north as Great Leighs, the Walthams and Good Easter, which had previously been part of the Braintree constituency.
At the 2010 general election, a newly re-created Chelmsford constituency (now a Borough Constituency) succeeded this seat. Rural wards from this constituency mainly joined the Saffron Walden constituency, with a small area around Margaretting becoming part of the Maldon constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | Simon Burns | Conservative |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Chelmsford and Saffron Walden | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Martin Bracken | 17,090 | 29.2 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Roy Chad | 15,463 | 26.4 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Terence Smith | 1,536 | 2.6 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Rumens | 411 | 0.7 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Martin Levin | 323 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 6,691 | 11.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 58,577 | 76.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Adrian Longden | 14,185 | 29.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stephen Robinson | 11,197 | 23.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ms. Eleanor Burgess | 837 | 1.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken Wedon | 693 | 1.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Herb Philbin | 442 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,261 | 13.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,800 | 61.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stephen Robinson | 13,326 | 26.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Russell Kennedy | 13,236 | 25.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ken Wedon | 1,544 | 3.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 9,620 | 18.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 51,052 | 61.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
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See also
Notes and references
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External links
- West Chelmsford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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