South East Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
South East Essex was a parliamentary constituency in Essex in the East of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
South East Essex | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() South East Essex, showing boundaries used from 1955-1974 | |
1955–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Billericay and Southend East |
Replaced by | Castle Point and Rochford |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | East Essex, South Essex |
Replaced by | Billericay and Southend East |
History
editSouth East Essex (formally the South Eastern division of Essex in its first incarnation) was one of eight single-member divisions of Essex (later classified as county constituencies) created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, replacing the three two member divisions of East, South and West Essex.
The seat was reduced considerably in size under the Representation of the People Act 1918 and again in the interim redistribution carried out for the 1945 general election, before being 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 and boundary changes
edit1885–1918
edit- The Sessional Divisions of Dengie, Orsett, and Rochford; and
- The civil parishes of Rainham and Wennington.[1]
Formed primarily from the abolished South Division of Essex, together with the southern part of the abolished East Division (Dengie peninsular). See below for areas covered.
1918–1945
edit- The Urban Districts of Grays Thurrock, Shoeburyness, and Tilbury;
- The Rural Districts of Orsett and Rochford; and
- Part of the Rural District of Billericay.[2]
Gained southernmost parts of Chelmsford Division of Essex, including Billericay. The area between River Crouch and River Blackwater (Dengie peninsular), including Burnham-on-Crouch, was transferred to Maldon and the westernmost area, including Rainham, to Romford. Parts comprising Southend-on-Sea County Borough created as a separate Parliamentary Borough.
1945–1950
edit- The Urban Districts of Benfleet, Billericay, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh;
- The Rural District of Rochford; and
- Part of the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea.[2]
The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 set up Boundaries Commissions to carry out periodic reviews of the distribution of parliamentary constituencies. It also authorised an initial review to subdivide abnormally large constituencies in time for the 1945 election.[3] This was implemented by the Redistribution of Seats Order 1945 under which South East Essex was divided into two constituencies. As a consequence, the Urban District of Thurrock (created largely from amalgamating the Urban Districts of Grays Thurrock and Tilbury and the Rural District of Orsett) was formed as the new Thurrock Division of Essex. Other marginal changes resulting from changes to local authority boundaries.
Following the First Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the seat was abolished. The bulk of the Division, comprising the Urban Districts of Benfleet, Billericay, Canvey Island and Rayleigh, formed the new County Constituency of Billericay. The Rural District of Rochford, and the parts of the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea (Shoeburyness), included in the new constituency of Southend East.
1955–1974
edit- The Urban Districts of Benfleet, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh; and
- The Rural District of Rochford.[2]
Re-established as a County Constituency. Benfleet, Canvey Island and Rayleigh were transferred back from Billericay, and Rochford from Southend East.
1974–1983
edit- The Urban Districts of Benfleet, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh.
The Rural District of Rochford was now transferred to Maldon.
On abolition for the second time, Benfleet and Canvey Island (which now comprised the District of Castle Point) formed the new constituency of Castle Point. Rayleigh had been incorporated into the District of Rochford and was included in the new constituency of Rochford.
Areas covered
editArea | 1885 | 1918 | 1945 | 1950 | 1955 | 1974 | 1983 |
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Dengie peninsular, | South East Essex | Maldon (part) | South Colchester and Maldon (part) | ||||
Southend-on-Sea
- West |
Southend-on-Sea | Southend West | |||||
- East | Southend East | Southend East | |||||
Shoeburyness | South East Essex |
South East Essex | |||||
Rochford | South East Essex | Maldon (part) | Rochford | ||||
Rayleigh | Billericay | South East Essex | |||||
South Benfleet, Canvey Island | Castle Point | ||||||
Billericay, Wickford | Chelmsford (part) | Billericay (part) | Basildon | Billericay | |||
Basildon | Basildon | ||||||
Tilbury, Grays, Orsett | South East Essex | Thurrock | |||||
Rainham | Romford (part) | Hornchurch (part) |
Members of Parliament
editMPs 1885–1950
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1885 | constituency created (South Essex divided) | ||
1885 | William Makins | Conservative | |
1886 | Carne Rasch | Conservative | |
1900 | Edward Tufnell | Conservative | |
1906 | Rowland Whitehead | Liberal | |
Jan. 1910 | John Kirkwood | Conservative | |
1912 by-election | Rupert Guinness | Unionist | |
1918 | Frank Hilder | Unionist | |
1923 | Philip Hoffman | Labour | |
1924 | Herbert Looker | Unionist | |
1929 | Jack Oldfield | Labour | |
1931 | Victor Raikes | Conservative | |
1945 | Ray Gunter | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
MPs 1955–1983
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1955 | constituency re-established | ||
1955 | Bernard Braine | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
editElections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Makins | 3,707 | 51.4 | ||
Liberal | William Wills | 3,500 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 207 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,207 | 76.9 | |||
Registered electors | 9,367 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carne Rasch | 3,758 | 56.3 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | William Wills | 2,916 | 43.7 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 842 | 12.6 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,674 | 71.3 | −5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,367 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carne Rasch | 4,901 | 52.9 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | Edmund Wright Brooks | 4,359 | 47.1 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 542 | 5.8 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,260 | 77.4 | +6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,960 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carne Rasch | 5,460 | 60.8 | +7.9 | |
Liberal | David Milne-Watson[5] | 3,520 | 39.2 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 1,940 | 21.6 | +15.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,980 | 65.8 | −11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 13,640 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Tufnell | 5,815 | 56.6 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Rowland Whitehead | 4,461 | 43.4 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 1,354 | 13.2 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,276 | 67.7 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 15,169 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rowland Whitehead | 9,230 | 56.3 | +12.9 | |
Conservative | John Pretyman Newman | 7,170 | 43.7 | −12.9 | |
Majority | 2,060 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,400 | 79.6 | +11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 20,591 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.9 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hendley Morrison Kirkwood | 11,199 | 54.7 | +11.0 | |
Liberal | Rowland Whitehead | 9,288 | 45.3 | −11.0 | |
Majority | 1,911 | 9.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,487 | 83.1 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 24,645 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hendley Morrison Kirkwood | 10,108 | 53.2 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | John Henry Burrows | 8,891 | 46.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,217 | 6.4 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 18,999 | 77.1 | −6.0 | ||
Registered electors | 24,645 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rupert Guinness | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Rupert Guinness
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Frank Hilder | 11,703 | 63.6 | +10.4 |
Labour | Joe Cotter | 5,343 | 29.0 | New | |
Liberal | Sydney Robinson | 1,372 | 7.4 | −39.4 | |
Majority | 6,360 | 34.6 | +28.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,418 | 50.9 | −26.2 | ||
Registered electors | 36,213 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +24.9 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frank Hilder | 13,522 | 54.1 | −9.5 | |
Labour | Philip Hoffman | 11,459 | 45.9 | +16.9 | |
Majority | 2,063 | 8.2 | −26.4 | ||
Turnout | 24,981 | 58.9 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 42,406 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Hoffman | 13,979 | 53.0 | +7.1 | |
Unionist | Frank Hilder | 12,379 | 47.0 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 1,600 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,358 | 58.1 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 45,363 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Herbert Looker | 19,731 | 58.8 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Philip Hoffman | 13,820 | 41.2 | −11.8 | |
Majority | 5,911 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,551 | 69.3 | +11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 48,412 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +11.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Oldfield | 18,756 | 37.6 | −3.6 | |
Unionist | Herbert Looker | 18,130 | 36.3 | −22.5 | |
Liberal | George Thomas Veness | 13,030 | 26.1 | New | |
Majority | 626 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,916 | 65.3 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 76,466 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Raikes | 30,436 | 53.4 | +17.1 | |
Labour | Jack Oldfield | 20,066 | 35.2 | −2.4 | |
National Labour | Felix Greene | 6,539 | 11.5 | New | |
Majority | 10,370 | 18.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,041 | 66.8 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Victor Raikes | 25,912 | 44.2 | −9.2 | |
Labour | Jack Oldfield | 24,942 | 42.5 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | Arthur Musgrove Mathews | 7,797 | 13.3 | New | |
Majority | 970 | 1.7 | −16.5 | ||
Turnout | 58,651 | 59.5 | −7.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Gunter | 25,581 | 53.8 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Aubrey Jones | 21,990 | 46.2 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 3,591 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,571 | 65.8 | +6.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 20,531 | 59.73 | ||
Labour Co-op | Edward W Harby | 13,841 | 40.27 | ||
Majority | 6,690 | 19.46 | |||
Turnout | 34,372 | 72.93 | |||
Registered electors | 47,132 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 28,124 | 60.99 | +1.26 | |
Labour | Reginald M Fryer | 17,991 | 39.01 | −1.26 | |
Majority | 10,133 | 21.98 | +2.52 | ||
Turnout | 46,115 | 76.46 | +3.53 | ||
Registered electors | 60,315 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.26 |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 33,494 | 56.98 | −4.01 | |
Labour | Anthony Pearson-Clarke | 25,293 | 43.02 | +4.01 | |
Majority | 8,201 | 13.96 | −8.02 | ||
Turnout | 58,787 | 75.02 | −1.44 | ||
Registered electors | 78,364 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.01 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 31,942 | 48.50 | −8.48 | |
Labour | Derek W Edwards | 26,208 | 39.80 | −3.22 | |
Liberal | Joyce Arram | 7,706 | 11.70 | New | |
Majority | 5,734 | 8.70 | −5.26 | ||
Turnout | 65,856 | 77.34 | +2.32 | ||
Registered electors | 85.151 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.63 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 41,589 | 57.70 | +9.20 | |
Labour | Derek W Edwards | 23,684 | 32.86 | −6.94 | |
Liberal | Christopher H Bohling | 6,811 | 9.45 | −2.25 | |
Majority | 17,905 | 24.84 | +16.14 | ||
Turnout | 72,084 | 71.86 | −5.48 | ||
Registered electors | 85,151 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.07 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 28,644 | 46.26 | −11.44 | |
Labour | David Bryn Jones | 19,379 | 31.30 | −1.56 | |
Liberal | Frances Alexander | 13,891 | 22.44 | +12.99 | |
Majority | 9,265 | 14.96 | −13.88 | ||
Turnout | 61,914 | 82.09 | +10.23 | ||
Registered electors | 75,394 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.94 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 27,348 | 48.81 | +2.54 | |
Labour | David Bryn Jones | 18,638 | 33.26 | +1.96 | |
Liberal | Anthony Morris | 10,049 | 17.93 | −4.50 | |
Majority | 8,710 | 15.55 | +0.59 | ||
Turnout | 56,035 | 73.74 | −8.35 | ||
Registered electors | 76,013 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.29 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Braine | 40,497 | 63.96 | +15.15 | |
Labour | Nigel Smith | 15,965 | 25.21 | −8.05 | |
Liberal | Frances Alexander | 6,858 | 10.83 | −7.10 | |
Majority | 24,532 | 38.75 | +23.20 | ||
Turnout | 63,320 | 76.89 | +3.15 | ||
Registered electors | 82,350 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.60 |
References
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