North West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

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North West Essex
County constituency
for the House of Commons
North West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
East of England - North West Essex constituency.svg
Boundary of North West Essex in the East of England
County Essex
Electorate 76,280 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Saffron Walden
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created from Saffron Walden

North West Essex is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election, since when it has been held by Kemi Badenoch of the Conservative Party, who is also the current leader of the opposition. She was MP for the predecessor seat of Saffron Walden from 2017 to 2024.

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It is the successor to Saffron Walden, excluding minor transfers to Braintree and Harlow (two District of Uttlesford wards each).

Members of Parliament

Saffron Walden prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Kemi Badenoch Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: North West Essex [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kemi Badenoch 19,360 35.6 –26.1
Labour Issy Waite16,75030.8+17.0
Reform UK Grant StClair-Armstrong [a] 7,66814.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Smita Rajesh6,05511.1–8.6
Green Edward Gildea2,8465.2+0.4
Independent Andrew Green8521.6N/A
Independent Erik Bonino 6991.3N/A
Independent Niko Omilana1560.3N/A
Majority2,6104.8–37.2
Turnout 54,38668.5–4.0
Registered electors 79,824
Conservative hold Swing –21.6

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [6]
PartyVote %
Conservative 34,10561.7
Liberal Democrats 10,87819.7
Labour 7,61613.8
Green 2,6784.8
Turnout55,27772.5
Electorate76,280

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ StClair-Armstrong resigned from Reform UK on 16 June 2024. As nominations had already closed, he was still identified as the Reform UK candidate on the ballot paper. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  4. ↑ ""North West Essex general election 2024 results in full as Kemi Badenoch contests seat"". 4 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Kendix, Max (16 June 2024). "Reform candidate to resign over BNP support". The Times . Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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