West Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Chelmsford
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of West Chelmsford in Essexfor the 2005 general election
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Location of Essex within England
County Essex
Major settlements Chelmsford
19972010
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Created from Chelmsford
Replaced by Chelmsford

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.

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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

ElectionMember [2] Party
1997 Simon Burns Conservative
2010 Constituency abolished: see Chelmsford and Saffron Walden

Elections

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Chelmsford/Chelmsford West election results 1983–2024

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: West Chelmsford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Burns 23,781 40.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Bracken17,09029.2
Labour Roy Chad15,46326.4
Referendum Terence Smith1,5362.6
Green George Rumens4110.7
UKIP Martin Levin3230.6
Majority 6,69111.4
Turnout 58,57776.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: West Chelmsford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Burns 20,446 42.5 +1.9
Labour Adrian Longden14,18529.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson11,19723.3−5.9
Green Ms. Eleanor Burgess8371.7+1.0
UKIP Ken Wedon6931.4+0.8
Legalise Cannabis Herb Philbin4420.9New
Majority 6,26113.0+1.6
Turnout 47,80061.2−15.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2005: West Chelmsford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Burns 22,946 44.9 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Robinson13,32626.1+2.8
Labour Russell Kennedy13,23625.9−3.6
UKIP Ken Wedon1,5443.0+1.6
Majority 9,62018.8+5.8
Turnout 51,05261.9+0.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.2

See also

Notes and references

  1. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
  3. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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