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West Chelmsford
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of West Chelmsford in Essex for the 2005 general election
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Location of Essex within England
CountyEssex
Major settlementsChelmsford
1997–2010
Number of membersOne
Replaced byChelmsford
Created fromChelmsford

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[edit]

This seat was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the abolished Chelmsford and part of the Braintree constituency. It was abolished at the next redistribution which came into effect for the 2010 general election, when the Chelmsford constituency was re-established.

It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.

Boundaries[edit]

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[edit]

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

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General election 1997: West Chelmsford[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Burns 23,781 40.6
Liberal DemocratsMartin Bracken17,09029.2
LabourRoy Chad15,46326.4
ReferendumTerence Smith1,5362.6
GreenGeorge Rumens4110.7
UKIPMartin Levin3230.6
Majority6,69111.4
Turnout58,57776.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General election 2001: West Chelmsford[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Burns 20,446 42.5 +1.9
LabourAdrian Longden14,18529.5+3.1
Liberal DemocratsStephen Robinson11,19723.3−5.9
GreenMs. Eleanor Burgess8371.7+1.0
UKIPKen Wedon6931.4+0.8
Legalise CannabisHerb Philbin4420.9New
Majority6,26113.0+1.6
Turnout48,14361.5−15.3
Conservative holdSwing
General election 2005: West Chelmsford[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Burns 22,946 44.9 +2.4
Liberal DemocratsStephen Robinson13,32626.1+2.8
LabourRussell Kennedy13,23625.9−3.6
UKIPKen Wedon1,5443.0+1.6
Majority9,62018.8+5.8
Turnout51,05261.9+0.4
Conservative holdSwing−0.2

See also[edit]

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Essex

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  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. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Coordinates: 51°46′N 0°26′E / 51.76°N 0.44°E / 51.76; 0.44


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