Southend East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Southend East | |
|---|---|
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Essex |
| Major settlements | Southend-on-Sea, Shoeburyness |
| 1950–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Rochford and Southend East |
| Created from | Southend |
Southend East was a parliamentary constituency in Essex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
Southend East was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence, except for at a by-election in 1980 when the Conservatives held the seat by only 430 votes. From this by-election until its abolition, Southend East was held by the well-known Conservative Teddy Taylor.
Boundaries
1950-1983: The County Borough of Southend-on-Sea wards of All Saints, Pier, Shoebury, Southchurch, and Thorpe, and the Rural District of Rochford (the civil parishes of Ashingdon, Barling, Barling Magna, Canewdon, Eastwood, Foulness, Great Stambridge, Great Wakering, Hawkwell, Hockley, Hullbridge, Little Stambridge, Little Wakering, North Shoebury, Paglesham, Rochford, Shopland, South Fambridge, Stambridge, and Sutton).
1983-1997: The Borough of Southend-on-Sea wards of Milton, St Luke's, Shoebury, Southchurch, Thorpe, and Victoria.
The constituency included Southend town centre, and parts of the Borough of Southend to the east.
In 1997, Southend East was abolished and expanded to the north to include the town of Rochford to form the new constituency of Rochford and Southend East due to relatively low population.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Stephen McAdden | Conservative | Died 1979 | |
| 1980 by-election | Teddy Taylor | Conservative | Subsequently MP for Rochford and Southend East 1997-2005 | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Rochford and Southend East | |||
Elections
Elections 1983-1992
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election 1992 [3][4] Electorate: 56,709 Turnout: 41,851 (73.80%) +4.47 | Conservative hold Majority: 13,111 (31.33%) -2.48 Swing: 4.43% from Con to Lab | Edward MacMillan Taylor | Conservative | 24,591 | 58.76 | +0.76 | ||
| Graham Bramley | Labour | 11,480 | 27.43 | +9.62 | ||||
| Jackie Horne | Liberal Democrat | 5,107 | 12.20 | N/A | ||||
| Brian Trevor Lynch | Liberal | 673 | 1.61 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1987 [3][5] Electorate: 59,073 Turnout: 40,955 (69.33%) +1.76 | Conservative hold Majority: 13,847 (33.81%) +6.39 Swing: 3.19% from SDP to Con | Edward MacMillan Taylor | Conservative | 23,753 | 58.00 | +2.22 | ||
| Humphry John Berkeley | Social Democratic | 9,906 | 24.19 | -4.16 | ||||
| David Ross Scully | Labour | 7,296 | 17.81 | +1.94 | ||||
| General Election 1983 [3][6] Revised boundaries Electorate: 57,690 Turnout: 38,983 (67.57%) -2.51 | Conservative hold Majority: 10,691 (27.42%) +0.47 Swing: 7.76% from Con to SDP | Edward MacMillan Taylor | Conservative | 21,743 | 55.78 | -0.30 | ||
| Colin George | Social Democratic | 11,052 | 28.35 | N/A | ||||
| Conor O'Brien | Labour | 6,188 | 15.87 | -13.24 | ||||
Elections 1950-1980
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By-election 1980 [7] Held after Stephen McAdden's death Electorate: 57,016 Turnout: 35,637 (70.08%) -7.58 | Conservative hold Majority: 430 (1.21%) -25.74 Swing: 12.87% from Con to Lib | Edward MacMillan Taylor | Conservative | 13,117 | 36.81 | -17.26 | ||
| Colin George | Labour | 12,687 | 35.60 | +7.48 | ||||
| David Evans | Liberal | 8,939 | 25.08 | +11.96 | ||||
| Terence Robertson | New Britain | 532 | 1.49 | N/A | ||||
| William Oliver Smedley | Anti Common-Market Free Trade | 207 | 0.58 | N/A | ||||
| James Curry | Independent Liberal | 132 | 0.37 | N/A | ||||
| Bill Boaks | Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident | 23 | 0.06 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1979 [8][9] Electorate: 57,037 Turnout: 39,972 (70.08%) +1.26 | Conservative hold Majority: 10,774 (26.95%) +15.27 Swing: 7.64% from Lab to Con | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 22,413 | 56.07 | +10.20 | ||
| Anthony Nicholas Wright | Labour | 11,639 | 29.12 | -5.08 | ||||
| James Hugill | Liberal | 5,244 | 13.12 | -6.81 | ||||
| Patrick Edward Twomey | National Front | 676 | 1.69 | N/A | ||||
| General Election, October 1974 [8][10] Electorate: 57,282 Turnout: 39,419 (68.82%) -8.98 | Conservative hold Majority: 4,603 (11.68%) +0.48 Swing: 0.24% from Lab to Con | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 18,083 | 45.87 | +1.56 | ||
| Susan Katharine Ward | Labour | 13,480 | 34.20 | +1.08 | ||||
| James Walter John Curry | Liberal | 7,856 | 19.93 | -2.63 | ||||
| General Election, February 1974 [8][11] Electorate: 56,850 Turnout: 44,227 (77.80%) +6.52 | Conservative hold Majority: 4,952 (11.20%) -5.74 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 19,600 | 44.32 | -14.15 | ||
| Motel Burstin | Labour | 14,648 | 33.12 | -8.41 | ||||
| James Walter John Curry | Liberal | 9,979 | 22.56 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1970 [12] Electorate: 57,726 Turnout: 41,090 (71.18%) -5.77 | Conservative hold Majority: 6,960 (16.94%) +15.72 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 24,025 | 58.47 | +13.18 | ||
| PR Clyne | Labour | 17,065 | 41.53 | -2.55 | ||||
| General Election 1966 [13] Electorate: 54,879 Turnout: 42,228 (76.95%) +0.77 | Conservative hold Majority: 517 (1.22%) -6.71 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 19,125 | 45.29 | -1.26 | ||
| PR Clyne | Labour | 18,608 | 44.08 | +5.44 | ||||
| KW Baynes | Liberal | 4,495 | 10.64 | -4.18 | ||||
| General Election 1964 [14] Electorate: 55,763 Turnout: 42,479 (76.18%) +0.73 | Conservative hold Majority: 3,367 (7.93%) -10.60 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 19,775 | 46.55 | -12.71 | ||
| EJ Trevett | Labour | 16,408 | 38.63 | -2.11 | ||||
| DE Evans | Liberal | 6,296 | 14.82 | N/A | ||||
| General Election 1959 [15] Electorate: 55,265 Turnout: 41,699 (75.45%) +1.47 | Conservative hold Majority: 7,725 (18.53%) +2.11 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 24,712 | 59.26 | +1.05 | ||
| EJ Trevett | Labour | 16,987 | 40.74 | -1.05 | ||||
| General Election 1955 [16] Electorate: 55,635 Turnout: 41,158 (73.98%) -6.67 | Conservative hold Majority: 6,758 (16.42%) +5.84 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 23,958 | 58.21 | +2.92 | ||
| WH Clough | Labour | 17,200 | 41.79 | -2.92 | ||||
| General Election 1951 [17] Electorate: 54,020 Turnout: 43,566 (80.65%) -1.88 | Conservative hold Majority: 4,610 (10.58%) +5.57 | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 24,088 | 55.29 | +8.12 | ||
| LC Merrion | Labour | 19,478 | 44.71 | +2.55 | ||||
| General Election 1950 [18] Electorate: 52,393 Turnout: 43,241 (82.53%) | Conservative win new seat Majority: 2,165 (5.01%) | Stephen James McAdden | Conservative | 20,395 | 47.17 | N/A | ||
| RJ Minney | Labour | 18,230 | 42.16 | N/A | ||||
| JG Runciman | Liberal | 4,616 | 10.68 | N/A | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, pp.12,139 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
- 1 2 3 "'Southend East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results April 1992". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1987". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1983". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1979-83 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- 1 2 3 "'Southend East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results March 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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