West Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

West Essex
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Essex
18681885
Number of members Two
Replaced by Saffron Walden and Chelmsford
Created from North Essex

West Essex, formally known as the Western Division of Essex was a parliamentary constituency in the English county of Essex. From 1868 to 1885, it returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the bloc vote system of election.

Boundaries

Under the Representation of the People Act 1867, the constituency covered the hundreds of Freshwell, Uttlesford, Clavering, Dunmow, Harlow, Waltham, Ongar, and Chelmsford.

Members of Parliament

The constituency was represented throughout its existence by the same two MPs, both of whom were Conservatives.[1]

ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1868 Lord Eustace Cecil Conservative Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson Conservative
1874
1880
1885 Constituency abolished. See Saffron Walden and Chelmsford

Election results

At the 1868 general election and the 1874 general election, the two Conservative Party candidates were returned unopposed: Lord Eustace Cecil and Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson.[1]

The only contested election in Western Essex was in 1880, when the former King's Lynn MP Sir Thomas Buxton failed to win a seat for the Liberal Party.

General Election 1880: Essex Western[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Henry Selwin-Ibbetson 2,664 39.0 N/A
Conservative Lord Eustace Cecil 2,397 35.1 N/A
Liberal Sir Thomas Buxton, Bt 1,772 25.9 N/A

References

  1. 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 388. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

Sources

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
North Essex
UK Parliament constituency
18681885
Succeeded by
Saffron Walden
Succeeded by
Chelmsford
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