Essex South (European Parliament constituency)
Former European Parliament constituency
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Essex South was a constituency of the European Parliament located in the United Kingdom, electing one member of the European Parliament by the first-past-the-post electoral system. Created in 1994 from parts of Essex South West and Essex North East, it was abolished in 1999 on the adoption of proportional representation for European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. It was succeeded by the East of England region.
| Essex South | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
Boundary within the East of England (1994-1999) | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| MEPs | 1 |
| Sources | |
Boundaries
It consisted of the parliamentary constituencies of Basildon, Billericay, Castle Point, Rochford, Southend East, Southend West and Thurrock.[1] Basildon, Billericay and Thurrock had previously been part of Essex South West while Castle Point, Southend East, Southend West and much of Rochford had been part of Essex North East.
The entire area became part of the East of England constituency in 1999.
MEPs
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| part of Essex South West and Essex North East prior to 1994 | |||
| 1994 | Richard Howitt | Labour | |
| 1999 | constituency abolished, part of East of England from 1999 | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Howitt | 71,883 | 44.6 | ||
| Conservative | Lionel Stanbrook | 50,516 | 31.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Williams | 26,132 | 16.2 | ||
| Liberal | Brian Lynch | 6,780 | 4.2 | ||
| Green | George Rumens | 4,691 | 2.9 | ||
| Natural Law | Mark Heath | 1,177 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 21,367 | 13.3 | |||
| Turnout | 161,179 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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