North West Essex
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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North West Essex is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election; it has since been held by Kemi Badenoch of the Conservative Party, the current leader of the opposition. She was MP for the predecessor seat of Saffron Walden from 2017 to 2024.
| North West Essex | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of North West Essex in the East of England | |
| County | Essex |
| Electorate | 76,280 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Saffron Walden |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Kemi Badenoch (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Saffron Walden |
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Chelmsford wards of: Boreham and The Leighs; Broomfield and The Walthams; Chelmsford Rural West; Writtle.
- The District of Uttlesford wards of: Ashdon; Clavering; Debden & Wimbish; Elsenham & Henham; Flitch Green & Little Dunmow; Great Dunmow North; Great Dunmow South & Barnston; High Easter & the Rodings; Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts; Newport; Saffron Walden Audley; Saffron Walden Castle; Saffron Walden Shire; Stansted North; Stansted South & Birchanger; Stort Valley; Takeley; Thaxted & the Eastons.[3]
It is the successor to Saffron Walden, excluding minor transfers to Braintree and Harlow (two District of Uttlesford wards each).
Members of Parliament
Saffron Walden prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kemi Badenoch | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 19,360 | 35.6 | −26.1 | |
| Labour | Issy Waite | 16,750 | 30.8 | +17.0 | |
| Reform | Grant StClair-Armstrong[a] | 7,668 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Smita Rajesh | 6,055 | 11.1 | −8.6 | |
| Green | Edward Gildea | 2,846 | 5.2 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Andrew Green | 852 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Erik Bonino | 699 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Niko Omilana | 156 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,610 | 4.8 | −37.2 | ||
| Turnout | 54,386 | 68.5 | −4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,824 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −21.6 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 34,105 | 61.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 10,878 | 19.7 | |
| Labour | 7,616 | 13.8 | |
| Green | 2,678 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | 55,277 | 72.5 | |
| Electorate | 76,280 | ||