Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Harwich
Map1 = Harwich
Map2 = Essex
Type = County
Year = 1707
Entity = Essex
County = Essex
EP = East of England
MP = Douglas Carswell
Party = Conservative

Harwich is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Clacton, which is based on the current Harwich seat.

Harwich will be moved into a new constituency called Harwich and North Essex.

Members of Parliament

1660-1868

*Samuel Pepys and Anthony Dean 1678-9
*Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet 1679-85
*Samuel Pepys and Anthony Dean 1685-9
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*Philip Parker-a-Morley-Long 1715-34 and Humphrey Parsons 1722-27 [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=37760]
*
*Henry Dillon, 13th Viscount Dillon 1799-
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1868-present

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: HarwichElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Douglas Carswell
votes = 21,235
percentage = 42.1
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivan Henderson
votes = 20,315
percentage = 40.3
change = −5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Tully
votes = 5,913
percentage = 11.7
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jeffrey Titford
votes = 2,314
percentage = 4.6
change = −0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = John Tipple
votes = 477
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Christopher Humphrey
votes = 154
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 920
percentage = 1.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,408
percentage = 62.6
change = +0.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +3.6

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: HarwichElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ivan Henderson
votes = 21,951
percentage = 45.6
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Iain Sproat
votes = 19,355
percentage = 40.2
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Wilcock
votes = 4,099
percentage = 8.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Finnegan-Butler
votes = 2,463
percentage = 5.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Clive Lawrance
votes = 247
percentage = 0.5
change = -1.9Election box majority
votes = 2,596
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,115
percentage = 62.1
change = -8.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Essex