Essex South
European Parliament constituency
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Member state	United Kingdom
Created	1994
Dissolved	1999
MEPs	1
Sources
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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.

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

1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom: Essex South^[2]
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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