Rayleigh and Wickford
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Rayleigh and Wickford in Essex
Outline map
Location of Essex within England
CountyEssex
Electorate78,930 (December 2019)[1]
Major settlementsHawkwell, Hockley, Rayleigh and Wickford
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentMark Francois (Conservative Party)
SeatsOne
Created fromRayleigh, Billericay

Rayleigh and Wickford is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Mark Francois, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

This small-town studded portion of rural Essex reaches out almost as far as the North Sea beside Rochford and has income levels on average slightly above the national average, low unemployment,[2] and little social housing.[3][4]

History

The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of Essex by the Boundary Commission for England. It was formed from the majority of the abolished constituency of Rayleigh, together with the town of Wickford, previously in the abolished constituency of Billericay.

Francois was previously Member of Parliament for Rayleigh.

Boundaries

Current

Map
Map of current boundaries

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

Minor loss of sparsely populated area in the east of the constituency to the newly named Southend East and Rochford seat.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[7] Party
2010 Mark Francois Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Rayleigh and Wickford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform UK Grant Randall[8]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Rayleigh and Wickford[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Francois 39,864 72.6 +5.9
Labour David Flack 8,864 16.1 -8.2
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall 4,171 7.6 +4.8
Green Paul Thorogood 2,002 3.6 +1.7
Majority 31,000 56.5 +14.1
Turnout 54,901 69.5 -0.9
Conservative hold Swing +7.0
General election 2017: Rayleigh and Wickford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Francois 36,914 66.7 +12.0
Labour Mark Daniels 13,464 24.3 +11.7
UKIP Peter Smith 2,326 4.2 -18.1
Liberal Democrats Ron Tindall 1,557 2.8 -0.2
Green Paul Hill 1,062 1.9 -1.0
Majority 23,450 42.4 +10.0
Turnout 55,323 70.4 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing +0.2
General election 2015: Rayleigh and Wickford[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Francois 29,088 54.7 −3.1
UKIP John Hayter[11] 11,858 22.3 +18.1
Labour David Hough 6,705 12.6 −1.9
Independent Linda Kendall[12] 2,418 4.5 New
Liberal Democrats Mike Pitt[13] 1,622 3.0 −12.1
Green Sarah Yapp[14] 1,529 2.9 New
Majority 17,230 32.4 -10.3
Turnout 53,220 68.3 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing −10.6
General election 2010: Rayleigh and Wickford[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Francois* 30,257 57.8 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Gaszczak 7,919 15.1 −0.3
Labour Michael Le Surf 7,577 14.5 -12.0
English Democrat John Hayter 2,219 4.2 New
UKIP Tino Callaghan 2,211 4.2 +0.1
BNP Tony Evennett 2,160 4.1 New
Majority 22,338 42.7 +15.3
Turnout 50,132 65.9
Conservative hold Swing +8.0
* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "Election history of Rayleigh and Wickford". members.parliament.uk.
  2. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  3. ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "2011 census interactive maps". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
  8. ^ "Find My PPC (Eastern England)" (PDF). Reform UK. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Rayleigh & Wickford Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Campaign". UKIP Rayleigh and Wickford. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ^ Nizinskyj, Paul (10 March 2015). "Campaigner Linda wants to be an MP". Echo. Southend.
  13. ^ "Candidates (PPCs) for Rayleigh and Wickford". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Candidates". Eastern Green Party. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Rayleigh & Wickford". news.bbc.co.uk.

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