- West Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)
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West Chelmsford Former County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of West Chelmsford in Essex for the 2005 general election.
Location of Essex within England.County Essex Major settlements Chelmsford 1997–2010 Number of members One Replaced by Chelmsford Created from Chelmsford European Parliament constituency East of England West Chelmsford was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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History
The constituency was created in 1997 and abolished in 2010. It always returned a Conservative MP.
Boundaries
Chelmsford West comprised a majority of the Borough of Chelmsford, and by far the majority of the town itself. It took in rural areas extending as far north as Great Leighs, the Walthams and Good Easter.
At the 2010 General Election, a newly re-created Chelmsford constituency succeeded this seat.
Rural wards from this constituency mainly joined the Saffron Walden constituency, with a small area around Margaretting becoming part of the Maldon constituency.
Members of Parliament
Election Member[1] Party 1997 Simon Burns Conservative 2010 Constituency abolished: see Chelmsford and Saffron Walden Elections
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: West Chelmsford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Burns 22,946 44.9 +2.4 Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson 13,326 26.1 +2.8 Labour Russell Kennedy 13,236 25.9 -3.6 UKIP Ken Wedon 1,544 3.0 +1.4 Majority 9,620 18.8 Turnout 51,052 61.9 +0.2 Conservative hold Swing -0.2 General Election 2001: West Chelmsford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Burns 20,446 42.5 +1.9 Labour Adrian Longden 14,185 29.5 +3.1 Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson 11,197 23.3 -5.9 Green Eleanor Burgess 837 1.7 +1.0 UKIP Ken Wedon 693 1.4 +1.0 Legalise Cannabis Herb Philbin 442 0.9 N/A Majority 6,261 13.0 Turnout 48,143 61.5 -15.3 Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: West Chelmsford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Simon Burns 23,781 40.6 Liberal Democrat Martin Brackan 17,090 29.2 Labour Roy Chad 15,463 26.4 Referendum Party T Smith 1,536 2.6 Green G Rumens 411 0.7 UKIP M Levin 323 0.6 Majority 6,691 Turnout 77.0 Conservative hold Swing See also
Notes and references
Categories:- Parliamentary constituencies in Essex (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1997
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 2010
- United Kingdom constituency stubs
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