Maldon and East Chelmsford
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Maldon and East Chelmsford was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1997 to 2010 it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
This seat was created for the 1997 general election from parts of the abolished constituencies of South Colchester and Maldon and Chelmsford. It was abolished at the next redistribution which came into effect for the 2010 general election, when the Chelmsford and Maldon constituencies were re-established.
It was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.
Boundaries
- The District of Maldon; and
- The Borough of Chelmsford wards of Baddow Road and Great Baddow Village, Galleywood, Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon, Rothmans, and Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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The constituency was formed from the bulk of the abolished South Colchester and Maldon constituency (the District of Maldon) and eastern parts of the abolished constituency of Chelmsford, including eastern suburbs of the City of Chelmsford (Great Baddow and Galleywood).
Following their review into parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England abolished the Maldon and East Chelmsford constituency for the 2010 general election. The majority of the constituency, including Maldon and Burnham-on-Crouch, was incorporated into the re-established constituency of Maldon; northern areas were added to the new constituency of Witham; and the Chelmsford suburbs of Great Baddow and Galleywood were included in the re-established constituency of Chelmsford (now a Borough Constituency). This resulted in Maldon District being split between constituencies for the first time.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member <ref name="rayment">Template:Rayment-hc</ref> | Party | |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | John Whittingdale | Conservative |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Maldon and Witham | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
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Elections in the 2000s
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See also
Notes and references
External links
- Maldon and East Chelmsford UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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