- 2001 United Kingdom general election result in Essex
1997 results in Essex | Constituencies in Essex |2005 results in Essex Results by constituency for the
United Kingdom general election, 2001 in the county ofEssex .Overall Result
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colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" | Constituency
valign="top" width="40px"| Party
valign="top" width="65px"| MP
valign="top" width="40px"| Majority
valign="top" width="40px"| Result
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Basildon
align="left" |Labour Co-operative
align="left" |Angela Smith
align="right" |7,738
align="left" |Lab hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Billericay
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |John Baron
align="right" |5,013
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"
Braintree
align="left" |Labour
align="left" |Alan Hurst
align="right" |358
align="left" |Lab hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Brentwood and Ongar
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Eric Pickles
align="right" |2,821
align="left" |Con hold
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Castle Point
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Bob Spink
align="right" |985
align="left" |Con gain from Lab
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bgcolor="Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color"
Colchester
align="left" |Liberal Democrats
align="left" |Bob Russell
align="right" |1,551
align="left" |LibDem hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Epping Forest
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Eleanor Laing
align="right" |8,426
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"
Harlow
align="left" |Labour
align="left" |Bill Rammell
align="right" |5,228
align="left" |Lab hold
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Harwich
align="left" | Labour
align="left" |Ivan Henderson
align="right" |2,596
align="left" | Lab hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Maldon and East Chelmsford
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |John Whittingdale
align="right" |8,462
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
North Essex
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Bernard Jenkin
align="right" |7,186
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Rayleigh
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Mark Francois
align="right" |8,290
align="left" |Con hold
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Rochford and Southend East
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Teddy Taylor
align="right" |7,034
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Saffron Walden
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Alan Haselhurst
align="right" |12,004
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
Southend West
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |David Amess
align="right" |7,941
align="left" |Con hold
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bgcolor="Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"
Thurrock
align="left" |Labour
align="left" |Andrew MacKinlay
align="right" |9,997
align="left" |Lab hold
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bgcolor="Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"
West Chelmsford
align="left" |Conservative
align="left" |Simon Burns
align="right" |6,261
align="left" |Con holdBasildon
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: BasildonElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Angela Smith
votes = 21,551
percentage = 52.7
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dominic Schofield
votes = 13,813
percentage = 33.8
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Smithard
votes = 3,691
percentage = 9.0
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Frank Mallon
votes = 1,397
percentage = 3.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate = Dick Duane
votes = 423
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,738
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 40,875
percentage = 55.1
change = -16.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Co-operative
swing =Billericay
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: BillericayElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Baron
votes = 21,608
percentage = 47.4
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Amanda Campbell
votes = 16,595
percentage = 36.4
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frank Bellard
votes = 6,323
percentage = 13.9
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Nick Yeomans
votes = 1,072
percentage = 2.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,013
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,598
percentage = 58.1
change = -14.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Braintree
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: BraintreeElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Hurst
votes = 21,123
percentage = 42.0
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Brooks Newmark
votes = 20,765
percentage = 41.3
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Turner
votes = 5,664
percentage = 11.3
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = James Abbott
votes = 1,241
percentage = 2.5
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
candidate = Michael Nolan
votes = 774
percentage = 1.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Charlie Cole
votes = 748
percentage = 1.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 358
percentage = 0.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,315
percentage = 63.6
change = -12.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Brentwood and Ongar
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Brentwood and OngarElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Eric Pickles
votes = 16,558
percentage = 38.0
change = -7.4Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Martin Bell
votes = 13,737
percentage = 31.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Kendall
votes = 6,772
percentage = 15.6
change = -10.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Johnson
votes = 5,505
percentage = 12.6
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ken Gulleford
votes = 611
percentage = 1.4
change = +0.5Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Pryke
votes = 239
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party =Church of the Militant Elvis Party
candidate = David Bishop
votes = 68
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Tony Appleton
votes = 52
percentage = 0.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,821
percentage = 6.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,542
percentage = 67.3
change = -9.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Castle Point
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Castle PointElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Bob Spink
votes = 17,738
percentage = 44.6
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Butler
votes = 16,753
percentage = 42.1
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Billy Boulton
votes = 3,116
percentage = 7.8
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ron Hurrell
votes = 1,273
percentage = 3.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Douglas Roberts
votes = 663
percentage = 1.7
change = -1.0Election box candidate
party =Truth Party
candidate = Nik Searle
votes = 223
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 985
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 39,766
percentage = 58.4
change = -13.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Colchester
Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: ColchesterElection box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bob Russell
votes = 17,886
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Shakespeare
votes = 16,335
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R. Green
votes = 15,891
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = J. Hazell
votes = 1,776
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = L. Basker
votes = 148
percentage =
change =Election box majority
votes = 1,551
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Epping Forest
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Epping ForestElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Eleanor Laing
votes = 20,833
percentage = 49.1
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Naylor
votes = 12,407
percentage = 29.3
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Heavens
votes = 7,884
percentage = 18.6
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Andrew Smith
votes = 1,290
percentage = 3.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,426
percentage = 19.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,414
percentage = 58.4
change = -14.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +5.0Harlow
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: HarlowElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Bill Rammell
votes = 19,169
percentage = 47.8
change = -6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Halfon
votes = 13,941
percentage = 34.8
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lorna Spenceley
votes = 5,381
percentage = 13.4
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Bennett
votes = 1,223
percentage = 3.0
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate = John Hobbs
votes = 401
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,228
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 40,115
percentage = 59.7
change = -14.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Harwich
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
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 =Maldon and East Chelmsford
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Maldon and East Chelmsford Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =John Whittingdale
votes = 21,719
percentage = 49.2
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Kennedy
votes = 13,257
percentage = 30.1
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Jackson
votes = 7,002
percentage = 15.9
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Geoffrey Harris
votes = 1,135
percentage = 2.6
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Walter Schwarz
votes = 987
percentage = 2.2
change = +0.9Election box majority
votes = 8,462
percentage = 19.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,100
percentage = 62.8
change = -15.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =North Essex
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: North Essex Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Bernard Jenkin
votes = 21,325
percentage = 47.4
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Hawkins
votes = 14,139
percentage = 31.5
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Trevor Ellis
votes = 7,867
percentage = 17.5
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = George Curtis
votes = 1,613
percentage = 3.6
change = +1.2Election box majority
votes = 7,186
percentage = 15.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 44,944
percentage = 62.8
change = -12.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Rayleigh
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: RayleighElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Mark Francois
votes = 21,434
percentage = 50.1
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Clark
votes = 13,144
percentage = 30.7
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoff Williams
votes = 6,614
percentage = 15.5
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Colin Morgan
votes = 1,581
percentage = 3.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 8,290
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,773
percentage = 60.5
change = -13.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Rochford and Southend East
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Rochford and Southend EastElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Teddy Taylor
votes = 20,058
percentage = 53.6
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Dandridge
votes = 13,024
percentage = 34.8
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Newton
votes = 2,780
percentage = 7.4
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Adrian Hedges
votes = 990
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Brian Lynch
votes = 600
percentage = 1.6
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 7,034
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,452
percentage = 52.7
change = -10.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =affron Walden
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Saffron WaldenElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Alan Haselhurst
votes = 24,485
percentage = 48.9
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elfreda Tealby-Watson
votes = 12,481
percentage = 24.9
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tania Rogers
votes = 11,305
percentage = 22.6
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Richard Glover
votes = 1,769
percentage = 3.5
change = +2.4Election box majority
votes = 12,004
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 50,040
percentage = 65.2
change = -11.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =outhend West
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Southend WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =David Amess
votes = 17,313
percentage = 46.3
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Fisher
votes = 9,372
percentage = 25.1
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard de Ste Croix
votes = 9,319
percentage = 24.9
change = -8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Brian Lee
votes = 1,371
percentage = 3.7
change = +2.3Election box majority
votes = 7,941
percentage = 21.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,375
percentage = 58.0
change = -11.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Thurrock
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: ThurrockElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Andrew MacKinlay
votes = 21,121
percentage = 56.5
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mike Penning
votes = 11,124
percentage = 29.8
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Lathan
votes = 3,846
percentage = 10.3
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christopher Sheppard
votes = 1,271
percentage = 3.4
change = +1.6Election box majority
votes = 9,997
percentage = 26.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 37,362
percentage = 49.0
change = -16.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =West Chelmsford
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: West Chelmsford Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Simon Burns
votes = 20,446
percentage = 42.5
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adrian Longden
votes = 14,185
percentage = 29.5
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Robinson
votes = 11,197
percentage = 23.3
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Eleanor Burgess
votes = 837
percentage = 1.7
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ken Wedon
votes = 693
percentage = 1.4
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance|Legal Cannabis
candidate = Herb Philbin
votes = 442
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,261
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 48,143
percentage = 61.5
change = -15.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =
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