Former parliamentary constituencies in Essex

Below is a list of former parliamentary constituencies and details of them. These details include their modern equivalent, date of existence and any other relevant information.

Former Seats 1983-1997

Colchester North

*Modern Equivalent and successor: Colchester and North Essex
*Predecessor: Colchester
*Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
*Type of seat: Conservative safe
*Member(s) of Parliament:
*#Antony Buck (1983 - 1992), Conservative
*#Bernard Jenkin (1992 - 1997), Conservative

Colchester South and Maldon

*Modern Equivalent and successor: Maldon and East Chelmsford
*Predecessor: Maldon
*Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
*Type of seat: Conservative safe
*Member(s) of Parliament: John Wakeham (1983 - 1997), Conservative

Rochford

*Modern Equivalent and successor: Rayleigh
*Predecessor: South East Essex
*Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
*Type of seat: Conservative safe
*Member(s) of Parliament: Michael Clark (1983 - 1997), Conservative

outhend East

*Modern Equivalent and successor: Rochford and Southend East
*Elections fought: 1918 to 1992
*Type of seat: Conservative safe
*Member(s) of Parliament: Henry Channon (1983 - 1997), Conservative

Former Seats 1955-1974

Billericay

*Modern Equivalent: Billericay and Brentwood and Ongar
*Successor: Brentwood and Ongar
*Elections fought: 1950 to 1970
*Type of seat: Conservative safe (1950s) and marginal (1960s and 1970s)
*Member(s) of Parliament:
*#Richard Body (1955 - 1959), Conservative
*#Edward Gardner (1959 - 1966), Conservative
*#Eric Moonman (1966 - 1970), Labour
*#Robert McCrindle (1970 - 1974), Conservative

Chigwell

*Modern Equivalent and successor: Epping Forest
*Elections fought: 1955 to 1970
*Type of seat: Conservative
*Member(s) of Parliament: John Biggs-Davison (1955 - 1974), Conservative

Epping

*Modern Equivalent and successor: Epping Forest and Harlow
*Elections fought: 1885 to 1970
*Type of seat: Conservative marginal (bellwether constituency)
*Member(s) of Parliament:
*#Graeme Bell Finlay (1955 - 1964), Conservative
*#Stanley Newens (1964 - 1970), Labour
*#Norman Tebbit (1970 - 1974), Conservative