WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Harwich and North Essex

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

1,162latest majority

63.0%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Sir Bernard Jenkin

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate76,296

Turnout63.0%

Majority1,162

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Andrew CanessaGreen Party2,7945.8%

Natalie SommersLiberal Democrat3,5617.4%

Mark ColeReform UK9,80620.4%

Alex DinerLabour15,36032.0%

Bernard JenkinConservative16,52234.4%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 17,651 · 72.3% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 14,356 · 71.7% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 15,174 · 69.9% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population102,303Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1818.8%Share of population

Aged 65+24.9%Share of population

Home owners72.3%Households

Private renters17.2%Households

Social renters10.0%Households

One-person households30.2%Of households

Families with children25.5%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.