Election 97

Essex North

Current MP NEW SEAT
Conservative 97 22,480
Labour 97 17,004
LibDem 97 10,028
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 1,697
Elected party
Essex North

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency NEW SEAT
Conservative 92 31,309
Labour 92 10,347
LibDem 92 12,059
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 544
Elected party Conservative

The new seat of Essex North completely surrounds the newly unified constituency of Colchester, which looks like the hole in the doughnut. The arrangement spells bad news for the Tories - much of the Conservative strength for Colchester has been moved out to Essex North, and that city is now vulnerable to the Liberal Democrats. There can be no doubt of the result for intensely rural Essex North, however - this is a true blue Tory seat.


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