Election 97

Rayleigh

Current MP Michael Clark
Conservative 97 25,516
Labour 97 14,832
LibDem 97 10,137
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 829
Elected party
Rayleigh

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Rochford
Conservative 92 33,065
Labour 92 8,032
LibDem 92 11,868
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 1,152
Elected party Conservative

From the outer suburbs of Southend, up into rural Essex, this area saw dramatic growth in private housing during the 1980s. Although not highly prosperous, this seat boasts some of the highest levels of owner-occupation in Britain, and has a Conservative majority to match. The Liberal Democrats come a distant second and have no real prospects.


Super Profiles

4,506 12.41 9.03 137
5,259 14.49 11.17 130
12,159 33.50 11.25 298
7,739 21.32 14.70 145
1,265 3.48 10.45 33
636 1.75 2.81 62
1,756 4.84 8.01 60
2,623 7.23 15.25 47
181 0.50 7.13 7
0 0.00 10.17 0