Election 97

Rochford and Southend East

Current MP Sir Teddy Taylor
Conservative 97 22,683
Labour 97 18,458
LibDem 97 4,387
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 1,070
Elected party
Rochford and Southend East

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Southend East
Conservative 92 30,096
Labour 92 14,019
LibDem 92 6,011
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 861
Elected party Conservative

Southend contributes by far the larger proportion of this constituency's electorate. The eastern part of the town is more working-class than the west, but Conservative voters predominate even here. Add in comfortable communities like Rochford and Great Wakering and the agricultural flatlands that run eastwards until they slip under the muddy waters of the North Sea, and we have a safe Tory seat for principled right-winger Teddy Taylor.


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