Election 97

Southend West

Current MP Sir Paul Channon (Retiring)
Conservative 97 18,029
Labour 97 10,600
LibDem 97 15,414
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 737
Elected party
Southend West

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Southend West
Conservative 92 27,319
Labour 92 6,139
LibDem 92 15,417
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 1,073
Elected party Conservative

Southend is a large town of 150,000 on the southeast Essex coast, long a premier holiday resort for Londoners, especially Eastenders. The western end of town is the most residentially desirable and, although it was a prime target for the Liberals for years, it has always remained safely in the Tory fold. Paul Channon has held the seat since 1959 (in fact it has been held by members of the Channon family for over 80 years) and the worst damage he has experienced is a reduced majority of 8,000. Expect no surprises here.


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