Rayleigh and Wickford (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rayleigh and Wickford is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Mark Francois, a Conservative.[n 2]
| Rayleigh and Wickford | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Rayleigh and Wickford in the East of England | |
| County | Essex |
| Electorate | 76,422 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Hawkwell, Hockley, Rayleigh and Wickford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Mark Francois (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Rayleigh, Billericay |
Constituency profile
This small-town studded portion of rural Essex reaches out almost as far as the North Sea beside Rochford and has income levels on average slightly above the national average, low unemployment,[2] and little social housing.[3][4]
History
The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of Essex by the Boundary Commission for England. It was formed from the majority of the abolished constituency of Rayleigh, together with the town of Wickford, previously in the abolished constituency of Billericay.
Francois was previously Member of Parliament for Rayleigh.
Boundaries
Summarize
Perspective
2010–2024
- The Borough of Basildon wards of Wickford Castledon, Wickford North, and Wickford Park
- The District of Rochford wards of Ashingdon and Canewdon, Downhall and Rawreth, Grange, Hawkwell North, Hawkwell South, Hawkwell West, Hockley Central, Hockley North, Hockley West, Hullbridge, Lodge, Rayleigh Central, Sweyne Park, Trinity, Wheatley and Whitehouse[5]
Map of boundaries 2010–2024
2024–present
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency is as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Basildon wards of: Wickford Castledon; Wickford North; Wickford Park.1
- The District of Rochford wards of: Downhall & Rawreth; Hawkwell East; Hawkwell West; Hockley; Hockley & Ashingdon; Hullbridge; Lodge; Sweyne Park & Grange; Trinity; Wheatley.[6]
Minor loss of sparsely populated area in the east of the constituency to the newly named Southend East and Rochford seat.
1 Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2024,[7] the contents in the Borough of Basildon now comprise the Wickford North and Wickford Park wards and the part of the Castledon & Crouch ward situated in the civil parish of Wickford.
Members of Parliament
Rayleigh and Billericay prior to 2010
| Election | Member[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mark Francois | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Francois | 17,756 | 37.0 | −35.9 | |
| Reform UK | Grant Randall[10] | 12,135 | 25.3 | New | |
| Labour | James Hedges[11] | 11,823 | 24.6 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Mott | 4,068 | 8.5 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Christopher Taylor[12] | 2,196 | 4.6 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 5,621 | 11.7 | −45.6 | ||
| Turnout | 47,978 | 62.7 | −6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,576 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −30.6 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 38,652 | 72.9 | |
| Labour | 8,304 | 15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,081 | 7.7 | |
| Green | 1,960 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | 52,997 | 69.3 | |
| Electorate | 76,422 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Francois | 39,864 | 72.6 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | David Flack | 8,864 | 16.1 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Tindall | 4,171 | 7.6 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Paul Thorogood | 2,002 | 3.6 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 31,000 | 56.5 | +14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 54,901 | 69.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Francois | 36,914 | 66.7 | +12.0 | |
| Labour | Mark Daniels | 13,464 | 24.3 | +11.7 | |
| UKIP | Peter Smith | 2,326 | 4.2 | −18.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Tindall | 1,557 | 2.8 | −0.2 | |
| Green | Paul Hill | 1,062 | 1.9 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 23,450 | 42.4 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 55,323 | 70.4 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Francois | 29,088 | 54.7 | −3.1 | |
| UKIP | John Hayter[16] | 11,858 | 22.3 | +18.1 | |
| Labour | David Hough | 6,705 | 12.6 | −1.9 | |
| Independent | Linda Kendall[17] | 2,418 | 4.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Pitt[18] | 1,622 | 3.0 | −12.1 | |
| Green | Sarah Yapp[19] | 1,529 | 2.9 | New | |
| Majority | 17,230 | 32.4 | −10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 53,220 | 68.3 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Francois* | 30,257 | 57.8 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Gaszczak | 7,919 | 15.1 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Le Surf | 7,577 | 14.5 | −12.0 | |
| English Democrat | John Hayter | 2,219 | 4.2 | New | |
| UKIP | Tino Callaghan | 2,211 | 4.2 | +0.1 | |
| BNP | Tony Evennett | 2,160 | 4.1 | New | |
| Majority | 22,338 | 42.7 | +15.3 | ||
| Turnout | 50,132 | 65.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
See also
Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
External links
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