Rayleigh and Wickford (UK Parliament constituency) explained
| Rayleigh and Wickford |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Type: | County |
| Electorate: | 76,422 (2023)[1] |
| Region: | England |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
Rayleigh and Wickford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Mark Francois, a Conservative.
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
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]
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
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern . Boundary Commission for England . 27 June 2024 . dmy .
- https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency
- Web site: Local statistics - Office for National Statistics . www.ons.gov.uk.
- Web site: 2011 census interactive maps . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129132219/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/census-data/2011-census-interactive-content/index.html . January 29, 2016.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007. www.legislation.gov.uk. 2019-09-11.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
- Web site: LGBCE . Basildon LGBCE . 2025-01-14 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
- Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.
