Below is a list of former parliamentary constituencies in Essex and details of them. These details include their modern equivalent, date of existence and any other relevant information.
Former Seats 1983-1997
Colchester North
Modern Equivalent and successor: Colchester and North Essex
Predecessor: Colchester
Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
Type of seat: Conservative safe
Member(s) of Parliament: Antony Buck (1983 - 1992), Conservative Bernard Jenkin (1992 - 1997), Conservative
Colchester South and Maldon
Modern Equivalent and successor: Maldon and East Chelmsford
Predecessor: Maldon
Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
Type of seat: Conservative safe
Member(s) of Parliament: John Wakeham (1983 - 1997), Conservative
Rochford
Modern Equivalent and successor: Rayleigh
Predecessor: South East Essex
Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
Type of seat: Conservative safe
Member(s) of Parliament: Michael Clark (1983 - 1997), Conservative
Southend East
Modern Equivalent and successor: Rochford and Southend East
Elections fought: 1918 to 1992
Type of seat: Conservative safe
Member(s) of Parliament: Henry Channon (1983 - 1997), Conservative
Former Seats 1955-1974
Billericay
Modern Equivalent: Billericay and Brentwood and Ongar
Successor: Brentwood and Ongar
Elections fought: 1950 to 1970
Type of seat: Conservative safe (1950s) and marginal (1960s and 1970s) Member(s) of Parliament: Richard Body (1955 - 1959), Conservative Edward Gardner (1959 - 1966), Conservative Eric Moonman (1966 - 1970), Labour Robert McCrindle (1970 - 1974), Conservative
Chigwell
Modern Equivalent and successor: Epping Forest
Elections fought: 1955 to 1970
Type of seat: Conservative
Member(s) of Parliament: John Biggs-Davison (1955 - 1974), Conservative
Epping
Modern Equivalent and successor: Epping Forest and Harlow
Elections fought: 1885 to 1970
Type of seat: Conservative marginal (bellwether constituency) Member(s) of Parliament: Graeme Bell Finlay (1955 - 1964), Conservative Stanley Newens (1964 - 1970), Labour Norman Tebbit (1970 - 1974), Conservative
Parliamentary constituencies in Essex (historic) Former parliamentary constituencies