Harwich and North Essex
2010 Results:
Conservative: 23001 (46.94%)
Labour: 9774 (19.95%)
Liberal Democrat: 11554 (23.58%)
BNP: 1065 (2.17%)
UKIP: 2527 (5.16%)
Green: 909 (1.86%)
Independent: 170 (0.35%)
Majority: 11447 (23.36%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 20478 (42.1%)
Labour: 15301 (31.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 9626 (19.8%)
Other: 3184 (6.6%)
Majority: 5177 (10.7%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 22811 (47.6%)
Labour: 11908 (24.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 9831 (20.5%)
Green: 1718 (3.6%)
UKIP: 1691 (3.5%)
Majority: 10903 (22.7%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 21325 (47.4%)
Labour: 14139 (31.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 7867 (17.5%)
UKIP: 1613 (3.6%)
Majority: 7186 (16%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 22480 (43.9%)
Labour: 17004 (33.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 10028 (19.6%)
Other: 1697 (3.3%)
Majority: 5476 (10.7%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Bernard Jenkin(Conservative) born 1959, son of cabinet minister Patrick Jenkin. Educated at Highdate School and Cambridge University. Worked for Ford, 3i and Legal and General prior to his election. Contested Glasgow Central 1987. First elected as MP for Colchester North in 1992. During the Major government he was one of the few newly elected MPs prominent in the Maastricht rebellion. PPS to Michael Forsyth 1995-1997, constitutional affairs spokesman 1997-1998, on environment and transport 1998-1999, shadow minister for transport 1999-2001, shadow secretary of state for defence 2001-2003, spokesman for the regions 2003-2005, Deputy chairman of the Conservative party 2005-2006. His wife, Ann Jenkin, is a former girlfriend of the screenwriter Richard Curtis, and it is claimed that Curtis`s habit of naming a particularly put upon character `Bernard` in almost all his screenplays is either revenge upon or an in-joke with Bernard Jenkin (more information at They work for you)
Bernard Jenkin(Conservative) born 1959, son of cabinet minister Patrick Jenkin. Educated at Highdate School and Cambridge University. Worked for Ford, 3i and Legal and General prior to his election. Contested Glasgow Central 1987. First elected as MP for Colchester North in 1992. During the Major government he was one of the few newly elected MPs prominent in the Maastricht rebellion. PPS to Michael Forsyth 1995-1997, constitutional affairs spokesman 1997-1998, on environment and transport 1998-1999, shadow minister for transport 1999-2001, shadow secretary of state for defence 2001-2003, spokesman for the regions 2003-2005, Deputy chairman of the Conservative party 2005-2006. His wife, Ann Jenkin, is a former girlfriend of the screenwriter Richard Curtis, and it is claimed that Curtis`s habit of naming a particularly put upon character `Bernard` in almost all his screenplays is either revenge upon or an in-joke with Bernard Jenkin (more information at They work for you)
Darren Barrenger (Labour) IT projector director with BT. Former Tendring District councillor.
James Raven (Liberal Democrat) born Colchester. History professor at Essex University. Contested Colchester North 1992, North Essex 2005.
Chris Fox (Green) Lecturer in computer science at Essex University
Simon Anselmi (UKIP)
Stephen Robey (BNP)Peter Thompson Bates (Independent) Born 1959 2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 89119
Male: 49.2%
Female: 50.8%
Under 18: 21%
Over 60: 24%
Born outside UK: 5.5%
White: 97.7%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.5%
Mixed: 0.7%
Other: 0.8%
Christian: 75.2%
Full time students: 5.2%
Graduates 16-74: 17.5%
No Qualifications 16-74: 28.1%
Owner-Occupied: 79.9%
Social Housing: 10.1% (Council: 8.1%, Housing Ass.: 1.9%)
Privately Rented: 6.8%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 5.2%
