Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
North Essex was won by Conservative at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 10,903 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in North Essex from 1832 to 2005.
This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.
Full Election History, 1832–2005
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1832
John Tyssen Tyrell (Conservative); Alexander Baring (Conservative)
2,280
27.8% (top seat)
Charles Callis Western (Whig)
36 (0.4 pts)
85.3%
1835
John Tyssen Tyrell (Conservative); Alexander Baring (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1837
John Tyssen Tyrell (Conservative); Charles Gray Round (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1841
John Tyssen Tyrell (Conservative); Charles Gray Round (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1847
John Tyssen Tyrell (Conservative); William Beresford (Conservative)
2,292
38.9% (top seat)
John Gurdon Rebow (Whig)
737 (11.6 pts)
58.2%
1852
John Tyssen Tyrell (Conservative); William Beresford (Conservative)
2,334
43.2% (top seat)
Thomas Barrett-Lennard (Whig)
1,501 (26.9 pts)
48.8%
1857
Charles Du Cane (Conservative); William Beresford (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1859
Charles Du Cane (Conservative); William Beresford (Conservative)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1865
Charles Du Cane (Conservative); Thomas Burch Western (Liberal)
1,931
35.3% (top seat)
William Beresford (Conservative)
50 (0.9 pts)
60.1%
1997
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
22,480
43.9%
Timothy Young (Labour)
5,476 (10.7 pts)
75.3%
2001
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
21,325
47.4%
Philip Hawkins (Labour)
7,186 (16.0 pts)
62.7%
2005
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
22,811
47.6%
Elizabeth Hughes (Labour)
10,903 (22.7 pts)
65.7%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1832 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Tyssen Tyrell
Conservative
2,448
27.8%
Yes
Alexander Baring
Conservative
2,280
25.9%
Yes
Charles Callis Western
Whig
2,244
25.5%
No
Thomas Brand
Whig
1,840
20.9%
No
1835 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Tyssen Tyrell
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Alexander Baring
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1837 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Tyssen Tyrell
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Charles Gray Round
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1841 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Tyssen Tyrell
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
Charles Gray Round
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1847 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Tyssen Tyrell
Conservative
2,472
38.9%
Yes
William Beresford
Conservative
2,292
36.1%
Yes
John Gurdon Rebow
Whig
1,555
24.5%
No
Fiske Goodeve Fiske-Harrison
Whig
36
0.6%
No
1852 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
John Tyssen Tyrell
Conservative
2,412
43.2%
Yes
William Beresford
Conservative
2,334
41.8%
Yes
Thomas Barrett-Lennard
Whig
833
14.9%
No
1857 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Du Cane
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
William Beresford
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1859 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Du Cane
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
William Beresford
Conservative
Unopposed
Yes
1865 (2 seats)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Charles Du Cane
Conservative
2,081
35.3%
Yes
Thomas Burch Western
Liberal
1,931
32.8%
Yes
William Beresford
Conservative
1,881
31.9%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bernard Jenkin
Conservative
22,480
43.9%
Yes
Timothy Young
Labour
17,004
33.2%
No
Andrew Phillips
Liberal Democrat
10,028
19.6%
No
Roger Lord
UKIP
1,202
2.3%
No
Susan Ransome
Green
495
1.0%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bernard Jenkin
Conservative
21,325
47.4%
Yes
Philip Hawkins
Labour
14,139
31.5%
No
Trevor Ellis
Liberal Democrat
7,867
17.5%
No
George Curtis
UKIP
1,613
3.6%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bernard Jenkin
Conservative
22,811
47.6%
Yes
Elizabeth Hughes
Labour
11,908
24.8%
No
James Raven
Liberal Democrat
9,831
20.5%
No
Chris Fox
Green
1,718
3.6%
No
George Curtis
UKIP
1,691
3.5%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
North Essex has been contested at 12 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won North Essex in the 2005 general election?
Conservative won North Essex in 2005 with 22,811 votes (47.6%), a majority of 10,903 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won North Essex since 1832?
Since 1832, North Essex has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.
What was the closest result in North Essex?
The closest result on record for North Essex was 1832, when Conservative beat Whig by just 36 votes (0.4 percentage points).
Did North Essex ever elect more than one MP at a time?
Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, North Essex elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.