1997 United Kingdom general election result in Essex
1992 results in Essex | Constituencies in Essex | 2001 results in Essex
Results by constituency for the United Kingdom general election, 1997 in the county of Essex.
Overall result
Party |
MPs |
+/- |
Votes |
% |
|
Conservative Party |
10 |
−5 |
354,014 |
40.3 |
|
Labour Party |
6 |
+5 |
320,231 |
36.4 |
|
Liberal Democrats |
1 |
+1 |
160,082 |
18.2 |
|
Referendum Party |
0 |
25,892 |
2.9 |
||
United Kingdom Independence Party |
0 |
5,392 |
0.6 |
||
Green Party |
0 |
2,303 |
0.3 |
||
Liberal Party |
0 |
1,899 |
0.2 |
||
British National Party |
0 |
1,062 |
0.1 |
||
Natural Law |
0 |
403 |
0.1 |
||
Others |
0 |
0.1 |
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Turnout |
878,576 |
72.7 85.4 |
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Seats
Constituency |
Party |
MP |
Majority |
|
Basildon |
Labour |
Angela Smith |
13,280 |
|
Billericay |
Conservative |
Teresa Gorman |
1,356 |
|
Braintree |
Labour |
Alan Hurst |
1,451 |
|
Brentwood and Ongar |
Conservative |
Eric Pickles |
9,690 |
|
Castle Point |
Labour |
Christine Butler |
1,116 |
|
Chelmsford West |
Conservative |
Simon Burns |
6,691 |
|