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North Essex | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of North Essex in Essex for the 2005 general election | |
![]() Location of Essex within England | |
County | Essex |
1997–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Colchester North |
Replaced by | Harwich and North Essex |
1832–1868 | |
Created from | Essex |
Replaced by | East Essex, West Essex |
North Essex was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1997 and 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The name was also used for the Northern Division of Essex, covering a much wider area and electing two members using the bloc vote system from 1832 until 1868.