Southend West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Southend West is a constituency[n 1] in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The seat is currently held by Anna Firth who won the 2022 by-election,[2] following the murder of the incumbent MP, David Amess.[3][n 2]
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Southend West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Essex |
Electorate | 66,780 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | Anna Firth (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Southend |
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Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency is to be renamed Southend West and Leigh - to be first contested at the next general election.[4]