Constituency

Harwich and North Essex

At a glance

Harwich and North Essex is a UK parliamentary constituency in East of England, currently represented in the House of Commons by Sir Bernard Jenkin, a Conservative MP. Sir Bernard Jenkin has represented the seat since 9 Apr 1992. At the 2024 general election it was marginal, won by a majority of 1,162 votes (2.4%), ranking #56 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 79.7 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Sir Bernard Jenkin

MP ID 40

Current party

Con Conservative

MP since 9 Apr 1992

Current Commons representation

Voting participation 79.7 %

1,881 of 2,361 eligible divisions

Region East of England

Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

Parliament ID 4088

Imported constituency identifier

Recent votes shown 10

Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Harwich and North Essex.

Map

MP voting summary

How Sir Bernard Jenkin has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,881 of 2,361 eligible divisions (79.7 %).

79.7 %

Participation

890

Aye

991

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 890 / Noes 991

Recent divisions

Division	Date	Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	14 Jul 2026	Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	14 Jul 2026	Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Migration	13 Jul 2026	No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Migration	13 Jul 2026	Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Education	8 Jul 2026	No
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Crime / Justice	7 Jul 2026	Aye

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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Marginal — won by 2.4% in 2024

Majority of 1,162 votes · #56 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

63 % turnout · maj 1,162

Bernard Jenkin · Conservative 16,522 (34.4%)

Alex Diner · Labour 15,360 (32%)

Mark Cole · Reform UK 9,806 (20.4%)

Natalie Sommers · Liberal Democrat 3,561 (7.4%)

Andrew Canessa · Green Party 2,794 (5.8%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Harwich and North Essex?

Sir Bernard Jenkin is the current MP for Harwich and North Essex. Source

Which party currently holds Harwich and North Essex?

Harwich and North Essex is currently represented by Sir Bernard Jenkin of Conservative. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Harwich and North Essex?

Harwich and North Essex's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4088. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Harwich and North Essex?

The current MP profile for Harwich and North Essex is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Harwich and North Essex change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Harwich and North Essex data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source