List of former parliamentary constituencies in Essex

Below is a list of former parliamentary constituencies in Essex and details of them. These details include their modern equivalent, date of existence and any other relevant information.

Colchester North

 * Modern Equivalent and successor: Colchester and North Essex
 * Predecessor: Colchester
 * Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
 * Type of seat: Conservative safe
 * Member(s) of Parliament:
 * Antony Buck (1983 - 1992), Conservative
 * Bernard Jenkin (1992 - 1997), Conservative

Colchester South and Maldon

 * Modern Equivalent and successor: Maldon and East Chelmsford
 * Predecessor: Maldon
 * Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
 * Type of seat: Conservative safe
 * Member(s) of Parliament: John Wakeham (1983 - 1997), Conservative

Rochford

 * Modern Equivalent and successor: Rayleigh
 * Predecessor: South East Essex
 * Elections fought: 1983, 1987, 1992
 * Type of seat: Conservative safe
 * Member(s) of Parliament: Michael Clark (1983 - 1997), Conservative

Southend East

 * Modern Equivalent and successor: Rochford and Southend East
 * Elections fought: 1918 to 1992
 * Type of seat: Conservative safe
 * Member(s) of Parliament: Henry Channon (1983 - 1997), Conservative

Billericay

 * Modern Equivalent: Billericay and Brentwood and Ongar
 * Successor: Brentwood and Ongar
 * Elections fought: 1950 to 1970
 * Type of seat: Conservative safe (1950s) and marginal (1960s and 1970s)
 * Member(s) of Parliament:
 * Richard Body (1955 - 1959), Conservative
 * Edward Gardner (1959 - 1966), Conservative
 * Eric Moonman (1966 - 1970), Labour
 * Robert McCrindle (1970 - 1974), Conservative

Chigwell

 * Modern Equivalent and successor: Epping Forest
 * Elections fought: 1955 to 1970
 * Type of seat: Conservative
 * Member(s) of Parliament: John Biggs-Davison (1955 - 1974), Conservative

Epping

 * Modern Equivalent and successor: Epping Forest and Harlow
 * Elections fought: 1885 to 1970
 * Type of seat: Conservative marginal (bellwether constituency)
 * Member(s) of Parliament:
 * Graeme Bell Finlay (1955 - 1964), Conservative
 * Stanley Newens (1964 - 1970), Labour
 * Norman Tebbit (1970 - 1974), Conservative