Clacton constituency
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Clacton is a UK parliamentary constituency on the East coast of England which, since 2017, is represented by Giles Watling MP of the Conservative Party.
Clacton constituency comprises a number of seaside resorts along the Tendring peninsula, including Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.
#GE2024
Nine candidates are registered to stand for election at Clacton in the UK/General election/2024:
Opening salvo
Results
Reform gain from Conservative on a swing of 45.1%:
1. Reform UK, Nigel Farage, 21,225 votes, 46.2%
2. Conservative, Giles Watling, 12,820, 27.9%
3. Labour, Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, 7,448, 16.2%
4. Liberal Democrats, Matthew Bensilum, 2,016, 4.4%
5. Green, Natasha Osben, 1,935, 4.2%
6. Independent, Tony Mack, 317, 0.7%
7. UKIP, Andrew Pemberton, 116, 0.3%
8. Climate, Craig Jamieson, 48, 0.1%
9. Heritage, Tasos Papanastasiou, 33, 0.1%
Majority 8,405 votes, 18.3%
Turnout 45,958 voters,58.0%
History
Douglas Carswell previously represented the seat from 2005 to 2017 as, successively, a Tory, UKIP and Independent MP.
Giles Watling was elected for the Conservatives in 2017.
2017 hustings
Coverage of the 2017 General Election hustings for the Clacton Constituency was recorded at All Saints Church in Walton on the Naze on 6 June 2017.[2]
