An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Harwich and North Essex, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.
Conservative hold by Bernard Jenkin with a majority of 20,182 - 38.8% - on a turnout of 70.1%.
Candidates
Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
JENKIN, Bernard | Con | 31,830 | 61.3% | 2.7% |
RICE, Stephen | Lab | 11,648 | 22.4% | -8.0% |
BECKETT, Mike | LD | 5,866 | 11.3% | 5.8% |
BANKS, Peter | Green | 1,945 | 3.7% | 1.7% |
FRANCIS, Tony | Ind | 411 | 0.8% | - |
BROWNING-SMITH, Richard | Ind | 263 | 0.5% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 74,153, having a valid vote count of 51,963 and an invalid vote count of 162.
Result declared at 02:40 on 13 December 2019.