South East Essex, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Bernard Braine (Conservative Party) won South East Essex, with a majority of 24,532 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 16
- Recorded results
- 42
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 40,497 | 64% | Yes |
| Nigel William Smith | The Labour Party | 15,965 | 25.2% | No |
| Francis Winifred Alexander | Liberal Democrats | 6,858 | 10.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 27,348 | 48.8% | Yes |
| David Bryn Jones | The Labour Party | 18,638 | 33.3% | No |
| Anthony Morris | The Liberal Party | 10,049 | 17.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 28,644 | 39.8% | Yes |
| David Thomas Jones | The Labour Party | 19,379 | 26.9% | No |
| Frances Alexander | Liberal Democrats | 13,891 | 19.3% | No |
| Anthony John Morris | Liberal Democrats | 10,049 | 14% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 41,589 | 57.7% | Yes |
| Derek Edwards | The Labour Party | 23,684 | 32.9% | No |
| Christopher Hugh Bohling | Liberal Democrats | 6,811 | 9.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 31,942 | 48.5% | Yes |
| Derek Edwards | The Labour Party | 26,208 | 39.8% | No |
| Joyce Arram | Liberal Democrats | 7,706 | 11.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 33,494 | 57% | Yes |
| Anthony Pearson-Clarke | The Labour Party | 25,293 | 43% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 28,124 | 61% | Yes |
| Reginald M Fryer | The Labour Party | 17,991 | 39% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Braine | Conservative Party | 20,531 | 59.7% | Yes |
| Edward Harby | The Labour Party | 13,841 | 40.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Jones Gunter | The Labour Party | 25,581 | 53.8% | Yes |
| Aubrey Jones | Conservative Party | 21,990 | 46.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes | Conservative Party | 25,912 | 44.2% | Yes |
| John Richard Anthony Oldfield | The Labour Party | 24,942 | 42.5% | No |
| Arthur Musgrove Mathews | Liberal Democrats | 7,797 | 13.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Victor Alpin MacKinnon Raikes | Conservative Party | 30,436 | 53.4% | Yes |
| John Richard Anthony Oldfield | The Labour Party | 20,066 | 35.2% | No |
| Felix Greene | National Labour | 6,539 | 11.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Richard Anthony Oldfield | The Labour Party | 18,756 | 37.6% | Yes |
| Herbert William Looker | Unionist | 18,130 | 36.3% | No |
| George Thomas Veness | Liberal Democrats | 13,030 | 26.1% | No |
