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Harwich and North Essex

East of England, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

Bernard Jenkin

Conservative

Male

Majority1,162
Turnout63.0%
Electorate76,296
Valid votes48,043
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative16,522 - 34.4%
Labour15,360 - 32.0%
Reform9,806 - 20.4%
Lib Dem3,561 - 7.4%
Green2,794 - 5.8%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£193,083,527

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,887 total benefits bill per resident · 16% below average

Harwich and North Essex
£1,887
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 348 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£193,083,527360/575
Change over 2 years+22.1%
Median local wage (2025)£37,708+6.1%
  • Universal Credit£102,932,497

    £1,006 per resident · 8,248 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 3,102 · 1 in 19 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£46,206,968

    £452 per resident · 6,206 claimants (+22.1% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 2,574 · 42% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,168

  • Disability Living Allowance£16,644,965

    £163 per resident · 2,780 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£12,850,389

    £126 per resident · 1,668 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£7,305,370

    £71 per resident · 1,157 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£7,143,339

    £70 per resident · 1,650 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 93.9%White British 90.3%Asian 1.9%Black, African or Caribbean 1.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.9%Other 0.7%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 95.6%White British 92.4%Asian 1.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.5%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 97.6%White British 94.8%Asian 1.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 99.2%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Harwich and North Essex (2021)
UK 92.7%Other EU 3.4%Other countries 3.9%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Harwich and North Essex (2011)
UK 92.9%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.6%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Harwich and North Essex (2001)
UK 94.2%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 3.9%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Harwich and North Essex (1991)
UK 96.6%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 1.8%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Harwich and North Essex

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.