Colchester
| Number of seats: | 2 seats 1832-1885 |
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| County (pre 1974): | Essex |
| County (post 1974): | Essex |
| Authority (1995): | Not specified |
| Nation: | England |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): | 53 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): | 93 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): | 333 |
| British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): | 375 |
| Formed | 1832 |
| Disbanded | 1983 |
| Notes: | Full name (in Craig 3,4) Essex, Colchester. Constitutency of same name reformed 1997. |
Elected Members
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Richard Sanderson
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1847 Date of exit: 29 July 1847 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Also MP for this constituency several times before 1832. -
Joseph Hardcastle
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1847 Date of election: 29 July 1847 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1852 Date of exit: 7 July 1852 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Manners
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1850* Date of election: 9 February 1850 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1857* Date of exit: c. 1857* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit in or before February 1857; resigned in order to contest by-election at Leicestershire Northern -
William Hawkins
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1852 Date of election: 7 July 1852 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1857 Date of exit: 27 March 1857 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Rebow
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1857* Date of election: 24 February 1857 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1859 Date of exit: 28 April 1859 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Taverner Miller
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Area Year of election: 1857 Date of election: 27 March 1857 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1867* Date of exit: c. 1867* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
John Rebow
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1865 Date of election: 11 July 1865 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1870* Date of exit: c. 1870* Nature of exit: Death Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit October 1870 -
Edward Karslake
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1867* Date of election: 15 February 1867 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1868 Date of exit: 17 November 1868 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Brewer
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1868 Date of election: 17 November 1868 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1874 Date of exit: 31 January 1874 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Alexander Learmonth
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1870* Date of election: 3 November 1870 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1880 Date of exit: 31 March 1880 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Richard Causton
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1880 Date of election: 31 March 1880 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
William Willis
Party: Liberal Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1880 Date of election: 31 March 1880 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1885 Date of exit: 24 November 1885 Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat Party: Liberal Sponsorship: None known Notes: Defeated contesting Camberwell Peckham at 1885 General Election. -
Henry Trotter
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1885 Date of election: 24 November 1885 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1888* Date of exit: 6 December 1888 Nature of exit: Death Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Brooke
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1888* Date of election: 18 December 1888 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1892 Date of exit: 4 July 1892 Nature of exit: Retirement Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Herbert Naylor-Leyland
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1892 Date of election: 4 July 1892 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1895* Date of exit: c. 1895* Nature of exit: Resignation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Worthington Evans
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: 15 January 1910 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1929 Date of exit: 30 May 1929 Nature of exit: Relocation Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Oswald Lewis
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Regional Year of election: 1929 Date of election: 30 May 1929 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1945 Date of exit: 5 July 1945 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Charles Smith
Party: Labour Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1945 Date of election: 5 July 1945 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Party: Labour Sponsorship: None known Notes: None -
Cuthbert Alport
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: None known Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1961* Date of exit: c. 1961* Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: Exit February 1961. -
Antony Buck
Party: Conservative Constituency connections: Direct Year of election: 1961* Date of election: 16 March 1961 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1983 Date of exit: 9 June 1983 Nature of exit: Boundary revision Party: Conservative Sponsorship: None known Notes: None
Other candidates
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Alexander Learmonth
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1868 Date of election: 1868-11-17 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Richard Causton
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1874 Date of election: 1874-01-31 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Richard Causton
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1886 Date of election: 1886-07-01 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Worthington Evans
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1906 Date of election: 1906-01-12 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Michael Meacher
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1966 Date of election: 1966-03-31 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
Bob Russell
Connection with constituency: Direct: former member from 1979-2015. Year of election: 2017 Date of election: 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Democrats Notes: -
Edgar Vincent
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1910² Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Henry Tufnell
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1835 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Frederick Thomson
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1910¹ Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Liberal Notes: -
William Brewer
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1867* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal Notes: -
Hubert Beaumont
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1935 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
Bob Russell
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1979 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes: -
Will Quince
Connection with constituency: Unknown Year of election: 2010 Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
William Gurdon
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1888* Date of election: Not specified Nature of election: By-election Party: Liberal Notes: