Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)

Colchester is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Will Quince, a Conservative. In June 2023 Quince announced that he would not be standing for re-election.

This article is about the electoral district in the United Kingdom. For the electoral district of the same name in Canada, see Colchester (provincial electoral district).

Colchester
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Colchester in Essex
Location of Essex within England
CountyEssex
Electorate73,638 (December 2010)
Major settlementsColchester, The Hythe
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentWill Quince (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromColchester North, South Colchester and Maldon
1918–1983
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromColchester (Parliamentary Borough), Harwich (part)
Replaced byColchester North and Colchester South & Maldon
1295–1918
SeatsTwo to 1885, one from 1885 to 1918
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byColchester (county constituency)
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