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Clacton constituency comprises a number of seaside resorts along the Tendring peninsula, including Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. | Clacton constituency comprises a number of seaside resorts along the Tendring peninsula, including Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. | ||
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Nine candidates are registered to stand for election at Clacton in the [[UK/General election/2024]]:{{QB| | Nine candidates are registered to stand for election at Clacton in the [[UK/General election/2024]]:{{QB| | ||
:[[Matthew Bensilum]], [[Liberal Democrats]] | :[[Matthew Bensilum]], [[Liberal Democrats]] | ||
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:[[Giles Watling]], [[Conservative Party]]<ref>''[https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.clacton.2024-07-04/clacton/ "UK Parliamentary general election, Clacton constituency: nine candidates"]''</ref>}} | :[[Giles Watling]], [[Conservative Party]]<ref>''[https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.clacton.2024-07-04/clacton/ "UK Parliamentary general election, Clacton constituency: nine candidates"]''</ref>}} | ||
+ | ===Opening salvo=== | ||
+ | [[File:Farage_leaflet_1.JPG|260px|right|thumb|Landed on a Clacton constituency doorstep at 8am Monday 10 June 2024]] | ||
+ | [[File:Farage_leaflet_2.JPG|260px|left|thumb|Landed on a Clacton constituency doorstep at 8am Monday 10 June 2024]] | ||
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+ | ==History== | ||
+ | [[Douglas Carswell]] previously represented the seat from 2005 to 2017 as, successively, a [[Tory]], [[UKIP]] and Independent MP. | ||
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+ | [[Giles Watling]] was elected for the [[Conservatives]] in 2017. | ||
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+ | ===2017 hustings=== | ||
+ | Coverage of the 2017 General Election hustings for the Clacton Constituency was recorded at All Saints Church in Walton on the Naze on 6 June 2017.<ref>''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb6qEp_rRpM "Clacton Hustings General Election 2017 #GE2017 #Clacton"]''</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Clacton is a UK parliamentary constituency on the East coast of England which, since 2017, is represented by Giles Watling MP of the Conservative Party.
Clacton constituency comprises a number of seaside resorts along the Tendring peninsula, including Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze.
#GE2024
Nine candidates are registered to stand for election at Clacton in the UK/General election/2024:
Opening salvo
History
Douglas Carswell previously represented the seat from 2005 to 2017 as, successively, a Tory, UKIP and Independent MP.
Giles Watling was elected for the Conservatives in 2017.
2017 hustings
Coverage of the 2017 General Election hustings for the Clacton Constituency was recorded at All Saints Church in Walton on the Naze on 6 June 2017.[2]
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