Clacton (UK Parliament constituency) Clacton (UK Parliament constituency) Clacton is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, represented since 2017 by Giles Watling of the Conservative Party. Following their review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission created this as a new seat, consisting of essentially the former Harwich constituency, minus the town of Harwich itself and a few nearby villages, plus St. Osyth and Weeley, moved from the old North Essex constituency. Apart from the North Sea it is surrounded by the Harwich and North Essex constituency on all other sides. This new seat contains the towns of
Clacton-on-Sea Originally built as a landing point for goods and passengers, as Clacton was becoming an increasingly popular destination for day trippers, in 1893 the pier was lengthened to , and entertainment facilities added. Bought by Ernest Kingsman in 1922, it remained in the ownership of the Kingsman family until 1971. In March 2009 the pier was purchased by the Clacton Pier Company, who installed a helter-skelter as a new focal point. A 48 turbine wind farm has been constructed about off the Clacton coast. Clacton has an oceanic climate (Köppen "Cfb") with fairly low precipitation. This makes for pleasantly warm