Clacton (UK Parliament constituency) election, UKIP's share of the vote fell by 36.8%, one of its largest declines in the country, and the subsequent Conservative victory in Clacton marked the first time every constituency in Essex had returned a Conservative MP since 1987. 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
HMS Clacton (J151) HMS Clacton (J151) HMS "Clacton" was a s built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. The "Bangor" class was designed as a small minesweeper that could be easily built in large numbers by civilian shipyards; as steam turbines were difficult to manufacture, the ships were designed to accept a wide variety of engines. "Clacton" displaced at standard load and at deep load. The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . The ship's complement consisted of 60 officers and ratings. She was powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each