Rayleigh and Wickford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Mark Francois, a Conservative. History The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of Essex by the Boundary Commission for England. It was formed from the majority of the abolished constituency of Rayleigh, together with the town of Wickford, previously in the abolished constituency of Billericay. Francois was previously Member of Parliament for Rayleigh. Boundaries The Borough of Basildon wards of Wickford Castledon, Wickford North, and Wickford Park The District of Rochford wards of Ashingdon and Canewdon, Downhall and Rawreth, Grange, Hawkwell North, Hawkwell South, Hawkwell West, Hockley Central, Hockley North, Hockley West, Hullbridge, Lodge, Rayleigh Central, Sweyne Park, Trinity, Wheatley and Whitehouse. Constituency profile This small-town studded portion of rural Essex reaches out almost as far as the North Sea beside Rochford and has income levels on average slightly above the national average, low unemployment, and little social housing. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex Notes References Parliamentary constituencies in Essex Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2010 Rayleigh, Essex