▁post ▁system ▁of ▁election . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁seat ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁general ▁election ▁from ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁M ald on , ▁Ch el ms ford ▁and ▁abol ished ▁South ▁East ▁Es sex ▁constitu encies . ▁It ▁was ▁abol ished ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁red ist ribution ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁largely ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Ray le igh , ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ro ch ford ▁itself ▁being ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Ro ch ford ▁and ▁South end ▁East . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Michael ▁Clark ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁throughout ▁its ▁existence . ▁ ▁B ound aries ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁Ro ch ford , ▁and ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Ch el ms ford ▁w ards ▁of ▁R ams den ▁He ath ▁and ▁Down ham , ▁R ett end on ▁and ▁South ▁H anning field , ▁Run well , ▁Wood ham ▁Ferr ers ▁North , ▁and ▁Wood ham ▁Ferr ers ▁South . ▁ ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁Ro ch ford ▁compr ised ▁the ▁former ▁R ural ▁District ▁of ▁Ro ch ford , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M ald on ▁constitu ency , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Urban ▁District ▁of ▁Ray le igh , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁abol ished ▁South ▁East ▁Es sex ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁The ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Ch el ms ford ▁w ards ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁Ch el