▁West ▁Ch el ms ford . ▁ ▁Const itu ency ▁profile ▁ ▁The ▁constitu ency ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁rural ▁in ▁Es sex , ▁and ▁covers ▁the ▁entire ▁north - west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁county : ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁almost ▁. ▁It ▁borders ▁H ert ford shire ▁and ▁Camb rid ges hire , ▁and ▁also ▁extends ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Es sex ▁near ▁Ch el ms ford . ▁ ▁Two ▁medium - s ized ▁market ▁towns , ▁S aff ron ▁Wal den ▁and ▁Dun m ow ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁have ▁historic ▁links , ▁and ▁are ▁busy ▁and ▁region ally ▁visitor - draw ing ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁East . ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁single ▁source ▁of ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁is ▁Stan sted ▁Airport , ▁while ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁small ▁business es , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁high - tech , ▁along ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁London - C amb ridge ▁cor rid or . ▁ ▁In ▁statistics ▁The ▁constitu ency ▁consists ▁of ▁Census ▁Output ▁Are as ▁of ▁two ▁local ▁government ▁districts ▁with ▁similar ▁characteristics . ▁U tt les ford ▁district ▁forms ▁the ▁bulk , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁working ▁population ▁whose ▁income ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁and ▁much ▁lower ▁than ▁average ▁reli ance ▁upon ▁social ▁housing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁stood ▁at ▁ 1 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population