Essex South (UK Parliament constituency)

South Essex
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
County	Essex
1832–1885
Number of members	Two
Replaced by	South East Essex, Epping, West Ham North, West Ham South, Romford and Walthamstow
Created from	Essex

South Essex (formally the Southern division of Essex) was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1885. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) using the bloc vote system.

1832-1868: The Hundreds of Barstable, Becontree, Chafford, Chelmsford, Dengie, Harlow, Ongar, Rochford and Waltham, and the Liberty of Havering.

1868-1885: The Hundreds of Becontree, Chafford, Barstable and Rochford, and the Liberty of Havering.

The constituency was created by the Reform Act 1832, with effect from the general election in December 1832, when the former Essex constituency was divided into Northern and Southern divisions.