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Clacton (disambiguation)

Clacton-on-Sea is a large town in Essex.

Clacton may also refer to:

  • Clacton-on-Sea a large town in Essex
    • Clacton-on-Sea railway station a railway station in Clacton-on-Sea
    • F.C. Clacton a football club based in Clacton-on-Sea
    • Clacton (UK Parliament constituency) a county constituency represented in the House of Commons around Clacton-on-Sea
    • Clacton Airport an airport serving Clacton-on-Sea
    • HMS Clacton (J151) an old turbine engined Bangor class minesweeper named after Clacton-on-Sea
    • Clacton Pier a pier in Clacton-on-Sea
    • Clacton Coastal Academy a coeducational high school serving the western part of Clacton-on-Sea
    • Clacton County High School a comprehensive secondary school located in Clacton-on-Sea
    • Great Clacton a village north of Clacton-on-Sea
    • Little Clacton a small rural village close to Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton (UK Parliament constituency)

Clacton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Clacton is currently represented by Douglas Carswell. Carswell defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) on 28 August 2014 from the Conservative Party. He resigned to force a by-election, held on 9 October 2014, in which he stood as the UKIP candidate and was re-elected. Carswell retained the seat for UKIP at the subsequent general election.