WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

South Basildon and East Thurrock

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

98latest majority

54.4%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

James McMurdock

Independent

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate72,673

Turnout54.4%

Majority98

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Simon BreedonSocial Democratic Party1400.4%

Steven BurnettIndependent2750.7%

Dave ThomasLiberal Democrat1,0712.7%

Elizabeth GrantGreen Party1,7184.3%

Neil SpeightIndependent1,9284.9%

Stephen MetcalfeConservative10,15925.7%

Jack FergusonLabour12,08030.5%

James McMurdockReform UK12,17830.8%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 18,731 · 61.0% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 11,490 · 64.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 7,691 · 64.1% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population104,512Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1823.4%Share of population

Aged 65+17.7%Share of population

Home owners64.8%Households

Private renters15.0%Households

Social renters19.0%Households

One-person households26.5%Of households

Families with children31.8%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.