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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Southend East and Rochford

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

4,027latest majority
56.5%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Mr Bayo Alaba

Independent

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate70,217
Turnout56.5%
Majority4,027
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Bianca IsherwoodHeritage Party2060.5%
Lee ClarkConfelicity4881.2%
James AllenLiberal Democrat2,2695.7%
Simon CrossGreen Party2,7166.8%
Leslie LilleyReform UK7,21418.2%
Gavin HaranConservative11,36828.7%
Bayo AlabaLabour15,39538.8%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 11,942 · 61.6% turnout Notional result on 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

Population102,160Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1821.5%Share of population
Aged 65+18.5%Share of population
Home owners55.1%Households
Private renters27.4%Households
Social renters16.5%Households
One-person households34.4%Of households
Families with children28.1%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.