Basildon and Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)
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History
The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of Essex by the Boundary Commission for England. It combined parts of the separate, now abolished, Basildon and Billericay constituencies.
It has been held throughout its existence by the Conservative Party and, until the 2024 general election, with large majorities.
Boundaries
2010–2024
The Borough of Basildon wards of Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch, Fryerns, Laindon Park, Lee Chapel North and St Martin's.[1]
The seat merged about half of the previous constituency of Billericay with smaller parts of the former Basildon constituency – mostly around the centre of Basildon.
The Billericay constituency lost Wickford to the new Rayleigh and Wickford constituency, and Pitsea to the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat, which also included the remainder of the Basildon seat.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was expanded with the transfer in of the Vange ward (as it existed on 1 December 2020) from South Basildon and East Thurrock.[2]
Following a local government boundary review in Basildon which came into effect in May 2024,[3] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The Borough of Basildon wards or part wards of: Billericay East; Billericay West; Burstead; Castledon & Crouch (part); Fryerns; Laindon Park; Lee Chapel North; St Martin's; and small parts of Nethermayne and Pitsea South East.[4]
Members of Parliament
The MP until the dissolution of parliament in May 2024 was the Conservative John Baron, who had held the seat since its creation, but announced in October 2023 that he would be stepping down.[5] His party's choice of the national chairman as its candidate to succeed him was controversially made just 48 hours before the deadline from a shortlist of one, to the anger of the local association.[6]
| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2010 | John Baron | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Richard Holden | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Richard Holden | Template:Replace | 30.64 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alex Harrison | 12,885 | 30.59 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stephen Conlay | 11,354 | 27.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward Sainsbury | 2,292 | 5.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stewart Goshawk | 2,123 | 5.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Christopher Bateman | 373 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dave Murray | 192 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 20 | 0.04 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 42,124 | 54.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 76,873 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −22.2 | |||
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 general election notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 30,867 | 65.9 | |
| Labour | 10,118 | 21.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,947 | 8.4 | |
| Green | 1,395 | 3.0 | |
| Others | 526 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | 46,853 | 60.9 | |
| Electorate | 76,993 | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Baron | Template:Replace | 67.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Andrew Gordon | 9,178 | 20.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward Sainsbury | 3,741 | 8.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stewart Goshawk | 1,395 | 3.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Simon Breedon | 224 | 0.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 20,412 | 46.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 44,128 | 63.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 69,906 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +8.2 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Baron | Template:Replace | 61.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kayte Block | 13,981 | 31.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tina Hughes | 2,008 | 4.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Antonia Harrison | 1,548 | 3.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 13,400 | 29.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 44,918 | 65.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 69,149 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Baron | Template:Replace | 52.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gavin Callaghan | 10,186 | 23.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | George Konstantinidis | 8,538 | 19.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Martin Thompson | 1,636 | 3.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,482 | 29.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 43,028 | 64.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Registered electors | 66,345 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −0.3 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Baron* | Template:Replace | 52.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Allan Davies | 9,584 | 23.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mike Hibbs | 6,538 | 15.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Irene Bateman | 1,934 | 4.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alan Broad | 1,591 | 3.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 12,338 | 29.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 41,629 | 63.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Rejected ballots | 114 | 0.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 65,515 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
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- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 parliament
| 2005 notional result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 16,454 | 42.1 | |
| Labour | 12,866 | 32.9 | |
| Others | 4,901 | 12.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,831 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | 39,052 | 60.2 | |
| Electorate | 64,873 | ||
See also
Notes
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- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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References
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External links
- Basildon and Billericay UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Basildon and Billericay UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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