South Basildon and East Thurrock
ConstituencyThe south of the East of England. About 104,503 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 121 square kilometres.
MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock
James McMurdockIndependentMP since
They won by 98 votes on a 54.4% turnout. James McMurdock was elected as the Reform UK candidate.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Radon Affected Area by constituency
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in South Basildon and East Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James McMurdockElected | Reform UK | 12,178 | 30.8% |
| Jack Ferguson | Labour | 12,080 | 30.5% |
| Stephen Metcalfe | Conservative | 10,159 | 25.7% |
| Neil Speight | Independent | 1,928 | 4.9% |
| Elizabeth Grant | Green Party | 1,718 | 4.3% |
| Dave Thomas | Liberal Democrat | 1,071 | 2.7% |
| Steven Burnett | Independent | 275 | 0.7% |
| Simon Breedon | Social Democratic Party | 140 | 0.4% |
- Electorate
- 72,673
- Turnout
- 54.4%
- Majority
- 98 (0.2%)
- Valid votes
- 39,549
- Rejected ballots
- 123
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How South Basildon and East Thurrock compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.
What is the population of South Basildon and East Thurrock?
South Basildon and East Thurrock had 101,458 usual residents at the census.
South Basildon and East Thurrock is the 314th most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Thurrock
Most of South Basildon and East Thurrock lies in Thurrock. These figures are published for the whole of Thurrock, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not South Basildon and East Thurrock itself. See Thurrock
South Basildon and East Thurrock in brief
The winner in South Basildon and East Thurrock had a majority of 0.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in South Basildon and East Thurrock at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.4%.
South Basildon and East Thurrock had 101,458 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in South Basildon and East Thurrock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.