Constituency view

Basildon and Billericay

East of England, England

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

Richard Holden

Conservative

Male

Majority20

Turnout54.8%

Electorate76,873

Valid votes42,124

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative12,905 - 30.6%

Labour12,885 - 30.6%

Reform11,354 - 27.0%

Lib Dem2,292 - 5.4%

Green2,123 - 5.0%

Other565 - 1.3%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£267,354,374

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,400 total benefits bill per resident · 6% above average

Basildon and Billericay: £2,400
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 212 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£267,354,374	201/575
Change over 2 years	+21.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£42,113	+23.6%

Universal Credit£160,179,104
£1,438 per resident · 12,402 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,384 · 1 in 16 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£52,895,841
£475 per resident · 7,257 claimants (+23.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,035 · 42% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,534
Disability Living Allowance£19,192,111
£172 per resident · 3,180 claimants
Housing Benefit£19,168,997
£172 per resident · 2,524 claimants
Carer's Allowance£9,045,178
£81 per resident · 2,087 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£6,873,142
£62 per resident · 1,085 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 87.2%White British 81.5%Asian 4.1%Black, African or Caribbean 5.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 0.9%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 92.4%White British 88.8%Asian 2.7%Black, African or Caribbean 2.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.7%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 97.0%White British 94.6%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 98.0%White British N/AAsian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.4%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Basildon and Billericay (2021)

UK 87.9%Other EU 4.7%Other countries 7.4%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Basildon and Billericay (2011)

UK 92.4%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 5.9%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Basildon and Billericay (2001)

UK 95.6%Other EU 0.8%Other countries 3.6%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Basildon and Billericay (1991)

UK 96.4%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 2.0%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Basildon and Billericay

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Basildon and Billericay	National	Difference	Rank
% White	87.2%	83.0%	+4.2pp	393/650
% White British	81.5%	74.4%	+7.1pp	344/632
% Asian	4.1%	8.6%	-4.5pp	313/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	5.1%	3.7%	+1.4pp	137/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.7%	2.7%	+0.1pp	237/650
% Other ethnic group	0.9%	2.0%	-1.1pp	326/650
% UK-born	87.9%	84.0%	+3.9pp	367/650
% Non-UK-born	12.1%	16.0%	-3.9pp	284/650
% Other EU-born	4.7%	6.0%	-1.2pp	312/650
% Other countries-born	7.4%	10.1%	-2.7pp	272/650
% Christian	47.2%	46.7%	+0.5pp	331/575
% Muslim	1.6%	6.3%	-4.7pp	307/575
% Hindu	1.0%	1.6%	-0.7pp	207/575
% Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7pp	299/575
% Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3pp	147/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1pp	301/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2pp	418/575
% No religion	43.8%	37.0%	+6.8pp	108/575
% Religion not stated	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7pp	468/575
% Has any religion	50.9%	57.0%	-6.1pp	445/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Basildon and Billericay

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.