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Constituency view

South Basildon and East Thurrock

East of England, England

RUK gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

James McMurdock

Independent

Male

Previous MP: Stephen Metcalfe (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority98
Turnout54.4%
Electorate72,673
Valid votes39,549
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Reform12,178 - 30.8%
Labour12,080 - 30.5%
Conservative10,159 - 25.7%
Other2,343 - 5.9%
Green1,718 - 4.3%
Lib Dem1,071 - 2.7%
Demographics

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 86.7%White British 81.4%Asian 4.3%Black, African or Caribbean 5.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.4%Other 0.8%
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 92.9%White British 90.4%Asian 2.3%Black, African or Caribbean 3.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%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 96.9%White British 94.9%Asian 1.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.1%
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 data not available for this constituency.

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.

Country of birth

South Basildon and East Thurrock (2021)
UK 88.1%Other EU 4.5%Other countries 7.4%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
South Basildon and East Thurrock (2011)
UK 93.7%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 4.9%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
South Basildon and East Thurrock (2001)
UK 96.0%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 3.3%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.