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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%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£242,774,761

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

£2,323 total benefits bill per resident · 3% above average

South Basildon and East Thurrock
£2,323
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 227 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£242,774,761244/575
Change over 2 years+22.3%
Median local wage (2025)£39,990+10.1%
  • Universal Credit£142,435,584

    £1,363 per resident · 10,959 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 3,892 · 1 in 17 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£50,579,237

    £484 per resident · 6,906 claimants (+21.7% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 2,496 · 36% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,448

  • Disability Living Allowance£18,093,330

    £173 per resident · 3,028 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£17,300,990

    £166 per resident · 2,326 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£8,129,808

    £78 per resident · 1,877 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£6,235,811

    £60 per resident · 1,002 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

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.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around South Basildon and East Thurrock

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.