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Constituency view

Southend East and Rochford

East of England, England

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Bayo Alaba

Labour

Male

Majority4,027
Turnout56.5%
Electorate70,217
Valid votes39,656
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour15,395 - 38.8%
Conservative11,368 - 28.7%
Reform7,214 - 18.2%
Green2,716 - 6.8%
Lib Dem2,269 - 5.7%
Other694 - 1.8%
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 87.6%White British 81.5%Asian 4.9%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.0%Other 1.1%
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 91.4%White British 86.4%Asian 3.7%Black, African or Caribbean 2.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 0.5%
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 95.5%White British 92.8%Asian 2.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.3%
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 97.5%White British N/AAsian 1.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%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

Southend East and Rochford (2021)
UK 87.2%Other EU 5.1%Other countries 7.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Southend East and Rochford (2011)
UK 89.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 6.8%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Southend East and Rochford (2001)
UK 94.0%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 4.9%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Southend East and Rochford (1991)
UK 95.4%Other EU 2.0%Other countries 2.7%
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.