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%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£315,576,932

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

£3,089 total benefits bill per resident · 37% above average

Southend East and Rochford: £3,089
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 74 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£315,576,932	122/575
Change over 2 years	+20.2%
Median local wage (2025)	£34,459	+6.9%

Universal Credit£188,404,275
£1,844 per resident · 14,320 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,573 · 1 in 11 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£59,501,556
£582 per resident · 8,232 claimants (+22.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,587 · 44% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,862
Housing Benefit£33,253,901
£326 per resident · 3,422 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£17,801,842
£174 per resident · 3,020 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,989,968
£88 per resident · 2,075 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£7,625,390
£75 per resident · 1,188 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 87.6%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.

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Southend East and Rochford

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Southend East and Rochford	National	Difference	Rank
% White	87.6%	83.0%	+4.5pp	387/650
% White British	81.5%	74.4%	+7.1pp	345/632
% Asian	4.9%	8.6%	-3.7pp	285/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	3.3%	3.7%	-0.4pp	181/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.0%	2.7%	+0.4pp	209/650
% Other ethnic group	1.1%	2.0%	-0.8pp	279/650
% UK-born	87.2%	84.0%	+3.3pp	383/650
% Non-UK-born	12.8%	16.0%	-3.3pp	268/650
% Other EU-born	5.1%	6.0%	-0.8pp	275/650
% Other countries-born	7.6%	10.1%	-2.5pp	259/650
% Christian	42.6%	46.7%	-4.1pp	445/575
% Muslim	3.0%	6.3%	-3.3pp	237/575
% Hindu	0.9%	1.6%	-0.8pp	226/575
% Sikh	0.1%	0.9%	-0.8pp	381/575
% Jewish	1.0%	0.5%	+0.5pp	34/575
% Buddhist	0.5%	0.4%	+0.1pp	129/575
% Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	+0.1pp	100/575
% No religion	45.3%	37.0%	+8.3pp	66/575
% Religion not stated	6.0%	6.0%	-0.0pp	263/575
% Has any religion	48.8%	57.0%	-8.2pp	509/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Southend East and Rochford

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.