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Southend West and Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southend West and Leigh is a constituency[n 1] in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. In the 2024 general election the seat was won by David Burton-Sampson for Labour.[2] It was previously held by Anna Firth who won the 2022 by-election,[3] following the murder of the incumbent MP, David Amess.[4][n 2]
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Southend West and Leigh | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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County | Essex |
Electorate | 76,824 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1950 |
Member of Parliament | David Burton-Sampson (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Southend |
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Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was known as Southend West up until the 2024 general election.[5]