Basildon and Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)

Basildon and Billericay (/ˈbæzɪldən ... ˈbɪlərɪki/) is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since the 2024 general election it has been represented by Richard Holden, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

Basildon and Billericay
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Basildon and Billericay in the East of England
County	Essex
Population	89,687 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	76,993 (2023)[2]
Major settlements	Basildon, Billericay, Great Burstead
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Richard Holden (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Basildon, Billericay

History

The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of Essex by the Boundary Commission for England. It combined parts of the separate, now abolished, Basildon and Billericay constituencies.

It has been held throughout its existence by the Conservative Party and, until the 2024 general election, with large majorities.

Boundaries

2010–2024

The Borough of Basildon wards of Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch, Fryerns, Laindon Park, Lee Chapel North and St Martin's.^[3]

The seat merged about half of the previous constituency of Billericay with smaller parts of the former Basildon constituency – mostly around the centre of Basildon.

The Billericay constituency lost Wickford to the new Rayleigh and Wickford constituency, and Pitsea to the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat, which also included the remainder of the Basildon seat.

Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was expanded with the transfer in of the Vange ward from South Basildon and East Thurrock.^[4]

Members of Parliament

The MP until the dissolution of parliament in May 2024 was the Conservative John Baron, who had held the seat since its creation, but announced in October 2023 that he would be stepping down.^[5] His party's choice of the national chairman as its candidate to succeed him was controversially made just 48 hours before the deadline from a shortlist of one, to the anger of the local association.^[6]

Election		Member[7]	Party
	2010	John Baron	Conservative
	2024	Richard Holden	Conservative

Elections

Election Results in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Basildon and Billericay

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Basildon and Billericay^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Holden	12,905	30.6	−35.3
	Labour	Alex Harrison	12,885	30.6	+9.0
	Reform UK	Stephen Conlay	11,354	27.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Sainsbury	2,292	5.4	−3.0
	Green	Stewart Goshawk	2,123	5.0	+2.0
	British Democrats	Christopher Bateman	373	0.9	N/A
	TUSC	Dave Murray	192	0.4	N/A
Majority			20	0.04	–44.3
Turnout			43,124	56.1	–6.1
Registered electors			76,873
	Conservative hold		Swing	−22.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	30,867	65.9
	Labour	10,118	21.6
	Liberal Democrats	3,947	8.4
	Green	1,395	3.0
	Others	526	1.1
Turnout		46,853	60.9
Electorate		76,993

General election 2019: Basildon and Billericay^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baron	29,590	67.1	+6.1
	Labour	Andrew Gordon	9,178	20.8	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Sainsbury	3,741	8.5	+5.1
	Green	Stewart Goshawk	1,395	3.2	New
	SDP	Simon Breedon	224	0.5	New
Majority			20,412	46.3	+16.4
Turnout			44,128	63.1	−1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.2

General election 2017: Basildon and Billericay^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baron	27,381	61.0	+8.3
	Labour	Kayte Block	13,981	31.1	+7.4
	UKIP	Tina Hughes	2,008	4.5	−15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Antonia Harrison	1,548	3.4	−0.4
Majority			13,400	29.9	+0.9
Turnout			44,918	65.0	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

General election 2015: Basildon and Billericay^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baron	22,668	52.7	−0.1
	Labour	Gavin Callaghan	10,186	23.7	+0.7
	UKIP	George Konstantinidis	8,538	19.8	+16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Thompson	1,636	3.8	−11.9
Majority			12,482	29.0	−0.8
Turnout			43,028	62.9	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.4

General election 2010: Basildon and Billericay^[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baron*	21,922	52.8	+6.8
	Labour	Allan Davies	9,584	23.0	−11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Hibbs	6,538	15.7	+2.5
	BNP	Irene Bateman	1,934	4.6	+1.1
	UKIP	Alan Broad	1,591	3.8	+1.4
Majority			12,338	29.8	+18.6
Turnout			41,629	63.6	+1.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.3

* Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 parliament

See also

• South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

1. "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
5. "'It's been an honour and privilege': Basildon MP set to step down after 23 years". Echo. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
6. Maddox, David (5 June 2024). "Chaos as Tory chairman put on a shortlist of one to ensure he gets a seat". Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
7. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
8. https://www.basildon.gov.uk/media/12071/Basildon-Council-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations-Basildon-Billericay-Constituency-July-2024/pdf/SOPN_NOP_SPS_-_B_B_Cons_-_July_2024_atagojl0fce6.pdf%5B%5D
9. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
10. https://www.basildon.gov.uk/media/9824/Basildon-Council-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-Notice-of-Poll-and-Situation-of-Polling-Stations-Basildon-and-Billericay-Dec-2019/pdf/Basildon_Council_-_Statement_of_Persons_Nominated__Notice_of_Poll_and_Situation_of_Polling_Stations_.pdf?m=637093446198270000 ^{[dead link]}
11. "Basildon & Billericay parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
12. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
13. "Basildon & Billericay parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.com.
14. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
15. "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Basildon & Billericay". news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

• Basildon and Billericay UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Basildon and Billericay UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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