England · Constituency
Basildon and Billericay
Covers Basildon · Billericay · Great Burstead · Laindon and more
Photograph shows Billericay. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Mr Richard Holden
ConservativeConservative won Basildon and Billericay at the 2024 general election with a majority of 20 votes, or 0.0 points. A swing of 0.0 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 0 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 650.
Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.0 points, which is larger than 0 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 20 votes.
Majority
20
0.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.8%
-4.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
42,124 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard HoldenElected | Conservative | 12,905 | 30.6% | +6.9 |
| Alex Harrison | Labour | 12,885 | 30.6% | -3.1 |
| Stephen Conlay | Reform UK | 11,354 | 27.0% | +12.7 |
| Edward Sainsbury | Liberal Democrat | 2,292 | 5.4% | -6.8 |
| Stewart Goshawk | Green Party | 2,123 | 5.0% | -1.4 |
| Christopher Bateman | British Democratic Party | 373 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Dave Murray | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 192 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
Coming soon
Local news for Basildon and Billericay
We’re working on pulling local reporting into each seat page, from across the spectrum and sourced the same way as everything else here. It isn’t built yet, and we’d rather say so than fill the space.
Nearby in the list
One email each morning
The morning email, and Basildon and Billericay when it lands
One email each morning on where Britain stands, and local news for your seat as soon as we build it.
We’ll ask for your constituency and year of birth next. Both optional, and the year only so we know readers are 13 or over.