Basildon and Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)
| Basildon and Billericay | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Basildon and Billericay in Essex
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 Location of Essex within England
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| County | Essex |
| Population | 89,687 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 65,373 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Basildon, Billericay |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | John Baron (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Basildon, Billericay |
Basildon and Billericay () is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since its 2010 creation it has been represented by John Baron, a Conservative.
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 with large majorities.
Boundaries
The Borough of Basildon wards of Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch, Fryerns, Laindon Park, Lee Chapel North and St Martin's.
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.
Members of Parliament
The current MP is the Conservative John Baron, who has held the seat since its creation.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | John Baron | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Stephen Conlay | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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