Basildon and Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)

Basildon and Billericay
Basildon and Billericay
Borough constituency; for the House of Commons
	Boundary of Basildon and Billericay in Essex
	Location of Essex within England
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 (/ˈbæzɪldən ... ˈbɪlərɪki/) is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by John Baron, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

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.

The election has been won by the Conservative Party by 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.^[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.

Members of Parliament

The current MP is the Conservative John Baron, who has held the seat since its creation.

Election		Member^[4]	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	2010	John Baron	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Basildon and Billericay^[5]
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	16.5
Turnout			44,128	63.1	1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

General election 2017: Basildon and Billericay^[6]
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	29.8	0.8
Turnout			44,918	65.0	2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

General election 2015: Basildon and Billericay^[7]^[8]
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^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Baron*	21,982	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			12,398	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

Notes and references

Notes

^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
^ 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

^ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "Electorate Figures". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
^ 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
^ "Basildon & Billericay parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "Basildon & Billericay parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.com.
^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Basildon & Billericay". news.bbc.co.uk.

51°36′N 0°26′E / 51.60°N 0.44°E / 51.60; 0.44

[3] A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[4] 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.

[1] "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

[2] "Electorate Figures". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[5] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-11.

[rayment-6] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)

[Statement_of_persons_nominated-7] ttps://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

[bbc2017-8] "Basildon & Billericay parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[electoralcalculus2015-9] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[10] "Basildon & Billericay parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.com.

[electoralcalculus2010-11] "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[12] "BBC News - Election 2010 - Constituency - Basildon & Billericay". news.bbc.co.uk.

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