# Basildon and Billericay

The south of the East of England. About 111,391 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 62 square kilometres.

Mr Richard Holden has been the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay since July 2024. They won by 20 votes on a 54.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001077. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## MP and the 2024 result

Mr Richard Holden has been the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay since July 2024.
They won by 20 votes on a 54.8% turnout.

MP: [Mr Richard Holden](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4813) (Conservative).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Basildon and Billericay

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Holden (elected) | Conservative | 12,905 | 30.6% |
| Alex Harrison | Labour | 12,885 | 30.6% |
| Stephen Conlay | Reform UK | 11,354 | 27.0% |
| Edward Sainsbury | Liberal Democrat | 2,292 | 5.4% |
| Stewart Goshawk | Green Party | 2,123 | 5.0% |
| Christopher Bateman | British Democratic Party | 373 | 0.9% |
| Dave Murray | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 192 | 0.5% |

Electorate 76,873. Turnout 54.8%. Majority 20 (0.0%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3277

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 0.0%** (July 2024). The winner in Basildon and Billericay had a majority of 0.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 54.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Basildon and Billericay at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 160th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 108,083** (2021). Basildon and Billericay had 108,083 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 168th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Basildon and Billericay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basildon-and-billericay#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001077) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Basildon and Billericay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001077) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Basildon, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Basildon and Billericay.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001077) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Basildon, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Basildon and Billericay.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001077) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Basildon and Billericay had 108,083 usual residents at the census.

## How Basildon and Billericay compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Basildon and Billericay | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 0.0% | joint smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 54.8% | joint 160th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 108,083 | 168th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Basildon and Billericay?

Basildon and Billericay had 108,083 usual residents at the census.
Basildon and Billericay is the 168th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Basildon

Most of Basildon and Billericay lies in Basildon. These figures are published for the whole of Basildon, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Basildon and Billericay itself. [See Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon)

- **Average house price: £367,233** (July 2026). Basildon’s average house price was £367,233 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,734** (2025). Full-time workers living in Basildon earned a median of £39,734 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 145th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Basildon costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Basildon has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 106th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Basildon and Billericay in brief

The winner in Basildon and Billericay had a majority of 0.0% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Basildon and Billericay at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.8%.
Basildon and Billericay had 108,083 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Basildon and Billericay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001077
- Council: [Basildon †](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 61.88 km²
- People, mid-2024: 111,391*
- Wards: 8
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 330

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[South Basildon and East Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-basildon-and-east-thurrock), [Brentwood and Ongar](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentwood-and-ongar), [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maldon), [Rayleigh and Wickford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rayleigh-and-wickford)

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## Latest updates for Basildon and Billericay

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001077

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