Basildon and Billericay: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) is the MP for Basildon and Billericay, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Richard Holden (Conservative) won 12,905 votes, 30.6% of the valid vote; Alex Harrison (Labour) came second with 12,885. 42,124 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,873, 54.8% of those registered. The majority was 20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates 111,391 people lived in Basildon and Billericay in mid-2024, up 7.0% on 2014. 18,448 were aged 65 or over and 24,262 were under 16.
The median price paid for a home was £365,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £254,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £375,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 165th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,201 sales were registered in the period, against 1,463 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Basildon and Billericay accounted for 58,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,490 local units for March 2026.
In 2024/25, 27.3% of children under 16 in Basildon and Billericay (6,625) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 17.3% in 2021/22 to 19.1% in 2024/25.
Jobs based in Basildon and Billericay paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £42,113 for workplace jobs and £39,143 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,105. The residents' figure ranks 273rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 75.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 10.1 points. 22.4% were economically inactive.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,815, or 4.1% of the working-age population. A year earlier the count was 2,805.
Basildon and Billericay counted 43,534 households on Census day 2021; 20.3% of adults were retired and 31.4% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Mr Richard Holden, Conservative
- MP for Basildon and Billericay since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Richard Holden on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Mr Richard Holden in Hansard, from 15 October 2026 to 20 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 365 spoken contributions by Mr Richard Holden since 4 July 2024.
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the recognition of polygamous marriages, marriages within prohibited degrees, and certain other marriages between close relatives, in the social security system.
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On the DCO process for surface access targets, could the Minister address the point about drop-off charges? That is important for the surface access proposals being put forward by the Government.
Thank you very much, Sir John. I will just say that there are clearly vested interests on all sides. If the hon. Member for Edinburgh South West does not think that existing airlines with existing slots have vested interests, he is living on a different planet.
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Would the hon. Member accept that the Bill allows for exactly what we see in France, which is toll roads across the entire strategic road network?
I have read the Bill. Clauses 33 and 81 could lead to road charging schemes right across the country. The Minister seems not to have read his own Bill. What safeguards are there? How much will his plans to ban diesel add to the cost of construction? Does he know?
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Holden | Conservative | 12,905 | 30.6% | −35.2 |
| Alex Harrison | Labour | 12,885 | 30.6% | +9.0 |
| Stephen Conlay | Reform UK | 11,354 | 27.0% | |
| Edward Sainsbury | Liberal Democrat | 2,292 | 5.4% | −3.0 |
| Stewart Goshawk | Green Party | 2,123 | 5.0% | +2.1 |
| Christopher Bateman | British Democratic Party | 373 | 0.9% | |
| Dave Murray | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 192 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 30.6% | Labour 30.6% | 20 | 54.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 65.9% | Labour 21.6% | 20,749 | 60.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Basildon and Billericay lies within Basildon.
- Basildon E07000066
Who has power over Basildon and Billericay
Every body that makes decisions for Basildon and Billericay, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Basildon and Billericay this page: Mr Richard Holden (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Basildon and Billericay?
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Basildon and Billericay?
The House of Commons Library records 12,905 votes for Richard Holden of Conservative and a majority of 20; 54.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Basildon and Billericay?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,815, 4.1% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Basildon and Billericay?
£365,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Basildon and Billericay?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,143 (April 2025).
How many children in Basildon and Billericay live in low income families?
6,625 children under 16, 27.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Basildon and Billericay?
111,391 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.