Castle Point: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Rebecca Harris (Conservative) is the MP for Castle Point, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Rebecca Harris (Conservative) 15,485 votes and Keiron McGill (Reform UK) 12,234, a majority of 3,251. 40,633 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,026, 57.2% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Castle Point has the 23rd lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (92,595).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 92,595; the estimate for 2014 was 90,583. 23,801 were aged 65 or over and 15,816 were under 16.
82.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.7 points). 16.8% were economically inactive.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £370,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £250,000. It ranks 159th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,109 sales were registered in the period, against 1,443 in the year to March 2025.
Full-time employees living in Castle Point had median pay of £41,780 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,964. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £40,152. The residents' figure ranks 183rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Workplaces in Castle Point accounted for 24,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,795 local units for March 2026.
DWP figures count 3,905 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 24.7% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 14.2% in 2021/22 to 15.6% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,370 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.6%. That is up from 1,275 twelve months before.
Castle Point counted 38,120 households on Census day 2021; 29.0% of adults were retired and 28.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Rebecca Harris, Conservative
- MP for Castle Point since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Rebecca Harris on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Rebecca Harris's latest words in Parliament, from 10 September 2024 to 21 October 2024. Hansard search returns 6 spoken contributions by Rebecca Harris since 4 July 2024.
An SME in my constituency once found someone sleeping rough on its premises and offered them a job. Does my hon. Friend agree that, when this Bill is enacted, it is very unlikely that a business will go to such lengths to give someone that kind of break in future?
My constituency also has a lot of seasonal workers and a seaside economy. Does my hon. Friend agree that young people often get their first step on the job ladder through those jobs? They may well not get that opportunity if the legislation is passed.
I do not think that I need to worry; I think we know that will happen, because we know about their behaviour and their concerns about putting the heating on, and their lack of understanding of how much every heating bill will cost them.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
My hon. Friend is spot on. It is the anxiety that it causes people. They do not know if they will live another 18 months or 25 years. People on fixed incomes, with no ability to raise that income, are very worried about spending money.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
Does the hon. Lady agree that in 2010, when the coalition Government came in, we inherited a really serious economic crisis and a genuine black hole, and we had to make some very tough decisions as a coalition Government, but we never considered—and never did—this?
Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Harris | Conservative | 15,485 | 38.1% | −38.4 |
| Keiron McGill | Reform UK | 12,234 | 30.1% | |
| Mark Maguire | Labour | 9,455 | 23.3% | +6.5 |
| Bob Chapman | Green Party | 2,118 | 5.2% | |
| James Willis | Liberal Democrat | 1,341 | 3.3% | −3.3 |
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 38.1% | Reform UK 30.1% | 3,251 | 57.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 76.5% | Labour 16.8% | 27,009 | 63.8% |
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
Castle Point covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Castle Point E07000069
- Basildon E07000066
Who has power over Castle Point
Every body that makes decisions for Castle Point, 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 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
- Castle Point this page: Rebecca Harris (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 Castle Point?
Rebecca Harris (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Castle Point?
The House of Commons Library records 15,485 votes for Rebecca Harris of Conservative and a majority of 3,251; 57.2% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Castle Point?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,370, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Castle Point?
£370,000: 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 Castle Point?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £41,780 (April 2025).
How many children in Castle Point live in low income families?
3,905 children under 16, 24.7%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Castle Point?
92,595 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.