Southend East and Rochford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Southend East and Rochford is represented in the House of Commons by Mr Bayo Alaba (Independent). The 2024 count gave Bayo Alaba (Labour) 15,395 votes and Gavin Haran (Conservative) 11,368, a majority of 4,027. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.5% (39,656 of 70,217). Mr Bayo Alaba stood for Labour in 2024; the Members API now lists the party as Independent.
Key figures
What the figures show
DWP figures count 6,658 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 34.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 20.4% in 2024/25, from 19.3% in 2021/22.
Southend East and Rochford had an estimated population of 102,160 in mid-2024, against 94,786 in 2014 (ONS). There were more children under 16 (19,514) than residents aged 65 and over (18,882).
Homes in Southend East and Rochford sold for a median £340,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 58% on £215,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 201st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,035 recorded sales.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 78.1% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.0 points. The economically inactive share was 17.1%.
Residents of Southend East and Rochford earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £34,459 for workplace jobs and £37,020 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £40,742. The residents' figure ranks 245th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,165 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64. A year earlier the count was 3,130.
At the 2021 Census there were 42,921 households and 743.2 residents per square kilometre; 30.6% of workers mainly worked from home and 21.6% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
4,520 business sites were registered in Southend East and Rochford in March 2026 (4,535 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
MP
Mr Bayo Alaba, Independent
- MP for Southend East and Rochford since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Bayo Alaba on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Mr Bayo Alaba's latest words in Parliament, from 16 July 2026 to 26 October 2026. Hansard search returns 103 spoken contributions by Mr Bayo Alaba since 4 July 2024.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for securing this important debate.
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I am pleased to be able to participate in today’s debate. I did not serve in Northern Ireland, but I did spend time as a Parachute Regiment reservist—an experience that laid the foundations of my path to becoming the Member of Parliament for Southend East and Rochford.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wishart. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) for securing this sad but very necessary debate.
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I am deeply honoured to have the opportunity to speak in the Sir David Amess debate. Sir David’s life was defined by public service, including the 24 years he spent representing the constituency of Southend West.
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My constituents regularly find themselves stuck in standstill traffic as a result of Rochford’s struggling road network.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayo Alaba | Labour | 15,395 | 38.8% | +7.5 |
| Gavin Haran | Conservative | 11,368 | 28.7% | −30.3 |
| Leslie Lilley | Reform UK | 7,214 | 18.2% | |
| Simon Cross | Green Party | 2,716 | 6.8% | +6.8 |
| James Allen | Liberal Democrat | 2,269 | 5.7% | −0.7 |
| Lee Clark | Confelicity | 488 | 1.2% | |
| Bianca Isherwood | Heritage Party | 206 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. 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 | Labour 38.8% | Conservative 28.7% | 4,027 | 56.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.0% | Labour 31.3% | 11,942 | 61.6% |
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
Southend East and Rochford covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Southend-on-Sea E06000033
- Rochford E07000075
Who has power over Southend East and Rochford
Every body that makes decisions for Southend East and Rochford, 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
- Southend East and Rochford this page: Mr Bayo Alaba (Independent) 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 Southend East and Rochford?
UK Parliament lists Mr Bayo Alaba, Independent, as the Member of Parliament for Southend East and Rochford since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Southend East and Rochford?
Bayo Alaba (Labour) won with 15,395 votes, a majority of 4,027, on a turnout of 56.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Southend East and Rochford?
5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,165 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Southend East and Rochford?
The median price paid was £340,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Southend East and Rochford?
Median full-time pay of residents was £37,020 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Southend East and Rochford live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,658 (34.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Southend East and Rochford?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,160 residents.
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.