Southend East and Rochford

Current MP

Mr Bayo Alaba

Labour

Efficiency 2.6/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Southend East and Rochford

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,659 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,541 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election2,162 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,509 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act909 local · 550,136 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers817 local · 427,447 total
• Introduce Licensing and Regulation for Dog and Cat Rescues to Protect Welfare 647 local · 109,647 total
• Pass house building reforms for construction of 1.4 million approved houses630 local · 7,020 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data530 local · 260,974 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there504 local · 257,442 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 475 local · 154,829 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 469 local · 281,794 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders461 local · 244,450 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!450 local · 229,772 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!446 local · 221,477 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures436 local · 257,938 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office393 local · 203,445 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge389 local · 203,824 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.367 local · 181,597 total
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test367 local · 150,060 total

About Southend East and Rochford

Southend East and Rochford is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 70,217 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.