Southend West and Leigh

Current MP

David Burton-Sampson

Labour

Efficiency 5.1/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Southend West and Leigh

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

• Call a General Election5,924 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,599 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election2,217 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,328 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act877 local · 550,136 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers805 local · 427,447 total
• Introduce Licensing and Regulation for Dog and Cat Rescues to Protect Welfare 736 local · 109,647 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data549 local · 260,974 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures538 local · 257,938 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there479 local · 257,442 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 476 local · 281,794 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!432 local · 229,772 total
• Ban social media for under-16s to protect children423 local · 83,242 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 396 local · 154,829 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only395 local · 195,930 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!390 local · 221,477 total
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test388 local · 150,060 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels377 local · 184,376 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison372 local · 191,591 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies362 local · 158,421 total

About Southend West and Leigh

Southend West and Leigh 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 75,154 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.