James McMurdock

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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James McMurdock is the Independent MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

242

Votes Cast

£171,670

Expenses 2024-25

98

Majority

30.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£171,670

Staffing£158,960
Accommodation£6,555
Travel£3,096
Office£3,059

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,549 voters

✓Reform UK
12,178 votes30.8%
Labour
12,080 votes30.5%
Conservative
10,159 votes25.7%
Independent
1,928 votes4.9%
Green Party
1,718 votes4.3%
Liberal Democrat
1,071 votes2.7%
Social Democratic Party
140 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

4,871

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

39

Debates Spoken In⚑

61

Speeches⚑

242

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 4046, what estimate he has made of the annual electricity consumption associated with

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI-capable data centre growth on regional electricity network constraints.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the system operator on energy demand associated with AI-capable data centres.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI-capable data centre growth on the Government’s clean power objectives.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the PE and Sport Premium on levels of participation in school sport.

Department for Education9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the amount of funding that schools in England will lose as a result of the removal of the PE and Sport Premium.

Department for Education9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to introduce replacement funding following the removal of the PE and Sport Premium.

Department for Education9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the PE and Sport Premium on schools’ ability to provide extracurricular sporting act

Department for Education9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of transport costs on schools’ ability to provide swimming lessons.

Department for Education9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to introduce additional funding to support schools with transport costs associated with delivering the national curriculum requirement f

Department for Education9 Jun 2026
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