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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Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

Streaming: YouTube

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 Februa

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport25 Feb 2026

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses

AnsweredDepartment for Transport25 Feb 2026

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses

AnsweredDepartment for Transport25 Feb 2026

Missing Persons: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken is for police forces to find children reported as missing.

AnsweredHome Office25 Feb 2026

Missing Persons: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place between UK police forces and international partners to assist in locating missing children who may have been taken

AnsweredHome Office25 Feb 2026

Missing Persons: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of child criminal exploitation on the number of missing children cases; and what steps her D

AnsweredHome Office25 Feb 2026

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments, published on 21 Feb

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Feb 2026

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends since 2021 in the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in Accident and Emergency departments.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Feb 2026

Unemployment: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of graduates who were not in high-skilled roles 15 months after graduation remain outside high-skilled employment a) three years later and

AnsweredDepartment for Education25 Feb 2026

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of a) GP consultations and b) Accident and Emergency attendances in England were assessed as i) avoidable, ii) non-urgent and

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care24 Feb 2026
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