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

Landlords and Small Businesses: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Act now: 864,000 sole traders and landlords face new tax rules in two months, published on 5 February

AnsweredTreasury6 Feb 2026

Landlords and Small Businesses: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Act now: 864,000 sole traders and landlords face new tax rules in two months, published on 5 February

AnsweredTreasury6 Feb 2026

Pensioners: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the tax treatment of the State Pension and Pension Credit on the relative incomes of pe

AnsweredTreasury6 Feb 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of Plan 2 student loan borrowers who have seen their outstanding balance increase despite making regula

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Feb 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of people who have outstanding Plan 2 student loans in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Feb 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of people in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency who have fully repaid their Plan 2 stude

AnsweredDepartment for Education6 Feb 2026

Media: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with Ofcom on improving media literacy among parents and children.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology5 Feb 2026

Media: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to promote media literacy among child users.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology5 Feb 2026

Schools: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools tackle gender-specific online harm.

AnsweredDepartment for Education5 Feb 2026

Children in Care: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were supported by local authorities in each financial year since 2019-20.

AnsweredHome Office5 Feb 2026
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