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

Accident and Emergency Departments: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of A&E waiting times on post-discharge outcomes for older patients.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

General Practitioners: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP trainees qualified as GPs in each of the last three years.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

Primary Care: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of primary care estates to support workforce expansion.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

General Practitioners: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of capacity of NHS primary care premises in Thurrock on the recruitment of GPs.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

General Practitioners: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in the quality of GP specialty training.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total monetary value was of NHS costs submitted under the European Health Insurance Card scheme that were not recovered in each of th

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care28 Jan 2026

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s press release entitled MHRA seizes illegal medicines worth almost

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care28 Jan 2026

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s press release entitled MHRA seizes illegal medicines worth almost

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care28 Jan 2026

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of imported steel used for British manufacturing projects.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade28 Jan 2026

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, what assessme

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade28 Jan 2026
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