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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242 votes — page 5 of 10

3 AYE1 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 21 May 2025

3 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

3 votes · 14 May 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 13 May 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

2 AYE

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 7 May 2025

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

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned closure of the University of Essex's Southend Campus, what assessment his Department has made of the provision o

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

NHS Trusts: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unrecovered income on a) NHS trust finances and b) service delivery.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of accident and emergency performance at (a) Basildon Hospital, (b) other hospitals within Mid and Sou

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

Ambulance Services: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce avoidable ambulance demand in the East of England.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

NHS: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost was of Private Finance Initiative contracts within the NHS in Essex in the latest financial year.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

Public Lavatories: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of accessibility requirements for Changing Places toilets in private sector dev

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Business Premises: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many commercial buildings contain reinforced concrete transfer slabs constructed using unsafe historic design methods i

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Buildings: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential and mixed-use buildings in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) England contain r

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2 Jan 2026

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £78bn for councils in turning point settlement to cut deprivation, published on 17 D

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled £78bn for councils in turning point settlement to cut deprivation, published on 17 D

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jan 2026
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