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

British International Investment: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the value for money of British International Investment’s use of UK aid funding in low

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Nov 2025

British International Investment: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish data on the use of (a) aid funding and (b) existing assets by British International Investment to g

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Nov 2025

British International Investment: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how she (a) monitors and (b) evaluates the return on investment of British International Investment funded projects.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office12 Nov 2025

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to instruct police forces to stop collecting non-crime hate incident data.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department plans to issue to police forces on the data of non-crime hate incidents suspects.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued police forces on (a) processing and (b) storing data relating to people who were accused of but not charg

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded in (a) Essex and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Non-crime Hate Incidents: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of non-crime hate incidents in (a) Essex and (b) the UK which led to (i) successful and (ii)

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the cost of recording non-crime hate incidents in (a) Essex and (b) the UK since 2020.

AnsweredHome Office12 Nov 2025

Data Centres: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data centres opting into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology12 Nov 2025
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