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)

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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

Schools: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools implement her Department's guidance entitled School and college security, updated on 12 July 202

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Oct 2025

Schools: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve collaboration between (a) schools, (b) local authorities and (c) police forces to ensure that intelligence that co

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Oct 2025

Health Professions: Perfume

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to NHS trusts on the wearing by healthcare staff in hospital settings of (a) perfumes, (b) scented laund

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Oct 2025

Health Professions: Perfume

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to ensure that (a) medical and healthcare education and (b) training curricula include guidance on the appropriat

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Oct 2025

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of unreliable child maintenance payments on child poverty.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Oct 2025

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 3.16 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Investigation into the administration of the Civil Service Pension Sche

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Oct 2025

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the first past the post voting system for local council elections in Essex following local govern

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Sept 2025

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance to local councils due to be reorganised encouraging the creation of joint committees to advi

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Sept 2025

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to newly created local councils who inherit areas at different stages of the local plan-

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Sept 2025

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to newly created local councils inheriting different areas with and without adopted loca

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government16 Sept 2025
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