James McMurdock

MP since 4 Jul 2024

When contacting this Member, please be respectful. See Parliament’s contact guidance.

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)

4,902

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

?

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with James.

Aye: 119No: 123

242 votes — page 10 of 10

Previous10 / 10

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

—
Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to maintain historic places of worship.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport8 Jan 2025

Action Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Action Fraud reporting system.

AnsweredHome Office8 Jan 2025

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) prevent child sex trafficking.

AnsweredHome Office8 Jan 2025

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to lower rates of student absence in secondary schools in (a) Essex and (b) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituen

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Pupils: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent bullying in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Essex.

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Jan 2025

Food: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of British produce is being brought in (a) hospitals, (b) army bases and (c) prisons.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs7 Jan 2025

Peers: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that cases involving members of the House of Lords convicted of serious crimes do not adversely impact public confidence in

AnsweredMinistry of Justice7 Jan 2025

Fraud: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21166 on Fraud: Compensation, what discussions her Department has had with HMRC on victims of fraud being t

AnsweredTreasury7 Jan 2025

Agriculture: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of GB Energy on the cost of energy bills paid by farmers.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero7 Jan 2025

Education: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 18093 on Education: Access, what progress the Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence team

AnsweredDepartment for Education7 Jan 2025
PreviousPage 466 of 491Next

Other Independent MPs

Explore more Members of Parliament sitting for Independent.