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

Artificial Intelligence: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make tech

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make tech

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled UK backs new AI labs to make tech

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of the United Kingdom's AI research sector relative to that of the United State

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Jul 2026

Planning: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of planning applications for large-scale data centres approved since 2020 have been located on greenfield l

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Jul 2026

Planning: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on assessing operational noise from data centres.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Jul 2026

Brownfield Sites: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability of developed land suitable for data centre developments.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Jul 2026

Public Service Broadcasting: Digital Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of proposals to require digital platforms to give greater prominence to public service broadcaste

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport9 Jul 2026

Digital Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed digital media prominence rules on a) freedom of expression and b) media plu

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport9 Jul 2026

Public Service Broadcasting: Streaming

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with video-sharing platforms on the use of recommendation algorithms to promote content from public service bro

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport9 Jul 2026
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