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Southend West and Leigh

David Burton-Sampson
— Current MP
76,824
Electorate
1
Elections
62.5%
Avg turnout
0
Times changed

Election history

LAB David Burton-Sampson Hold
2024-07-04
Majority 1,949 Turnout 62.5% Votes 46,968
CandidatePartyVotesCountShareSwing
✓ David Burton-Sampson LAB
16,739 35.6% +6.6pp
Anna Firth CON
14,790 31.5% -27.6pp
Peter Little REF
8,273 17.6% —
Tilly Hogrebe GRN
3,262 7.0% —
Stephen Cummins LD
3,174 6.8% -3.8pp
James Miller
262 0.6% —
Tom Darwood
172 0.4% —
Jason Pilley
99 0.2% —
Lara Hurley
99 0.2% —
Robert Francis
98 0.2% —

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2021 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17
21.4%
35 to 49
20.6%
65 and over
20.2% ▲0.2pp
50 to 64
19.8%
25 to 34
12.0%
18 to 24
6.0% ▼0.4pp

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Other ethnic group — — 3.8% — — —
Asian or Asian British — — 5.2% — — —
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British — — 2.1% — — —
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups — — 2.8% — — —
White — — 89.0% — — —

⛪ Religion

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Buddhist — — 0.5% — — —
Christian — — 43.1% — — —
Hindu — — 1.2% — — —
Jewish — — 1.1% — — —
Muslim — — 2.6% — — —
Sikh — — 0.1% — — —
No religion — — 44.9% — — —
Other religion — — 2.3% — — —
Not answered — — 5.9% — — —

🎓 Education

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Apprenticeship — — 5.3% — — —
Level 4 qualifications or above — — 28.0% — — —
Level 1 and entry level qualifications — — 11.7% — — —
Level 2 qualifications — — 15.8% — — —
Level 3 qualifications — — 17.5% — — —
No qualifications — — 18.8% — — —
Other qualifications — — 2.8% — — —

🏠 Housing

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Owner-occupiers — — 69.3% — — —
Private renters — — 23.1% — — —
Rent free — — 0.1% — — —
Social renters — — 7.6% — — —

Previous MPs

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No historic membership records available.