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Southend East and Rochford

Constituency

The south east of the East of England. About 102,164 people in 132 square kilometres.

MP for Southend East and Rochford

Mr Bayo AlabaIndependentMP since

They won by 4,027 votes on a 56.5% turnout. Mr Bayo Alaba was elected as the Labour candidate.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

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The winner in Southend East and Rochford had a majority of 10.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
10.2%
Joint 227th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
56.5%
Joint 199th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
98,238
245th least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
63.6%
Joint 283rd highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Southend East and Rochford at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bayo AlabaElectedLabour15,39538.8%
Gavin HaranConservative11,36828.7%
Leslie LilleyReform UK7,21418.2%
Simon CrossGreen Party2,7166.8%
James AllenLiberal Democrat2,2695.7%
Lee ClarkConfelicity4881.2%
Bianca IsherwoodHeritage Party2060.5%
Electorate
70,217
Turnout
56.5%
Majority
4,027 (10.2%)
Valid votes
39,656
Rejected ballots
145

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Southend East and Rochford compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Southend East and RochfordMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Southend East and Rochford is 10.2%.
10.2%joint 227th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Southend East and Rochford is 56.5%.
56.5%joint 199th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Southend East and Rochford is 98,238.
98,238245th least populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Southend East and Rochford is 63.6%.
63.6%joint 283rd highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Southend East and Rochford?

Southend East and Rochford had 98,238 usual residents at the census.

Southend East and Rochford is the 245th least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Rochford

Most of Southend East and Rochford lies in Rochford. These figures are published for the whole of Rochford, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Southend East and Rochford itself. See Rochford

Average house price
£412,543
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,750
54th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.4
39th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southend East and Rochford in brief

The winner in Southend East and Rochford had a majority of 10.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Southend East and Rochford at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 56.5%.

Southend East and Rochford had 98,238 usual residents at the census.

63.6% of residents in Southend East and Rochford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.