Basildon and Billericay () is a

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represented in the

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of the

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. Since its

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creation it has been represented by John Baron, a

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History

The seat was created for the 2010 general election following a review of the Parliamentary representation of

by the

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. It combined parts of the separate, now abolished,

Basildon Basildon ( ) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1159. It lies east of Central London, south of the city of Chelmsford and ...

and

Billericay Billericay ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin and constitutes a commuter town east of Central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces. It i ...

constituencies. The election has been won by the

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by large majorities.

Boundaries

The Borough of Basildon wards of Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch, Fryerns, Laindon Park, Lee Chapel North and St Martin's. The seat merged about half of the previous constituency of

with smaller parts of the former

constituency – mostly around the centre of Basildon. The Billericay constituency lost Wickford to the new Rayleigh and Wickford constituency, and Pitsea to the South Basildon and East Thurrock seat, which also included the remainder of the Basildon seat.

Members of Parliament

The current MP is the Conservative John Baron, who has held the seat since its creation.

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

:* ''Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament''

Notes

References

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