Southend West and Leigh

Southend West and Leigh is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by David Burton-Sampson (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 10 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
1,949
Electorate
75,154
Turnout
62.5%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
David Burton-Sampson
Labour
16,739 35.6% 6.6%
Anna Firth
Conservative
14,790 31.5% -27.6%
Peter Little
Reform UK
8,273 17.6% 17.6%
Tilly Hogrebe
Green Party
3,262 6.9% 6.9%
Stephen Cummins
Liberal Democrat
3,174 6.8% -3.8%
James Miller
Confelicity
262 0.6% 0.6%
Tom Darwood
Independent
172 0.4% 0.4%
Jason Pilley
Psychedelic Movement
99 0.2% 0.2%
Lara Hurley
Heritage Party
99 0.2% 0.2%
Robert Francis
Independent
98 0.2% 0.2%