Riding profile

Basildon and Billericay

UK constituency — England · Urban · east of england

The question

Basildon and Billericay: will Conservative lose this seat to Reform UK?

Editorial read

Basildon and Billericay, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with the Conservatives in the previous cycle, with a 0-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 37% vote share, against 26% for the Conservatives, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Mr Richard Holden

Sits with Conservative

Since
2019-12-12
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
11.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 36.9%
  • Conservative 25.6%
  • Labour 18.1%
  • Green 9.6%
  • Lib Dems 6.6%
  • Other 3.1%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereBasildon and Billericay 36.9%25.6%18.1%9.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +11.5 18.9% +6.7 21.7% −3.6 11.8% −2.3

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Conservative
Margin
0.1 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+11.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Richard Holden Elected Conservative 12,905 30.6
Alex Harrison Labour 12,885 30.6
Stephen Conlay Reform UK 11,354 26.9
Edward Sainsbury Lib Dems 2,292 5.4
Stewart Goshawk Green 2,123 5.0
Christopher Bateman Other 373 0.9
Dave Murray Other 192 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
108,648
Median age
38
Employment rate
79.9%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029