Basildon and Billericay | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Basildon and Billericay in Essex.
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Location of Essex within England.
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County | Essex |
Population | 89,687 (2011 census) |
Electorate | 65,373 (December 2010) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of parliament | John Baron |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Basildon, Billericay |
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European Parliament constituency | East of England |
Basildon and Billericay /ˈbæzɪldən ənd ˈbɪlərɪki/ is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, represented since 2010 by the Conservative Party MP John Baron.
The seat merged a majority of the previous constituency of Billericay with parts of the former Basildon 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.
The electoral wards in the constituency are Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Crouch, Fryerns, Laindon Park, Lee Chapel North and St Martin's.