County Essex Created from South East Essex Number of members 1 | Created from Basildon and Thurrock European Parliament constituency East of England | |
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Replaced by South East Essex, Basildon, Thurrock, Basildon and Billericay | ||
Billericay was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Contents
It returned Conservative MPs at every election except 1966.
Boundaries
1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Billericay, Benfleet, Canvey Island, and Rayleigh.
1955-1974: The Urban Districts of Billericay and Brentwood.
1983-1997: The District of Basildon wards of Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Laindon, Wickford North, and Wickford South, and the Borough of Thurrock wards of Corringham and Fobbing, Orsett, Stanford-le-Hope, and The Homesteads.
1997-2010: The District of Basildon wards of Billericay East, Billericay West, Burstead, Laindon, Pitsea East, Pitsea West, Wickford North, and Wickford South.
For the 2010 general election, this seat was effectively merged with Basildon to form a new constituency of Basildon and Billericay.
History
Billericay has elected somewhat colourful characters to Westminster, namely Harvey Proctor, the right-wing MP who resigned after homosexual sex charges, and Teresa Gorman, the Maastricht rebel who stood down after accusing the Commons Standards and Privileges committee of sexism over questions surrounding her registered business dealings.