Billericay (UK Parliament constituency)

Billericay
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Billericay in Essex in 2005.
Location of Essex within England.
County	Essex
1983–2010
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Basildon and Billericay
Created from	Basildon and Thurrock
1950–February 1974
Replaced by	Basildon
Created from	South East Essex
European Parliament constituency	East of England

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.

It returned Conservative MPs at every election except 1966.

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.

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.