Mr Richard Holden
Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay
The Rt Hon Mr Richard Holden is the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
MessageSeat status
Marginal
Majority size
20
Recent swing
-35.2% Conservative
Party
Top donors:
Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd (CFI Ltd) (£3,200)
United Nations. UN Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register (£1,241)
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (£258,)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Mr Richard voted against the majority
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Mr Richard voted against the majority
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Mr Richard fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Mr Richard Holden
Member of Parliament
Basildon and Billericay
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships