David Burton-Sampson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forSouthend West and Leigh | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Firth |
| Majority | 1,949 (4.1%) |
| Mayor ofBasildon | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 27 May 2021 | |
| Deputy | Derrick Fellowes |
| Preceded by | David Dadds |
| Succeeded by | David Dadds |
| Deputy Mayor ofBasildon | |
| In office 25 May 2017 – 24 May 2018 | |
| Mayor | David Harrison |
| Preceded by | Stephen Ward |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Lawrence |
| Basildon Borough Councillor for St Martin's | |
| In office 9 May 2016 – 11 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Phillip William |
| Succeeded by | Davida Ademuyiwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Edmund Burton-Sampson November 1977 (age 48) Crosby, Merseyside, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Domestic partner | Mark (cp. 2011–present) |
| Education | Holy Family Catholic High School |
| Alma mater | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (BA) |
| Website | www |
David Edmund Burton-Sampson (born November 1977) is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forSouthend West and Leigh since the2024 general election.[1]
Burton-Sampson was born in November 1977 inCrosby, Merseyside.[2][3] He was raised by a single mother.[4] Burton-Sampson attendedHoly Family Catholic High School inThornton from 1989 to 1996 before graduating with aBA in performing arts from theLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts in 1999.[5] After graduating, he moved to London to pursue a career in the performing arts but ultimately began a career in management, eventually working forMetro Bank.[6] Burton-Sampson has lived inEssex since 1999.[4]
Burton-Sampson was elected as aLabour Party councillor for St Martin's in the2016 Basildon Borough Council election.[7] He eventually became the deputy leader of the Labour group on the council.[8] In May 2017, he was appointed deputy mayor ofBasildon to serve a one-year term under mayor David Harrison of the Wickford Independents. In May 2019, he was appointed mayor of Basildon on a one-year term, however, his term was extended by a year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. In the2021 council election, Burton-Sampson lost his seat toConservative candidate Davida Ademuyiwa.[9]
In May 2024, Burton-Sampson was selected as the Labour candidate forSouthend West and Leigh in the2024 general election.[10][11] He won the seat with a majority of 1,949 votes, unseating the Conservative incumbentAnna Firth who had won the seat in anuncontested by-election following the October 2021murder of then-MP SirDavid Amess.[1][12] In Parliament, Burton-Sampson chairs theall-party parliamentary group onopen banking and payments, and co-chairs the APPG on fair banking. He also serves as the vice chair for the APPGs onmicromobility andUkraine as well as an officer for the APPGs onParkinson's disease andmale suicide.[13]
He isgay and has been in acivil partnership with his partner Mark since 10 June 2011.[8][14][15][4] He is the chair of Basildon Pride[16] and is a Christian.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Burton-Sampson | 16,739 | 35.6 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | Anna Firth | 14,790 | 31.5 | −27.6 | |
| Reform | Peter Little | 8,273 | 17.6 | New | |
| Green | Tilly Hogrebe | 3,262 | 6.9 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cummins | 3,174 | 6.8 | −3.8 | |
| Confelicity | James Miller | 262 | 0.6 | New | |
| Independent | Tom Darwood | 172 | 0.4 | New | |
| Heritage | Lara Hurley | 99 | 0.2 | New | |
| Psychedelic Movement | Jason Pilley | 99 | 0.2 | New | |
| Independent | Robert Francis | 98 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,949 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 46,968 | 62.5 | –4.4 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +17.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Davida Ademuyiwa | 697 | 39.5 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | David Burton-Sampson | 675 | 38.3 | –9.1 | |
| BCRP | Patricia Rackley | 309 | 17.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Jenkins | 83 | 4.7 | −13.2 | |
| Majority | 22 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,764 | 25.2 | +4.2 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Burton-Sampson | 688 | 46.5 | +5.4 | |
| UKIP | Leslie Allport | 450 | 30.4 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Jeff Henry | 341 | 23.1 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 238 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,479 | ||||
| Labourhold | |||||
