On Monday 23rd December, Sir David Amess MP joined the Mayor and Mayoress of Southend at the ‘Christmas Hamper’ concert held at Southend High School for Boys in support of Help for Heroes.

The evening was a great success and the audience enjoyed a variety of popular music and carols.

On Monday 23rd December the Southend MP joined many others in celebrating Chanukah at the Cliffs Pavilion.

Sir David Amess attended the lighting of the Menorah to celebrate the 2nd day of the Jewish festival.  

On Saturday Sir David Amess, along with Councillors and supporters, took to the roads of Southend West in an open top bus to thank voters for their support in the election on 12th December.

After the election on 12th December, the Queen opened Parliament last Thursday with a speech highlighting the Government’s priorities and bold domestic agenda for the months ahead following the Conservative’s election success.

Before the House of Commons rose for the Christmas Recess, Southend West MP Sir David Amess led a debate about Southend. 

On Thursday 19th December, HM The Queen opened the new session of Parliament, following last week’s General Election.  

Just after 02:00 on the morning of Friday 13th December, it was announced that Sir David had been returned as the Southend West MP with an increased majority.  

Sir David received 27,555 votes which represented 59.2% vote share. Locally, there was a turnout of 67.4%.  

Local Conservative MPs, Sir David Amess, Mark Francois, James Duddridge and Rebecca Harris, held a meeting with the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, at the House of Commons this afternoon, where they were delighted to hear that he has used his powers as the Secretary of State, to reclaim a pay

On Monday 4th October, Southend West MP attended the launch of Swim England’s Value of Swimming report.  

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to benefit from part of a multi-million pound funding injection.