PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has today called a general election to take place on July 4. 

Here are the parliamentary candidates officially confirmed for the following south Essex constituencies: 

Southend West

  • Anna Firth (Con)
  • Tilly Hogrebe (Green)
  • James Miller (Confelicity)
  • Stephen Cummins (Lib Dem)
  • David Burton-Sampson (Lab)

Rochford and Southend East

  • Bayo Alaba (Lab)
  • James Allen (Lib Dem)
  • Les Lilly (Reform UK)
  • Simon Cross (Green)
  • Lee Clark (Confelicity)

Sir James Duddridge is stepping down at the general election. Conservative has not yet selected a new candidate.

Castle Point

  • Rebecca Harris (Con)
  • Mark Maguire (Lab)
  • Keiron McGill (Reform UK)

Basildon and Billericay

  • Alex Harrison (Lab)
  • Stephen Conlay (Reform UK)

Conservative MP John Baron is stepping down at this year's general election. A new Conservative candidate has not been selected yet.

Rayleigh and Wickford

  • Mark Francois (Con)
  • James Hedges (Lab)
  • Grant Randall (Reform UK)

South Basildon and East Thurrock

  • Stephen Metcalfe (Con)
  • Elizabeth Grant (Green)

Labour has not yet selected a candidate.

Thurrock

  • Jackie Doyle-Price (Con)
  • Jen Craft (Lab)