An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of South Basildon and East Thurrock, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by Stephen Metcalfe with a majority of 7,691 - 16.9% - on a turnout of 64.1%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| METCALFE, Stephen | Con | 19,788 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| LUDER, Ian | UKIP | 12,097 | 26.5% | 20.6% |
| LE-SURF, Mike | Lab | 11,493 | 25.2% | -5.8% |
| WILLIAMS, Geoff | LD | 1,356 | 3.0% | -10.4% |
| SMITH, Kerry | Ind | 401 | 0.9% | - |
| X, None Of The Above | Ind | 253 | 0.6% | - |
| HOOPER, Stuart | Ind | 205 | 0.4% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 71,155, having a valid vote count of 45,593 and an invalid vote count of 106.
Result declared at 04:06 on 8 May 2015.