David Burton-Sampson

David Burton-Sampson is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Southend West and Leigh since 2024.

Career
He was deputy leader of the Labour Group on Basildon council.

He unseated the Conservative MP Anna Firth, who had won the seat in a by-election after the murder of longtime MP Sir David Amess in October 2021.

Personal life
He is gay and is married to his husband Mark.