David Amess

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Sir David Anthony Andrew Amess ( AY-miss; 26 March 1952 – 15 October 2021) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 38 years, serving Basildon from 1983 to 1997 and then Southend West until his murder in 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, he was a Catholic with socially conservative political views, and was in favour of Britain leaving the European Union. Born and raised in Essex, Amess studied economics and government at Bournemouth University and then had short careers as a primary school teacher, underwriter and recruitment consultant. He was elected a Conservative councillor for Redbridge in 1982 and MP for Basildon at the 1983 general election. His position was seen as a bellwether seat, exemplifying the enthusiasm of the "Essex man" for the government of Margaret Thatcher. He held the seat in the election of 1992, but moved to the safer seat of Southend West at the 1997 general election and served the constituency as MP until his death. In government...

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