Hurst was George Hurst’s son. In Westcliff-on-Sea, he attended Westcliff High School for Boys. He earned a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.
Before becoming an MP, he served as deputy leader of the Southend-on-Sea Council, which he joined in 1968. While an MP, he continued to work part-time as a solicitor. He was elected to Essex County Council for the Orsett & Stifford division in 1993.
In the 1997 general election, he upset Tony Newton’s majority of 17,494 with a majority of 1,494; Braintree had been Conservative since the 1955 election. Almost as surprising (though not in retrospect, given the Tories’ lack of progress nationally in 2001) was his retention of the seat in the 2001 general election, though this time with a majority of 358, making it Labour’s second-most marginal victory at that election and the sixth-most overall.
He was defeated in the 2005 general election by Conservative Party candidate Brooks Newmark.
Alan Hurst (Politician) Net Worth At Time Of Death
Alan Hurst’s net worth or net income is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million at the time of death.