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Braintree

Every general election in Braintree since 1974. Latest: James Cleverly, Conservative, majority 3,670.

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Member of Parliament

James Cleverly

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,670

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
James Cleverly Elected sitting MPConservative17,41435.5%
Matthew WrightLabour13,74428.0%
Richard ThomsonReform UK11,34623.1%
Kieron FranksLiberal Democrats2,8795.9%
Paul ThorogoodGreen2,8785.9%
David HeatherIndependent7671.6%
Valid votes49,028
Majority3,6707.5%

Con hold Turnout 63.1% of 77,673 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F19741979198719972005201520192024Conservative, February 1974: 38.0%Conservative, October 1974: 39.5%Conservative, 1979: 52.0%Conservative, 1983: 52.6%Conservative, 1987: 54.2%Conservative, 1992: 52.3%Conservative, 1997: 40.1%Conservative, 2001: 41.3%Conservative, 2005: 44.5%Conservative, 2010: 52.6%Conservative, 2015: 53.8%Conservative, 2017: 62.8%Conservative, 2019: 67.6%Conservative, 2024: 35.5%Labour, February 1974: 34.3%Labour, October 1974: 37.4%Labour, 1979: 31.4%Labour, 1983: 18.8%Labour, 1987: 19.3%Labour, 1992: 25.7%Labour, 1997: 42.7%Labour, 2001: 42.0%Labour, 2005: 37.1%Labour, 2010: 19.9%Labour, 2015: 18.5%Labour, 2017: 27.6%Labour, 2019: 18.7%Labour, 2024: 28.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 20.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.9%Liberal, February 1974: 27.8%Liberal, October 1974: 23.1%Liberal, 1979: 16.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 28.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 26.5%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.0%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.5%Reform UK, 2024: 23.1%
Vote share in Braintree at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Braintree lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Braintree (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Con James CleverlyLab3,6707.563.1%Con hold
2019Con James CleverlyLab24,67348.967.1%Con hold
2017Con James CleverlyLab18,42235.269.5%Con hold
2015Con James CleverlyUKIP17,61035.068.4%Con hold
2010Con Brooks NewmarkLab16,12132.869.1%Con hold
2005ConLab3,8937.365.5%
2001LabCon3580.763.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon1,4512.676.1%
1992ConLab17,49426.683.4%Con hold
1987ConAlliance16,85727.779.0%Con hold
1983ConAlliance13,44124.075.2%
1979ConLab12,51820.680.9%Con hold
October 1974ConLab1,0902.179.4%Con hold
February 1974ConLab2,0013.784.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Braintree?

James Cleverly (Conservative) won Braintree at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,670.

Which parties have won Braintree?

At the 14 general elections held under this name since 1974: Conservative 12, Labour 2.

Which region is Braintree in?

Braintree is in East of England.

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