East of England · Current constituency · E14001174
Clacton
Every general election and by-election in Clacton since 2010. Latest: Nigel Farage, Reform UK, majority 8,405.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage Elected | Reform UK | 21,225 | 46.2% | |
| Giles Watling sitting MP | Conservative | 12,820 | 27.9% | |
| Jovan Owusu-Nepaul | Labour | 7,448 | 16.2% | |
| Matthew Bensilum | Liberal Democrats | 2,016 | 4.4% | |
| Natasha Osben | Green | 1,935 | 4.2% | |
| Tony Mack | Independent | 317 | 0.7% | |
| Andrew Pemberton | UK Independence Party | 116 | 0.3% | |
| Craig Jamieson | Climate Party | 48 | 0.1% | |
| Tasos Papanastasiou | Heritage Party | 33 | 0.07% | |
| Valid votes | 45,958 | |||
| Majority | 8,405 | 18.3% | ||
RUK gain from Con Turnout 58.7% of 78,245 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s Clacton lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
- Clacton92.4%
- Harwich and North Essex7.6%
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ref Nigel Farage | Con | 8,405 | 18.3 | 58.7% | RUK gain from Con |
| 2019 | Con Giles Watling | Lab | 24,702 | 56.8 | 61.3% | Con hold |
| 2017 | Con Giles Watling | Lab | 15,828 | 35.9 | 63.7% | Con gain from UKIP |
| 2015 | UKIP Douglas Carswell | Con | 3,437 | 7.8 | 64.1% | UKIP gain from Con |
| By-election Oct 2014 | UKIP Douglas Carswell | Con | 12,404 | 35.1 | 51.1% | UKIP gain from Con |
| 2010 | Con Douglas Carswell | Lab | 12,068 | 28.0 | 64.2% | Con hold |
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 Clacton?
Nigel Farage (Reform UK) won Clacton at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,405.
Which parties have won Clacton?
At the 5 general elections held under this name since 2010: Conservative 3, Reform UK 1, UK Independence Party 1.
Which region is Clacton in?
Clacton is in East of England.
Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data