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Witham

Every general election in Witham since 2010. Latest: Priti Patel, Conservative, majority 5,145.

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Member of Parliament

Priti Patel

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,145

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Priti Patel Elected sitting MPConservative18,82737.2%
Rumi ChowdhuryLabour13,68227.0%
Timothy BlaxillReform UK9,87019.5%
James AbbottGreen3,5397.0%
Ashley ThompsonLiberal Democrats3,4396.8%
Chelsey JayIndependent1,2462.5%
Valid votes50,603
Majority5,14510.2%

Con hold Turnout 64.1% of 78,991 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%20102015201720192024Conservative, 2010: 52.2%Conservative, 2015: 57.5%Conservative, 2017: 64.3%Conservative, 2019: 66.6%Conservative, 2024: 37.2%Labour, 2010: 18.5%Labour, 2015: 15.8%Labour, 2017: 26.5%Labour, 2019: 17.8%Labour, 2024: 27.0%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 19.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.3%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 6.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.1%Reform UK, 2024: 19.5%
Vote share in Witham at each general election Con Lab LD UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Witham (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 Priti PatelLab5,14510.264.1%Con hold
2019Con Priti PatelLab24,08248.870.1%Con hold
2017Con Priti PatelLab18,64637.971.2%Con hold
2015Con Priti PatelUKIP19,55441.570.3%Con hold
2010Con Priti PatelLD15,19632.569.9%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 Witham?

Priti Patel (Conservative) won Witham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,145.

Which parties have won Witham?

At the 5 general elections held under this name since 2010: Conservative 5.

Which region is Witham in?

Witham is in East of England.

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