Braintree
ConstituencyThe middle of the East of England. About 108,620 people in 517 square kilometres.
MP for Braintree
Sir James CleverlyConservativeMP since
They won by 3,670 votes on a 63.1% turnout.
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Majority 2024 by constituency
UK Parliament election results · July 2024
The winner in Braintree had a majority of 7.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
2024 general election result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James CleverlyElected | Conservative | 17,414 | 35.5% |
| Matthew Wright | Labour | 13,744 | 28.0% |
| Richard Thomson | Reform UK | 11,346 | 23.1% |
| Kieron Franks | Liberal Democrat | 2,879 | 5.9% |
| Paul Thorogood | Green Party | 2,878 | 5.9% |
| David Heather | Independent | 767 | 1.6% |
- Electorate
- 77,673
- Turnout
- 63.1%
- Majority
- 3,670 (7.5%)
- Valid votes
- 49,028
- Rejected ballots
- 167
Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library
How Braintree compares
Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.
Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.
What is the population of Braintree?
Braintree had 104,122 usual residents at the census.
Braintree is the 253rd most populated of 650 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Braintree
Most of Braintree lies in Braintree. These figures are published for the whole of Braintree, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Braintree itself. See Braintree
Braintree in brief
The winner in Braintree had a majority of 7.5% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Braintree at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 63.1%.
Braintree had 104,122 usual residents at the census.
62.3% of residents in Braintree were aged 15 to 64 at the census.