WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Braintree

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

3,670latest majority

63.1%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate77,673

Turnout63.1%

Majority3,670

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

David HeatherIndependent7671.6%

Paul ThorogoodGreen Party2,8785.9%

Kieron FranksLiberal Democrat2,8795.9%

Richard ThomsonReform UK11,34623.1%

Matthew WrightLabour13,74428.0%

James CleverlyConservative17,41435.5%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 25,466 · 68.3% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Conservative Majority 18,422 · 69.5% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Conservative Majority 17,610 · 68.4% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population108,544Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1820.2%Share of population

Aged 65+21.5%Share of population

Home owners69.1%Households

Private renters15.2%Households

Social renters14.9%Households

One-person households26.6%Of households

Families with children28.8%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.