Braintree

Braintree is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Sir James Cleverly (Conservative) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
3,670
Electorate
77,673
Turnout
63.1%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
James Cleverly
Conservative
17,414 35.5% -31.9%
Matthew Wright
Labour
13,744 28.0% 9.8%
Richard Thomson
Reform UK
11,346 23.1% 23.1%
Kieron Franks
Liberal Democrat
2,879 5.9% -3.8%
Paul Thorogood
Green Party
2,878 5.9% 5.4%
David Heather
Independent
767 1.6% 1.6%