Witham

Witham is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Priti Patel (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
5,145
Electorate
78,991
Turnout
64.1%

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
Priti Patel
Conservative
18,827 37.2% -29.5%
Rumi Chowdhury
Labour
13,682 27.0% 9.6%
Timothy Blaxill
Reform UK
9,870 19.5% 19.5%
James Abbott
Green Party
3,539 7.0% 1.2%
Ashley Thompson
Liberal Democrat
3,439 6.8% -3.2%
Chelsey Jay
Independent
1,246 2.5% 2.5%