Last election result
Review the last election result for the constituency Braintree when Sir James Cleverly was elected.
2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.
Summary
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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James Cleverly
Conservative
|
17,414 | 35.5% | -31.9% |
|
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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% |