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Historical verified result · E14001121

Braintree general election result, 2024.

James Cleverly (Conservative) won Braintree in the 2024 UK general election by 3,670 votes over Matthew Wright (Labour).

Direct answer

James Cleverly was elected.

James Cleverly received 17,414 votes (35.52%). Matthew Wright received 13,744 votes (28.03%).

Winning party
Conservative
Runner-up party
Labour
Winning majority
3,670
Turnout
63.12%
Valid votes
49,028
Electorate
77,673
Complete candidate result

All 6 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1James Cleverly ↗ElectedConservative17,41435.52%
2Matthew WrightLabour13,74428.03%
3Richard ThomsonReform UK11,34623.14%
4Kieron FranksLiberal Democrat2,8795.87%
5Paul ThorogoodGreen Party2,8785.87%
6David HeatherIndependent7671.56%
Permanent constituency record

Braintree, England

Election.org ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-e14001121
Official constituency code
E14001121
Region
East of England
Nation
England
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Con hold
Invalid ballots
167
Coverage boundary

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Sources & notes
Source and freshness
Publisher
House of Commons Library
Polling date
4 July 2024
Verified
2026-08-25
Constituency code
E14001121
Record
Verified historical result
Open UK Parliament results ↗Read the verification method ↗Open the 2024 election briefing ↗026cc74432050f5eba24adbf4c9e44617a1beca0cf15dbf8cd9a1f80137ee4d3
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