Witham (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2010 onwards
Witham is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was created in 2010. Since then it has been represented by Priti Patel. Patel is a member of the Conservative Party. She was the Home Secretary between 2019 and 2022 in the cabinet of Boris Johnson.
| Witham | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Witham in Essex | |
 Location of Essex within England | |
| County | Essex |
| Electorate | 67,451 (in 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon, Marks Tey, White Notley, Witham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Priti Patel (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Braintree, Maldon and East Chelmsford, North Essex, Colchester |
History
changeThe constituency was made in 2010 following changes to the borders of constituencies in Essex.[2]
Members of Parliament
change| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Priti Patel | Conservative | |
Elections
change| General election 2019: Witham[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Priti Patel | 32,876 | 66.6 |  2.3
| |
| Labour | Martin Edobor | 8,794 | 17.8 |  8.6
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam North | 4,584 | 9.3 | 3.8
| |
| Green | James Abbott | 3,090 | 6.3 | 2.6
| |
| Majority | 24,082 | 48.8 | 10.9
| ||
| Turnout | 49,344 | 70.1 | 1.4
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5
|
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| General election 2017: Witham[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Priti Patel | 31,670 | 64.3 | 6.8
| |
| Labour | Phil Barlow | 13,024 | 26.4 | 10.6
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hayes | 2,715 | 5.5 | 0.6
| |
| Green | James Abbott | 1,832 | 3.7 | 0.6
| |
| Majority | 18,646 | 37.9 | 3.6
| ||
| Turnout | 49,400 | 71.5 | 1.2
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.9
|
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| General election 2015: Witham[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Priti Patel | 27,123 | 57.5 | 5.3
| |
| UKIP | Garry Cockrill[7] | 7,569 | 16.0 | 9.5
| |
| Labour | John Clarke | 7,467 | 15.8 | 2.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hayes | 2,891 | 6.1 | 13.7
| |
| Green | James Abbott[8] | 2,038 | 4.3 | 1.3
| |
| CPA | Doreen Scrimshaw[9] | 80 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 19,554 | 41.5 | 9.1
| ||
| Turnout | 47,168 | 70.3 | 0.1
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.5
|
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| General election 2010: Witham[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Phelps | 9,252 | 19.8 | 4.6
| |
| Labour | John Spademan | 8,656 | 18.5 | 13.9
| |
| UKIP | David Hodges | 3,060 | 6.5 | New | |
| Green | James Abbott | 1,419 | 3.0 | New | |
| Majority | 15,196 | 32.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,835 | 70.2 | 6.6
| ||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
change- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
- ↑ "Witham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ↑ Daynes, Steve. "Parliamentary Election Results". www.braintree.gov.uk.
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ Jacobs, Kuno. "Выставка Цветов Киев - Flower Expo Ukraine". Flower Expo Ukraine 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ↑ "19 November 2014 Candidates". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ "CPA Candidates for the General Election". Christian Peoples Alliance. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.