| Braintree County constituency |
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| Braintree shown within Essex, and Essex shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Brooks Newmark |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Essex |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Braintree is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
It was created in 1974, mostly from the former seat of Maldon, and is a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives. The former Conservative Leader of the Commons Tony Newton represented the seat from its creation until 1997 when he was defeated by Alan Hurst of Labour. Brooks Newmark regained the seat for the Tories when he defeated Hurst in 2005.
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Boundaries
The current boundaries of the Braintree constituency is based on Braintree, Bocking, and Great Bardfield in the northwest, moving in a southwesterly direction towards Coggeshall, Silver End, and Kelvedon.
The boundary review detailed below alters Braintree as a consequence of the creation of the new Witham seat. The newly shaped constituency extends out towards the Stour Valley area against the border of Suffolk, and the Bumpstead area near the boundary of south-east Cambridgeshire.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Braintree constituency with the following electoral wards;
- Bocking Blackwater, Bocking North, Bocking South, Braintree Central, Braintree East, Braintree South, Bumpstead, Cressing and Stisted, Gosfield and Greenstead Green, Great Notley and Braintree West, Halstead St Andrews, Halstead Trinity, Hedingham and Maplestead, Panfield, Rayne, Stour Valley North, Stour Valley South, The Three Colnes, Three Fields, Upper Colne and Yeldham.
This modified Braintree seat will be fought for the first time at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election
Political Geography
Constituncy results if national result is: Con 36%, Lab 36%, LibDem 20%
| Election | Con | Lab | LD |
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| 2005 | 50% | 38% | 12% |
| 2001 | 49% | 39% | 12% |
| 1997 | 49% | 37% | 14% |
| 1992 | 46% | 30% | 24% |
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Feb 1974 | Tony Newton | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Alan Hurst | Labour | |
| 2005 | Brooks Newmark | Conservative | |
Election results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bill Edwards | ||||
| UKIP | Michael Ford | ||||
| Conservative | Brooks Newmark | ||||
| Cut Tax on Diesel and Petrol | Paul Thorogood | ||||
| General Election 2005: Braintree | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Brooks Newmark | 23,597 | 44.5 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Alan Hurst | 19,704 | 37.1 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Turner | 7,037 | 13.3 | +2.0 | |
| Green | James Abbott | 1,308 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| UKIP | Roger Lord | 1,181 | 2.2 | +0.7 | |
| Independent (politician) | Michael Nolan | 228 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 3,893 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 53,055 | 65.9 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.0 | |||
| General Election 2001: Braintree[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Hurst | 21,123 | 42.0 | -0.7 | |
| Conservative | Brooks Newmark | 20,765 | 41.3 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Turner | 5,664 | 11.3 | -0.3 | |
| Green | James Abbott | 1,241 | 2.5 | +1.2 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Michael Nolan | 774 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Charlie Cole | 748 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 358 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 50,315 | 63.6 | -12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |||
| General Election 1997: Braintree[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alan Hurst | 23,729 | 42.70 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Newton | 22,278 | 40.09 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | T Ellis | 6,418 | 11.55 | ||
| Referendum Party | N Westcott | 2,165 | 3.90 | ||
| Green | James Abbott | 712 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | Michael Nolan | 274 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 1,451 | 2.61 | |||
| Turnout | 55,576 | 76.10 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.90 | |||
See also
References
Coordinates: 51°54′N 0°33′E / 51.90°N 0.55°E
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