Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)
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| 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. The seat normally elects Conservative MPs but Labour won in their landslides of 1997 and 2001.
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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] 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
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1974 – 1997: Tony Newton, Conservative
- 1997 – 2005: Alan Hurst, Labour
- 2005 – "present": Brooks Newmark, Conservative
[edit] Election results
| 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 Democrats | Peter Turner | 7,037 | 13.3 | +2.0 | |
| Green | James Abbott | 1,308 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| UK Independence | Roger Lord | 1,181 | 2.2 | +0.7 | |
| Independent (politician) | Buster 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 | |||||
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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 Democrats | 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 | |
| UK Independence | Charlie Cole | 748 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 358 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 50,315 | 63.6 | -12.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
