Witham (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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.

History

The constituency was made in 2010 following changes to the borders of constituencies in Essex.^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[3]	Party
	2010	Priti Patel	Conservative

Elections

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

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

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

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

1. "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. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)
4. "Witham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
5. Daynes, Steve. "Parliamentary Election Results". www.braintree.gov.uk.
6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. Jacobs, Kuno. "Выставка Цветов Киев - Flower Expo Ukraine". Flower Expo Ukraine 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
8. "19 November 2014 Candidates". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
9. "CPA Candidates for the General Election". Christian Peoples Alliance. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.