Witham (UK Parliament constituency)

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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.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2010	Priti Patel	Conservative

Elections

General election 2019: Witham
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
		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
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
		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Priti Patel	27,123	57.5	5.3
		Garry Cockrill	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
		James Abbott	2,038	4.3	1.3
	CPA	Doreen Scrimshaw	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Phelps	9,252	19.8	4.6
	Labour	John Spademan	8,656	18.5	13.9
		David Hodges	3,060	6.5	New
		James Abbott	1,419	3.0	New
Majority			15,196	32.4	N/A
Turnout			46,835	70.2	6.6

Witham (UK Parliament Constituency) Media

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  East of England - Witham constituency

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  Election results 2010–2024