Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)
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| County constituency | |
|---|---|
| Image:BraintreeConstituency.png Image:EnglandEssex.png | |
| Braintree shown within Essex, and Essex shown within England | |
| Created: | |
| 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.
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Members of Parliament
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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 | 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
See also
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