Braintree (UK Parliament 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.
Boundaries
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Braintree constituency with the followng 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.
Members of Parliament
- 1974 – 1997: Tony Newton, Conservative
- 1997 – 2005: Alan Hurst, Labour
- 2005 – "present": Brooks Newmark, Conservative
Election results
See also
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