An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Braintree, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.
Conservative hold by James Cleverly with a majority of 18,422 - 35.2% - on a turnout of 69.5%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| CLEVERLY, James | Con | 32,873 | 62.8% | 9.0% |
| FINCKEN, Malcolm | Lab | 14,451 | 27.6% | 9.1% |
| TURNER, Peter | LD | 2,251 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| BINGLEY, Richard | UKIP | 1,835 | 3.5% | -15.3% |
| PASHBY, Thomas | Green | 916 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 75,316, having a valid vote count of 52,326 and an invalid vote count of 74.
Result declared at 03:55 on 9 June 2017.