An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Braintree, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Conservative hold by James Cleverly with a majority of 17,610 - 35.0% - on a turnout of 68.4%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| CLEVERLY, James | Con | 27,071 | 53.8% | 1.2% |
| BINGLEY, Richard | UKIP | 9,461 | 18.8% | 13.8% |
| FINCKEN, Malcolm | Lab | 9,296 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| KLESEL, Matthew | LD | 2,488 | 4.9% | -13.8% |
| JEATER, Paul | Green | 1,564 | 3.1% | 1.7% |
| PEREIRA, Toby | Ind | 295 | 0.6% | - |
| HOOKS, Paul | BNP | 108 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
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 73,557, having a valid vote count of 50,283 and an invalid vote count of 201.
Result declared at 05:45 on 8 May 2015.