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Election for the constituency of Witham on 12 December 2019

An election to the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Witham, held as part of the general election on 12 December 2019.

Conservative hold by Priti Patel with a majority of 24,082 - 48.8% - on a turnout of 70.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
PATEL, Priti Con 32,876 66.6% 2.3%
EDOBOR, Martin Lab 8,794 17.8% -8.6%
NORTH, Sam LD 4,584 9.3% 3.8%
ABBOTT, James Green 3,090 6.3% 2.5%

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 70,402, having a valid vote count of 49,344 and an invalid vote count of 209.

Result declared at 03:40 on 13 December 2019.