Election for the constituency of Braintree on 6 May 2010

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Braintree, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Conservative hold by Brooks Newmark with a majority of 16,121 - 32.8% - on a turnout of 69.1%.

An electorate of 71,163, having a valid vote count of 49,203 and an invalid vote count of 54.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
NEWMARK, Brooks Con 25,901 52.6% 2.7%
EDWARDS, Bill Lab 9,780 19.9% -10.8%
JARVIS, Steve LD 9,247 18.8% 5.2%
FORD, Michael UKIP 2,477 5.0% 2.6%
HOOKS, Paul BNP 1,080 2.2% -
BLENCH, Daisy Green 718 1.5% -1.5%

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 02:34 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.

This constituency of Braintree was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for England. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.