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
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.