Results for Braintree at the most recent general election.
James Cleverly
Conservative
17414
35.5%
Matthew Wright
Labour
13744
28.0%
Richard Thomson
Reform UK
11346
23.1%
Kieron Franks
Liberal Democrat
2879
5.9%
Paul Thorogood
Green Party
2878
5.9%
David Heather
Independent
767
1.6%
| Post | From | To |
|---|
| Home Secretary |
13 November 2023 |
5 July 2024 |
| Foreign Secretary |
6 September 2022 |
13 November 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Education |
7 July 2022 |
6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Minister for Europe) |
8 February 2022 |
7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) |
2 September 2020 |
8 February 2022 |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) |
13 February 2020 |
2 September 2020 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) |
24 July 2019 |
13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union) |
4 April 2019 |
24 July 2019 |
| Post | From | To |
|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government |
22 July 2025 |
Present |
| Shadow Home Secretary |
8 July 2024 |
5 November 2024 |
| Committee | From | To |
|---|
| Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) |
6 November 2017 |
6 November 2019 |
| Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) |
9 November 2015 |
3 May 2017 |
| International Trade Committee |
31 October 2016 |
3 May 2017 |
| Education Committee |
30 June 2025 |
1 December 2025 |
| Constituency | From | To |
|---|
| Braintree |
— |
Present |
| Braintree |
— |
Present |
| Party | From | To |
|---|
| Conservative |
7 May 2015 |
Present |