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((Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom since 2010))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2022))
((More citations needed|date=December 2009))
((Infobox UK constituency main
 |name        = Witham
 |parliament  = uk
 |map1        = Witham2007
 |map2        = EnglandEssex
 |map_entity  = Essex
 |map_year    = 
 |year        = 2010
 |abolished   = 
 |type        = County
 |previous    = [[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)|Braintree]], [[Maldon and East Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon and East Chelmsford]], [[North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|North Essex]], [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]]
 |next        = 
 |electorate  = 67,451 (December 2010)<ref>((cite web|
url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England|date=4 March 2011|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=Boundary Commission for England|access-date=13 March 2011))</ref>
 |mp          = [[Priti Patel|Dame Priti Patel]]
 |party       = Conservative Party (UK)
 |towns       = [[Hatfield Peverel]], [[Kelvedon]], [[Marks Tey]], [[White Notley]], [[Witham]]
 |region      = England
 |county      = [[Essex]]
 |european    = East of England
 |elects_howmany = One
))

'''Witham''' is a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|parliamentary constituency]] in [[Essex]] represented by [[Priti Patel|Dame Priti Patel]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]] since its 2010 creation. She is a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] who was [[Home Secretary]] from 24 July 2019 until her resignation on 5 September 2022 following the announcement of the results of the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|Conservative Party leadership contest]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62799583|title=Priti Patel to step down as home secretary, ahead of new PM|website=BBC News|date=5 September 2022|access-date=5 September 2022))</ref>

==Constituency profile==
((unreferenced section|date=December 2019))

Witham is one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, although the town of Witham within it is the only area of real Labour strength in the region, being represented by one District Councillor alongside seven Conservative Councillors.

Witham itself is an industrial town, on the Great Eastern main line railway from London to Norwich, with some heavy industry and London commuter belt residential areas – the strength of the Labour vote here was just enough to turn the former Braintree seat red in 1997, and in 2001, on the previous boundaries.

However, the town is small, and the Witham seat extends to cover a huge part of rural central Essex, with affluent commuter villages and farming communities that show high levels of Conservative support.
== History ==
The seat was created for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]] following a review of the Parliamentary representation of [[Essex]] by the [[Boundary Commission for England]] which resulted in radical alterations to existing constituencies to allow for an extra seat to be created due to increased population. As a consequence, the new seat of Witham was created which included parts of the constituencies of [[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)|Braintree]], [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]], [[North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|North Essex]], and [[Maldon and East Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon and East Chelmsford]].

==Boundaries==
((maplink|raw=((Wikipedia:Map data/Witham (UK Parliament constituency)))|frame=yes|text=Map of current boundaries))

=== Current ===
*The [[Braintree District|District of Braintree]] wards of Black Notley and Terling, Bradwell, Silver End and Rivenhall, Coggeshall and North Feering, Hatfield Peverel, Kelvedon, Witham Chipping Hill and Central, [[Witham]] North, Witham South, and Witham West
*The [[Maldon District|District of Maldon]] wards of Great Totham, [[Tollesbury]], [[Tolleshunt D'Arcy]], and Wickham Bishops and Woodham
*The [[Borough of Colchester]] wards of Birch and Winstree, Copford and West Stanway, Marks Tey, [[Stanway, Essex|Stanway]] and [[Tiptree]]<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/made/data.htm|title=The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|access-date=2019-09-11))</ref>

The District of Braintree wards, which comprised approximately half the electorate, were transferred from the [[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)|Braintree]] constituency; the District of Maldon wards from the abolished constituency of [[Maldon and East Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon and Chelmsford East]]; and the Borough of Colchester wards from the abolished constituency of [[North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|North Essex]], except for [[Stanway, Essex|Stanway]] ward which had been in the [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] constituency.

=== Proposed ===
Further to the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]], enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the [[Next United Kingdom general election|next general election]], due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1<sup>st</sup> December 2020):

* The District of Braintree wards of: Coggeshall; Hatfield Peverel & Terling; Kelvedon & Feering; Silver End & Cressing;The Colnes; Witham Central; Witham North; Witham South; Witham West.

* The City of Colchester wards of: Marks Tey & Layer; Stanway; Tiptree.

* The District of Maldon wards of: Great Totham; Tollesbury; Tolleshunt D’arcy; Wickham Bishops and Woodham.<ref>((Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region))</ref>

''Minor net gain from [[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)|Braintree]], primarily due to ward boundary changes.''

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election!!Member<ref name="rayment">((Rayment-hc|w|4|date=March 2012))</ref>
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]]
| [[Priti Patel]]
| ((Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)))
|-
|}

==Elections==

=== Elections in the 2020s ===
((Election box begin|title=[[Next United Kingdom general election|Next general election]]: Witham|))
((Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Rumi Chowdhury<ref>((Cite tweet |author=Labour East |user=EoELabour |number=1775250589254930726 |title=Congratulations, Rumi Chowdhury, Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Witham!))</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=))((Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Priti Patel]]<ref>((Cite web |title=Priti re-adopted for next General Election campaign |url=https://www.withamconservatives.org.uk/news/priti-re-adopted-next-general-election-campaign |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Witham  Conservatives |language=en))</ref>|votes=|percentage=|change=|))
((Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=))
((Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=))
((Election box end))

=== Elections in the 2010s ===
((Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Witham<ref>((cite news |title=Witham Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001045 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=19 November 2019))</ref>))

((Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party= Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate= [[Priti Patel]]
 |votes= 32,876
 |percentage= 66.6
 |change= +2.3
))
((Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Martin Edobor|votes=8,794|percentage=17.8|change=–8.6))
((Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Sam North|votes=4,584|percentage=9.3|change=+3.8))
((Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=James Abbott|votes=3,090|percentage=6.3|change=+2.6))
((Election box majority
 |votes= 24,082
 |percentage= 48.8
 |change= +10.9
))
((Election box turnout 
 |votes= 49,344
 |percentage= 70.1
 |change= –1.4
))
((Election box hold with party link
 |swing= +5.5
 |winner=Conservative Party (UK)
))
((Election box end))

((Election box begin |title=[[2017 United Kingdom general election|General election 2017]]: Witham<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.braintree.gov.uk/info/200595/previous_results/639/parliamentary_election_results/2|title=Parliamentary Election Results|first=Steve|last=Daynes|website=www.braintree.gov.uk))</ref>))
((Election box winning candidate with party link
 |candidate=[[Priti Patel]]
 |party=Conservative Party (UK)
 |percentage= 64.3
 |votes= 31,670
 |change= +6.8
))
((Election box candidate with party link
 |candidate=Phil Barlow
 |party= Labour Party (UK)
 |votes= 13,024
 |percentage= 26.4
 |change= +10.6
))
((Election box candidate with party link
 |candidate= Josephine Hayes
 |party= Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |percentage= 5.5
 |votes= 2,715
 |change= –0.6
))
((Election box candidate with party link
 |candidate= James Abbott
 |party= Green Party of England and Wales
 |votes= 1,832
 |percentage= 3.7
 |change= –0.6
))
((Election box majority
 |votes= 18,646
 |percentage= 37.9
 |change= –3.6
))
((Election box turnout 
 |change= +1.2
 |percentage= 71.5 
 |votes= 49,400
))
((Election box hold with party link
 |swing= –1.9
 |winner= Conservative Party (UK)
))
((Election box end))

((Election box begin |
 |title=[[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Witham<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>((cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015))</ref>))
((Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[Priti Patel]]
 |votes = 27,123
 |percentage = 57.5
 |change = +5.3
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Garry Cockrill<ref>((Cite web|url=http://meetyournextmp.com/area/287-witham/humans|title=Выставка Цветов Киев - Flower Expo Ukraine))</ref>
  |votes      = 7,569
  |percentage = 16.0
  |change     = +9.5
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = John Clarke
  |votes      = 7,467
  |percentage = 15.8
  |change     = –2.7
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate = Josephine Hayes
 |votes = 2,891
 |percentage = 6.1
 |change = –13.7
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate = James Abbott<ref>((Cite web |url=http://witham-braintree.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014-11-19-candidates.html |title=Witham and Braintree Green Party &#124; News |access-date=2014-12-21 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102126/http://witham-braintree.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014-11-19-candidates.html |url-status=dead ))</ref>
 |votes = 2,038
 |percentage = 4.3
 |change = +1.3
))
((Election box candidate with party link
 |party      = Christian Peoples Alliance
 |candidate  = Doreen Scrimshaw<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.cpaparty.net/genelect.html |title=CPA Candidates for the General Election |publisher=Christian Peoples Alliance |access-date=1 March 2015 ))</ref>
 |votes      = 80 
 |percentage = 0.2
 |change     = ''New''
))
((Election box majority|
  |votes      = 19,554
  |percentage = 41.5
  |change     = +9.1
))
((Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 47,168
  |percentage = 70.3
  |change     = +0.1
))
((Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing = +9.5
))
((Election box end))
((Election box begin |
 |title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Witham<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>((cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013))</ref>))
((Election box winning candidate with party link|
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[Priti Patel]]
 |votes = 24,448
 |percentage = 52.2
 |change = +2.5
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Margaret Phelps
  |votes      = 9,252
  |percentage = 19.8
  |change     = +4.6
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = John Spademan
 |votes = 8,656
 |percentage = 18.5
 |change = –13.9
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = UK Independence Party
 |candidate = David Hodges
 |votes = 3,060
 |percentage = 6.5
 |change = ''New''
))
((Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Green Party of England and Wales
 |candidate = James Abbott
 |votes = 1,419
 |percentage = 3.0
 |change = ''New''
))
((Election box majority|
  |votes      = 15,196
  |percentage = 32.4
  |change     = 
))
((Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 46,835
  |percentage = 70.2
  |change     = +6.6
))
((Election box new seat win|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing = +1.1
))
((Election box end))

==See also==
*[[List of parliamentary constituencies in Essex]]

==References==
((Reflist))

((Constituencies in the East of England))
((Authority control))
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[[Category:Politics of Colchester]]
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