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{{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 (in 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|archive-date=6 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |mp          = [[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 [[constituency]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]. It was created in 2010. Since then it has been represented by [[Priti Patel]]. Patel is a member of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party.]] She was the [[Home Secretary]] between 2019 and 2022 in the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|cabinet]] of [[Boris Johnson]].

== History ==
The constituency was made in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] following changes to the borders of constituencies in [[Essex]].<ref name="electoralcalculus2010">{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013|access-date=17 October 2015|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]}}</ref>

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

==Elections==
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Witham<ref>{{cite web |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={{increase}} 2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Martin Edobor|votes=8,794|percentage=17.8|change={{decrease}} 8.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Sam North|votes=4,584|percentage=9.3|change={{increase}} 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={{increase}} 2.6}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes=24,082
 |percentage=48.8
 |change={{increase}} 10.9
}}
{{Election box turnout 
 |votes=49,344
 |percentage=70.1
 |change={{decrease}} 1.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 |swing={{increase}} 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={{increase}} 6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |candidate=Phil Barlow
 |party=Labour Party (UK)
 |votes=13,024
 |percentage=26.4
 |change={{increase}} 10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
 |candidate=Josephine Hayes
 |party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |percentage=5.5
 |votes=2,715
 |change={{decrease}} 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={{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{Election box majority
 |votes=18,646
 |percentage=37.9
 |change={{decrease}} 3.6
}}
{{Election box turnout 
 |change={{increase}} 1.2
 |percentage=71.5 
 |votes=49,400
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
 |swing={{decrease}} 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 = {{increase}} 5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = Garry Cockrill<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flowerexpo-ukraine.com/ru/|title=Выставка Цветов Киев - Flower Expo Ukraine|first=Kuno|last=Jacobs|website=Flower Expo Ukraine 2021|access-date=2021-08-07|archive-date=2021-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807181000/https://www.flowerexpo-ukraine.com/ru/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
  |votes      = 7,569
  |percentage = 16.0
  |change     = {{increase}} 9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = John Clarke
  |votes      = 7,467
  |percentage = 15.8
  |change     = {{decrease}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
 |candidate = Josephine Hayes
 |votes = 2,891
 |percentage = 6.1
 |change = {{decrease}} 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=19 November 2014 Candidates |access-date=2021-06-10 |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 = {{increase}} 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 |archive-date=7 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207133411/http://cpaparty.net/genelect.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 |votes      = 80 
 |percentage = 0.2
 |change     = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 19,554
  |percentage = 41.5
  |change     = {{increase}} 9.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 47,168
  |percentage = 70.3
  |change     = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing = {{increase}} 9.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |
 |title=[[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Witham<ref name=electoralcalculus2010/>
 |party = Conservative Party (UK)
 |candidate = [[Priti Patel]]
 |votes = 24,448
 |percentage = 52.2
 |change = {{increase}} 2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = Margaret Phelps
  |votes      = 9,252
  |percentage = 19.8
  |change     = {{increase}} 4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Labour Party (UK)
 |candidate = John Spademan
 |votes = 8,656
 |percentage = 18.5
 |change = {{decrease}} 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     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 46,835
  |percentage = 70.2
  |change     = {{increase}} 6.6
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
 |winner = Conservative Party (UK)
 |swing = {{increase}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Westminster Parliamentary constituencies in England]]
[[Category:Essex]]