Election 97

Braintree

Current MP Tony Newton
Conservative 97 22,278
Labour 97 23,729
LibDem 97 6,418
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 986
Elected party
Braintree

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Braintree
Conservative 92 29,278
Labour 92 15,890
LibDem 92 12,039
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 724
Elected party Conservative

Located in the heart of the county of Essex, the town of Braintree itself is fairly marginal. However, the surrounding prosperous villages and small towns swing things decisively in favour of the Conservatives. Essex has swung heavily towards the Tories in the past 20 years, and the vote has now moved out of Labour's reach in any circumstance short of a meltdown of the Conservative vote.


Super Profiles

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5,060 12.43 11.17 111
6,297 15.47 11.25 138
9,890 24.29 14.70 165
1,405 3.45 10.45 33
1,001 2.46 2.81 87
4,119 10.12 8.01 126
7,396 18.17 15.25 119
1,642 4.03 7.13 57
569 1.40 10.17 14