Braintree: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Braintree (18 of 19 wards, 2023), Conservative leads on 42.4%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 95% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 42.4% | 19,676 | 35.5% | +6.9 pts |
| Labour | 29.9% | 13,223 | 28.0% | +1.9 pts |
| Independent | 9.0% | 4,754 | 1.6% | +7.5 pts |
| Green | 8.2% | 3,850 | 5.9% | +2.4 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 6.0% | 2,350 | 5.9% | +0.1 pts |
| Residents for Uttlesford | 2.3% | 1,312 | 0.0% | — |
| Halstead Residents' Association | 2.1% | 1,034 | 0.0% | — |
| Reform UK | 0.1% | 147 | 23.1% | -23.0 pts |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lib/Sdp | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| RES | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | — |