Result: Braintree
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conservative |  | 44.5% |
| Labour |  | 37.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 13.3% |
| Swing: 4.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Brooks Newmark | Conservative | 23,597 | 44.5 | +3.2 |
| Alan Hurst | Labour | 19,704 | 37.1 | -4.9 |
| Peter Turner | Liberal Democrat | 7,037 | 13.3 | +2.0 |
| James Abbott | Green | 1,308 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Roger Lord | UK Independence Party | 1,181 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
| Buster Michael Nolan | Independent | 228 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | 3,893 | 7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 53,055 | 65.9 | +2.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR BRAINTREE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 42.0% |
| Conservative |  | 41.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.3% |
| Others |  | 5.4% |
