Witham (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Witham
Map1 = Witham2007
Map2 = Essex
Type = County
Year = for 2009 or 2010 election
Entity = Essex
County = Essex
EP = East of England
MP =
Party =

Witham will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

On 20th November 2006, Priti Patel was selected as the Conservative Party candidate for the seat at the next election. She will therefore be defending the seat, as it will have a notional Conservative majority of 7,241 votes (17.29%), (according to Media Guide To The New Parliamentary Constituencies, Rallings & Thrasher).

Boundaries

Following a review of parliamentary representation in Essex, the Boundary Commission for England made radical alterations to existing constituencies to allow for an extra seat to be created due to increased population. As a consequence, electoral wards from Braintree, Colchester and Maldon have been used to create a new constituency of Witham

;From Braintree
*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 ;From Maldon
*Great Totham, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt d’Arcy, and Wickham Bishops and Woodham ;From Colchester
*Birch and Winstree, Copford and West Stanway, Marks Tey, Stanway and Tiptree

Election results

The new Witham constituency will be fought for the first time at the UK general election in 2009 or 2010. The seat has a notional Conservative majority of 7,241 (17.29%).

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Essex
*Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election