Braintree

Current MP

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

Efficiency 9.4/1011 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Braintree

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election7,501 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards6,030 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election2,995 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,749 local · 720,772 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers1,002 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act888 local · 550,136 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data605 local · 260,974 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures589 local · 257,938 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there583 local · 257,442 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!563 local · 221,477 total
• Remove power to cancel local government elections 523 local · 154,829 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.487 local · 181,597 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!482 local · 229,772 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 476 local · 281,794 total
• Do not merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses475 local · 122,952 total
• Strengthen regulation of supported accommodations464 local · 68,937 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge453 local · 203,824 total
• Introduce Licensing and Regulation for Dog and Cat Rescues to Protect Welfare 447 local · 109,647 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels441 local · 184,376 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office436 local · 203,445 total

About Braintree

Braintree is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 77,673 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.