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Witham

East of England, England

Con hold
Current MP

Current representation

Priti Patel

Conservative

Female

Majority5,145
Turnout64.1%
Electorate78,991
Valid votes50,603
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative18,827 - 37.2%
Labour13,682 - 27.0%
Reform9,870 - 19.5%
Green3,539 - 7.0%
Lib Dem3,439 - 6.8%
Other1,246 - 2.5%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£194,550,032

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,789 total benefits bill per resident · 21% below average

Witham
£1,789
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 381 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£194,550,032354/575
Change over 2 years+28.4%
Median local wage (2025)£34,942+5.6%
  • Universal Credit£107,247,854

    £986 per resident · 8,224 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 2,907 · 1 in 22 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£43,235,412

    £398 per resident · 5,795 claimants (+23.9% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 2,392 · 41% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,004

  • Disability Living Allowance£18,147,041

    £167 per resident · 3,008 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£12,681,320

    £117 per resident · 1,700 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£6,900,958

    £63 per resident · 1,594 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£6,337,447

    £58 per resident · 993 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 94.4%White British 90.9%Asian 1.8%Black, African or Caribbean 1.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.9%Other 0.6%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 97.1%White British 94.2%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 98.3%White British 96.1%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991 data not available for this constituency.

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Witham (2021)
UK 93.5%Other EU 2.9%Other countries 3.6%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Witham (2011)
UK 94.8%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 3.3%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Witham (2001)
UK 96.1%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 2.9%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

1991 data not available for this topic.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Witham

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.