Electoral history of Kemi Badenoch

Official portrait of Kemi Badenoch, 2024

This is a summary of the electoral history of Kemi Badenoch, who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party since November 2024.

She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Essex since 2024, and previously for Saffron Walden from 2017 to 2024.[1]

## Parliamentary elections

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### 2010 general election, Dulwich and West Norwood

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General election 2010: Dulwich and West Norwood[2][3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tessa Jowell | 22,461  | 46.6  | −2.3
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Mitchell  | 13,096  | 27.2  | +6.1
| Conservative | Kemi Adegoke | 10,684  | 22.2  | +1.3
| Green | Shane Collins  | 1,266  | 2.6  | −3.7
| UKIP | Elizabeth Jones  | 707  | 1.5  | +0.7
Majority  | 9,365  | 19.4  | −0.3
Turnout | 48,214  | 66.2  | +9.3
Registered electors | 72,817  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.8  |

### 2017 general election, Saffron Walden

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General election 2017: Saffron Walden  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 37,629  | 61.8  | +4.6
| Labour | Jane Berney  | 12,663  | 20.8  | +9.0
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hibbs  | 8,528  | 14.0  | +3.4
| UKIP | Lorna Howe  | 2,091  | 3.4  | −10.4
Majority  | 24,966  | 41.0  | −2.4
Turnout | 60,911  | 73.1  | +1.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2  |

### 2019 general election, Saffron Walden

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General election 2019: Saffron Walden[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 39,714  | 63.0  | +1.2
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hibbs  | 12,120  | 19.2  | +5.2
| Labour | Thomas Van De Bilt  | 8,305  | 13.2  | −7.6
| Green | Coby Wing  | 2,947  | 4.7  | New
Majority  | 27,594  | 43.8  | +2.8
Turnout | 63,086  | 72.5  | −0.6
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0  |

### 2024 general election, North West Essex

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General election 2024: North West Essex [5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 19,360  | 35.6  | –26.1
| Labour | Issy Waite  | 16,750  | 30.8  | +17.0
| Reform UK | Grant StClair-Armstrong[a] | 7,668  | 14.1  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Smita Rajesh  | 6,055  | 11.1  | –8.6
| Green | Edward Gildea  | 2,846  | 5.2  | +0.4
| Independent | Andrew Green  | 852  | 1.6  | N/A
| Independent | Erik Bonino | 699  | 1.3  | N/A
| Independent | Niko Omilana  | 156  | 0.3  | N/A
Majority  | 2,610  | 4.8  | –37.2
Turnout | 54,386  | 68.5  | –4.0
Registered electors | 79,824  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –21.6  |

## July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

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This section is transcluded from July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. (edit | history)

Candidate  | MPs' 1st ballot:
13 July 2022[7][8] | MPs' 2nd ballot:
14 July 2022[9][8] | MPs' 3rd ballot:
18 July 2022[10][8] | MPs' 4th ballot:
19 July 2022[11][8] | MPs' 5th ballot:
20 July 2022[12][8] | Members' vote
22 July to 2 September 2022[13][14][15]

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Votes  | %  | Votes  | ±  | %  | Votes  | ±  | %  | Votes  | ±  | %  | Votes  | ±  | %  | Votes  | %  | % Votes cast
Liz Truss | 50  | 14.0  | 64  | +14  | 17.9  | 71  | +7  | 19.8  | 86  | +15  | 24.1  | 113  | +27  | 31.6  | 81,326 | 47.2 | 57.4
Rishi Sunak | 88 | 24.6 | 101 | +13 | 28.2 | 115 | +14 | 32.1 | 118 | +3 | 33.1 | 137 | +19 | 38.3 | 60,399  | 35.0  | 42.6
Penny Mordaunt | 67  | 18.7  | 83  | +16  | 23.2  | 82  | −1  | 22.9  | 92  | +10  | 25.8  | 105  | +13  | 29.3  | Eliminated
Kemi Badenoch | 40  | 11.2  | 49  | +9  | 13.7  | 58  | +9  | 16.2  | 59  | +1  | 16.5  | Eliminated
Tom Tugendhat | 37  | 10.3  | 32  | −5  | 8.9  | 31  | −1  | 8.7  | Eliminated
Suella Braverman | 32  | 8.9  | 27  | −5  | 7.5  | Eliminated
Nadhim Zahawi | 25  | 7.0  | Eliminated
Jeremy Hunt | 18  | 5.0  | Eliminated
Votes cast[b] | 357  | 99.7  | 356  | −1  | 99.4  | 357  | +1  | 99.7  | 355  | −2  | 99.4  | 355  | 0  | 99.2  | 141,725  | 82.2  | 100
Spoilt ballots | 0  | 0.0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 0  | 0  | 0.0  | 1  | +1  | 0.3  | 2  | +1  | 0.6  | 654  | 0.4  |
Abstentions | 1  | 0.3  | 2  | +1  | 0.6  | 1  | −1  | 0.3  | 1  | 0  | 0.3  | 1  | 0  | 0.3  | 30,058  | 17.4
Registered voters  | 358  | 100.0  | 358  | 0  | 100.0  | 358  | 0  | 100.0  | 357  | −1  | 100.0  | 358  | +1  | 100.0  | 172,437  | 100.0

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## 2024 Conservative Party leadership election

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Candidate  | MPs' 1st ballot:
4 September 2024[16] | MPs' 2nd ballot:
10 September 2024[17] | MPs' 3rd ballot:
8 October 2024  | MPs' 4th ballot:
9 October 2024  | Members' vote:
10–31 October

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Votes  | %[c] | Votes  | ±  | %[c] | Votes  | ±  | %[c] | Votes  | ±  | %[c] | Votes  | %
Kemi Badenoch | 22  | 18.6  | 28  | 6  | 23.5  | 30  | 2  | 25.2  | 42 | 12  | 34.7 | 53,806 | 56.5
Robert Jenrick | 28 | 23.7 | 33 | 5  | 27.7 | 31  | 2  | 26.1  | 41  | 10  | 33.9  | 41,388  | 43.5
James Cleverly | 21  | 17.8  | 21  |  | 17.6  | 39 | 18  | 32.8 | 37  | 2  | 30.6  | Eliminated
Tom Tugendhat | 17  | 14.4  | 21  | 4  | 17.6  | 20  | 1  | 16.8  | Eliminated
Mel Stride | 16  | 13.6  | 16  |  | 13.4  | Eliminated
Priti Patel | 14  | 11.9  | Eliminated
Votes cast  | 118  | 97.5  | 119  | 1  | 98.3  | 120  | 1  | 99.2  | 120  |  | 99.2  | 95,194  | 72.8
Abstentions | 3  | 2.5  | 2  | 1  | 1.7  | 1  | 1  | 0.8  | 1  |  | 0.8  |  |
Registered voters  | 121  | 100.0  | 121  | 0  | 100.0  | 121  | 0  | 100.0  | 121  | 0  | 100.0  | 131,680  | 100.0

## Notes

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1. ^ StClair-Armstrong resigned from Reform UK on 16 June 2024. As nominations had already closed, he was still identified as the Reform UK candidate on the ballot paper.[6]
2. ^ Due to rounding errors the sum of percentages may deviate.
3. ^ a b c d Percentage of voting electorate for candidates, percentage of total electorate for votes cast.

## References

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2. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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4. ^ "Saffron Walden Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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