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Member of Parliament

Priti Patel

Party history

Conservative 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency history

Witham 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Witham 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] 6 Nov 2024 to 13 Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs 4 Nov 2024 to present Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Home Secretary 24 Jul 2019 to 6 Sep 2022 Home Office
Committees on Arms Export Controls 27 Feb 2018 to 6 Nov 2019
Foreign Affairs Committee 20 Feb 2018 to 6 Nov 2019
Secretary of State for International Development 14 Jul 2016 to 8 Nov 2017 Department for International Development
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet) 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016 Department for Work and Pensions
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) 15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015 HM Treasury

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold Witham Turnout 50,603
Candidate Party Votes Share
Priti Patel Con Conservative 18,827 37.2 %
Rumi Chowdhury Lab Labour 13,682 27.0 %
Timothy Blaxill RUK Reform UK 9,870 19.5 %
James Abbott Green Green Party 3,539 7.0 %
Ashley Thompson LD Liberal Democrat 3,439 6.8 %
Chelsey Jay Ind Independent 1,246 2.5 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Priti Patel been an MP?

Priti Patel has been in the House of Commons for 16 years, 0 months. Source

What parties has Priti Patel been a member of?

Priti Patel has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Priti Patel held?

Priti Patel has 11 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Priti Patel's latest election result?

Priti Patel's latest imported election result is Con Hold in Witham, with a majority of 5,145. Source