Photograph of Sir James Cleverly

Member of Parliament

Sir James Cleverly

Party history

Conservative 7 May 2015 to present

Constituency history

Braintree 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Braintree 7 May 2015 to 30 May 2024 Elected 3 times

Roles

Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 22 Jul 2025 to present Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Education Committee 30 Jun 2025 to 1 Dec 2025
Shadow Home Secretary 8 Jul 2024 to 5 Nov 2024 Home Office
Home Secretary 13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024 Home Office
Foreign Secretary 6 Sep 2022 to 13 Nov 2023 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Education 7 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022 Department for Education
Minister of State (Minister for Europe) 8 Feb 2022 to 7 Jul 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) 2 Sep 2020 to 8 Feb 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold Braintree Turnout 49,028
Candidate Party Votes Share
James Cleverly Con Conservative 17,414 35.5 %
Matthew Wright Lab Labour 13,744 28.0 %
Richard Thomson RUK Reform UK 11,346 23.1 %
Kieron Franks LD Liberal Democrat 2,879 5.9 %
Paul Thorogood Green Green Party 2,878 5.9 %
David Heather Ind Independent 767 1.6 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Sir James Cleverly been an MP?

Sir James Cleverly has been in the House of Commons for 11 years, 0 months. Source

What parties has Sir James Cleverly been a member of?

Sir James Cleverly has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Sir James Cleverly held?

Sir James Cleverly has 14 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Sir James Cleverly's latest election result?

Sir James Cleverly's latest imported election result is Con Hold in Braintree, with a majority of 3,670. Source