# Electoral history of Kemi Badenoch

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.

## Parliamentary elections
### 2010 general election, Dulwich and West Norwood

General election 2010: Dulwich and West Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,365 | 19.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,214 | 66.2 | +9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,817 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### 2017 general election, Saffron Walden

General election 2017: Saffron Walden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 24,966 | 41.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,911 | 73.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

### 2019 general election, Saffron Walden

General election 2019: Saffron Walden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 27,594 | 43.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,086 | 72.5 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### 2024 general election, North West Essex

General election 2024: North West Essex :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 19,360 | 35.6 | –26.1 |
| | Labour | Issy Waite | 16,750 | 30.8 | +17.0 |
| | Reform UK | Grant StClair-Armstrong | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,610 | 4.8 | –37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,386 | 68.5 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,824 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –21.6 | |

## July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

| Candidate | MPs' 1st ballot: 13 July 2022 | MPs' 1st ballot: 13 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 14 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 18 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 4th ballot: 19 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | MPs' 5th ballot: 20 July 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 | Members' vote 22 July to 2 September 2022 |
| Candidate | 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 | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Kemi Badenoch | 40 | 11.2 | 49 | +9 | 13.7 | 58 | +9 | 16.2 | 59 | +1 | 16.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Tom Tugendhat | 37 | 10.3 | 32 | −5 | 8.9 | 31 | −1 | 8.7 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Suella Braverman | 32 | 8.9 | 27 | −5 | 7.5 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Nadhim Zahawi | 25 | 7.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Jeremy Hunt | 18 | 5.0 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Votes cast | 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 | |

## 2024 Conservative Party leadership election

| Candidate | MPs' 1st ballot: 4 September 2024 | MPs' 1st ballot: 4 September 2024 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 10 September 2024 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 10 September 2024 | MPs' 2nd ballot: 10 September 2024 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 8 October 2024 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 8 October 2024 | MPs' 3rd ballot: 8 October 2024 | MPs' 4th ballot: 9 October 2024 | MPs' 4th ballot: 9 October 2024 | MPs' 4th ballot: 9 October 2024 | Members' vote: 10–31 October | Members' vote: 10–31 October |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | Votes | ± | % | 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 | Eliminated |
| Tom Tugendhat | 17 | 14.4 | 21 | 4 | 17.6 | 20 | 1 | 16.8 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Mel Stride | 16 | 13.6 | 16 | | 13.4 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Priti Patel | 14 | 11.9 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 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 |