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Priti Patel

Priti Patel

Conservative MP for Witham

The Rt Hon Priti Patel is the Conservative MP for Witham, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

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Seat status

Safe

Percentage of votes

10.17%

Recent swing

-29.5% Conservative

Party

Conservative

Top donors:

Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs (£6,312)

Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Ltd (£1,500)

Silverstone Circuits Ltd (£1,195)

Key Parliamentary Votes

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DID NOT VOTE4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

VOTED NO9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

VOTED NO10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Priti fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Priti Patel

Priti Patel

Conservative MP for Witham

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships