Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.[1] The constituency name refers to the Suffolk towns of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.[2]

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in the East of England
CountySuffolk
Major settlementsBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromBury St Edmunds & West Suffolk (part)

Boundaries

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The constituency is composed of the following:

  • The District of Mid Suffolk wards of: Chilton; Combs Ford; Elmswell & Woolpit; Onehouse; Rattlesden; St. Peter’s; Stow Thorney; Thurston.
  • The District of West Suffolk wards of: Abbeygate; Bardwell; Barningham; Eastgate; Ixworth; Minden; Moreton Hall; Pakenham & Troston; Rougham; St. Olaves; Southgate; Stanton; The Fornhams & Great Barton; Tollgate; Westgate.[3]

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket contains the majority of the abolished Bury St Edmunds constituency and a small area to the north transferred from the West Suffolk constituency.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024TBCTBC

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rejoin EURichard Baker-Howard
GreenEmma Buckmaster
Reform UKScott Hussey
IndependentJeremy Lee
Liberal DemocratsPeter McDonald
LabourPeter Prinsley
ConservativeWill Tanner
CommunistDarren Turner
Majority
Turnout

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. ^ "Revealed: Proposed boundaries for Norfolk and Suffolk election shake-up". Eastern Daily Press. 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ https://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Council/elections/vacancies-elections-results/elections/upload/SOPN-Bury-St-Edmunds-and-Stowmarket-Constituency.pdf

See also

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