Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)
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Bury St Edmunds
County constituency

Bury St Edmunds shown within Suffolk, and Suffolk shown within England
Created:
MP: David Ruffley
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Suffolk
EP constituency: East of England

Bury St Edmunds is a constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has elected Conservative MPs for decades, although Labour came close to gaining the seat in 1997.

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Boundaries

The constituency contains the towns of Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market. Its boundaries do not match those of St Edmundsbury borough, which includes Haverhill (part of West Suffolk constituency), and excludes Stowmarket and Needham Market.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Suffolk the Boundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:

  • From the district of Mid Suffolk:Bacton and Old Newton, Badwell Ash, Elmswell and Norton, Gislingham, Haughley and Wetherden, Needham Market, Onehouse, Rattlesden, Rickinghall and Walsham, Ringshall, Stowmarket Central, Stowmarket North, Stowmarket South, Stowupland, Thurston and Hessett, and Woolpit
  • From the district of St Edmundsbury: Abbeygate, Eastgate, Fornham, Great Barton, Horringer and Whelnetham, Minden, Moreton Hall, Northgate, Pakenham, Risbygate, Rougham, St Olaves, Southgate, and Westgate.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Next United Kingdom general election: Bury St Edmunds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UK Independence John Howlett
General Election 2005: Bury St Edmunds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ruffley 24,332 46.2 +2.7
Labour David Monaghan 14,402 27.4 −11.1
Liberal Democrat David Chappell 10,423 19.8 +5.9
UK Independence John Howlett 1,859 3.5 +1.8
Green Graham Manning 1,603 3.0 N/A
Majority 9,930 18.9
Turnout 52,619 66.1 +0.1
Conservative hold Swing +6.9
General Election 2001: Bury St Edmunds
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ruffley 21,850 43.5 +5.1
Labour Mark Eriira 19,347 38.5 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Richard Williams 6,998 13.9 -4.3
UK Independence John Howlett 831 1.7 N/A
Independent (politician) Michael Brundle 651 1.3 N/A
Socialist Labour Michael Benwell 580 1.2 N/A
Majority 2,503 5.0
Turnout 50,257 66 -9.0

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