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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

1,452latest majority
64.8%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Dr Peter Prinsley

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate78,479
Turnout64.8%
Majority1,452
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Darren TurnerCommunist Party of Britain1760.3%
Richard Baker-HowardRejoin EU3500.7%
Jeremy LeeIndependent8191.6%
Peter McDonaldLiberal Democrat3,1546.2%
Emma BuckmasterGreen Party5,76111.3%
Scott HusseyReform UK8,59516.9%
Will TannerConservative15,29330.0%
Peter PrinsleyLabour16,74532.9%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 22,085 · 69.4% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population108,700Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1819.2%Share of population
Aged 65+23.2%Share of population
Home owners65.6%Households
Private renters18.2%Households
Social renters15.0%Households
One-person households31.7%Of households
Families with children24.7%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.