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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

West Suffolk

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

3,247latest majority
59.8%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Nick Timothy

Conservative

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate77,145
Turnout59.8%
Majority3,247
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Ivan KinsmanSocial Democratic Party1330.3%
Luke O'BrienIndependent3450.7%
Katie ParkerIndependent4851.1%
Mark EreiraGreen Party2,9106.3%
Henry BatchelorLiberal Democrat4,2849.3%
David BullReform UK9,62320.8%
Rebecca DennessLabour12,56727.2%
Nick TimothyConservative15,81434.3%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 20,797 · 64.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Conservative Majority 17,063 · 66.9% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Conservative Majority 14,984 · 64.6% turnout Actual result on pre-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

Population123,616Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1821.1%Share of population
Aged 65+19.4%Share of population
Home owners59.2%Households
Private renters23.6%Households
Social renters16.0%Households
One-person households31.4%Of households
Families with children27.2%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.