Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bury St Edmunds
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk
EnglandSuffolk.svg
Location of Suffolk within England
County Suffolk
Population113,678 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 85,933 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements Bury St Edmunds, Elmswell, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Thurston
1918–2024
SeatsOne
1614–1918
Seats1614–1885: Two
1885–1918: One
Type of constituency Borough constituency

Bury St Edmunds was a constituency [n 1] in Suffolk from 1621 to 2024, most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 to 2024 by Jo Churchill, a Conservative. [n 2]

Contents

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to moderate boundary changes and was abolished for the 2024 general election, with the bulk of the electorate being included in the new constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. [3]

Constituency profile

The constituency covered Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and smaller settlements on the A14 corridor. Residents' wealth was around average for the UK. [4]

History

The constituency was created as a Parliamentary Borough in 1614, returning two MPs to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and from 1800 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. By the mid eighteenth century the seat was seen as heavily influenced by the Earl of Bristol and the Duke of Grafton. [5] Its representation was reduced to one seat under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, it was abolished as a borough and reconstituted as a division of the Parliamentary County of West Suffolk. As well as the abolished borough, the expanded seat comprised most of the abolished Stowmarket Division, except for the town of Stowmarket itself. From 1950, it has been classified as a county constituency in terms of election expenses and type of returning officer.

The electorate has elected Conservative Party candidates at the general elections and two by-elections since a Liberal victory in 1880. The closest contest since that year was in 1997 when the Labour Party candidate fell 368 votes, less than 1%, short of winning the seat in 1997 during Tony Blair's first landslide result.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1918–1950

1950–1983

Extended to the south-west, gaining western and northern parts of the abolished Sudbury Division of West Suffolk, including Haverhill.

1983–1997

Southern areas, including Haverhill, were transferred to the new constituency of South Suffolk. The easternmost area, equivalent to the former Rural District of Thedwastre, was transferred to the new constituency of Central Suffolk.

1997–2010

Major reconfiguration, with the majority of the constituency, including Newmarket, forming the basis of the new County Constituency of West Suffolk. Extended eastwards, gaining western half of Central Suffolk, including Stowmarket.

2010–2024

Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards.

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

Members of Parliament

MPs 1621–1660

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1621 Sir Thomas Jermyn John Woodford
1624 Sir Thomas Jermyn Anthony Crofts
1625 Sir Thomas Jermyn Sir William Spring
1626 Sir Thomas Jermyn Emanuel Gifford
1628 Sir Thomas Jermyn Sir William Hervey
1629–1640No Parliaments summoned
1640 April Sir Thomas Jermyn John Godbolt
1640 November Thomas Jermyn,
disabled on 14 February 1644		 Henry Jermyn, ennobled 6 September 1643 [10]
1645 Sir Thomas Barnardiston Sir William Spring,
excluded in Pride's Purge in 1648
1653Bury St Edmunds not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654 Samuel Moody John Clarke
1656 Samuel Moody John Clarke
1659 John Clarke Thomas Chaplin [11]
1659 Restored Rump Parliament Sir Thomas Barnardiston No second member [n 3]

MPs 1660–1885

Two Members

YearFirst member [12] First partySecond member [12] Second party
1660 [13] Sir Henry Crofts Sir John Duncombe
1661 Sir Edmund Poley
1673 William Duncombe
1679 Sir Thomas Hervey Thomas Jermyn
1685 William Crofts
1689 Sir Robert Davers, Bt Tory
1690 Henry Goldwell
1694 John Hervey Whig
1701 Sir Thomas Felton, Bt Whig
1703 Sir Robert Davers, Bt [14] Tory
Dec. 1705 Aubrey Porter
1709 Joseph Weld
1712 Samuel Batteley
1713 Lord Hervey
1717 James Reynolds
1722 Sir Jermyn Davers, Bt Tory
1725 Lord Hervey
1727 Thomas Norton
1733 Thomas Hervey
1747 Felton Hervey [15] Viscount Petersham
1756 The Earl of Euston
1757 Hon. Augustus Hervey
1761 Hon. Charles Fitzroy
1763 William Hervey
1768 Hon. Augustus Hervey
1774 Sir Charles Davers, Bt
1775 Henry Seymour Conway Whig
1784 Hon. George FitzRoy
1787 Lord Charles FitzRoy
1796 Lord Hervey
1802 Lord Charles FitzRoy
1803 The Lord Templetown
1812 Frederick Foster Whig
1818 The Earl of Euston Whig [16] Hon. Arthur Upton Whig [16]
1820 Lord John FitzRoy Whig [16]
1826 Earl Jermyn Tory [16] Earl of Euston Whig [16]
1831 Charles Augustus FitzRoy Whig [16]
1832 Lord Charles FitzRoy Whig [16] [17]
1834 Conservative [16]
1847 Edward Bunbury Whig [18] [19]
1852 John Stuart Conservative
Dec 1852 by-election James Oakes Conservative
1857 Joseph Hardcastle Whig [20] [21] [22]
1859 by-election Lord Alfred Hervey Peelite [23] [24] [25]
1859 Liberal
1865 Edward Greene Conservative
1874 Lord Francis Hervey Conservative
1880 Joseph Hardcastle Liberal
1885 representation reduced to one member [26]

MPs since 1885

YearMember [12] [27] Party
1885 Lord Francis Hervey Conservative
1892 by-election Henry Cadogan
1900 Edward Greene
1906 Frederick Hervey
1907 by-election Walter Guinness
1931 Frank Heilgers
1944 by-election Edgar Keatinge
1945 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
1950 William Aitken
1964 Eldon Griffiths
1992 Richard Spring
1997 David Ruffley
2015 Jo Churchill

Elections

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Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bury St Edmunds [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Churchill 37,770 61.0 +1.8
Labour Cliff Waterman12,78220.6−8.9
Green Helen Geake 9,71115.7+11.5
Independent Paul Hopfensperger1,6942.7New
Majority24,98840.4+10.7
Turnout 61,95769.1−3.1
Registered electors 89,644+4.2
Conservative hold Swing +5.3
General election 2017: Bury St Edmunds [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Churchill 36,794 59.2 +5.6
Labour William Edwards18,35329.5+11.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty3,5655.7−0.3
Green Helen Geake 2,5964.2−3.7
Independent Liam Byrne8521.4New
Majority18,44129.7−6.2
Turnout 62,16072.2+3.2
Registered electors 86,071
Conservative hold Swing -3.1

Note: Independent politician St Edmundsbury Borough Councillor [30] and Bury St Edmunds Town Councillor [31] Paul Hopfensperger [32] submitted a valid nomination but this was subsequently withdrawn. Because of the timing of the withdrawal, his name appears in the Statement of Persons Nominated [33] for this election.

General election 2015: Bury St Edmunds [34] [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Churchill [36] 31,815 53.6 +6.1
Labour William Edwards [37] 10,51417.7+1.0
UKIP John Howlett8,73914.7+9.6
Green Helen Geake [38] 4,6927.9+3.6
Liberal Democrats David Chappell3,5816.0−20.4
Majority21,30135.9+14.8
Turnout 59,34169.0−0.3
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
General election 2010: Bury St Edmunds [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ruffley 27,899 47.5 +1.2
Liberal Democrats David Chappell15,51926.4+6.7
Labour Kevin Hind9,77616.7−10.7
UKIP John Howlett3,0035.1+1.6
Green Mark Ereira-Guyer2,5214.3+1.3
Majority12,38021.1+2.2
Turnout 58,71869.3+2.5
Conservative hold Swing −2.8

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ruffley 24,332 46.2 +2.7
Labour David Monaghan14,40227.4−11.1
Liberal Democrats David Chappell10,42319.8+5.9
UKIP John Howlett1,8593.5+1.8
Green Graham Manning1,6033.0New
Majority9,93018.8+13.8
Turnout 52,61966.1+0.1
Conservative hold Swing +6.9
General election 2001: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ruffley 21,850 43.5 +5.2
Labour Mark Ereira-Guyer19,34738.5+0.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Williams6,99813.9−4.3
UKIP John Howlett8311.7New
Independent Michael Brundle6511.3New
Socialist Labour Michael Benwell5801.2New
Majority2,5035.0+4.4
Turnout 50,25766.0−9.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ruffley 21,290 38.3 −7.6
Labour Mark Ereira-Guyer20,92237.7+11.7
Liberal Democrats David A. Cooper10,10218.2−8.7
Referendum Ian C.H. McWhirter2,9395.3New
Natural Law Joanna B. Lillis2720.5−0.4
Majority3680.6−29.4
Turnout 55,52575.0+0.6
Conservative hold Swing −14.6
General election 1992: Bury St Edmunds [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Spring 33,554 53.5 −5.8
Labour Tommy Sheppard 14,76723.6+6.3
Liberal Democrats John B. Williams13,81422.0+0.5
Natural Law Joanna B. Lillis5500.9New
Majority18,78729.9−7.9
Turnout 62,68578.9+4.8
Conservative hold Swing −6.1

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 33,672 59.3 +0.3
SDP Reginald Harland 12,21421.5−6.9
Labour Christopher Greene9,84117.3+4.6
Green Ida Wakelam1,0571.9New
Majority21,45837.8+7.2
Turnout 56,78474.1+1.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
General election 1983: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 31,081 59.0 −2.0
SDP Reginald Harland 14,95928.4+14.2
Labour Wiktor Mosczynski6,66612.7−16.3
Majority16,12230.6+2.6
Turnout 52,70672.3−4.0
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 41,426 57.0 +6.6
Labour A. Gibson21,16729.0−4.0
Liberal G. Jones10,83614.2−2.4
Majority20,25928.0+10.6
Turnout 73,42976.3+3.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.3
General election October 1974: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 32,179 50.4 +2.9
Labour J.K Stephenson21,09733.0+4.3
Liberal G Jones10,63116.6−7.2
Majority11,08217.4−1.4
Turnout 63,90773.2−8.1
Conservative hold Swing −0.7
General election February 1974: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 33,424 47.5 −13.7
Labour J.K Stephenson20,17128.7−10.1
Liberal B. Boulton16,77223.8New
Majority13,25318.8−3.6
Turnout 70,36781.3+4.1
Conservative hold Swing −7.2
General election 1970: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 36,688 61.2 +6.6
Labour Colin J. V. Seager23,28638.8−6.6
Majority13,40222.4+13.2
Turnout 59,97477.2−1.6
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 27,782 54.6 +4.4
Labour Colin J. V. Seager23,14045.4+5.2
Majority4,4629.2−0.8
Turnout 50,92278.8−3.4
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
General election 1964: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 25,206 50.2 −8.6
Labour Noel James Insley20,21640.2−1.1
Liberal Richard L. Afton4,8409.6N/A
Majority4,99010.0−7.5
Turnout 50,26282.2+3.6
Conservative hold Swing -7.5
1964 Bury St Edmunds by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eldon Griffiths 22,141 49.0 −9.8
Labour Noel James Insley19,68243.5+2.2
Liberal Richard L. Afton3,3877.5New
Majority2,4595.5−12.0
Turnout 45,210
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Aitken 26,730 58.8 +3.7
Labour Alison Margaret A. Walter18,76841.3−3.6
Majority7,96217.5+7.3
Turnout 45,49878.6+0.3
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
General election 1955: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Aitken 24,532 55.1 +0.7
Labour Neville Stanley19,96244.9−0.7
Majority4,57010.2+1.4
Turnout 44,49478.3−1.5
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
General election 1951: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Aitken 24,679 54.4 +5.1
Labour Neville Stanley20,69045.6+5.3
Majority3,9898.8−0.2
Turnout 45,36979.8−2.7
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
General election 1950: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Aitken 22,559 49.3 +0.6
Labour Cecily Alicia McCall18,43040.3+10.5
Liberal Henry William Sparham4,78010.4−8.6
Majority4,1299.0−9.9
Turnout 45,76982.5+14.7
Conservative hold Swing -4.9

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Bury St Edmunds [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown 15,013 48.7 N/A
Labour Cecily Alicia McCall9,19529.8New
Liberal Harold Charles Drayton5,86319.0New
Common Wealth Eric Gordon England 7502.4New
Majority5,81818.9N/A
Turnout 30,82167.8N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Following the death of Frank Heilgers on 16 January 1944 a by-election was held on 29 February 1944.

1944 Bury St Edmunds by-election [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edgar Keatinge 11,705 56.2 N/A
Independent Liberal Margery Corbett Ashby 9,12143.8New
Majority2,58412.4N/A
Turnout 20,82850.8N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Heilgers Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
General election 1931: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Heilgers Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Bury St Edmunds
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Guinness 16,462 54.4 −8.7
Liberal Dar Lyon 11,34437.4+0.5
Labour Percy Astins 2,4908.2New
Majority5,11817.0−9.2
Turnout 30,29677.8−4.0
Registered electors 38,938
Unionist hold Swing −4.6

On Guinness's nomination as Minister of Agriculture a by-election in 1925 was required under the electoral law of the time, which he won. [42]

1925 Bury St Edmunds by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Guinness 14,700 62.8 −0.3
Liberal George Nicholls 8,70337.2+0.3
Majority5,99725.6−0.6
Turnout 23,40373.9−7.9
Registered electors 31,648
Unionist hold Swing −0.3
General election 1924: Bury St Edmunds [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Guinness 16,073 63.1 N/A
Liberal John Adam Day 9,39236.9New
Majority6,68126.2N/A
Turnout 25,46581.8N/A
Registered electors 31,138
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Bury St Edmunds [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Guinness Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1922: Bury St Edmunds [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Walter Guinness Unopposed
Unionist hold

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Bury St Edmunds [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Walter Guinness Unopposed
Unionist hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election December 1910: Bury St Edmunds [44] [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Guinness Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Bury St Edmunds [44] [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Guinness Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

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1907 Bury St Edmunds by-election [46] [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Guinness 1,631 68.8 +10.2
Liberal Walter Baldwyn Yates 74131.2−10.2
Majority89037.6+20.4
Turnout 2,37286.6−4.1
Registered electors 2,740
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
General election 1906: Bury St Edmunds [44] [48] [46] [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey 1,481 58.6 N/A
Liberal Walter Baldwyn Yates 1,04741.4New
Majority43417.2N/A
Turnout 2,52890.7N/A
Registered electors 2,788
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Bury St Edmunds [44] [48] [49] [46] [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Greene Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Bury St Edmunds [44] [48] [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Cadogan Unopposed
Conservative hold
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Cadogan
1892 Bury St Edmunds by-election [44] [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Cadogan Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1892: Bury St Edmunds [44] [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Hervey 1,267 59.5 +0.8
Liberal John Eustace Jameson 86340.5−0.8
Majority40419.0+1.6
Turnout 2,13084.7+0.3
Registered electors 2,515
Conservative hold Swing +0.8

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Bury St Edmunds [44] [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Hervey 1,135 58.7 +4.7
Liberal Frederick Goodwin80041.3−4.7
Majority33517.4+9.4
Turnout 1,93584.4−6.3
Registered electors 2,292
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
General election 1885: Bury St Edmunds [44] [48] [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Hervey 1,122 54.0 −5.9
Liberal Joseph Hardcastle 95646.0+5.8
Majority1668.0
Turnout 2,07890.7−1.7 (est)
Registered electors 2,292
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1880: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Hardcastle 1,110 40.2 −0.8
Conservative Edward Greene 850 30.8 −0.1
Conservative Francis Hervey 80329.1+1.0
Majority30711.1N/A
Turnout 1,960 (est)92.4 (est)+7.6
Registered electors 2,122
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing −0.7
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Greene 1,004 30.9 +13.1
Conservative Francis Hervey 914 28.1 +10.3
Liberal Joseph Hardcastle 70721.7−13.3
Liberal Charles Lamport [52] 62819.3−10.2
Majority2076.4+5.9
Turnout 1,627 (est)84.8 (est)−5.7
Registered electors 1,919
Conservative hold Swing +11.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.8

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Greene 714 35.5 +2.1
Liberal Joseph Hardcastle 703 35.0 −1.9
Liberal Edward Bunbury 59329.5N/A
Majority110.5
Turnout 1,362 (est)90.5 (est)+4.5
Registered electors 1,505
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1865: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Hardcastle 331 36.9 +6.5
Conservative Edward Greene 300 33.4 +5.3
Liberal-Conservative Alfred Hervey [53] 26629.7−11.7
Majority313.5+1.2
Turnout 582 (est)86.0 (est)+13.4
Registered electors 676
Liberal hold Swing +6.2
Conservative hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Peelite Alfred Hervey 418 41.4 +4.4
Liberal Joseph Hardcastle 307 30.4 −4.0
Conservative Robert Buxton 28428.1−0.5
Turnout 505 (est)72.6 (est)+6.4
Registered electors 695
Majority11111.0N/A
Peelite gain from Conservative Swing +2.3
Majority232.3−3.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.9
By-election, 7 March 1859: Bury St Edmunds [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Peelite Alfred Hervey Unopposed
Peelite gain from Conservative
General election 1857: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey 344 37.0 −6.2
Whig Joseph Hardcastle 320 34.4 +6.4
Conservative James Oakes 26628.6−0.2
Turnout 465 (est)66.2 (est)−10.7
Registered electors 702
Majority242.6+1.8
Conservative hold Swing −4.7
Majority545.8N/A
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +6.4
By-election, 4 December 1852: Bury St Edmunds [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Oakes 324 50.6 −21.4
Whig Joseph Hardcastle 31649.4+21.4
Majority81.2+0.4
Turnout 64089.8+12.9
Registered electors 713
Conservative hold Swing −21.4
General election 1852: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey 493 43.2 +3.4
Conservative John Stuart 328 28.8 +1.9
Whig Edward Bunbury 31928.0−5.3
Majority90.8−5.7
Turnout 570 (est)76.9 (est)+11.6
Registered electors 741
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1847: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey 390 39.8 +11.5
Whig Edward Bunbury 327 33.3 −13.6
Conservative Horace Twiss 26426.9+2.2
Turnout 491 (est)65.3 (est)−20.5
Registered electors 751
Majority636.5+3.9
Conservative hold Swing +9.2
Majority636.4+5.4
Whig hold Swing −13.7
By-election, 14 September 1841: Bury St Edmunds [51] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1841: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey 341 28.3 +2.9
Whig Charles FitzRoy 310 25.7 −0.8
Conservative Horace Twiss 29824.7+1.9
Whig Rowland Gardiner Alston [54] 25621.2−4.1
Turnout 61285.8−0.3
Registered electors 713
Majority312.6+2.5
Conservative hold Swing +2.7
Majority121.0−0.1
Whig hold Swing −1.6

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General election 1837: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles FitzRoy 289 26.5 −7.6
Conservative Frederick Hervey 277 25.4 +8.1
Whig Charles Bunbury 27525.3−6.0
Conservative Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 24822.8+5.5
Turnout 55286.1−7.8
Registered electors 641
Majority121.1
Whig hold Swing −7.2
Majority20.1−0.4
Conservative hold Swing +7.5
By-election, 26 June 1835: Bury St Edmunds [51] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles FitzRoy Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1835: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hervey 317 34.6 +2.7
Whig Charles FitzRoy 312 34.1 −6.2
Whig Charles Bunbury 28731.3+3.4
Majority50.5−3.5
Turnout 58293.9+5.6
Registered electors 620
Conservative hold Swing +2.8
Whig hold Swing −3.8
General election 1832: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [51] [16] [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles FitzRoy 344 40.3 +14.9
Tory Frederick Hervey 272 31.9 −39.3
Whig Frederick King Eagle23827.9+24.5
Turnout 52188.3+1.8
Registered electors 590
Majority728.4+6.7
Whig hold Swing +17.3
Majority344.0−18.1
Tory hold Swing −39.4
General election 1831: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [16] [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Frederick Hervey 28 47.5 N/A
Whig Charles Augustus FitzRoy 15 25.4 N/A
Tory Philip Bennet 1423.7N/A
Whig Robert Rolfe 23.4N/A
Turnout 3286.5N/A
Registered electors 37
Majority1322.1N/A
Tory hold Swing N/A
Majority11.7N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1830: Bury St Edmunds (2 seats) [16] [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Tory Frederick Hervey Unopposed
Whig Henry FitzRoy Unopposed
Tory hold
Whig hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ↑ Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet had died in 1654

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