Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in the East of England
County Suffolk
Major settlements Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Bury St Edmunds & West Suffolk (part)

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]

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following:

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

Bury St Edmunds and West Suffolk prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 TBC TBC

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rejoin EU Richard Baker-Howard
Green Emma Buckmaster
Reform UK Scott Hussey
Independent Jeremy Lee
Liberal Democrats Peter McDonald
Labour Peter Prinsley
Conservative Will Tanner
Communist Darren Turner
Majority
Turnout

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References

  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

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