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of
Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
,
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is divided into 8
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(1
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and 7
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). Seven constituencies lie wholly within Suffolk while
Waveney Valley Waveney Valley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. Since its first election in 2024, it has been represented by Adrian Ramsay of the Green Part ...
straddles the county border between Suffolk and
Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
. Waveney Valley CC is a cross-county constituency between Suffolk and Norfolk, covering areas of
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and Mid Suffolk, as well as electoral wards of
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.


Constituencies


Boundary changes


2024

For the
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, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the
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, the
Boundary Commission for England In the United Kingdom, the boundary commissions are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies for elections to the House of Commons. There are four boundary commissions: one each f ...
opted to combine Suffolk with Norfolk as a sub-region of the
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region, with the creation of the cross-county boundary constituency of
Waveney Valley Waveney Valley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. Since its first election in 2024, it has been represented by Adrian Ramsay of the Green Part ...
. The seat of
Waveney Waveney may refer to: * River Waveney, a river that forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England * Waveney District, a local government district in Suffolk, England * Waveney (UK Parliament constituency) * Waveney class lifeboat, a class ...
reverted to its former name of
Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk (district), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the List of extreme points of the United Kingdom, most easterly UK se ...
, and
Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...
was renamed Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.


2010

In the Fifth Review the
Boundary Commission for England In the United Kingdom, the boundary commissions are non-departmental public bodies responsible for determining the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies for elections to the House of Commons. There are four boundary commissions: one each f ...
recommended that Suffolk retained its current constituencies, with changes only to reflect revisions to local authority ward boundaries and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. The largest of these changes resulted in the effective transfer of one Borough of Ipswich ward from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich to the constituency of Ipswich.


Results history

''Primary data source:'' House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019


2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Suffolk in the 2024 general election were as follows:


2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Suffolk in the 2019 general election were as follows:


Percentage votes

1Includes National Liberal Party from 1931 - 1966 2As the Brexit Party in 2019 31918-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance * Included in Other


Seats

1Includes National Liberal Party up to 1966 21950-1979 - Liberal; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance


Maps


1885-1910

File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1885Results.svg, 1885 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1886Results.svg, 1886 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1892Results.svg, 1892 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1895Results.svg, 1895 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1895Results.svg, 1900 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1885Results.svg, 1906 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1910JResults.svg, Jan 1910 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1910DResults.svg, Dec 1910


1918-1945

File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1918Results.svg, 1918 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1922Results.svg, 1922 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1923Results.svg, 1923 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1924Results.svg, 1924 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1929Results.svg, 1929 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1931Results.svg, 1931 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1931Results.svg, 1935 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1945Results.svg, 1945


1950-1979

File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1950Results.svg, 1950 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1951Results.svg, 1951 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1951Results.svg, 1955 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1959Results.svg, 1959 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1959Results.svg, 1964 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1959Results.svg, 1966 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1970Results.svg, 1970 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1974FebResults.svg, 1974 Feb File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg, 1974 Oct File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1979Results.svg, 1979


1983-present

File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1983 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1987Results.svg, 1987 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1992 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 1997 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2001 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2005 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2010 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2015 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2017Results.svg, 2017 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2019 File:SuffolkParliamentaryConstituency2024Results.svg, 2024


Timeline


Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.


1885 to 1918


1918 to 1950


1950 to 1983


1983 to present

1parts also in
Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...


See also

*
Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England The Regions of England, region of the East of England is divided into 61 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 14 Borough constituency, borough constituencies and 47 County constituency, county constituen ...
* History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Suffolk


Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Parliamentary Constituencies In Suffolk
Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
Parliamentary constituencies An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provid ...