Full General Election results for Suffolk - every constituency result

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Labour have made major inroads into Tory territory in Suffolk, taking four seats from the previously all-blue county - including that of a former deputy prime minister.

They won in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, Ipswich, Lowestoft and Suffolk Coastal, dispatching Tory grandee Therese Coffey in the latter.

There was also a notable success for the Greens in the cross-county Waveney Valley seat, where co-leader Adrian Ramsay won a 6,000-vote majority.

Follow our results for each constituency below and explore our interactive map above, which will be updated as the results for each seat are announced.

You can read more about the boundary changes and the thinking behind them here.

Results snapshot:

  • Bury St Edmunds & Stowmarket: LABOUR GAIN

  • Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: CONSERVATIVE HOLD

  • Ipswich: LABOUR GAIN

  • Lowestoft: LABOUR GAIN

  • South Suffolk: CONSERVATIVE HOLD

  • Suffolk Coastal: LABOUR GAIN

  • Waveney Valley: GREEN GAIN

  • West Suffolk: CONSERVATIVE HOLD

BURY ST EDMUNDS AND STOWMARKET

Result: LABOUR GAIN - majority 1,452

Full results from the 2024 General Election in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket:

  • Richard Baker-Howard - Rejoin EU - 350 (0.69%)

  • Emma Buckmaster - Greens - 5,761 (11.32%)

  • Scott Hussey - Reform UK - 8,595 (16.89%)

  • Jeremy Lee - Independent - 819 (1.61%)

  • Peter McDonald - Lib Dems - 3,154 (6.20%)

  • Peter Prinsley - Labour - 16,745 (32.90%)

  • Will Tanner - Conservatives - 15,293 (30.05%)

  • Darren Turner - Communist - 176 (0.35%)

Constituency profile: Conservative Jo Churchill won the Bury St Edmunds & Stowmarket seat with a 2019 majority of 24,988 (40.3%), which has a slightly increased notional majority of 22,085 (42.1%) due to boundary changes. It is the 64th safest Tory seat nationally out of 372, with Labour needing a 21.0% swing to win. Bury St Edmunds has returned a Tory MP in every election since 1885, though just 368 votes separated Labour from victory in the Tony Blair-led landslide in 1997. The constituency's economy is based on agriculture and related industries, with Bury St Edmunds hosting the country's largest sugar beet factory and the Greene King brewery.

CENTRAL SUFFOLK AND NORTH IPSWICH

Result: CONSERVATIVE HOLD - majority 4,290

Who is standing in the 2024 General Election in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich?

  • Charlie Caiger - Independent - 366 (0.79%)

  • Kevin Craig - Labour - 10,854 (23.38%)

  • Tony Gould - Reform UK - 8,806 (18.97%)

  • Mike Hallett - Independent - 194 (0.42%)

  • Brett Mickelburgh - Lib Dems - 5,407 (11.65%)

  • Dan Pratt - Greens - 5,652 (12.17%)

  • Patrick Spencer - Conservatives - 15,144 (32.62%)

Turnout: 76.45%

Constituency profile: The Conservative Party won the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich seat through Dan Poulter with a 2019 majority of 23,391 (41.6%), reduced to a notional majority of 20,213 (40.1%) due to boundary changes. Dr Poulter defected to Labour in April, citing a loss of faith with the Tories' management of the NHS, and announced he would not stand again. Traditionally, this seat is the 85th safest Tory seat nationally out of 372, with Labour needing a 20.0% swing to win. The constituency features undulating farmland and towns such as Framlingham and Needham Market, and historical sites including Framlingham Castle.

IPSWICH

Result: LABOUR GAIN - majority 7,403

Full result in the 2024 General Election in Ipswich:

  • Jack Abbott - Labour - 19,099 (43.33%)

  • Terence Charles - Heritage Party - 151 (0.34%)

  • Tom Hunt - Conservatives - 11,696 (26.54%)

  • Tony Love - Reform UK - 7,027 (15.94%)

  • Adria Pittock - Greens - 3,656 (8.29%)

  • James Sandbach - Lib Dems - 2,241 (5.08%)

  • Freddie Sofar - Independent - 205 (0.47%)

Constituency profile: Conservative Tom Hunt won the Ipswich seat with a 2019 majority of 5,479 (11.1%), and there are no changes to this majority due to boundary adjustments. Historically, Ipswich is a marginal seat, being the 68th most marginal Tory seat nationally out of 372, and the fifth most marginal in the Anglia region. Labour's Sandy Martin beat Tory minister Ben Gummer in 2017, then lost to Tom Hunt in 2019, though Ipswich Borough Council has been Labour-controlled since 2011. The constituency covers the urban area of Suffolk's county town, including the River Orwell estuary and surrounding suburbs.

LOWESTOFT

Result: LABOUR GAIN - majority 2,016

This will be the first time there has been a Lowestoft seat since 1983, with the town previously having been covered by the Waveney seat won by Peter Aldous in 2019. Then, he won a majority of 18,002 (35.3%), which through boundary changes has been notionally reduced to 14,850 (32.7%). Historically, it is the 150th safest Tory seat nationally out of 372, with Labour requiring a 16.4% swing to win. Geographically, Lowestoft is the most easterly seat in Britain, including the town of Beccles and the landmark Ness Point.

Full results in the 2024 General Election in Lowestoft:

  • Peter Aldous - Conservatives - 12,448 (29.76%)

  • Jess Asato - Labour - 14,464 (34.58%)

  • Toby Hammond - Greens - 3,095 (7.40%)

  • June Mummery - Reform UK - 10,328 (24.69%)

  • Adam Robertson - Lib Dems - 1,489 (3.56%)

SOUTH SUFFOLK

Result: CONSERVATIVES HOLD - majority 3,047

Who is standing in the 2024 General Election in South Suffolk?

  • Tom Bartleet - Lib Dems - 6,424 (13.16%)

  • Emma Bishton - Labour - 13,035 (26.71%)

  • Jessie Carter - Greens - 4,008 (8.21%)

  • James Cartlidge - Conservatives - 16,082 (32.95%)

  • Bev England - Reform UK - 9,252 (18.96%)

Turnout: 66.85%

Constituency profile: The Conservatives' James Cartlidge won the South Suffolk seat in 2019 with a majority of 22,897 (42.8%), with a relatively unchanged notional majority of 21,473 (42.9%) due to boundary changes. It is the 53rd safest Tory seat nationally out of 372, with Labour needing a 21.4% swing to win. The constituency is rural, centred on Sudbury, and includes picturesque villages of "Constable Country" that attract commuters to Ipswich, Cambridge, and London.

SUFFOLK COASTAL

Result: LABOUR GAIN - majority 1,070

The Conservatives won the Suffolk Coastal seat when Therese Coffey won a 2019 majority of 20,533 (35.2%), which has a reduced notional majority of 18,355 (35.1%) due to boundary changes. Historically, it is a safe Conservative seat, ranked as the 127th safest Tory seat nationally out of 372. When Therese Coffey won in Suffolk Coastal in 2010, she was the first woman MP in Suffolk. The constituency spans Suffolk's coast from Wrentham to Felixstowe, excluding Lowestoft.

Full results for the 2024 General Election in Suffolk Coastal:

  • Therese Coffey - Conservatives - 14,602 (29.53%)

  • Julian Cusack - Greens - 4,380 (8.86%)

  • Julia Ewart - Lib Dems - 6,947 (14.05%)

  • Matthew Paul Jackson - Reform UK - 7,850 (15.87%)

  • Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Labour - 15,672 (31.69%)

WAVENEY VALLEY

Result: GREEN GAIN - majority 5,594

Full result for the 2024 General Election in Waveney Valley:

  • Scott Huggins - Reform UK - 7,779 (15.9%)

  • Gurpreet Padda - Labour - 4,621 (9.4%)

  • Adrian Ramsay - Greens - 20,467 (41.7%)

  • Richard Rout - Conservatives - 14,873 (30.3%)

  • Maya Severyn - SDP - 118 (0.2%)

  • John Shreeve - Lib Dems - 1,214 (2.5%)

Based on local level voting data, the newly-created Waveney Valley seat is a notional Conservative majority of 22,364 (43.6%). It takes portions from five existing seats, but 40% of it is from the old South Norfolk constituency. This new seat is the 46th safest Tory seat nationally out of 372, with Labour needing a 21.8% swing to win, though it is one of the Greens' top targets nationally, requiring a 26.4% swing. Geographically, it spans Norfolk and Suffolk, including the towns of Diss, Harleston, Bungay, Halesworth, and Eye, with Diss being the largest town.

WEST SUFFOLK

Result: CONSERVATIVE HOLD - majority 3,247

Held by former Health Secretary Matt Hancock since 2010, the seat has technically been independent since he lost the whip for taking part in the reality show I'm A Celebrity. In 2019, he won a 23,194 (45.1%) majority for the Conservatives, which has been slightly reduced to a notional majority of 20,797 (42.2%) due to boundary changes. It is the 62nd safest Tory seat nationally out of 372, with Labour needing a 22.1% swing to win. The constituency includes prosperous provincial towns and rural communities, with significant populations in Haverhill, Newmarket, Mildenhall, Brandon, and Lakenheath.

Who is standing in the 2024 General Election in West Suffolk?

  • Henry Batchelor - Lib Dem - 4,284 (9.28%)

  • Richard David Bull - Reform UK - 9,623 (20.85%)

  • Rebecca Denness - Labour - 12,567 (27.22%)

  • Mark Ereira - Greens - 2,910 (6.3%)

  • Ivan Kinsman - SDP - 133 (0.29%)

  • Luke Thomas O'Brien - Independent - 345 (0.75%)

  • Katie Parker - Independent - 485 (1.05%)

  • Nick Timothy - Conservatives - 15,814 (34.26%)

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