Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Bury St Edmunds County constituency |
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| Bury St Edmunds shown within Suffolk, and Suffolk shown within England | |
| Created: | |
| MP: | David Ruffley |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Suffolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Bury St Edmunds is a constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has elected Conservative MPs for decades, although Labour came close to gaining the seat in 1997.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency contains the towns of Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market. Its boundaries do not match those of St Edmundsbury borough, which includes Haverhill (part of West Suffolk constituency), and excludes Stowmarket and Needham Market.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Suffolk the Boundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
- From the district of Mid Suffolk:Bacton and Old Newton, Badwell Ash, Elmswell and Norton, Gislingham, Haughley and Wetherden, Needham Market, Onehouse, Rattlesden, Rickinghall and Walsham, Ringshall, Stowmarket Central, Stowmarket North, Stowmarket South, Stowupland, Thurston and Hessett, and Woolpit
- From the district of St Edmundsbury: Abbeygate, Eastgate, Fornham, Great Barton, Horringer and Whelnetham, Minden, Moreton Hall, Northgate, Pakenham, Risbygate, Rougham, St Olaves, Southgate, and Westgate.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Before 1660
- 1641 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Robert Crane
- 1621 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Josiah Woodford
- 1623 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Anthony Crofts
- 1625 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Sir William Spring
- ---- Sir Thomas Jermyn, Emanuel Gifford
- 1628 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Sir William Hervey
- 1640 Sir Thomas Jermyn, John Godbold
- 1640 Sir Thomas Jermyn, with Sir Thomas Barnardiston (1640 to 1646) and Sir William Spring (1646-1648)[1]
- 1654 Samuel Moody, John Clarke
- 1656 Samuel Moody, John Clarke
- 1659 John Clarke, Thomas Chaplin[2]
[edit] 1660–1885
Two Members
[edit] Notes
- ^ This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage page.
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- ^ A double return was made, Thomas Chaplin and John Clarke were subsequently declared not duly elected.
- ^ At the general election in May 1705, Davers was also returned for Suffolk, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Hon. Augustus John Hervey was also declared elected in April 1754, he and his uncle Felton having an equal number of votes. This election was declared void. At the subsequent by-election held on 9 Dec 1754, Felton Hervey was returned.
[edit] Since 1885
One Member
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2010: Bury St Edmunds | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | John Howlett | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bury St Edmunds | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Ruffley | 24,332 | 46.2 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | David Monaghan | 14,402 | 27.4 | −11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Chappell | 10,423 | 19.8 | +5.9 | |
| UKIP | John Howlett | 1,859 | 3.5 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Graham Manning | 1,603 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,930 | 18.9 | |||
| Turnout | 52,619 | 66.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bury St Edmunds | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Ruffley | 21,850 | 43.5 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Mark Eriira | 19,347 | 38.5 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Williams | 6,998 | 13.9 | -4.3 | |
| UKIP | John Howlett | 831 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Michael Brundle | 651 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Michael Benwell | 580 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,503 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 50,257 | 66 | -9.0 | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
