West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Suffolk
County constituency

West Suffolk shown within Suffolk, and Suffolk shown within England
Created: 1832, 1997
MP: Richard Spring
Party: Conservative
Type: House of Commons
County: Suffolk
EP constituency: East of England

West Suffolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency includes the towns of Newmarket, famous for being the world headquarters of horse-racing, as well as the towns of Haverhill and Mildenhall. It overlaps with Forest Heath district and the southern part of St Edmundsbury borough.

[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:

  • The district of Forest Heath
  • The St Edmundsbury ward of Bardwell, Barningham, Barrow, Chedburgh, Haverhill East, Haverhill North, Haverhill South, Haverhill West, Hundon, Ixworth, Kedington, Risby, Stanton, Wickhambrook, and Withersfield.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: West Suffolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Spring 21,682 49.0 +1.4
Labour Michael Jeffreys 12,773 28.9 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Adrian Graves 7,573 17.1 +5.3
UK Independence Ian Smith 2,177 4.9 +1.8
Majority 8,909 20.2
Turnout 44,205 60.7 +0.2
Conservative hold Swing +5.0
General Election 2001: West Suffolk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Spring 20,201 47.6 +6.7
Labour Michael Jefferys 15,906 37.5 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Martlew 5,017 11.8 -2.2
UK Independence Will Burrows 1,321 3.1 N/A
Majority 4,295 10.1
Turnout 42,445 60.5 -11.0
Conservative hold Swing

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Constituencies in the East of England
Conservative

Billericay | Braintree | Brentwood and Ongar | Broxbourne | Bury St Edmunds | Castle Point | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Epping Forest | Harwich | Hemel Hempstead | Hertford and Stortford | Hertsmere | Hitchin and Harpenden | Huntingdon | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Mid Bedfordshire | Mid Norfolk | North Essex | North East Bedfordshire | North East Cambridgeshire | North East Hertfordshire | North West Cambridgeshire | North West Norfolk | Peterborough | Rayleigh | Rochford and Southend East | Saffron Walden | Southend West | South Cambridgeshire | South East Cambridgeshire | South Norfolk | South Suffolk | South West Bedfordshire | South West Hertfordshire | South West Norfolk | St Albans | Suffolk Coastal | Welwyn Hatfield | West Chelmsford | West Suffolk

Labour

Basildon | Bedford | Great Yarmouth | Harlow | Ipswich | Luton North | Luton South | Norwich North | Norwich South | Stevenage | Thurrock | Watford | Waveney

Liberal Democrat

Cambridge | Colchester | North Norfolk

East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) | UKIP (2) | Labour (1) | Liberal Democrats (1)