Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Ipswich Borough constituency |
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| Ipswich shown within Suffolk, and Suffolk shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Chris Mole |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Suffolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Ipswich is a borough 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 present-day constituency consists of most of the Borough of Ipswich, although the north-western part was transferred to the Central Suffolk constituency in 1979. Previous to this, the Parliamentary and Municipal Boroughs were always the same. Before the Reform Act 1832, the franchise in Ipswich was in the hands of the Ipswich Corporation and the Freemen. It has generally been favourable to Labour since World War II, although they have lost the seat on two occasions,and have sometimes won with very sparse majorities. Since 1997, however, they have won the contests with safer margins over the Tories.
[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:
- Alexandra, Bixley, Bridge, Gainsborough, Gipping, Holywells, Priory Heath, Rushmere, St John’s, St Margaret’s, Sprites, Stoke Park, and Westgate from the city of Ipswich.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] MPs 1660-1832
[edit] MPs 1832-1918
| Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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| 1832 | James Morrison | Rigby Wason | ||||
| 1835 | Fitzroy Kelly | Robert Adam Dundas | ||||
| Jun. 1835 | James Morrison | Rigby Wason | ||||
| Jul 1837 | Thomas Milner Gibson | Conservative | Henry Tufnell | Whig | ||
| Feb. 1838 | Fitzroy Kelly | |||||
| Jul. 1839 | Sir Thomas John Cochrane | |||||
| 1841 | Rigby Wason | George Rennie | ||||
| June 1842 | John Cuffe, Earl of Desart | Conservative | Thomas Gladstone | |||
| Aug 1842 | John Neilson Gladstone | Sackville Walter Lane-Fox | ||||
| 1847 | John Chevallier Cobbold | Sir Hugh Edward Adair, Bt. | ||||
| 1868 | Henry Wyndham West | |||||
| 1874 | John Patteson Cobbold | James Redfoord Bulwer | Conservative | |||
| 1876 | Thomas Clement Cobbold | |||||
| 1880 | Jesse Collings | Liberal | ||||
| Dec. 1883 | Henry Wyndham West | |||||
| Apr. 1886 | Sir Charles Dalrymple | Lord Elcho | Conservative | |||
| 1895 | Sir Daniel Ford Goddard | |||||
| 1906 | Felix Thornley Cobbold | |||||
| Jan 1910 | Charles Silvester Horne | |||||
| May 1914 | Francis John Childs Ganzoni | |||||
[edit] MPs 1918-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Francis Ganzoni | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Conservative | ||
| 1923 | Robert Jackson | Labour | |
| 1924 | Sir Francis Ganzoni, Bt. | Conservative | |
| 1938 by-election | Richard Stokes | Labour | |
| 1957 by-election | Dingle Foot | Labour | |
| 1970 | Ernle Money | Conservative | |
| Oct. 1974 | Kenneth Weetch | Labour | |
| 1987 | Michael Irvine | Conservative | |
| 1992 | Jamie Cann | Labour | |
| 2001 by-election | Chris Mole | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ben Gummer | ||||
| Labour | Chris Mole | ||||
| UK Independence | Chris Streatfield | ||||
The 2005 election results are compared against the General Election 2001 results.
| General Election 2005: Ipswich | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Mole | 18,336 | 43.8 | -7.5 | |
| Conservative | Paul West | 13,004 | 31.1 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Atkins | 8,464 | 20.2 | +5.0 | |
| UK Independence | Alison West | 1,134 | 2.7 | +1.1 | |
| English Democrats | Jervis Kay | 641 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Sally Wainman | 299 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 5,332 | 12.7 | |||
| Turnout | 41,878 | 60.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.0 | |||
Following the death of Jamie Cann on 21 October 2001 a by-election was held on 22 November 2001.
| Ipswich by-election, 2001 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Mole | 11,881 | 43.4 | -8.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul West | 7,794 | 28.4 | -2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Teresa Munt | 6,146 | 22.4 | +7.2 | |
| Christian Peoples | David Coope | 581 | 2.1 | n/a | |
| UK Independence | Jonathan Wright | 276 | 1.0 | n/a | |
| Green | Tony Slade | 255 | 0.9 | n/a | |
| Legalise Cannabis | John Ramirez | 236 | 0.9 | n/a | |
| Socialist Alliance | John Ramirez | 152 | 0.6 | n/a | |
| English Democrats | Nicolas Winskill | 84 | 0.3 | n/a | |
| Majority | 4,087 | 14.9 | -5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 27,405 | 40.2 | -16.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Ipswich | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jamie Cann | 19,952 | 51.3 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | Edward Wild | 11,871 | 30.5 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Terence Gilbert | 5,904 | 15.2 | +3.0 | |
| UK Independence | William Vinyard | 624 | 1.6 | +1.2 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Peter Leach | 305 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Shaun Gratton | 217 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,081 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 38,873 | 57.0 | -15.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1997 Election Result
Lab 25484 Con 15048 LD 5881 Ref 1637 UKIP 208 N-law 107
