Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in Suffolk.
Location of Suffolk within England.
County	Suffolk
Population	98,935 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	76,177 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Daniel Poulter (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Daniel Poulter of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

Sir Michael Lord, knighted in 2001, was the first MP who served the seat, from 1997 until 2010. The 2010 general election saw the fourth win for a Conservative with the election of Daniel Poulter.

Boundaries

1997-2010: The District of Mid Suffolk wards of Barham, Barking, Bramford, Claydon, Creeting, Debenham, Eye, Fressingfield, Helmingham, Hoxne, Mendlesham, Palgrave, Stonham, Stradbroke, Wetheringsett, Weybread, and Worlingworth, the District of Suffolk Coastal wards of Bealings, Dennington, Earl Soham, Framlingham, Glemham, Grundisburgh and Witnesham, Hasketon, Kesgrave, Otley, Rushmere, and Wickham Market, and the Borough of Ipswich wards of Broom Hill, Castle Hill, Whitehouse, and Whitton.

2010-present: The District of Mid Suffolk wards of Barking and Somersham, Bramford and Blakenham, Claydon and Barham, Debenham, Eye, Fressingfield, Helmingham and Coddenham, Hoxne, Mendlesham, Palgrave, Stradbroke and Laxfield, The Stonhams, Wetheringsett, and Worlingworth, the District of Suffolk Coastal wards of Earl Soham, Framlingham, Grundisburgh, Hacheston, Kesgrave East, Kesgrave West, Otley, Rushmere St Andrew, Wickham Market, and Witnesham, and the Borough of Ipswich wards of Castle Hill, Whitehouse, and Whitton.

Constituency profile

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a Conservative safe seat, primarily made up of rural farming communities and retirement properties. The exception to this are the three wards from Ipswich Borough Council, which polarise support between the Conservatives and Labour, and Kesgrave, a new satellite town, which shows strong support for the Conservatives. The rural areas which make up the majority of the constituency, consistently return a majority of Conservative councillors. The local government make up of the seat, in respect of the number of borough and district councillors elected by party is 28 Conservative, 5 Labour, 4 Independent, 3 Liberal Democrat, and 1 Green.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[3]	Party
	1997	Michael Lord	Conservative
	2010	Daniel Poulter	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Poulter	30,317	56.1	+5.3
	Labour	Jack Abbott	10,173	18.8	+2.6
	UKIP	Mark Cole	7,459	13.8	+9.4
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Neal	3,314	6.1	−18.8
	Green	Rhodri Griffiths	2,664	4.9	+2.2
	English Democrats	Tony Holyoak	162	0.3	N/A
Majority			20,144	37.2	+11.4
Turnout			54,089	68.7	−1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.4

General Election 2010: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel Poulter	27,125	50.8	+6.2
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne	13,339	25.0	+4.7
	Labour	Bhavna Joshi	8,636	16.2	−12.3
	UKIP	Roy Philpott	2,361	4.4	+0.9
	Green	Andrew Stringer	1,452	2.7	−0.6
	Independent	Mark Trevitt	389	0.7	N/A
	New Party	Richard Vass	118	0.2	N/A
Majority			13,786	25.8	+10.4
Turnout			53,420	70.4	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Lord	22,333	43.9	−0.5
	Labour	Neil Macdonald	14,477	28.5	−8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Houseley	10,709	21.1	+5.0
	UKIP	John West	1,754	3.4	+1.0
	Green	Martin Wolfe	1,593	3.1	N/A
Majority			7,856	15.4	+8.1
Turnout			50,866	66.7	+3.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

General Election 2001: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Lord	20,924	44.4	+1.8
	Labour	Carol Jones	17,455	37.1	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Elvin	7,593	16.1	−4.5
	UKIP	Jonathan Wright	1,132	2.4	N/A
Majority			3,469	7.3	+0.6
Turnout			47,104
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Lord	22,493	42.6	N/A
	Labour	Carol Jones	18,955	35.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Minone Goldspink	10,886	20.6	N/A
	Independent Conservative	Stephanie Bennell	489	0.9	N/A
Majority			3,458	6.7
Turnout			52,823

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "2015 Election Results". BBC News.
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

nomis Constituency Profile for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

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Labour (4)	Cambridge Luton North Luton South Norwich South

Liberal Democrats (1)	North Norfolk

UK Independence Party (1)	Clacton

East of England European constituency: Conservative (3) Labour (1) UKIP (3)

Coordinates: 52°12′N 1°09′E / 52.2°N 1.15°E / 52.2; 1.15

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