Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in Suffolk
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Location of Suffolk within England
CountySuffolk
Population98,935 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate76,177 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentDan Poulter (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromCentral Suffolk

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Dan Poulter, a Conservative.[n 2]

Constituency profile

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a safe seat for the Conservative Party, 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 27 Conservative, 5 Labour, 4 Independent, 3 Liberal Democrat, and 2 Green. (Barking by-election 2016 was a Green gain). Significant Green gains were made in the 2023 District council elections.

History

The county constituency was formed for the 1997 general election, largely from eastern parts of the abolished constituency of Central Suffolk, including the north-western wards of the Borough of Ipswich. It also included western fringes of Suffolk Coastal.

Sir Michael Lord, knighted in 2001, who had held the predecessor seat of Central Suffolk, 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 Dan Poulter, who has retained the seat at the three subsequent elections.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1997–2010

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Map of current boundaries

2010–present

Lost the Borough of Ipswich ward of Broom Hill which had been abolished by a revision of the borough wards; area covered by the ward now included in Ipswich. Other marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the Central Suffolk & North Ipswich constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

Northern areas, including Eye, will form part of the newly created constituency of Waveney Valley, with small transfers in from Bury St Edmunds (Needham Market) and Suffolk Coastal.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[6] Party
1997 Sir Michael Lord Conservative
2010 Dan Poulter Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Dan Pratt[7]
Reform UK Michael Hallatt[8]


Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Poulter 35,253 62.7 +2.6
Labour Emma Bonner-Morgan 11,862 21.1 -8.6
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 6,485 11.5 +7.2
Green Daniel Pratt 2,650 4.7 +1.8
Majority 23,391 41.6 +11.2
Turnout 56,250 73.8 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing +5.6
General election 2017: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Poulter 33,992 60.1 +4.0
Labour Elizabeth Hughes 16,807 29.7 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Aidan Van de Weyer 2,431 4.3 −1.8
Green Regan Scott 1,659 2.9 −2.0
UKIP Stephen Searle 1,635 2.9 −10.9
Majority 17,185 30.4 −6.9
Turnout 56,524 72.4 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing −3.4
General election 2015: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan 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 Democrats Jon Neal 3,314 6.1 −18.9
Green Rhodri Griffiths 2,664 4.9 +2.2
English Democrat Tony Holyoak 162 0.3 New
Majority 20,144 37.3 +11.5
Turnout 54,089 68.7 −1.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
General election 2010: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Poulter 27,125 50.8 +6.2
Liberal Democrats 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 New
New Party Richard Vass 118 0.2 New
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[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Lord 22,333 43.9 −0.5
Labour Neil Macdonald 14,477 28.5 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Houseley 10,709 21.1 +5.0
UKIP John West 1,754 3.4 +1.0
Green Martin Wolfe 1,593 3.1 New
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[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Lord 20,924 44.4 +1.8
Labour Carol Jones 17,455 37.1 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Ann Elvin 7,593 16.1 −4.5
UKIP Jonathan Wright 1,132 2.4 New
Majority 3,469 7.3 +0.6
Turnout 47,104 63.5 −11.5
Conservative hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Lord 22,493 42.6
Labour Carol Jones 18,955 35.9
Liberal Democrats Minone Goldspink 10,886 20.6
Independent Conservative Stephanie A. Bennell 489 0.9
Majority 3,538 6.7
Turnout 52,823 75.0
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
  7. ^ "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Bright Green. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Find My PPC (Eastern England)" (PDF). Reform UK. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Election of a Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich" (PDF). 14 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". UK results. BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Election of the Member of Parliament for the Central Suffolk & North Ipswich constituency" (PDF). 11 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Suffolk Central & Ipswich North parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "2015 Election Results". BBC News.
  15. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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