Central_Suffolk_and_North_Ipswich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom since 1997
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]
| 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 | Dan Poulter (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Central Suffolk |
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.
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.
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.[3]
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.[4]
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):
- The District of East Suffolk wards of: Carlford & Fynn Valley; Framlingham; Kesgrave; Rushmere St. Andrew; Wickham Market.
- The Borough of Ipswich wards of: Castle Hill; Whitehouse; Whitton.
- The District of Mid Suffolk wards of: Battisford & Ringshall; Blakenham; Bramford; Claydon & Barham; Debenham; Needham Market; Stonham.[5]
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.
| Election | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sir Michael Lord | Conservative | |
| 2010 | Dan Poulter | Conservative | |
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Craig [7] | ||||
| Green | Dan Pratt[8] | ||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 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
| 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) | |||||
- 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.
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