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Suffolk West - History
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| Established | May 01, 1997 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | RBH April 25, 2021 01:23am |
| Description | This was an old seat with a new name in 1997 which was previously known by various titles - Suffolk Central, South, and Coastal. It is effectively the former Bury St Edmunds seat, minus the town of that name. Suffolk West covers the Forest Heath district towards the north west of the seat, and is home to many armed services personnel - for example the RAF bases in Mildenhall and Lakenheath The home of the Jockey Club, Newmarket is located in the far west of the seat, and it is no surprise that one of the major sources of employment is the race course and the many stud farms located in the area. Newmarket is a Tory power base. The south west of the constituency is mainly rural but contains the town of Haverhill, which doubled in size during the 1950s and 1960s due to the construction of many council estates to cope with the overspill from London. Labour finds some support in the estates of Haverhill, but its strong racing, military and rural demographics combine to make this a formidable base for the Tories.
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| RACES |
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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Jul 04, 2024 |
General Election |
| | Nick Timothy
15,814
34.26%
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| Rebecca Denness
12,567
27.22%
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| David Bull
9,623
20.85%
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| Henry Batchelor
4,284
9.28%
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| Mark Ereira-Guyer
2,910
6.30%
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| Katie Parker
485
1.05%
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| Luke Thomas O'Brien
345
0.75%
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| | | Ivan Kinsman
133
0.29%
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| Nov 01, 2022 |
Party Switch |
| | Matthew Hancock(I)
1
100.00%
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| Dec 12, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Matthew Hancock(I)
33,842
65.79%
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| Claire Unwin
10,648
20.70%
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| Elfreda Tealby-Watson
4,685
9.11%
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| Donald Allwright
2,262
4.40%
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| Jun 08, 2017 |
General Election |
| | Matthew Hancock(I)
31,649
61.16%
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| Michael Jefferys
14,586
28.19%
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| Julian Flood
2,396
4.63%
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| Elfreda Tealby-Watson
2,180
4.21%
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| Donald Allwright
935
1.81%
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| May 07, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Matthew Hancock(I)
25,684
52.17%
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| Julian Flood
10,700
21.73%
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| Michael Jeffreys
8,604
17.48%
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| Elfreda Tealby-Watson
2,465
5.01%
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| Niall Pettitt
1,779
3.61%
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| May 06, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Matthew Hancock
24,312
50.56%
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| Belinda Brooks-Gordon
11,262
23.42%
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| Abul Monsur Ohid Ahmed
7,089
14.74%
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| Ian Smith
3,085
6.42%
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| Ramon Johns
1,428
2.97%
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| Andrew Appleby
540
1.12%
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| Colin Young
373
0.78%
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| May 05, 2005 |
General Election |
| | Richard Spring(I)
21,682
49.05%
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| Michael Jefferys
12,773
28.89%
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| Adrian Graves
7,573
17.13%
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| Ian Smith
2,177
4.92%
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| Jun 07, 2001 |
General Election |
| | Richard Spring(I)
20,201
47.59%
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| Michael Jefferys
15,906
37.47%
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| Robin Martlew
5,017
11.82%
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| Will Burrows
1,321
3.11%
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| May 01, 1997 |
General Election |
| | Richard Spring(I)
20,081
40.91%
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| Michael Jefferys
18,214
37.11%
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| Adrian Graves
6,892
14.04%
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| James J. T. Carver
3,724
7.59%
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| Alistair J. M. Shearer
171
0.35%
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