England · Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Covers Stowmarket · Chilton · Combs Ford
Photograph shows Stowmarket. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Dr Peter Prinsley
LabourLabour won Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,452 votes, or 2.9 points. A swing of 1.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 65 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 585.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.9 points, which is larger than 65 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 1,452 votes.
Majority
1,452
2.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
64.8%
+5.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
50,893 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter PrinsleyElected | Labour | 16,745 | 32.9% | -0.8 |
| Will Tanner | Conservative | 15,293 | 30.0% | +6.3 |
| Scott Hussey | Reform UK | 8,595 | 16.9% | +2.6 |
| Emma Buckmaster | Green Party | 5,761 | 11.3% | +4.9 |
| Peter McDonald | Liberal Democrat | 3,154 | 6.2% | -6.0 |
| Jeremy Lee | Independent | 819 | 1.6% | -0.4 |
| Richard Baker-Howard | Rejoin EU | 350 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Darren Turner | Communist Party of Britain | 176 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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