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West Suffolk
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Photograph shows Lakenheath, a village in this constituency, not the whole of West Suffolk.
Your member of parliament
Nick Timothy
ConservativeConservative won West Suffolk at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,247 votes, or 7.0 points. A swing of 3.5 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 151 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 499.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 7.0 points, which is larger than 151 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 3,247 votes.
Majority
3,247
7.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.8%
+0.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
46,161 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick TimothyElected | Conservative | 15,814 | 34.3% | +10.6 |
| Rebecca Denness | Labour | 12,567 | 27.2% | -6.5 |
| David Bull | Reform UK | 9,623 | 20.8% | +6.6 |
| Henry Batchelor | Liberal Democrat | 4,284 | 9.3% | -2.9 |
| Mark Ereira | Green Party | 2,910 | 6.3% | -0.1 |
| Katie Parker | Independent | 485 | 1.1% | -1.0 |
| Luke O'Brien | Independent | 345 | 0.7% | -1.3 |
| Ivan Kinsman | Social Democratic Party | 133 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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