the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, in the West Suffolk council area — the Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds: a photograph of the West Suffolk area, not of Haverhill West itself. David P Howard / CC BY-SA 2.0

Haverhill West by-election

Polls closed on 10 September 2026 from 7am to 10pm. One seat on West Suffolk, contested by 5 candidates.

Polls have closed and the count is under way. We will publish the result here once the council declares it. We would rather leave this blank than print a projection.

Who is standing

Every candidate on the ballot paper, in alphabetical order, exactly as the council published them.

Claire HigsonGreen Party
Graham ConeConservative and Unionist Party
Heike SowaReform UK
James William PorterLiberal Democrats
Quinn CoxLabour Party

Party names link to our own page on where that party stands. Candidates standing as independents, or for parties we do not cover, are listed without a link rather than pointed somewhere that does not describe them.

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