- West Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
UK constituency infobox
Name = West Suffolk
Map1 = WestSuffolk
Map2 = Suffolk
Type = County
Year = 1832, 1997
Entity = Suffolk
County = Suffolk
EP = East of England
MP =Richard Spring
Party = ConservativeWest Suffolk is a
county constituency represented in the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom . It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election.Boundaries
The constituency includes the town of Newmarket, famous for being the world headquarters of horse-racing, as well as the towns of Haverhill and
Mildenhall . It overlaps withForest Heath district and the southern part of St Edmundsbury borough.Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in
Suffolk , theBoundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:*The district of
Forest Heath
*TheSt Edmundsbury ward of Bardwell, Barningham, Barrow, Chedburgh, Haverhill East, Haverhill North, Haverhill South, Haverhill West, Hundon, Ixworth, Kedington, Risby, Stanton, Wickhambrook, and Withersfield.Members of Parliament
* 1997—present:
Richard Spring , ConservativeElection results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abul Monsur Ohid Ahmed
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ian Smith
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Spring
votes =
percentage =
change =Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: West SuffolkElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Richard Spring
votes = 21,682
percentage = 49.0
change = +1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jeffreys
votes = 12,773
percentage = 28.9
change = −8.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Adrian Graves
votes = 7,573
percentage = 17.1
change = +5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ian Smith
votes = 2,177
percentage = 4.9
change = +1.8Election box majority
votes = 8,909
percentage = 20.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 44,205
percentage = 60.7
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +5.0Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: West Suffolk Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =Richard Spring
votes = 20,201
percentage = 47.6
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jefferys
votes = 15,906
percentage = 37.5
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robin Martlew
votes = 5,017
percentage = 11.8
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Will Burrows
votes = 1,321
percentage = 3.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,295
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,445
percentage = 60.5
change = -11.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =See also
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List of Parliamentary constituencies in Suffolk References
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