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Bury St Edmunds

Every general election in Bury St Edmunds since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Jo Churchill, Conservative, majority 24,988.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jo Churchill Elected sitting MPConservative37,77061.0%
Cliff WatermanLabour12,78220.6%
Helen GeakeGreen9,71115.7%
Paul HopfenspergerIndependent1,6942.7%
Valid votes61,957
Majority24,98840.3%

Con hold Turnout 69.1% of 89,644 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Conservative, 1955: 55.1%Conservative, 1959: 58.8%Conservative, 1964: 50.2%Conservative, 1966: 54.6%Conservative, 1970: 61.2%Conservative, February 1974: 47.5%Conservative, October 1974: 50.4%Conservative, 1979: 56.8%Conservative, 1983: 59.0%Conservative, 1987: 59.3%Conservative, 1992: 53.5%Conservative, 1997: 38.3%Conservative, 2001: 43.5%Conservative, 2005: 46.2%Conservative, 2010: 47.5%Conservative, 2015: 53.6%Conservative, 2017: 59.2%Conservative, 2019: 61.0%Labour, 1955: 44.9%Labour, 1959: 41.3%Labour, 1964: 40.2%Labour, 1966: 45.4%Labour, 1970: 38.8%Labour, February 1974: 28.7%Labour, October 1974: 33.0%Labour, 1979: 29.0%Labour, 1983: 12.7%Labour, 1987: 17.3%Labour, 1992: 23.6%Labour, 1997: 37.7%Labour, 2001: 38.5%Labour, 2005: 27.4%Labour, 2010: 16.7%Labour, 2015: 17.7%Labour, 2017: 29.5%Labour, 2019: 20.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 22.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 13.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 19.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 26.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 6.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.7%Liberal, 1964: 9.6%Liberal, February 1974: 23.8%Liberal, October 1974: 16.6%Liberal, 1979: 14.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 28.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 21.5%Green, 2010: 4.3%Green, 2015: 7.9%Green, 2017: 4.2%Green, 2019: 15.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.1%UK Independence Party, 2015: 14.7%
Vote share in Bury St Edmunds at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance Grn UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Bury St Edmunds (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con Jo ChurchillLab24,98840.369.1%Con hold
2017Con Jo ChurchillLab18,44129.772.2%Con hold
2015Con Jo ChurchillLab21,30135.969.0%Con hold
2010Con David RuffleyLD12,38021.169.3%Con hold
2005ConLab9,93018.967.0%
2001ConLab2,5035.066.0%Con hold
1997ConLab3680.775.0%
1992ConLab18,78730.078.4%Con hold
1987ConAlliance21,45837.874.1%Con hold
1983ConAlliance16,12230.671.4%
1979ConLab20,25927.876.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab11,08217.373.2%Con hold
February 1974ConLab13,25318.881.3%
1970ConLab13,40222.477.2%Con hold
1966ConLab4,6429.178.9%Con hold
1964ConLab4,9909.982.2%Con hold
1959ConLab7,96217.578.6%Con hold
1955ConLab4,57010.378.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Bury St Edmunds?

Jo Churchill (Conservative) won Bury St Edmunds at the 2019 general election with a majority of 24,988.

Which parties have won Bury St Edmunds?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18.

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