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Ipswich

Every general election in Ipswich since 1918. Latest: Jack Abbott, Labour, majority 7,403.

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Member of Parliament

Jack Abbott

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,403

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jack Abbott ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		19,09943.3%
Thomas Hunt sitting MPConservative11,69626.5%
Tony LoveReform UK7,02715.9%
Adria PittockGreen3,6528.3%
James SandbachLiberal Democrats2,2415.1%
Freddie SofarCommunist Party of Britain2050.5%
Terence CharlesHeritage Party1510.3%
Valid votes44,071
Majority7,40316.8%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 58.5% of 75,396 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 32.1%Labour, 1922: 46.6%Labour, 1923: 50.7%Labour, 1924: 44.6%Labour, 1929: 37.7%Labour, 1931: 37.0%Labour, 1935: 42.7%Labour, 1945: 49.3%Labour, 1950: 46.9%Labour, 1951: 53.4%Labour, 1955: 52.9%Labour, 1959: 41.2%Labour, 1964: 39.8%Labour, 1966: 49.9%Labour, 1970: 44.1%Labour, February 1974: 40.9%Labour, October 1974: 45.3%Labour, 1979: 48.2%Labour, 1983: 43.7%Labour, 1987: 42.7%Labour, 1992: 43.8%Labour, 1997: 52.7%Labour, 2001: 51.3%Labour, 2005: 43.8%Labour, 2010: 34.7%Labour, 2015: 37.1%Labour, 2017: 47.4%Labour, 2019: 39.3%Labour, 2024: 43.3%Conservative, 1918: 53.4%Conservative, 1922: 53.5%Conservative, 1923: 49.3%Conservative, 1924: 55.4%Conservative, 1929: 39.7%Conservative, 1931: 63.0%Conservative, 1935: 57.3%Conservative, 1945: 34.1%Conservative, 1950: 39.9%Conservative, 1951: 46.6%Conservative, 1955: 47.1%Conservative, 1959: 36.0%Conservative, 1964: 35.9%Conservative, 1966: 38.6%Conservative, 1970: 44.1%Conservative, February 1974: 41.2%Conservative, October 1974: 42.8%Conservative, 1979: 43.0%Conservative, 1983: 41.6%Conservative, 1987: 44.4%Conservative, 1992: 43.3%Conservative, 1997: 31.1%Conservative, 2001: 30.5%Conservative, 2005: 31.1%Conservative, 2010: 39.1%Conservative, 2015: 44.8%Conservative, 2017: 45.8%Conservative, 2019: 50.3%Conservative, 2024: 26.5%Liberal, 1918: 14.4%Liberal, 1929: 22.6%Liberal, 1945: 16.6%Liberal, 1950: 13.3%Liberal, 1959: 22.9%Liberal, 1964: 23.8%Liberal, 1966: 10.2%Liberal, 1970: 8.2%Liberal, February 1974: 16.3%Liberal, October 1974: 11.9%Liberal, 1979: 8.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 14.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 12.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 11.7%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.7%Reform UK, 2024: 15.9%
Vote share in Ipswich at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Ipswich lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

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
2024Lab Jack AbbottCon7,40316.858.5%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Tom HuntLab5,47911.165.6%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Sandy MartinCon8311.667.6%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Benedict GummerLab3,7337.765.4%Con hold
2010Con Benedict GummerLab2,0794.462.0%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon5,33212.760.9%
2001LabCon8,08120.857.0%Lab hold
1997LabCon10,43621.672.2%
1992LabCon2650.580.3%Lab gain from Con
1987ConLab8741.777.1%Con gain from Lab
1983LabCon1,0772.174.5%
1979LabCon3,7415.280.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon1,7332.579.5%Lab gain from Con
February 1974ConLab2590.483.6%
1970ConLab130.072.7%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon6,87311.377.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,4323.979.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,2355.280.9%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,5825.980.5%
1951LabCon4,2366.885.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon4,3937.086.8%
1945LabCon8,11915.279.9%
1935ConLab7,25014.682.1%Con hold
1931ConLab12,29226.082.9%Con hold
1929ConLab9352.085.7%Con hold
1924ConLab3,83010.887.7%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon4601.578.7%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab2,2106.982.4%Con hold
1918ConLab5,41021.367.9%

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 is the MP for Ipswich?

Jack Abbott (Labour) won Ipswich at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,403.

Which parties have won Ipswich?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 17, Conservative 12.

Which region is Ipswich in?

Ipswich is in East of England.

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