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Suffolk Coastal

Every general election in Suffolk Coastal since 1983. Latest: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Labour, majority 1,070.

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Member of Parliament

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 1,070

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter ElectedLabour15,67231.7%
Thérèse Coffey sitting MPConservative14,60229.5%
Matthew JacksonReform UK7,85015.9%
Julia EwartLiberal Democrats6,94714.1%
Julian CusackGreen4,3808.9%
Valid votes49,451
Majority1,0702.2%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 66.4% of 74,522 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 58.2%Conservative, 1987: 55.7%Conservative, 1992: 53.6%Conservative, 1997: 38.6%Conservative, 2001: 43.3%Conservative, 2005: 44.6%Conservative, 2010: 46.4%Conservative, 2015: 51.9%Conservative, 2017: 58.1%Conservative, 2019: 56.5%Conservative, 2024: 29.5%Labour, 1983: 12.6%Labour, 1987: 12.8%Labour, 1992: 20.9%Labour, 1997: 32.8%Labour, 2001: 34.8%Labour, 2005: 26.1%Labour, 2010: 16.1%Labour, 2015: 18.0%Labour, 2017: 30.5%Labour, 2019: 21.3%Labour, 2024: 31.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 23.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 21.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 22.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 29.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 8.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 15.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 14.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 29.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 29.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.6%Reform UK, 2024: 15.9%
Vote share in Suffolk Coastal at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Suffolk Coastal (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
2024Lab Jenny Riddell-CarpenterCon1,0702.266.4%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Thérèse CoffeyLab20,53335.271.2%Con hold
2017Con Therese CoffeyLab16,01227.673.2%Con hold
2015Con Therese CoffeyLab18,84233.971.4%Con hold
2010Con Therese CoffeyLD9,12816.671.7%Con hold
2005ConLab9,68518.467.6%
2001ConLab4,3268.665.6%Con hold
1997ConLab3,2545.875.8%
1992ConLD19,28529.881.6%Con hold
1987ConAlliance15,28025.977.9%Con hold
1983ConAlliance15,62229.174.1%

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 Suffolk Coastal?

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) won Suffolk Coastal at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,070.

Which parties have won Suffolk Coastal?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Conservative 10, Labour 1.

Which region is Suffolk Coastal in?

Suffolk Coastal is in East of England.

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