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East of England · Former constituency (1918–1945)

Suffolk (West) Sudbury

Every general election in Suffolk (West) Sudbury since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 247.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won9,90640.3%
Conservative9,65939.3%
Liberal5,04520.5%
Valid votes24,610
Majority2471.0%

Turnout 69.5% of 35,408 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 44.9%Conservative, 1922: 47.0%Conservative, 1923: 48.0%Conservative, 1924: 53.6%Conservative, 1929: 40.2%Conservative, 1931: 55.3%Conservative, 1935: 49.3%Conservative, 1945: 39.3%Liberal, 1918: 52.0%Liberal, 1922: 18.1%Liberal, 1923: 52.0%Liberal, 1924: 46.4%Liberal, 1929: 34.4%Liberal, 1931: 44.7%Liberal, 1935: 35.2%Liberal, 1945: 20.5%Labour, 1929: 25.4%Labour, 1935: 15.5%Labour, 1945: 40.3%National Liberal, 1922: 34.9%
Vote share in Suffolk (West) Sudbury at each general election Con Lib Lab Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon2471.069.5%
1935ConLib3,35614.272.8%Con hold
1931ConLib2,57110.576.7%Con hold
1929ConLib1,4065.875.9%Con hold
1924ConLib1,4117.273.3%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon6653.963.8%Lib gain from Con
1922ConNat Lib1,88812.259.3%Con gain from Lib
1918LibCon9107.148.4%

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 Suffolk (West) Sudbury?

Labour won Suffolk (West) Sudbury at the 1945 general election with a majority of 247.

Which parties have won Suffolk (West) Sudbury?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Liberal 2, Labour 1.

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