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West Suffolk — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

West Suffolk was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,247 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in West Suffolk from 1832 to 2024.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Charles Tyrell (Whig); Hyde Parker (Whig) 1,664 38.4% (top seat) Harry Spencer Waddington (Conservative) 392 (8.2 pts) 71.7%
1835 Henry Wilson (Whig); Robert Rushbrooke (Conservative) 1,655 27.6% (top seat) Robert Hart Logan (Conservative) 146 (2.3 pts) 83.6%
1837 Robert Hart Logan (Conservative); Robert Rushbrooke (Conservative) 2,173 29.7% (top seat) Henry Edward Bunbury (Whig) 613 (8.2 pts) 75.2%
1841 Harry Spencer Waddington (Conservative); Robert Rushbrooke (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Harry Spencer Waddington (Conservative); Philip Bennet (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Henry Spencer Waddington (Conservative); Philip Bennet (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Harry Spencer Waddington (Conservative); Philip Bennet (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Frederick William John Hervey (Conservative); William Parker (Conservative) 0 90.7% (top seat) Philip Bennet (Conservative) 0 (0.0 pts) 25.9%
1865 Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (Conservative); William Parker (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 William Parker (Conservative); Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (Conservative) 2,389 37.9% (top seat) Charles Lamport (Liberal) 684 (10.4 pts) 59.1%
1874 Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (Conservative); William Parker (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 William Biddell (Conservative); Thomas Thornhill (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1997 Richard Spring (Conservative) 20,081 40.9% Michael Jefferys (Labour) 1,867 (3.8 pts) 71.5%
2001 Richard Spring (Conservative) 20,201 47.6% Michael Jefferys (Labour) 4,295 (10.1 pts) 59.6%
2005 Richard Spring (Conservative) 21,682 49.0% Michael Jeffreys (Labour) 8,909 (20.2 pts) 60.7%
2010 Matthew Hancock (Conservative) 24,312 50.6% Belinda Brooks-Gordon (Liberal Democrat) 13,050 (27.1 pts) 64.8%
2015 Matthew Hancock (Conservative) 25,684 52.2% Julian Flood (UKIP) 14,984 (30.4 pts) 64.9%
2017 Matt Hancock (Conservative) 31,649 61.2% Michael Jefferys (Labour) 17,063 (33.0 pts) 67.0%
2019 Matthew Hancock (Conservative) 33,842 65.8% Claire Unwin (Labour) 23,194 (45.1 pts) 64.6%
2024 Nick Timothy (Conservative) 15,814 34.3% Rebecca Denness (Labour) 3,247 (7.0 pts) 60.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Tyrell Whig 1,83238.4% Yes
Hyde Parker Whig 1,66434.9% Yes
Harry Spencer Waddington Conservative 1,27226.7% No

1835 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Wilson Whig 1,72327.6% Yes
Robert Rushbrooke Conservative 1,65526.5% Yes
Robert Hart Logan Conservative 1,50924.2% No
John Turner Hales Whig 1,35021.6% No

1837 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hart Logan Conservative 2,21729.7% Yes
Robert Rushbrooke Conservative 2,17329.1% Yes
Henry Edward Bunbury Whig 1,56020.9% No
Henry Wilson Whig 1,50520.2% No

1841 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Spencer Waddington Conservative Unopposed Yes
Robert Rushbrooke Conservative Unopposed Yes

1847 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Spencer Waddington Conservative Unopposed Yes
Philip Bennet Conservative Unopposed Yes

1852 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Spencer Waddington Conservative Unopposed Yes
Philip Bennet Conservative Unopposed Yes

1857 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Spencer Waddington Conservative Unopposed Yes
Philip Bennet Conservative Unopposed Yes

1859 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William John Hervey Conservative 1,95890.7% Yes
William Parker Conservative 00.0% Yes
Philip Bennet Conservative 00.0% No

1865 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Augustus Henry Charles Hervey Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Parker Conservative Unopposed Yes

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Parker Conservative 2,50037.9% Yes
Augustus Henry Charles Hervey Conservative 2,38936.2% Yes
Charles Lamport Liberal 1,70525.9% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Augustus Henry Charles Hervey Conservative Unopposed Yes
William Parker Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Biddell Conservative Unopposed Yes
Thomas Thornhill Conservative Unopposed Yes

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Spring Conservative 20,08140.9% Yes
Michael Jefferys Labour 18,21437.1% No
Adrian Graves Liberal Democrat 6,89214.0% No
James Carver Referendum Party 3,7247.6% No
Alistair Shearer Natural Law 1710.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Spring Conservative 20,20147.6% Yes
Michael Jefferys Labour 15,90637.5% No
Robin Martlew Liberal Democrat 5,01711.8% No
Will Burrows UKIP 1,3213.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Spring Conservative 21,68249.0% Yes
Michael Jeffreys Labour 12,77328.9% No
Adrian Graves Liberal Democrat 7,57317.1% No
Ian Smith UKIP 2,1774.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Hancock Conservative 24,31250.6% Yes
Belinda Brooks-Gordon Liberal Democrat 11,26223.4% No
Abul Ahmed Labour 7,08914.7% No
Ian Smith UKIP 3,0856.4% No
Ramon Johns BNP 1,4283.0% No
Andrew Appleby Independent 5401.1% No
Colin Young Christian Peoples Alliance 3730.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Hancock Conservative 25,68452.2% Yes
Julian Flood UKIP 10,70021.7% No
Michael Jefferys Labour 8,60417.5% No
Elfreda Tealby - Watson Liberal Democrat 2,4655.0% No
Niall Pettitt Green 1,7793.6% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matt Hancock Conservative 31,64961.2% Yes
Michael Jefferys Labour 14,58628.2% No
Julian Flood UKIP 2,3964.6% No
Elfreda Tealby-Watson Liberal Democrat 2,1804.2% No
Donald Allwright Green 9351.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Hancock Conservative 33,84265.8% Yes
Claire Unwin Labour 10,64820.7% No
Elfreda Tealby-Watson Liberal Democrat 4,6859.1% No
Donald Allwright Green 2,2624.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nick Timothy Conservative 15,81434.3% Yes
Rebecca Denness Labour 12,56727.2% No
David Bull Reform UK 9,62320.8% No
Henry Batchelor Liberal Democrat 4,2849.3% No
Mark Ereira Green 2,9106.3% No
Katie Parker Independent 4851.1% No
Luke O'Brien Independent 3450.7% No
Ivan Kinsman Social Democratic Party 1330.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 8.2 pts 1835: Whig margin 2.3 pts 1837: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1859: Conservative margin 0.0 pts 1868: Conservative margin 10.4 pts 1997: Conservative margin 3.8 pts 2001: Conservative margin 10.1 pts 2005: Conservative margin 20.2 pts 2010: Conservative margin 27.1 pts 2015: Conservative margin 30.4 pts 2017: Conservative margin 33.0 pts 2019: Conservative margin 45.1 pts 2024: Conservative margin 7.0 pts 1832 1835 1837 1859 1868 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

West Suffolk has been contested at 20 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Suffolk in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won West Suffolk in 2024 with 15,814 votes (34.3%), a majority of 3,247 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won West Suffolk since 1832?

Since 1832, West Suffolk has been won by: Conservative, Whig.

What was the closest result in West Suffolk?

The closest result on record for West Suffolk was 1859, when Conservative beat Conservative by just 0 votes (0.0 percentage points).

Did West Suffolk ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, West Suffolk elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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