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Eastern
71,070 electors
Active Seat

South Suffolk

Current MP
James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge

🗳️ Election History

5
Elections
69.7%
Avg Turnout
0
Times Changed
2010
Current Party Since
Conservative James Cartlidge Hold
Majority 3,047
Turnout 65.4% ↓4.8pp
Total Votes 48,801
Winner Swing ↓29.3pp
✓ James Cartlidge
Conservative
16,082 33.0%
↓29.1pp
Emma Bishton
Labour
13,035 26.7%
↑7.5pp
Beverley England
Reform UK
9,252 19.0%
—
Tom Bartleet
Liberal Democrats
6,424 13.2%
↑0.5pp
Jessie Carter
Green Party
4,008 8.2%
↑2.2pp
Conservative James Cartlidge Hold
Majority 22,897
Turnout 70.2% ↓1.7pp
Total Votes 53,489
Winner Swing ↑1.7pp
✓ James Cartlidge
Conservative
33,270 62.2%
↑1.7pp
Elizabeth Hughes
Labour
10,373 19.4%
↓8.4pp
David Beavan
Liberal Democrats
6,702 12.5%
↑6.7pp
Robert Lindsay
Green Party
3,144 5.9%
↑2.7pp
Conservative James Cartlidge Hold
Majority 17,749
Turnout 71.9% ↑1.5pp
Total Votes 54,235
Winner Swing ↑7.5pp
✓ James Cartlidge
Conservative
32,829 60.5%
↑7.5pp
Emma Bishton
Labour
15,080 27.8%
↑8.5pp
Andrew Aalders-Dunthorpe
Liberal Democrats
3,154 5.8%
↓2.0pp
Robert Lindsay
Green Party
1,723 3.2%
↓1.2pp
Aidan Powlesland
—
1,449 2.7%
↓12.5pp
Conservative James Cartlidge Hold
Majority 17,545
Turnout 70.3% ↓0.6pp
Total Votes 51,907
Winner Swing ↑5.3pp
✓ James Cartlidge
Conservative
27,546 53.1%
↑5.3pp
Jane Basham
Labour
10,001 19.3%
↑4.9pp
Steven Whalley
—
7,897 15.2%
↑8.1pp
Grace Weaver
Liberal Democrats
4,044 7.8%
↓23.1pp
Robert Lindsay
Green Party
2,253 4.3%
—
Stephen Todd
—
166 0.3%
—
Conservative Tim Yeo Hold
Majority 8,689
Turnout 70.9%
Total Votes 51,416
✓ Tim Yeo
Conservative
24,550 47.8%
↑5.7pp
Nigel Bennett
Liberal Democrats
15,861 30.9%
↑2.4pp
Emma Bishton
Labour
7,368 14.3%
↓10.1pp
David Campbell Bannerman
—
3,637 7.1%
↑2.0pp

Turnout Trend

70.9%
'10
70.3%
'15
71.9%
'17
70.2%
'19
65.4%
'24

👥 Demographics

▲▼ changes shown vs 2011 Census
📊 Age
65 and over
27.1% ▲5.4pp
50 to 64
21.9%
0 to 17
18.2%
35 to 49
16.7%
25 to 34
10.2%
18 to 24
5.8%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
96.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
1.5%
Asian or Asian British
0.9%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.5%
Other
0.4%
📊 Age
65 and over
27.1%
45 to 64
21.9%
Under 18
18.2%
30 to 44
16.7%
18 to 29
16.1%
⛪ Religion
Christian
49.6%
No religion
42.9%
Not answered
6.0%
Muslim
0.5%
Other religion
0.4%
Buddhist
0.3%
Hindu
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Sikh
0.0%
🌍 Ethnicity
White
97.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
0.9%
Asian or Asian British
0.7%
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
0.3%
Other ethnic group
0.2%
📊 Age
45 to 64
29.1%
65 and over
21.7%
Under 18
20.6%
30 to 44
17.9%
18 to 29
10.7%
⛪ Religion
Christian
63.4%
No religion
28.2%
Religion not stated
7.4%
Other religion
0.4%
Buddhist
0.2%
Muslim
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Sikh
0.0%

Previous MPs

Historical representatives of this constituency
MP Name Party From To
Mr Tim Yeo Conservative 1983-06-09 2015-03-30