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Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury St Edmunds was a constituency[n 1] in Suffolk from 1621 to 2024, most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 to 2024 by Jo Churchill, a Conservative.[n 2]

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was subject to moderate boundary changes and was abolished for the 2024 general election, with the bulk of the electorate being included in the new constituency of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.[3]

Constituency profile

The constituency covered Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and smaller settlements on the A14 corridor. Residents' wealth was around average for the UK.[4]

History

The constituency was created as a Parliamentary Borough in 1614, returning two MPs to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and from 1800 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. By the mid eighteenth century the seat was seen as heavily influenced by the Earl of Bristol and the Duke of Grafton.[5] Its representation was reduced to one seat under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Under the Representation of the People Act 1918, it was abolished as a borough and reconstituted as a division of the Parliamentary County of West Suffolk. As well as the abolished borough, the expanded seat comprised most of the abolished Stowmarket Division, except for the town of Stowmarket itself. From 1950, it has been classified as a county constituency in terms of election expenses and type of returning officer.

The electorate has elected Conservative Party candidates at the general elections and two by-elections since a Liberal victory in 1880. The closest contest since that year was in 1997 when the Labour Party candidate fell 368 votes, less than 1%, short of winning the seat in 1997 during Tony Blair's first landslide result.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1918–1950

1950–1983

Extended to the south-west, gaining western and northern parts of the abolished Sudbury Division of West Suffolk, including Haverhill.

1983–1997

Southern areas, including Haverhill, were transferred to the new constituency of South Suffolk. The easternmost area, equivalent to the former Rural District of Thedwastre, was transferred to the new constituency of Central Suffolk.

1997–2010

Major reconfiguration, with the majority of the constituency, including Newmarket, forming the basis of the new County Constituency of West Suffolk. Extended eastwards, gaining western half of Central Suffolk, including Stowmarket.

2010–2024

Map of boundaries 2010–2024

Marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards.

The constituency contained the towns of Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market. Its boundaries did not match those of the former borough of St Edmundsbury, which included Haverhill (part of West Suffolk constituency), and excludes Stowmarket and Needham Market.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1621–1660

MPs 1660–1885

Two Members

MPs since 1885

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Note: Independent politician St Edmundsbury Borough Councillor[30] and Bury St Edmunds Town Councillor[31] Paul Hopfensperger[32] submitted a valid nomination but this was subsequently withdrawn. Because of the timing of the withdrawal, his name appears in the Statement of Persons Nominated[33] for this election.

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1940s

Following the death of Frank Heilgers on 16 January 1944 a by-election was held on 29 February 1944.

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

On Guinness's nomination as Minister of Agriculture a by-election in 1925 was required under the electoral law of the time, which he won.[42]

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Cadogan

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1840s

Elections in the 1830s

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ Sir William Spring, 1st Baronet had died in 1654

References

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  2. ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Bury+St+Edmunds
  5. ^ Pages 144 and 145, Lewis Namier, The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III (2nd edition – London: St Martin's Press, 1957)
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  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  8. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  10. ^ "General Index to the Twenty-three Volumes of The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of England". Printed; and sold by Thomas Osborne, ... and William Sandby. 12 October 2017 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Hervey, Arthur Charles (1858). A Paper Read Before the Archaeological Institute of Suffolk, at Their Meeting Held at Ickworth, October 2nd, 1856. S. Tymms. p. 16 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
  13. ^ A double return was made, Thomas Chaplin and John Clarke were subsequently declared not duly elected.
  14. ^ At the general election in May 1705, Davers was also returned for Suffolk, for which he chose to sit.
  15. ^ Hon. Augustus John Hervey was also declared elected in April 1754, he and his uncle Felton having an equal number of votes. This election was declared void. At the subsequent by-election held on 9 December 1754, Felton Hervey was returned.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 53–55. Retrieved 29 October 2018 – via Google Books.
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  19. ^ "Political". Norfolk News. 10 July 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ "Reference: D/B 5 Pb1/1". Essex Record Office. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Neighbouring Counties". Norfolk News. 7 August 1847. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist, Volume 7. Haymarket Publishing. 1847. p. 233. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Bury St Edmunds". Beacon and Christian Times. 13 April 1859. p. 4. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  24. ^ Gash, Norman (2013). Politics in the Age of Peel: A Study in the Technique of Parliamentary Representation, 1830–1850. Faber & Faber. p. 386. ISBN 9780571302901. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  25. ^ "207 Lord Alfred Hervey". Clarke Chronicler's Politicians. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  26. ^ https://archive.org/stream/publicgeneralac01walegoog#page/n131/mode/2up Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Second Schedule; Statutes of the Realm, Eyre & Spottiswoode (1884, London) at p. 123
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  28. ^ "Bury St Edmunds Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  29. ^ Geater, Paul (30 May 2017). "Election 2017: Find out who is standing in the general election in Suffolk and north Essex". East Anglian Times.
  30. ^ "Councillor details – St Edmundsbury Borough Councillor Paul Hopfensperger". 12 October 2017.
  31. ^ "Councillor details – Bury St Edmunds Town Councillor Paul Hopfensperger". 12 October 2017.
  32. ^ "Cllr Paul Hopfensperger | St Olaves Ward | Bury St Edmunds |". Cllr Paul Hopfensperger.
  33. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). West Suffolk Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2017.
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  37. ^ "Labour's Candidates | the Labour Party". Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  38. ^ "Director selected as Tory candidate". BBC. 4 November 2014.
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  50. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
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