Bury St Edmunds - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Bury St Edmunds constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Bury St Edmunds
Region	East of England
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	37,770	60.96%	+1.77%
	Labour	12,782	20.63%	-8.89%
	Green	9,711	15.67%	+11.50%
	Minor	1,694	2.73%	N/A
Majority		24,988	40.33%
Turnout		61,957	69.11%	-3.10%
Electorate		89,644
Swing from LAB to CON			5.33%
Swing from CON to GRN			4.86%
Swing from LAB to GRN			10.20%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	36,794	59.19%	+5.58%
	Labour	18,353	29.53%	+11.81%
	Liberal Democrat	3,565	5.74%	-0.30%
	Green	2,596	4.18%	-3.73%
	Minor	852	1.37%	N/A
Majority		18,441	29.67%
Turnout		62,160	72.22%	+3.20%
Electorate		86,071
Swing from CON to LAB			3.11%
Swing from LD to CON			2.94%
Swing from LD to LAB			6.05%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,815	53.61%	+6.10%
	Labour	10,514	17.72%	+1.07%
	UKIP	8,739	14.73%	+9.61%
	Green	4,692	7.91%	+3.61%
	Liberal Democrat	3,581	6.03%	-20.40%
Majority		21,301	35.90%
Turnout		59,341	69.02%	-0.30%
Electorate		85,982
Swing from LAB to CON			2.52%
Swing from CON to UKIP			1.76%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			4.27%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	27,899	47.51%	+1.67%
	Liberal Democrat	15,519	26.43%	+6.38%
	Labour	9,776	16.65%	-10.78%
	UKIP	3,003	5.11%	N/A
	Green	2,521	4.29%	N/A
Majority		12,380	21.08%
Turnout		58,718	69.31%	+3.31%
Electorate		84,716
Swing from CON to LD			2.36%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.23%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.58%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,247	45.85%	-0.40%
	Labour	14,509	27.43%	+0.06%
	Liberal Democrat	10,602	20.05%	+0.24%
	Others	3,531	6.68%	N/A
Majority		9,738	18.41%
Turnout		52,889	66.00%	-0.06%
Electorate		80,135
Swing from CON to LAB			0.23%
Swing from CON to LD			0.32%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.09%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	24,332	46.24%	+2.77%
	Labour	14,402	27.37%	-11.13%
	Liberal Democrat	10,423	19.81%	+5.88%
	UKIP	1,859	3.53%	+1.88%
	Green	1,603	3.05%	N/A
Majority		9,930	18.87%
Turnout		52,619	66.06%	+0.06%
Electorate		79,656
Swing from LAB to CON			6.95%
Swing from CON to LD			1.56%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.50%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,850	43.48%	+5.13%
	Labour	19,347	38.50%	+0.82%
	Liberal Democrat	6,998	13.92%	-4.27%
	UKIP	831	1.65%	N/A
	Minor	651	1.30%	N/A
	Others	580	1.15%	N/A
Majority		2,503	4.98%
Turnout		50,257	66.00%	-9.02%
Electorate		76,146
Swing from LAB to CON			2.16%
Swing from LD to CON			4.70%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.54%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,290	38.34%	-15.18%
	Labour	20,922	37.68%	+14.12%
	Liberal Democrat	10,102	18.19%	-3.84%
	Minor	2,939	5.29%	N/A
	Others	272	0.49%	N/A
Majority		368	0.66%
Turnout		55,525	75.02%	-3.87%
Electorate		74,017
Swing from CON to LAB			14.65%
Swing from CON to LD			5.67%
Swing from LD to LAB			8.98%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,554	53.53%	-5.77%
	Labour	14,767	23.56%	+6.23%
	Liberal Democrat	13,814	22.04%	N/A
	Minor	550	0.88%	N/A
Majority		18,787	29.97%
Turnout		62,685	78.89%	+4.77%
Electorate		79,462
Swing from CON to LAB			6.00%
Swing from CON to LD			13.90%
Swing from LAB to LD			7.91%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,672	59.30%	+0.33%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	12,214	21.51%	-6.87%
	Labour	9,841	17.33%	+4.68%
	Green	1,057	1.86%	N/A
Majority		21,458	37.79%
Turnout		56,784	74.11%	+1.79%
Electorate		76,619
Swing from ALL to CON			3.60%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.18%
Swing from ALL to LAB			5.78%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,081	58.97%	+2.21%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	14,959	28.38%	N/A
	Labour	6,666	12.65%	-16.36%
Majority		16,122	30.59%
Turnout		52,706	72.32%	-4.00%
Electorate		72,875
Swing from CON to ALL			13.09%
Swing from LAB to CON			9.28%
Swing from LAB to ALL			22.37%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	41,426	56.76%	+6.41%
	Labour	21,167	29.00%	-4.01%
	Liberal	10,386	14.23%	-2.40%
Majority		20,259	27.76%
Turnout		72,979	76.32%	+3.12%
Electorate		95,621
Swing from LAB to CON			5.21%
Swing from LIB to CON			4.41%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.80%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	32,179	50.35%	+2.85%
	Labour	21,097	33.01%	+4.35%
	Liberal	10,631	16.64%	-7.20%
Majority		11,082	17.34%
Turnout		63,907	73.20%	-8.05%
Electorate		87,300
Swing from CON to LAB			0.75%
Swing from LIB to CON			5.03%
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.77%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	33,424	47.50%	N/A
	Labour	20,171	28.67%	N/A
	Liberal	16,772	23.84%	N/A
Majority		13,253	18.83%
Turnout		70,367	81.25%	N/A
Electorate		86,602

	Conservative win

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