General Election: Tories hold on to just two seats in Suffolk
Sir Keir Starmer's party have won in Ipswich, Suffolk Coastal and more
Last updated 5th Jul 2024
It's been a difficult night for the Tories in Suffolk in the General Election.
They've held on to just two seats in the county - Matt Hancock's former West Suffolk seat and Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.
It's good news for Labour though, who have gained Suffolk Coastal - where former deputy prime minister Dame Therese Coffey had been an MP since 2010.
She'll be replaced by Jenny Ridell Carpenter, who's secured a majority of more than one thousand votes.
Bury St Edmunds, Lowestoft and Ipswich have also gone red.
New seat Waveney Valley has gone Green - with co-leader of the party Adrian Ramsay winning.
Significant changes
Former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey lost her seat at Suffolk Coastal, which she has held since 2010.
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, who won, managed to overturn the 20,000 Conservative majority in the region, gaining 15,672 votes.
James Cartlidge, a former defence minister kept a hold of his seat in South Suffolk by around 3,000 votes.
In Ipswich Tom Hunt fell behind Jack Abbott by over 7 thousand votes.
Co-leader of the Green Party Adrian Ramsay secured a seat in Waveney Valley.
In his speech, he said people had made a "momentous and exciting decision" and they voted for "real hope and real change."
Breakdown of the results:
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich - Winner: Patrick Spencer, (Conservative) 15,144
-Patrick Spencer (Conservative & Unionist Party) 15,144
- Kevin Craig (Labour Party) Mr Craig was suspended by the Labour Party after he was investigated by the Gambling Commission, for allegedly placing a bet against himself winning
-Brett Alistair Mickelburgh (Liberal Democrat), 5,407
-Tony Gould (Reform UK) 8,806
-Dan Pratt (Green Party), 5,652
- Kevin Craig (Labour) 10,854
- Charlie Caiger (Independent) 366
- Mike Hallatt ((Independent)) 194
Ipswich - Winner; Jack Simon Abbott (Labour) 19,099
- Tom Hunt (Conservative), 11,696
- Jack Simon Abbott (Labour & Co-operative party) 19,099 votes
- James Sandbach (Liberal Democrats), 2,241
-Tony Love, (Reform UK), 7,227 votes.
-Adria Pittock (Green Party), 3,656
-Terence Kevin Charles (Heritage Party) 151
- Freddie Sofar (Communist Party of Britain) 205
Waveney Valley - Winner : Adrian Ramsay (Green) 20,467
- Richard Rout (Conservative & Unionist Party) 14,874
- Gurpreet Padda (Labour Party) 4,621
- John Richard Shreeve (Liberal Democrats) 1,2141
- Scott Huggins (Reform UK) 7,749
- Adrian Ramsay (Green Party) 20,467
- Maya Severyn (Social Democrats) 1181
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket - Winner: Peter Prinsley (Labour) 16,745
- Will Tanner (Conservative & Unionist Party) 15,293
- Peter Prinsley (Labour Party) 16,745
- Peter McDonald (Liberal Democrats) 3,154
- Emma Buckmaster (Green Party) 5,761
- Scott Hussey (Reform UK) 8,595
- Richard Baker-Howard (Re-join EU) 350
- Jeremy Lee (Independent) 819
- Darren Turner (Communist Party of Britain) 176
South Suffolk - Winner: James Cartlidge (Conservative) 16,082
- James Cartlidge (Conservative & Unionist Party) 16,082
- Emma Bishton (Labour Party) 13,035
- Tom Bartleet (Liberal Democrats) 6,424
- Beverly England (Reform UK) 9,252
- Jessie Kate Carter (Green Party) 4,008
Suffolk Coastal: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) 15,672
- Therese Coffey (Conservative & Unionist Party) 14,602
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour Party) 15,672
- Julia Ewart (Liberal Democrats) 6,947
- Matthew Paul Jackson (Reform UK) 7,850
- Julian Michael Cusack (Green Party) 4,380
West Suffolk - Nick Timothy (Conservatives) 15,814
- Nick Timothy (Conservative & Unionist Party) 15,814
- Rebecca Denness (Labour Party) 12,567
- Henry Batchelor (Liberal Democrats) 4,284
- David Bull (Reform UK) 9,623
- Mark Ereira (Green Party) 2,910
- Ivan Kinsman (Social Democratic Party) 133
- Luke Thomas O'Brien (Independent) 345
- Katie Parker (Independent) 465
Lowestoft, Winner: Jess Asato, (Labour) 14,464
-Peter Aldous, (Conservative) 12,448
-Jessica Asato, (Labour Party) 14,464
-Adam Robertson, (Liberal Democrats) 1,489
-June Mummery, (Reform UK) 10,328
-Toby Hammond, (Green Party) 3,095