Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)

Bury St Edmunds
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk
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Location of Suffolk within England
CountySuffolk
Population113,678 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate85,933 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBury St Edmunds, Elmswell, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Thurston
19182024
SeatsOne
1614–1918
Seats1614–1885: Two
1885–1918: One
Type of constituencyBorough 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]

  1. ^ "Bury St Edmunds: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  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.


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