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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Constituency

The north east of the East of England. About 108,737 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 402 square kilometres.

MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourMP since

They won by 1,452 votes on a 64.8% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 3% of people in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
2.9%
Joint 66th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
64.8%
Joint 174th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
101,558
309th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Peter PrinsleyElectedLabour16,74532.9%
Will TannerConservative15,29330.0%
Scott HusseyReform UK8,59516.9%
Emma BuckmasterGreen Party5,76111.3%
Peter McDonaldLiberal Democrat3,1546.2%
Jeremy LeeIndependent8191.6%
Richard Baker-HowardRejoin EU3500.7%
Darren TurnerCommunist Party of Britain1760.3%
Electorate
78,479
Turnout
64.8%
Majority
1,452 (2.9%)
Valid votes
50,893
Rejected ballots
193

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket compares

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Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is 2.9%.
2.9%joint 66th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is 64.8%.
64.8%joint 174th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is 101,558.
101,558309th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is 3.0%.
3%joint 139th fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket?

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had 101,558 usual residents at the census.

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is the 309th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of West Suffolk

Most of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket lies in West Suffolk. These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket itself. See West Suffolk

Average house price
£295,860
Down 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,628
149th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.2
115th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in brief

The winner in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had a majority of 2.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 64.8%.

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had 101,558 usual residents at the census.

About 3% of people in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.