Bury St Edmunds
2010 Results:
Conservative: 27899 (47.51%)
Labour: 9776 (16.65%)
Liberal Democrat: 15519 (26.43%)
UKIP: 3003 (5.11%)
Green: 2521 (4.29%)
Majority: 12380 (21.08%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Conservative: 24552 (46.3%)
Labour: 14520 (27.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 10530 (19.8%)
Other: 3468 (6.5%)
Majority: 10031 (18.9%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 24332 (46.2%)
Labour: 14402 (27.4%)
Liberal Democrat: 10423 (19.8%)
Green: 1603 (3%)
UKIP: 1859 (3.5%)
Majority: 9930 (18.9%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 21850 (43.5%)
Labour: 19347 (38.5%)
Liberal Democrat: 6998 (13.9%)
UKIP: 831 (1.7%)
Other: 1231 (2.4%)
Majority: 2503 (5%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 21290 (38.3%)
Labour: 20922 (37.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 10102 (18.2%)
Referendum: 2939 (5.3%)
Other: 272 (0.5%)
Majority: 368 (0.7%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: David Ruffley(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)
David Ruffley(Conservative) (more information at They work for you)Kevin Hind (Labour) David Chappell (Liberal Democrat) born 1953. Educated at Edinburgh University. Quantity surveyor. St Edmundsbury councillor since 2007. Contested Bury St Edmunds 2005.Mark Ereira-Guyer (Green) Consultant. St Edmundsbury councillor. Contested Bury St Edmunds 1997.John Howlett (UKIP) Contested Bury St Edmunds 20052001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 100369
Male: 49.7%
Female: 50.3%
Under 18: 21.8%
Over 60: 22.4%
Born outside UK: 5%
White: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
Asian: 0.4%
Mixed: 0.6%
Other: 0.4%
Christian: 75.8%
Full time students: 1.8%
Graduates 16-74: 17.9%
No Qualifications 16-74: 27%
Owner-Occupied: 73.3%
Social Housing: 14.8% (Council: 11.7%, Housing Ass.: 3.1%)
Privately Rented: 7.4%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 4.5%
