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)





2001 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%