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    Labour Candidate Elected in Suffolk Coastal

    Friday, 5 July 2024 04:56

    For the first time since its creation, Suffolk Coastal will not be represented by a Conservative.

    The Labour candidate Jenny Ridwell-Carpenter was elected to the seat with incumbent MP There Coffey coming in a close second.

    Jenny Ridwell-Carpenter Carpenter received 15,672 votes to Theresa Coffee’s 14.602. The results were declared at 4AM. The Tory strong-hold was created in 1983 after boundary changes and has been represented by the Conservatives ever since. 

    Turnout was 66%

    Coffee was made a Dame when the government’s dissolution honours list was announced shortly before the polls closed at 10pm..

     

    Suffolk Coastal Election Results

     

    1.  Labour  Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

      • Votes 15,672
      • Share 31.7%
      • Share change +10.3

    2.  Conservative  Therese Coffey

      • Votes 14,602
      • Share 29.5%
      • Share change -26.9

    3.  Reform UK  Matthew Jackson

      • Votes 7,850
      • Share 15.9%
      • Share change +15.9

    4.  Liberal Democrat  Julia Ewart

      • Votes 6,947
      • Share 14.0%
      • Share change -1.1

    5.  Green  Julian Cusack

      • Votes 4,380
      • Share 8.9%
      • Share change +4.5

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