A town of east-central England east of Cambridge. In 903 the remains of King Edmund were interred in the town's monastery (founded c. 630), which became a famous shrine and Benedictine abbey. Population: 36,200.
Bury Saint Edmunds
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Bury Saint Ed·munds (ĕd'məndz)  |
A town of east-central England east of Cambridge. In 903 the remains of King Edmund were interred in the town's monastery (founded c. 630), which became a famous shrine and Benedictine abbey. Population: 36,200.
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Bury St. Edmunds (bĕr' sənt ĕd'məndz), town (1991 pop. 30,563), Suffolk, E central England. It is the market and processing center for the surrounding rich farm region. The town also has engineering works, a brewery, timber yards, and a beet-sugar factory. In 903 the remains of King Edmund were interred here in a monastery, founded c.630, which later became a famous shrine and Benedictine abbey founded by Canute. In 1214, English barons struggling against King John took an oath in the abbey to compel him to accept their demands. The result was the Magna Carta (1215). Among the buildings of historical interest in the town are a Norman gate, ruins of St. James Cathedral, and a 15th-century church. Moyses Hall, a Norman residence, has been made into a museum.
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| Bury St Edmunds County constituency |
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| Bury St Edmunds shown within Suffolk, and Suffolk shown within England | |
| Created: | |
| MP: | David Ruffley |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Suffolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Bury St Edmunds is a constituency located in Suffolk and centred on the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has elected Conservative MPs for decades, although Labour came close to gaining the seat in 1997.
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Boundaries
The constituency contains the towns of Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market. Its boundaries do not match those of St Edmundsbury borough, which includes Haverhill (part of West Suffolk constituency), and excludes Stowmarket and Needham Market.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Suffolk the Boundary Commission for England has recommended minor alterations to the existing constituency arrangement. The electoral wards used in the creation of this seat are:
- From the district of Mid Suffolk:Bacton and Old Newton, Badwell Ash, Elmswell and Norton, Gislingham, Haughley and Wetherden, Needham Market, Onehouse, Rattlesden, Rickinghall and Walsham, Ringshall, Stowmarket Central, Stowmarket North, Stowmarket South, Stowupland, Thurston and Hessett, and Woolpit
- From the district of St Edmundsbury: Abbeygate, Eastgate, Fornham, Great Barton, Horringer and Whelnetham, Minden, Moreton Hall, Northgate, Pakenham, Risbygate, Rougham, St Olaves, Southgate, and Westgate.
Members of Parliament
Before 1660
- 1641 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Robert Crane
- 1621 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Josiah Woodford
- 1623 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Anthony Crofts
- 1625 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Sir William Spring
- ---- Sir Thomas Jermyn, Emanuel Gifford
- 1628 Sir Thomas Jermyn, Sir William Hervey
- 1640 Sir Thomas Jermyn, John Godbold
- 1640 Sir Thomas Jermyn, with Sir Thomas Barnardiston (1640 to 1646) and Sir William Spring (1646-1648)[1]
- 1654 Samuel Moody, John Clarke
- 1656 Samuel Moody, John Clarke
- 1659 John Clarke, Thomas Chaplin[2]
1660–1885
Two Members
| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
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| 1660[3] | Sir Henry Crofts | Sir John Duncombe | ||||
| 1661 | Sir Edmund Poley | |||||
| 1673 | William Duncombe | |||||
| 1679 | Sir Thomas Hervey | Thomas Jermyn | ||||
| 1685 | William Crofts | |||||
| 1689 | Sir Robert Davers | |||||
| 1690 | Henry Goldwell | |||||
| 1694 | John Hervey | |||||
| 1701 | Sir Thomas Felton | |||||
| 1703 | Sir Robert Davers[4] | |||||
| Dec. 1705 | Aubrey Porter | |||||
| 1709 | Joseph Weld | |||||
| 1712 | Samuel Batteley | |||||
| 1713 | Carr, Lord Hervey | |||||
| 1717 | James Reynolds | |||||
| 1722 | Sir Jermyn Davers | |||||
| 1725 | John, Lord Hervey | |||||
| 1727 | Thomas Norton | |||||
| 1733 | Thomas Hervey | |||||
| 1747 | Felton Hervey[5] | Viscount Petersham | ||||
| 1756 | The Earl of Euston | |||||
| 1757 | Hon. Augustus John Hervey | |||||
| 1761 | Hon. Charles Fitzroy | |||||
| 1763 | William Hervey | |||||
| 1768 | Hon. Augustus John Hervey | |||||
| 1774 | Sir Charles Davers | |||||
| 1775 | Henry Seymour Conway | |||||
| 1784 | Hon. George Fitzroy | |||||
| 1787 | Lord Charles FitzRoy | |||||
| 1796 | Lord Hervey | |||||
| 1802 | Lord Charles FitzRoy | |||||
| 1803 | The Lord Templetown | |||||
| 1812 | Frederick Thomas Hervey Foster | |||||
| 1818 | The Earl of Euston | Arthur Percy Upton | ||||
| 1820 | Lord John Edward FitzRoy | |||||
| 1826 | The Earl Jermyn | Conservative | Earl of Euston | |||
| 1831 | Lord Charles FitzRoy | Liberal | ||||
| 1847 | Edward Herbert Bunbury | Liberal | ||||
| 1852 | John Stuart | Conservative | ||||
| Dec 1852 | James Henry Porteous Oakes | Conservative | ||||
| 1857 | Joseph Alfred Hardcastle | Liberal | ||||
| 1859 | Lord Alfred Hervey | Conservative | ||||
| 1865 | Edward Greene | Conservative | ||||
| 1874 | Lord Francis Hervey | Conservative | ||||
| 1880 | Joseph Alfred Hardcastle | Liberal | ||||
| 1885 | representation reduced to one member | |||||
Notes
- ^ This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage page.
- ^ [1]
- ^ A double return was made, Thomas Chaplin and John Clarke were subsequently declared not duly elected.
- ^ At the general election in May 1705, Davers was also returned for Suffolk, for which he chose to sit.
- ^ Hon. Augustus John Hervey was also declared elected in April 1754, he and his uncle Felton having an equal number of votes. This election was declared void. At the subsequent by-election held on 9 Dec 1754, Felton Hervey was returned.
Since 1885
One Member
Election results
| Next United Kingdom general election: Bury St Edmunds | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| UKIP | John Howlett | ||||
| General Election 2005: Bury St Edmunds | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Ruffley | 24,332 | 46.2 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | David Monaghan | 14,402 | 27.4 | −11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Chappell | 10,423 | 19.8 | +5.9 | |
| UKIP | John Howlett | 1,859 | 3.5 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Graham Manning | 1,603 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,930 | 18.9 | |||
| Turnout | 52,619 | 66.1 | +0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bury St Edmunds | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Ruffley | 21,850 | 43.5 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Mark Eriira | 19,347 | 38.5 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Richard Williams | 6,998 | 13.9 | -4.3 | |
| UKIP | John Howlett | 831 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Independent (politician) | Michael Brundle | 651 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Michael Benwell | 580 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,503 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 50,257 | 66 | -9.0 | ||
See also
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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