UKConstituencies / England
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: MP, 2024 result & majority
Last updated: 3 Oct 2026
Current MP
Dr Peter Prinsley
Labour · MP since 4 Jul 2024
2024 result
Lab Gain
Labour
Majority
1,452
2.9% of votes cast
Turnout
64.8%
50,893 of 78,479 electors
How close is it?
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket was won in 2024 by Labour (Lab Gain) with a majority of 1,452 votes, 2.9% of votes cast. That ranks it 66 of 650 seats from the closest: one of the most marginal seats in the country.
Majority as a share of votes cast; ranking by 2024 majority only. This is not a forecast for the next election.
National context
UK-wide voting intention, not a local poll
As of: 2 Oct 2026 · Method: Average of the last 5 polls · Source: BMG Research, Find Out Now, More in Common, Opinium, Survation, YouGov · Constituency-level polling or MRP is only shown when published by a named pollster.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
Polls are snapshots, not forecasts.
More in East of England
Closest 2024 results first
Sources: UK Parliament Members API (MPs, 2024 results), postcodes.io (nation and region).
