Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Ipswich shown within England, and England shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Chris Mole |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Suffolk |
| EP constituency: | East of England |
Ipswich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
The present-day constituency consists of most of the Borough of Ipswich, although the north-western part was transferred to the Central Suffolk constituency in 1979. Previous to this, the Parliamentary and Municipal Boroughs were always the same. Before the Reform Act 1832, the franchise in Ipswich was in the hands of the Ipswich Corporation and the Freemen. It has generally been favourable to Labour since World War II, although they have lost the seat on two occasions,and have sometimes won with very sparse majorities. Since 1997, however, they have won the contests with safer margins over the Tories.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:
- Alexandra, Bixley, Bridge, Gainsborough, Gipping, Holywells, Priory Heath, Rushmere, St John’s, St Margaret’s, Sprites, Stoke Park, and Westgate from the city of Ipswich
Members of Parliament since 1918
- 1918 - 1923: Sir Francis Ganzoni (Conservative)
- 1923 - 1924: Robert Jackson (Labour)
- 1924 - 1938: Sir Francis Ganzoni, Bt. (Conservative)
- 1938 - 1957: Richard Stokes (Labour)
- 1957 - 1970: Dingle Foot (Labour)
- 1970 - 1974: Ernle Money (Conservative)
- 1974 - 1987: Kenneth Weetch (Labour)
- 1987 - 1992: Michael Irvine (Conservative)
- 1992 - 2001: Jamie Cann (Labour)
- 2001 - present: Chris Mole (Labour)
Election results
The 2005 election results are compared against the General Election 2001 results.
Following the death of Jamie Cann on 21 October, 2001 a by-election was held on 22 November, 2001.
See also
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