Constituency view

Ipswich

East of England, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Jack Abbott

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Thomas Hunt (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority7,403

Turnout58.5%

Electorate75,396

Valid votes44,071

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour19,099 - 43.3%

Conservative11,696 - 26.5%

Reform7,027 - 15.9%

Green3,652 - 8.3%

Lib Dem2,241 - 5.1%

Other356 - 0.8%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£287,935,457

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,501 total benefits bill per resident · 11% above average

Ipswich: £2,501
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 190 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£287,935,457	163/575
Change over 2 years	+16.4%
Median local wage (2025)	£36,552	+8.8%

Universal Credit£173,895,809
£1,510 per resident · 14,869 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,937 · 1 in 15 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£61,918,522
£538 per resident · 8,433 claimants (+13.1% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,632 · 43% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,065
Housing Benefit£21,474,692
£187 per resident · 2,656 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£13,926,892
£121 per resident · 2,415 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,654,431
£75 per resident · 1,362 claimants
Carer's Allowance£8,065,112
£70 per resident · 1,861 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 83.4%White British 73.1%Asian 5.9%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.7%Other 2.2%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 88.3%White British 81.7%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 3.6%Other 0.9%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 93.0%White British 90.2%Asian 2.5%Black, African or Caribbean 1.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.3%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 95.3%White British N/AAsian 1.6%Black, African or Caribbean 2.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Ipswich (2021)

UK 80.8%Other EU 10.4%Other countries 8.8%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Ipswich (2011)

UK 87.1%Other EU 5.5%Other countries 7.4%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Ipswich (2001)

UK 93.3%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 5.3%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Ipswich (1991)

UK 94.6%Other EU 1.8%Other countries 3.6%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Ipswich

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Ipswich	National	Difference	Rank
% White	83.4%	83.0%	+0.4pp	446/650
% White British	73.1%	74.4%	-1.3pp	444/632
% Asian	5.9%	8.6%	-2.7pp	258/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	3.7%	3.7%	+0.0pp	165/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.7%	2.7%	+2.0pp	87/650
% Other ethnic group	2.2%	2.0%	+0.3pp	165/650
% UK-born	80.8%	84.0%	-3.1pp	486/650
% Non-UK-born	19.2%	16.0%	+3.1pp	165/650
% Other EU-born	10.4%	6.0%	+4.4pp	80/650
% Other countries-born	8.8%	10.1%	-1.3pp	236/650
% Christian	42.4%	46.7%	-4.4pp	450/575
% Muslim	3.9%	6.3%	-2.4pp	203/575
% Hindu	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6pp	200/575
% Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.5pp	202/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	361/575
% Buddhist	0.4%	0.4%	-0.0pp	179/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.0pp	147/575
% No religion	44.9%	37.0%	+7.8pp	78/575
% Religion not stated	6.4%	6.0%	+0.4pp	149/575
% Has any religion	48.8%	57.0%	-8.2pp	508/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Ipswich

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.