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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%
Demographics

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.