Constituency view

South Suffolk

East of England, England

Con hold

Current MP

Current representation

James Cartlidge

Conservative

Male

Majority3,047

Turnout65.4%

Electorate74,619

Valid votes48,801

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Conservative16,082 - 33.0%

Labour13,035 - 26.7%

Reform9,252 - 19.0%

Lib Dem6,424 - 13.2%

Green4,008 - 8.2%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£141,584,719

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

£1,459 total benefits bill per resident · 35% below average

South Suffolk: £1,459
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 488 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£141,584,719	505/575
Change over 2 years	+21.0%
Median local wage (2025)	£30,929	+8.9%

Universal Credit£77,634,511
£800 per resident · 6,599 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 2,211 · 1 in 25 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£34,038,549
£351 per resident · 4,593 claimants (+21.5% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 1,734 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 2,321
Disability Living Allowance£10,133,243
£104 per resident · 1,723 claimants
Housing Benefit£9,888,372
£102 per resident · 1,451 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£5,237,855
£54 per resident · 849 claimants
Carer's Allowance£4,652,189
£48 per resident · 1,074 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 96.7%White British 93.6%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.5%Other 0.4%

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 97.8%White British 95.4%Asian 0.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.9%Other 0.2%

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 98.7%White British 96.7%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.1%

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 99.3%White British N/AAsian 0.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%

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

South Suffolk (2021)

UK 94.3%Other EU 2.7%Other countries 3.0%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

South Suffolk (2011)

UK 95.0%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 3.1%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

South Suffolk (2001)

UK 96.1%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 2.9%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

South Suffolk (1991)

UK 96.3%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 2.1%

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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South Suffolk

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	South Suffolk	National	Difference	Rank
% White	96.7%	83.0%	+13.6pp	129/650
% White British	93.6%	74.4%	+19.2pp	87/632
% Asian	0.9%	8.6%	-7.7pp	583/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.5%	3.7%	-3.2pp	474/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.5%	2.7%	-1.2pp	437/650
% Other ethnic group	0.4%	2.0%	-1.6pp	530/650
% UK-born	94.3%	84.0%	+10.3pp	137/650
% Non-UK-born	5.7%	16.0%	-10.3pp	514/650
% Other EU-born	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3pp	512/650
% Other countries-born	3.0%	10.1%	-7.0pp	481/650
% Christian	49.8%	46.7%	+3.1pp	213/575
% Muslim	0.5%	6.3%	-5.8pp	486/575
% Hindu	0.2%	1.6%	-1.5pp	496/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	527/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.3pp	213/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	426/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	361/575
% No religion	42.7%	37.0%	+5.7pp	144/575
% Religion not stated	6.0%	6.0%	+0.0pp	240/575
% Has any religion	51.3%	57.0%	-5.7pp	430/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around South Suffolk

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.