# Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

The north east of the East of England. About 108,737 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 402 square kilometres.

Dr Peter Prinsley has been the Labour MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket since July 2024. They won by 1,452 votes on a 64.8% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001146. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## MP and the 2024 result

Dr Peter Prinsley has been the Labour MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket since July 2024.
They won by 1,452 votes on a 64.8% turnout.

MP: [Dr Peter Prinsley](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5163) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Prinsley (elected) | Labour | 16,745 | 32.9% |
| Will Tanner | Conservative | 15,293 | 30.0% |
| Scott Hussey | Reform UK | 8,595 | 16.9% |
| Emma Buckmaster | Green Party | 5,761 | 11.3% |
| Peter McDonald | Liberal Democrat | 3,154 | 6.2% |
| Jeremy Lee | Independent | 819 | 1.6% |
| Richard Baker-Howard | Rejoin EU | 350 | 0.7% |
| Darren Turner | Communist Party of Britain | 176 | 0.3% |

Electorate 78,479. Turnout 64.8%. Majority 1,452 (2.9%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3355

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 2.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had a majority of 2.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 66th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 64.8%** (July 2024). Turnout in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 64.8% (House of Commons Library). Joint 174th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 101,558** (2021). Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had 101,558 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 309th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bury-st-edmunds-and-stowmarket#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E14001146) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 3% of people in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E14001146) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Suffolk, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E14001146) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of West Suffolk, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E14001146) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had 101,558 usual residents at the census.

## How Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 2.9% | joint 66th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 64.8% | joint 174th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 101,558 | 309th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 3% | joint 139th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket?

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had 101,558 usual residents at the census.
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is the 309th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of West Suffolk

Most of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket lies in West Suffolk. These figures are published for the whole of West Suffolk, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket itself. [See West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)

- **Average house price: £295,860** (August 2026). West Suffolk’s average house price was £295,860 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,628** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Suffolk earned a median of £39,628 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in West Suffolk costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.2** (2025). West Suffolk has a deprivation score of 16.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 115th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in brief

The winner in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had a majority of 2.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 64.8%.
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket had 101,558 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001146
- Council: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 402 km²
- People, mid-2024: 108,737*
- Wards: 23
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 64
- Output areas: 330

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk), [Waveney Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/waveney-valley), [South Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-suffolk), [South West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-west-norfolk), [Central Suffolk and North Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich)

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## Latest updates for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001146

## How to cite

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