For the first time since its creation, Suffolk Coastal will not be represented by a Conservative.
The Labour candidate Jenny Ridwell-Carpenter was elected to the seat with incumbent MP There Coffey coming in a close second.
Jenny Ridwell-Carpenter Carpenter received 15,672 votes to Theresa Coffee’s 14.602. The results were declared at 4AM. The Tory strong-hold was created in 1983 after boundary changes and has been represented by the Conservatives ever since.
Turnout was 66%
Coffee was made a Dame when the government’s dissolution honours list was announced shortly before the polls closed at 10pm..
Suffolk Coastal Election Results
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Labour Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Votes 15,672
- Share 31.7%
- Share change +10.3
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Conservative Therese Coffey
- Votes 14,602
- Share 29.5%
- Share change -26.9
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Reform UK Matthew Jackson
- Votes 7,850
- Share 15.9%
- Share change +15.9
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Liberal Democrat Julia Ewart
- Votes 6,947
- Share 14.0%
- Share change -1.1
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Green Julian Cusack
- Votes 4,380
- Share 8.9%
- Share change +4.5
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