Ipswich: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Ipswich, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Jack Abbott (Labour) 19,099 votes and Thomas Hunt (Conservative) 11,696, a majority of 7,403. 44,071 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 75,396, 58.5% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 115,126; the estimate for 2014 was 112,984. The estimate peaked at 116,630 in 2017. 18,996 were aged 65 or over and 23,335 were under 16.
DWP figures count 7,759 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 33.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 25.0% in 2021/22 to 25.7% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Ipswich had median pay of £35,324 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,552. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,966. The residents' figure ranks 158th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £227,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £154,500. The highest March-year median in the series was £240,000, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 165th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,152 sales were registered in the period, against 1,397 in the year to March 2025.
73.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.9 points). 23.9% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Ipswich accounted for 64,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,145 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 49,326 households, 3,643.4 people per square kilometre, 25.5% of workers based at home, 18.9% of adults retired.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 3,435 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 4.7%. That is up from 3,165 twelve months before.
MP
Jack Abbott, Labour (Co-op)
- MP for Ipswich since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jack Abbott on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Jack Abbott's latest words in Parliament, from 13 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 190 spoken contributions by Jack Abbott since 4 July 2024.
I thank the Secretary of State for the intent she has shown in the Bill that is before us. It is a privilege to be sat next to my hon.
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T4. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS foundation trust has made a £98 million application to the estates safety fund for a new maternity building.
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Q2. I am sure we were all incredibly moved by the Prime Minister’s tribute to his late father at Labour party conference, and I wish to pass on my personal condolences to him and his family.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for securing this important debate. Too many communities have paid a price for the failure of NHS trusts. In Ipswich, we know that all too well.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Wishart, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist) for bringing forward this debate.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Abbott | Labour | 19,099 | 43.3% | +4.1 |
| Thomas Hunt | Conservative | 11,696 | 26.5% | −23.8 |
| Tony Love | Reform UK | 7,027 | 15.9% | +13.1 |
| Adria Pittock | Green Party | 3,652 | 8.3% | +5.7 |
| James Sandbach | Liberal Democrat | 2,241 | 5.1% | +0.2 |
| Freddie Sofar | Communist Party of Britain | 205 | 0.5% | |
| Terence Charles | Heritage Party | 151 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 43.3% | Conservative 26.5% | 7,403 | 58.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 50.3% | Labour 39.3% | 5,479 | 66.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Ipswich lies within Ipswich.
- Ipswich E07000202
Who has power over Ipswich
Every body that makes decisions for Ipswich, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Ipswich this page: Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Ipswich?
Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Ipswich?
The House of Commons Library records 19,099 votes for Jack Abbott of Labour and a majority of 7,403; 58.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Ipswich?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 3,435, 4.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Ipswich?
£227,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Ipswich?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £35,324 (April 2025).
How many children in Ipswich live in low income families?
7,759 children under 16, 33.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Ipswich?
115,126 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.