Suffolk Coastal: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) is the MP for Suffolk Coastal, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) won 15,672 votes, 31.7% of the valid vote; Thérèse Coffey (Conservative) came second with 14,602. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 66.4% (49,451 of 74,522); the winning margin was 1,070 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Suffolk Coastal has the 11th highest share of adults retired (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (33.8%); it also has the 15th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (86.1%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 86.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.8 points. The economically inactive share was 13.9%.
Suffolk Coastal had an estimated population of 95,308 in mid-2024, against 89,670 in 2014 (ONS). 29,833 were aged 65 or over and 13,655 were under 16.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £40,072 for jobs in Suffolk Coastal and £35,661 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £34,542. The residents' figure ranks 172nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Homes in Suffolk Coastal sold for a median £325,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 31% on £247,500 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £340,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 221st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,346 recorded sales.
5,085 business sites were registered in Suffolk Coastal in March 2026 (5,035 a year before), and employed 47,000 people in 2024.
In 2024/25, 23.6% of children under 16 in Suffolk Coastal (3,226) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 16.5% in 2024/25, from 15.3% in 2021/22.
1,160 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 1,050.
Census 2021: 42,806 households, 139.2 people per square kilometre, 29.2% of workers based at home, 33.8% of adults retired.
MP
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Labour
- MP for Suffolk Coastal since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter in Hansard, from 16 July 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 134 spoken contributions by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter since 4 July 2024.
Thank you, Mr Speaker. The land use framework will help deliver faster, clearer and more co-ordinated decisions on housing and infrastructure, ensuring that our most productive farmland is safeguarded.
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I am going to make progress. Farmers have endured an exceptionally demanding period.
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I am sorry; I am going to make progress. To that end, we are working with the farming sector on how the scheme can be improved, and the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon.
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I congratulate my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) on securing this incredibly important debate. I also thank hon. Members for their powerful and thoughtful contributions.
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T8. Roads in my constituency, including the B1125, are becoming rat runs because of the increase in traffic on the A12. Does the Secretary of State agree that we need a full multi-agency approach to ensure better road safety?
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | Labour | 15,672 | 31.7% | +10.3 |
| Thérèse Coffey | Conservative | 14,602 | 29.5% | −26.9 |
| Matthew Jackson | Reform UK | 7,850 | 15.9% | |
| Julia Ewart | Liberal Democrat | 6,947 | 14.0% | −1.1 |
| Julian Cusack | Green Party | 4,380 | 8.9% | +4.4 |
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 31.7% | Conservative 29.5% | 1,070 | 66.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.5% | Labour 21.4% | 18,355 | 72.1% |
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
Suffolk Coastal lies within East Suffolk.
- East Suffolk E07000244
Who has power over Suffolk Coastal
Every body that makes decisions for Suffolk Coastal, 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 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
- Suffolk Coastal this page: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) 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 Suffolk Coastal?
UK Parliament lists Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Suffolk Coastal?
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour) won with 15,672 votes, a majority of 1,070, on a turnout of 66.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Suffolk Coastal?
2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,160 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Suffolk Coastal?
The median price paid was £325,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Suffolk Coastal?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,661 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Suffolk Coastal live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,226 (23.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Suffolk Coastal?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 95,308 residents.
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.