West Suffolk: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Nick Timothy (Conservative) is the MP for West Suffolk, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Nick Timothy (Conservative) won 15,814 votes, 34.3% of the valid vote; Rebecca Denness (Labour) came second with 12,567. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.8% (46,161 of 77,145); the winning margin was 3,247 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 123,600 people live in West Suffolk: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 123,616. 24,001 were aged 65 or over and 23,529 were under 16.
6,435 business sites were registered in West Suffolk in March 2026 (6,115 a year before), and employed 44,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 50,690 households, 155.1 people per square kilometre, 22.5% of workers based at home, 21.6% of adults retired.
In 2024/25, 19.5% of children under 16 in West Suffolk (4,583) 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 13.4% in 2024/25, from 12.4% in 2021/22.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 78.7% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.3 points. The economically inactive share was 14.7%.
Residents of West Suffolk earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £35,131 for workplace jobs and £39,120 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £34,514. The residents' figure ranks 275th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £285,000 and half for less. That is up 45% on £196,000 ten years before. It ranks 284th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,535 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 2.5% of 16 to 64 year olds in West Suffolk were claimants (1,915 people). A year earlier the count was 1,805.
MP
Nick Timothy, Conservative
- MP for West Suffolk since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Nick Timothy on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Nick Timothy in Hansard, from 13 October 2026 to 27 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 423 spoken contributions by Nick Timothy since 4 July 2024.
You would not believe, Mr Speaker, listening to the Minister that the numbers of prison places and prison officers are actually down. It all sounds like it is going very well according to her version of events.
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(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the electronic monitoring of offenders.
Had the hon. Lady listened, she would have heard that I said individual barristers—I did not say organisations. [Hon. Members: “Ah!”] The Justice Secretary and others ought to listen to those professionals who experience the justice system every day.
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Time and again, for more than a year now, Ministers have come to the Dispatch Box and told the House that their attack on jury trials was essential to making the courts work efficiently.
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Two weeks ago, 700 prisoners were released from prison across the country, and today a further 650 will be released, most after serving just one third of their sentence.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Timothy | Conservative | 15,814 | 34.3% | −30.1 |
| Rebecca Denness | Labour | 12,567 | 27.2% | +5.0 |
| David Bull | Reform UK | 9,623 | 20.8% | |
| Henry Batchelor | Liberal Democrat | 4,284 | 9.3% | +0.2 |
| Mark Ereira | Green Party | 2,910 | 6.3% | +1.8 |
| Katie Parker | Independent | 485 | 1.1% | |
| Luke O'Brien | Independent | 345 | 0.7% | |
| Ivan Kinsman | Social Democratic Party | 133 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. 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 | Conservative 34.3% | Labour 27.2% | 3,247 | 59.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 64.3% | Labour 22.2% | 20,797 | 64.7% |
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
West Suffolk lies within West Suffolk.
- West Suffolk E07000245
Who has power over West Suffolk
Every body that makes decisions for West Suffolk, 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
- West Suffolk this page: Nick Timothy (Conservative) 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 West Suffolk?
UK Parliament lists Nick Timothy, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for West Suffolk since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in West Suffolk?
Nick Timothy (Conservative) won with 15,814 votes, a majority of 3,247, on a turnout of 59.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in West Suffolk?
2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,915 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in West Suffolk?
The median price paid was £285,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in West Suffolk?
Median full-time pay of residents was £39,120 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in West Suffolk live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,583 (19.5% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of West Suffolk?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 123,616 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.