General Election May 2010

A UK parliamentary General Election was held on 6 May 2010 with five candidates contesting the Suffolk Coastal seat and seven for the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich seat along with local elections in some parts of England.

In Suffolk Coastal a local Suffolk County Council election for Aldeburgh and Leiston was held on the same day.

Suffolk Coastal constituency result

Therese Coffey was declared the new Conservative MP for the Suffolk Coastal constituency at 2.48am on Friday, 7 May. Her majority was 9,128 and the turn-out was 71.6%.

• Stephen Bush (UKIP) 3,156 (5.7%)
• Therese Coffey (Conservative) 25,475 (46.3%) 
• Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat) 16,347 (29.7%)
• Rachel Fulcher (Green Party) 1,103 (2%)
• Adam Leeder (Labour) 8,812 (16%)
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• Declaration of poll result (new window PDF 45KB)

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency result

Daniel Poulter was declared the new Conservative MP for the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency. His majority was 13,786 and the turn-out was 70.4%. The Central Suffolk & North Ipswich results are as follows:

• Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne (Liberal Democrat) 13,339 (25.0%)
• Bhavna Joshi (Labour) 8,636 (16.2%)
• Roy Philpott (UKIP) 2,361 (4.4%)
• Daniel Poulter (Conservative) 27,125 (50.8%)
• Andrew Stringer (Green Party) 1,452 (2.7%)
• Mark Trevitt (Independent) 389 (0.7%)
• Richard Vass (The New Party) 118 (0.2%)
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• More about the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency election (new window)

Results and analysis for both the Suffolk Coastal and Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituencies are published on the BBC's Election 2010 website:

• BBC website - Suffolk Coastal constituency (new window)
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• BBC website - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency (new window)

Which constituency do I live in?

Two Parliamentary constituencies cover the Suffolk Coastal district - the Suffolk Coastal and Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituencies. Follow the links below to view maps showing the constituencies and their boundaries:

• District map showing constituency boundaries
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• Ordnance Survey election maps website (new window)

Suffolk Coastal's Returning Officer was responsible for administering the election for the Suffolk Coastal constituency. Mid Suffolk District Council's Returning Officer was responsible for administering the election for the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency (new window).

The candidates for the Suffolk Coastal and Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituencies are listed in the statement of candidates below. For the first time in parliamentary elections candidates were not required to show their home address, but can just show the constituency in which they live.

• Statement of candidates nominated for the Suffolk Coastal constituency (new window PDF 29KB)
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• Statement of candidates nominated for the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency (new window PDF 23KB)

Watch the Suffolk Coastal candidates on Felixstowe TV

The five candidates standing for the Suffolk Coastal constituency each recorded short videos for Felixstowe TV outlining their campaign messages:

• Suffolk Coastal candidates on Felixstowe TV (new window)

Election notices

• Suffolk Coastal constituency - notice of election (new window PDF 8KB)
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• Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency - notice of election (new window PDF 12KB)
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• Agents appointed for the candidates for the Suffolk Coastal constituency (new window PDF 11KB)
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• Agents appointed for the candidates for the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency (new window PDF 14KB)