Bury St Edmunds (UK Parliament constituency)
Bury St Edmunds is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jo Churchill, a Conservative.
| Bury St Edmunds | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk | |
Location of Suffolk within England | |
| County | Suffolk |
| Population | 113,678 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 85,933 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Bury St Edmunds, Elmswell, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Thurston |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Jo Churchill (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| 1614–1918 | |
| Seats | 1614–1885: Two 1885–1918: One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to moderate boundary changes, losing eastern, rural areas to the newly created constituency of Waveney Valley. The revised seat will be renamed Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, to be first contested at the next general election.
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