Area briefing
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
MP: Patrick Spencer (Conservative). One page of figures you can print or save as a PDF.
| Typical full-time pay, a week | £795 |
| UK figure | £767 |
| People claiming unemployment-related benefits | 2.1% |
| UK figure | 3.9% |
| Rank for pay, highest first | 205 of 631 |
| Rank for claimants, highest first | 568 of 649 |
| Winner in 2024 | Conservative |
| Majority | 4,290 |
| Turnout | 64% |
Areas like this one: Ely and East Cambridgeshire, Beverley and Holderness, South Norfolk.
Sources: ONS via Nomis (pay 2025, claimants August 2026); House of Commons Library election results; Parliament Members API. Fetched 2026-10-04. UK Explained: ukexplained.uk/areas/central-suffolk-and-north-ipswich/. These figures describe the area; they do not explain why.