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Election for the constituency of Ipswich on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Ipswich, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour gain from Conservatives by Sandy Martin with a majority of 831 - 1.6% - on a turnout of 67.6%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
MARTIN, Sandy Lab 24,224 47.4% 10.3%
GUMMER, Ben Con 23,393 45.7% 1.0%
GOULD, Tony UKIP 1,372 2.7% -9.0%
HYYRYLAINEN-TRETT, Adrian LD 1,187 2.3% -0.6%
ARMSTRONG, Charlotte Green 840 1.6% -1.9%
TABANE, David Ind 121 0.2% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 75,668, having a valid vote count of 51,137 and an invalid vote count of 100.

Result declared at 02:59 on 9 June 2017.