Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in Suffolk.
Location of Suffolk within England.
County	Suffolk
Population	98,935 (2011 census)
Electorate	76,177 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Daniel Poulter (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Central Suffolk
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	East of England

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Daniel Poulter of the Conservative Party.

Sir Michael Lord, knighted in 2001, was the first MP who served the seat, from 1997 until 2010. The 2010 general election saw the fourth win for a Conservative with the election of Daniel Poulter.

1997-2010: The District of Mid Suffolk wards of Barham, Barking, Bramford, Claydon, Creeting, Debenham, Eye, Fressingfield, Helmingham, Hoxne, Mendlesham, Palgrave, Stonham, Stradbroke, Wetheringsett, Weybread, and Worlingworth, the District of Suffolk Coastal wards of Bealings, Dennington, Earl Soham, Framlingham, Glemham, Grundisburgh and Witnesham, Hasketon, Kesgrave, Otley, Rushmere, and Wickham Market, and the Borough of Ipswich wards of Broom Hill, Castle Hill, Whitehouse, and Whitton.

2010-present: The District of Mid Suffolk wards of Barking and Somersham, Bramford and Blakenham, Claydon and Barham, Debenham, Eye, Fressingfield, Helmingham and Coddenham, Hoxne, Mendlesham, Palgrave, Stradbroke and Laxfield, The Stonhams, Wetheringsett, and Worlingworth, the District of Suffolk Coastal wards of Earl Soham, Framlingham, Grundisburgh, Hacheston, Kesgrave East, Kesgrave West, Otley, Rushmere St Andrew, Wickham Market, and Witnesham, and the Borough of Ipswich wards of Castle Hill, Whitehouse, and Whitton.

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich is a Conservative safe seat, primarily made up of rural farming communities and retirement properties. The exception to this are the three wards from Ipswich Borough Council, which polarise support between the Conservatives and Labour, and Kesgrave, a new satellite town, which shows strong support for the Conservatives. The rural areas which make up the majority of the constituency, consistently return a majority of Conservative councillors. The local government make up of the seat, in respect of the number of borough and district councillors elected by party is 28 Conservative, 5 Labour, 4 Independent, 3 Liberal Democrat, and 1 Green.