James Cartlidge

James Cartlidge is the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency South Suffolk when James Cartlidge was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
3,047
Electorate
74,619
Turnout
65.4%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. For the 2024 General Election, changes in vote share, majorities and turnout are calculated on the basis of 2019 notional results. Find out more about constituency boundary changes in this BBC explainer.*

*Estimates compiled by Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher on behalf of BBC News, ITV News, Sky News and the Press Association. Calculations for Scotland done by Professor David Denver, those for Northern Ireland by Nicholas Whyte.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
James Cartlidge
Conservative
16,082 33.0% -29.1%
Emma Bishton
Labour
13,035 26.7% 7.5%
Beverley England
Reform UK
9,252 19.0% 19.0%
Tom Bartleet
Liberal Democrat
6,424 13.2% 0.5%
Jessie Carter
Green Party
4,008 8.2% 2.2%