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Election results, plus information on turn-out.

Preferred Name:
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Unit Type:
Constituency
Status:
County Constituency (after 1949)
Date created:
1949
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
12756987
Authorities:
Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Notes:

Cheffins records this unit as being both a Borough and a County Constituency. However it has only been designated a County Constituency since 1949 and the unit information has been amended accordingly.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
BURY ST EDMUNDS Preferred English     Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
SUFFOLK BURY ST EDMUNDS Alternate English     F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1970 (Chichester: Political Reference Publications, 1971)
WEST SUFFOLK BURY ST EDMUNDS Alternate English     Boundary Commission for England, First Periodical Report (London: H.M.S.O., 1954)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by WEST SUFFOLK BURY ST EDMUNDS PDivCon Constituency Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ENGLAND Dep Country 1949   Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bury St Edmunds CCon through time | Census tables with data for the Constituency, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12756987

Date accessed: 16th April 2024