2024 General Election leaflets in Ipswich

All the candidates in the Ipswich constituency sent me leaflets for the 2024 General Election, with the exception of the Heritage Party. I'll archive the leaflets here from each party, in order of the election result. 

Notably, Labour were the only party to knock on my door or have any kind of ground game that I was able to see. 

Overall:

  • 52.1% of voters voted for left-wing parties: Labour / Green / Communist
  • 5.1% of voters voted for the sole centrist party to stand: Liberal Democrats
  • 42.7% of voters voted for right-wing parties: Conservative / Reform UK / Heritage
  • 42% of the total electorate didn't bother turning up at all.

Labour Co-op: Jack Abbott (Elected)

Labour poster

 

Conservative: Tom Hunt (Incumbent since 2019, unseated)

 

Reform UK: Tony Love


Green: Adria Pittock

Liberal Democrats: James Sandbach

Communist: Freddie Sofar

 

Heritage: Terence Kevin Charles

No leaflets or contact at all. I'm very pleased that the Communist Party beat the Heritage Party.

Location: Cornhill, Ipswich IP1 1DH, UK

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