Historic night in Suffolk for Labour and the Greens
Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay won with a 5,494 majority
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Labour and the Green Party made history in Suffolk as Conservative MPs were toppled.
Former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey lost a 20,000 majority in Suffolk Coastal, leaving Labour supporters jubilant.
Jack Abbott and Jess Asato won in Ipswich and Lowestoft respectively, while Peter Prinsley claimed the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket seat for Labour.
In Waveney Valley, Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay won with a 5,494 majority.
Newly elected Labour MP Jess Asato said: “I am feeling exhilarated and ready to start the task of being the MP for Lowestoft"
Labour Ipswich MP Jack Abbott: 'I've got to hit the ground running'
Mr Ramsay said: "It has been a long journey but I just feel honoured by the support and I feel do my best to represent people right across the constituency."
Elsewhere, James Cartlidge, who was a defence minister, retained his South Suffolk seat by about 3,000 votes.
Nick Timothy won West Suffolk for the Conservatives but with a reduced majority of 3,247.
Therese Coffey declined to be interviewed after losing her seat
Reflecting on his victory in Ipswich, Mr Abbott said he would work work to bring the town "together" and build a "new future".
Mr Hunt, who won the seat in 2019, said: "This is an incredibly difficult result for the Conservative Party."
Ms Riddell-Carpenter who won 15,672 votes in Suffolk Coastal, with Ms Coffey on 14,602.
New Labour MP Ms Asato said: “I am feeling exhilarated and ready to start the task of being the MP for Lowestoft on day one."
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter said her win for Labour in Suffolk Coastal changed "the course of history"
Analysis
By Ben Parker, BBC Suffolk political reporter
The political landscape of Suffolk has totally changed this morning.
In 2019 all seven seats were won by the Conservatives. Now they have only three MPs in the county.
Labour have been the big winners.
They would have expected to take Ipswich and Lowestoft but Suffolk Coastal and Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket are shocks.
The polls suggested it could happen but with seats with huge majorities from 2019, it always seemed a big challenge.
Those MPs who held on will have to sit, for the first time, on the opposition benches.
It's been a massive night for the Green Party, who took Waveney Valley.
It was a seat they were desperate to win, standing their co-leader Adrian Ramsay there and pouring resources in to the campaign.
It's a tough challenge for the new MP, with his seat covering Suffolk and Norfolk.
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