2001 General Election - West Suffolk
| Year | 2001 | 
| General election | 2001 General Election | 
| Constituency | West Suffolk | 
| Turnout | 59.6% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Spring, Richard | Conservative | 20,201 | 
| Jefferys, Michael | Labour | 15,906 | 
| Martlew, Robin | Liberal Democrats | 5,017 | 
| Burrows, Will | UKIP | 1,321 |