Jamie Charles Cann (28 June 1946 – 15 October 2001) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Leader of Ipswich Borough Council from 1979 to 1991, before being elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich at the 1992 general election, a seat he held until his death in 2001.
[3] Renowned as an MP with acerbic wit,[citation needed] he spent most of his time campaigning in the constituency.
[4] He died of liver disease, in October 2001, just four months after being re-elected at the 2001 general election, and following a spell in hospital in Cambridge.
The subsequent by-election for Ipswich was held on 22 November and was retained for the Labour Party by the new candidate Chris Mole.
[5] A retirement home on the Ravenswood development in Ipswich was named in Cann's honour following his death.