Sudbury Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]
| Sudbury | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Babergh |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 9,136 (2019) |
| Electorate | 6,949 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Ballingdon, Sudbury |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Jessie Carter (Green) |
| Local council | Babergh District Council |
| Replaced by | Sudbury West |
Geography
editThe division is almost entirely urban and contains most of the town of Sudbury as well as the strip of land between the town and the Essex border. It has a more diverse population than Babergh in general. It was formed of the whole of Sudbury until 2005 with the creation of Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division.
History
editHistorically Labour has performed better in this division than in most of rural Suffolk, indeed it was one of only two division outside of Ipswich that the party won in 2017.
It was set to be replaced by the new Sudbury West Division in 2025.[2]
Boundaries and boundary changes
edit1985–2005
edit- Babergh District Wards of Sudbury East, Sudbury North, Sudbury South.[3]
2005–present
edit- Babergh District Wards of Sudbury North, Sudbury South.[4]
Members for Sudbury
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Herbert | Independent | 1973–1977 | |
| W Barker | Conservative | 1977–1985 | |
| Elizabeth Wiles | Labour | 1985–2001 | |
| Nicholas Irwin | Labour | 2001–2005 | |
| Jack Owen | Labour | 2005–2009 | |
| John Sayers | Conservative | 2009–2017 | |
| Independent | 2017 | ||
| Jack Owen | Labour | 2017–2021 | |
| Jessie Carter | Green | 2021–present | |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jessie Carter | 1,056 | 42.0 | +36.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Sudbury | 721 | 28.7 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Jake Thomas | 376 | 15.0 | –15.6 | |
| Independent | Trevor Cresswell | 192 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Spivey | 168 | 6.7 | –4.9 | |
| Majority | 335 | 13.3 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,535 | 36.5 | +4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,949 | –78 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +26.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jack Owen | 693 | 30.5 | –0.8 | |
| Conservative | Adrian Osborne | 631 | 27.8 | –16.5 | |
| Independent | John Sayers * | 470 | 20.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh | 262 | 11.5 | –0.7 | |
| Green | Julie Fowles-Smith | 124 | 5.5 | –6.7 | |
| UKIP | Steven Whalley | 91 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 62 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,279 | 32.4 | +5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,027 | +38 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.8 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Sudbury: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "New electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council Final Recommendations September 2021" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 429" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk/. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. June 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk/. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.