Thedwastre North Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
| Thedwastre North | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 10,655 (2019) |
| Electorate | 8,497 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Elmswell, Woolpit |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Andy Mellen (Green) |
| Local council | Mid Suffolk District Council |
| Created from | Thedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2 |
Geography
editThedwastre North is a largely rural division covering the North and West of the former Thedwastre Hundred area of Mid Suffolk. It has a higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45.[1]
History
editHaving been held by the Conservatives for most of its existence (including by group leader Sue Sida-Lockett), it was won by the Greens in 2021 after the sitting member Jane Storey, who was deselected by the party in October 2020, ran as a Independent.[2]
Boundaries and boundary changes
edit1985–2005
edit- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Badwell Ash, Norton, Thurston and Walsham-le-Willows.[3]
2005–present
edit- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Badwell Ash, Elmswell & Norton and Woolpit.[4]
Members for Thedwastre North
edit| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Sida-Lockett | Conservative | 1985–2005 | |
| Jane Storey | Conservative | 2005–2020 | |
| Independent | 2020–2021 | ||
| Andy Mellen | Green | 2021–present | |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andy Mellen | 1,472 | 40.6 |  19.0
| |
| Conservative | Harry Richardson | 1,226 | 34.0 |  28.2
| |
| Independent | Jane Storey * | 706 | 19.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ursula Ajimal | 199 | 5.5 | 3.9
| |
| Majority | 246 | 6.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.5 | 0.4
| ||
| Turnout | 3,623 | 42.7 | 5.3
| ||
| Registered electors | 8,497 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.6 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Thedwastre North Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ Emily Townsend (4 December 2020). "'I felt censured for speaking up': Ex-Tory leader dropped from 2021 elections leaves party". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mid Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.