St Margaret's and Westgate Division, Suffolk

St Margaret's and Westgate Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.

St Margaret's and Westgate
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population22,325 (2019)
Electorate15,503 (2021)
Major settlementsBroom Hill, Christchurch
Current constituency
Created2005
Seats2
CouncillorDebbie Richards (Conservative)
Inga Lockington (Liberal Democrat)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council
Created fromBroom Hill, Castle Hill, St Margaret's

Geography

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It is covers parts of the Central Area of Ipswich and consists of St Margaret's Ward and Westgate Ward of Ipswich Borough Council as well as small part of Castle Hill Ward in the North West Area, Ipswich.[1]

Members for St. Margaret's and Westgate

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Member Party Term Member Party Term
Andrew Cann Liberal Democrats 2005–2013 Inga Lockington Liberal Democrats 2005–present
Sarah Adams Labour 2013–2017
Chris Chambers Conservative 2017–2021
Debbie Richards Conservative 2021–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election: St Margaret's & Westgate[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington * 2,590 32.8 –2.6
Conservative Debbie Richards 2,195 27.8 –2.5
Labour Assis Carreiro 1,989 25.2 –4.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 1,840
Labour Stefan Long 1,517
Green Kirsty Wilmot 965 12.2 +7.2
Burning Pink Tina Smith 168 2.1 N/A
Majority 395 5.0 –0.1
Turnout 6,612 42.6 +2.4
Registered electors 15,503
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –0.1
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "St Margaret's & Westgate Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.