Sudbury Division, Suffolk

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
DistrictBabergh
RegionEast of England
Population9,136 (2019)
Electorate6,949 (2021)
Major settlementsBallingdon, Sudbury
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats1
CouncillorJessie Carter (Green)
Local councilBabergh District Council
Replaced bySudbury West

Geography

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The 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

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Historically 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

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1985–2005

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  • Babergh District Wards of Sudbury East, Sudbury North, Sudbury South.[3]

2005–present

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  • Babergh District Wards of Sudbury North, Sudbury South.[4]

Members for Sudbury

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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

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury[5]
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

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2017 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury[6]
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

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  1. ^ "Sudbury: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.