Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division, Suffolk

Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]

Sudbury East and Waldingfield
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictBabergh
RegionEast of England
Population9,027 (2019)
Electorate6,715 (2021)
Major settlementsActon, Chilton, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury
Current constituency
Created2005
Seats1
CouncillorPhilip Faircloth-Mutton (Conservative)
Local councilBabergh District Council
Created fromStour Valley, Sudbury
Replaced byCosford, Cornard & Sudbury East, Stour Valley, Sudbury West

Geography

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The division contains the eastern part of Sudbury as well as the villages to the north east of the town. It has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 50.

History

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The seat has been held by the Conservative since it was first formed, although they have only once passed 50% of the vote. UKIP have also polled well in this seat, finishing second twice, in 2009 & 2013.

It is set to be largely replaced by the redrawn Stour Valley in 2025.[2]

Boundaries and boundary changes

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2005–present

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  • Babergh District Wards of Sudbury East, Waldingfield[3]

Members for Sudbury

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Member Party Term
Colin Spence Conservative 2005–2021
Philip Faircloth-Mutton Conservative 2021–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury East and Waldingfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Faircloth-Mutton 955 41.7 –11.5
Independent Margaret Maybury 410 17.9 N/A
Labour Louise Fowler 359 15.7 –9.2
Independent Luke Cresswell 345 15.1 N/A
Green Theresa Munson 222 9.7 +5.5
Majority 545 23.8 –4.6
Turnout 2,303 34.3 +2.4
Registered electors 6,715 –190
Conservative hold Swing –14.7

References

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  1. ^ "Sudbury East and Waldingfield: 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. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.