Thedwastre North Division, Suffolk

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
DistrictMid Suffolk
RegionEast of England
Population10,655 (2019)
Electorate8,497 (2021)
Major settlementsElmswell, Woolpit
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats1
CouncillorAndy Mellen (Green)
Local councilMid Suffolk District Council
Created fromThedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2

Geography

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Thedwastre 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

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Having 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

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1985–2005

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  • Mid Suffolk District Wards of Badwell Ash, Norton, Thurston and Walsham-le-Willows.[3]

2005–present

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Members for Thedwastre North

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Member Party Term
Sue Sida-Lockett Conservative 1985–2005
Jane Storey Conservative 2005–2020
Independent 2020–2021
Andy Mellen Green 2021–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election:Thedwastre North[5]
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

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  1. ^ "Thedwastre North Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "Mid Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
Preceded by
Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC
–2002
Succeeded by