| Bixley | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
 Bixley Electoral Division | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 6,895 (2019) |
| Electorate | 5,717 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Broke Hall |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Paul West (Conservative) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
Bixley Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and equates to Bixley Ward of Ipswich Borough Council. [1]
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Jones | Conservative | 1973–1981 | D Farthing | Conservative | 1973–1985 | ||
| Nina Alcock | Conservative | 1981–1985 | |||||
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Alcock | Conservative | 1985–1997 | |
| Russell Harsant | Conservative | 1997–2012 | |
| Alan Murray | Conservative | 2012–2016 | |
| Paul West | Conservative | 2016–present | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul West * | 1,649 | 61.6 |  5.9 | |
| Labour | Paul Bones | 636 | 23.8 | 0.1 | |
| Green | Stephanie Cullen | 244 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 147 | 5.5 |  2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,013 | 37.8 | 5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,696 | 47.1 | 15.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,718 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9 | |||
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