Bosmere Division, Suffolk

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Bosmere
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
District Mid Suffolk
Region East of England
Population10,676 (2019)
Electorate8,045 (2021)
Major settlements Needham Market
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats1
CouncillorKay Oakes (Conservative)
Local council Mid Suffolk District Council
Created fromGipping No. 2

Bosmere Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

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Geography

Bosmere is a largely rural division covering the South West of the former Bosmere and Claydon Hundred area of Mid Suffolk, including the small market town of Needham Market. [1]

History

Having been held by the Liberal Democrats for 24 years, it was won back by the Conservatives in 2017.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–2005

2005–present

Members for Bosmere

MemberPartyTerm
John Patton Conservative 1985–1993
Rosalind Scott Liberal Democrat 1993–2005
Julia Truelove Liberal Democrat 2005–2017
Anne Whybrow Conservative 2017–2018
Kay Oakes Conservative 2018–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election:Bosmere [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Oakes * 1,357 49.4 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Phillips1,03437.7–1.2
Labour Suzanne Britton35512.9+5.1
Majority 32311.8+4.6
Turnout 2,77434.5+1.8
Registered electors 8,045
Conservative hold Swing +2.3

References

  1. Suffolk Observatory (2021). Bosmere Electoral Division Profile (PDF). Suffolk: Suffolk Office of Data & Analytics.
  2. "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.
  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. "Mid Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.