| Bridge | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 13,256 (2019) |
| Electorate | 8,351 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Ipswich Town Centre, Maidenhall, Stoke |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Rob Bridgeman (Labour) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
Bridge Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the South West Area of Ipswich and consists of all of Bridge Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council. [1]
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Girling | Labour | 1973–1981 | P Barker | Labour | 1973–1977 | ||
| L Knights | Conservative | 1977–1981 | |||||
| L Cogan | Labour | 1981–1985 | A White | Labour | 1981–1985 | ||
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Clark | Labour | 1985–1989 | |
| Ken Doran | Labour | 1989–1999 | |
| Harold Mangar | Labour | 1999–2009 | |
| Bryony Rudkin | Labour | 2009–2017 | |
| Jack Abbott | Labour | 2017–2021 | |
| Rob Bridgeman | Labour | 2021–present | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rob Bridgeman | 1,095 | 43.3 |  6.7 | |
| Conservative | Mike Scanes | 1,004 | 39.7 |  9.3 | |
| Green | Brieanna Jade Skie Patmore | 292 | 11.5 | 4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 139 | 5.5 |  0.0 | |
| Majority | 91 | 4.6 | 15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,560 | 30.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,386 | 704 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | –7.5 | |||
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