| Peninsula | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Babergh |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 10,290 (2019) |
| Electorate | 7,994 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Brantham, Holbrook, Shotley |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Simon Harley (Green) |
| Local council | Babergh District Council |
| Created from | Samford No. 1 |
Peninsula Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
It covers the Shotley Peninsula, comprising the entirety of the Brantham, Ganges and Stour Wards plus parts of Orwell Ward. [1]
After being held by the Lib Dems for most of its existence (including by group leader David Wood), it was won by the Greens after the Lib Dems did not contest the seat in 2021.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Law | Liberal Democrats | 1985–1989 | |
| J Delves | Conservative | 1989–1993 | |
| Penny Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1993–2000 | |
| David Wood | Liberal Democrats | 2000–2021 | |
| Simon Harley | Green | 2021–present | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Simon Harley | 1,444 | 42.4 | +39.1 | |
| Conservative | Mary Mclaren | 1,029 | 30.2 | +7.3 | |
| Independent | Alastair McCraw | 699 | 20.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Keith Rawlings | 237 | 7.0 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 415 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,425 | 42.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,994 | ||||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.9 | |||