Priory Heath Division, Suffolk

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Priory Heath
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
Map Priory Heath Ward, Ipswich.png
Priory Heath Electoral Division
District Ipswich
Region East of England
Population9,082 (2019)
Electorate6,670 (2021)
Major settlements Racecourse, Ravenswood
Current constituency
Created1985
Seats1
CouncillorLucy Smith (Labour)
Local council Ipswich Borough Council
Created fromRacecourse, St. Johns

Priory Heath Division is an electoral division of Suffolk, England, which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

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Geography

It is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and equates to Priory Heath Ward of Ipswich Borough Council. [1]

History

The Division has been historically a safe Labour seat.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–present

Members for Priory Heath

MemberPartyTerm
D Sierakowski Labour 1985–1989
R Sudds Labour 1989–1993
Ken Wilson Labour 1993–2001
Bryony Rudkin [4] Labour 2001–2005
Susan Maguire Labour 2005–2013
Bill Quinton Labour 2013–2023
Lucy Smith Labour 2023–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Priory Heath By-Election 4 May 2023 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucy Smith 918 50.8 +5.1
Conservative Gregor McNie56731.4–9.1
Green Andy Patmore18010.0+1.0
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell1437.9+3.0
Majority35119.4+14.2
Turnout 1,82027.3
Registered electors 6,679
Labour hold Swing +7.1
2021 Suffolk County Council election: Priory Heath [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William (Bill) Quinton * 1,030 45.7 –3.8
Conservative Edward Phillips91240.5+6.3
Green Andy Patmore2029.0+5.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob1104.9–0.1
Majority1185.2–10.2
Turnout 2,26734.0+5.5
Registered electors 6,670+104
Labour hold Swing –5.1

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References

  1. ↑ Priory Heath Electoral Division Profile 2017 (PDF). Aylesbury: ESRI UK Limited. 2017.
  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. ↑ "2001 - Suffolk County Council Election results" (PDF). Suffolk County Council. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Declaration of Result for Poll: Election of a County Councillor for Priory Heath" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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