Priory Heath | |
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County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
District | Ipswich |
Region | East of England |
Population | 9,082 (2019) |
Electorate | 6,670 (2021) |
Major settlements | Racecourse, Ravenswood |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 1 |
Councillor | Lucy Smith (Labour) |
Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
Created from | Racecourse, St. Johns |
Priory Heath Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
It is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and equates to Priory Heath Ward of Ipswich Borough Council. [1]
The Division has been historically a safe Labour seat.
Member | Party | Term | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lucy Smith | 918 | 50.8 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Gregor McNie | 567 | 31.4 | –9.1 | |
Green | Andy Patmore | 180 | 10.0 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 143 | 7.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 351 | 19.4 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,820 | 27.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,679 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William (Bill) Quinton * | 1,030 | 45.7 | –3.8 | |
Conservative | Edward Phillips | 912 | 40.5 | +6.3 | |
Green | Andy Patmore | 202 | 9.0 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 110 | 4.9 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 118 | 5.2 | –10.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,267 | 34.0 | +5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,670 | +104 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | –5.1 | |||
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