Rushmere | |
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County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
District | Ipswich |
Region | East of England |
Population | 9,349 (2019) |
Electorate | 7,306 (2021) |
Major settlements | Rushmere |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1973 |
Seats | 1 |
Councillor | Sandy Martin (Labour and Co-operative) |
Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
Rushmere Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and comprises the whole of Rushmere Ward plus part of St John's Ward, [1] both of which are electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council. [1]
Member | Party | Term | |
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L Grimwood | Labour | 1973–1977 | |
D Hamilton Lowe | Conservative | 1977–1985 | |
P Koppel | Labour | 1985–1989 | |
G Auton | Labour | 1989–1993 | |
John Le Grys | Labour | 1993–2005 | |
Sue Thomas | Labour | 2005–2009 | |
Judy Terry | Conservative | 2009–2013 | |
Sandra Gage | Labour | 2013–2021 | |
Sandy Martin | Labour and Co-operative | 2021–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Sandy Martin | 1,357 | 43.2 | –7.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Cawthorn | 1,322 | 42.0 | +6.8 | |
Green | Rachel Morris | 234 | 7.4 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Lockington | 231 | 7.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 35 | 1.1 | –14.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,172 | 43.4 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 7,306 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | –7.1 | |||
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