Rushmere Division, Suffolk

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Rushmere
Electoral Division
Country England
Region East of England
County Suffolk
District Ipswich
  County Councillor(Sandy Martin)
Population
 (mid 2015)
  Total9,382 [1]

Rushmere Division, Suffolk 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rushmere Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 9 June 2020.