St John's Division, Suffolk

St John's
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
District	Ipswich
Region	East of England
Population	9,683 (2019)
Electorate	7,104 (2021)
Major settlements	California
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	1
Councillor	Adele Cook (Labour)
Local council	Ipswich Borough Council

St John's 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 consists of most of St John's Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council. ^[1]

Members for St John's

Member		Party	Term
	J Mowles	Labour	1973–1977
	M Hammond	Conservative	1977–1981
	M Sierakowski	Labour	1981–1985
	Andy MacKnelly	Labour	1985–1989
	Michael Hyde	Labour	1989–1997
	Sandy Martin	Labour	1997–2017
	Sarah Adams	Labour	2017–2025
	Adele Cook	Labour	2025–

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

St John's By-Election 24 April 2025 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adele Cook	600	28%	−19.7
	Green	Adria Pittock	458	21.4	+13.6
	Reform UK	Michelle Bevan-Margetts	442	20.65	+20.65
	Conservative	James Harding	318	14.85	−24.35
	Liberal Democrats	Kelly Turner	323	15.1	+10.8%
Majority			142	6.6%	−1.9%
Turnout			2141

1. "St John's Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. Pluck, Helen. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
3. "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

2021 Suffolk County Council election: St John's ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Adams	1,335	47.7	–9.9
	Conservative	Ollie Rackham	1,098	39.2	+7.5
	Green	Jude Rook	219	7.8	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	148	5.3	+0.3

Preceded by Belstead Brook	Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC 2013–2017	Succeeded by Rushmere
Preceded by Rushmere	Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC 2017–2021	Succeeded by Upper Gipping

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