St Margaret's and Westgate Division, Suffolk

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St Margaret's and Westgate
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
District Ipswich
Region East of England
Population22,325 (2019)
Electorate15,503 (2021)
Major settlements Broom Hill, Christchurch
Current constituency
Created2005
Seats2
CouncillorDebbie Richards (Conservative)
Inga Lockington (Liberal Democrat)
Local council Ipswich Borough Council
Created fromBroom Hill, Castle Hill, St Margaret's

St Margaret's and Westgate Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.

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Geography

It is covers parts of the Central Area of Ipswich and consists of St Margaret's Ward and Westgate Ward of Ipswich Borough Council as well as small part of Castle Hill Ward in the North West Area, Ipswich. [1]

Members for St. Margaret's and Westgate

MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
Andrew Cann Liberal Democrats 2005–2013Inga Lockington Liberal Democrats 2005–present
Sarah Adams Labour 2013–2017
Chris Chambers Conservative 2017–2021
Debbie Richards Conservative 2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: St Margaret's & Westgate [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington * 2,590 32.8 –2.6
Conservative Debbie Richards 2,195 27.8 –2.5
Labour Assis Carreiro1,98925.2–4.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes1,840
Labour Stefan Long1,517
Green Kirsty Wilmot96512.2+7.2
Burning Pink Tina Smith1682.1N/A
Majority3955.0–0.1
Turnout 6,61242.6+2.4
Registered electors 15,503
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –0.1
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "St Margaret's & Westgate Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.