Sudbury Division, Suffolk

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Sudbury
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
District Babergh
Region East of England
Population9,136 (2019)
Electorate6,949 (2021)
Major settlements Ballingdon, Sudbury
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats1
CouncillorJessie Carter (Green)
Local council Babergh District Council

Sudbury Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council. [1]

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Geography

The division is almost entirely urban and contains most of the town of Sudbury as well as the strip of land between the town and the Essex border. It has a more diverse population than Babergh in general. It was formed of the whole of Sudbury until 2005 with the creation of Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division.

History

Historically Labour has performed better in this division than in most of rural Suffolk, indeed it was the only division outside of Ipswich that the party won in 2017.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–2005

2005–present

Members for Sudbury

MemberPartyTerm
A Herbert Independent 1973–1977
W Barker Conservative 1977–1985
Elizabeth Wiles Labour 1985–2001
Nicholas Irwin Labour 2001–2005
Jack Owen Labour 2005–2009
John Sayers Conservative 2009–2017
Independent 2017
Jack Owen Labour 2017–2021
Jessie Carter Green 2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jessie Carter 1,056 42.0 +36.6
Conservative Simon Sudbury72128.7+0.9
Labour Jake Thomas37615.0–15.6
Independent Trevor Cresswell1927.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey1686.7–4.9
Majority33513.3+10.6
Turnout 2,53536.5+4.2
Registered electors 6,949–78
Green gain from Labour Swing +26.1

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Owen 693 30.5 –0.8
Conservative Adrian Osborne63127.8–16.5
Independent John Sayers *47020.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh26211.5–0.7
Green Julie Fowles-Smith1245.5–6.7
UKIP Steven Whalley914.0N/A
Majority622.7N/A
Turnout 2,27932.4+5.9
Registered electors 7,027+38
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.8

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References

  1. "Sudbury: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 429" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk/. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. June 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk/. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2024.