| Whitehouse and Whitton Division | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 20,538 (2019) |
| Electorate | 15,823 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Castle Hill, Westbourne, Whitehouse, Whitton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillor | Sam Murray (Independent) David Goldsmith (Conservative) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Created from | Castle Hill, Whitehouse, Whitton |
Whitehouse and Whitton Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.
It is located in the North West Area of Ipswich and consists of Whitehouse Ward and Whitton Ward of Ipswich Borough Council as well as part of Castle Hill Ward in the North West Area, Ipswich. [1]
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Lewis | Labour | 2005–2009 | Graham Manuel | Labour | 2005–2009 | ||
| Robin Vickery | Conservative | 2009–2013 | Mary Young | Conservative | 2009–2013 | ||
| Kathy Bole | Labour | 2013–2021 | James Crossley | UKIP | 2013–2017 | ||
| David Goldsmith | Conservative | 2017–present | |||||
| Sam Murray | Independent (Conservative until 2025) [2] | 2021–present | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Goldsmith * | 2,546 | 46.4 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Sam Murray | 2,317 | |||
| Labour | Sophie Meudec | 2,130 | 38.8 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Christine Shaw | 1,734 | |||
| Green | John Mann | 527 | 9.6 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Pakes | 286 | 5.2 | –0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Pryke | 147 | |||
| Majority | 416 | 7.8 | +6.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 60 | 0.6 |  0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,350 | 33.8 | 4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,823 | 576 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||