Bridge Division, Suffolk

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Bridge
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population13,256 (2019)
Electorate8,351 (2021)
Major settlementsIpswich Town Centre, Maidenhall, Stoke
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats1
CouncillorRob Bridgeman (Labour)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council

Bridge Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the South West Area of Ipswich and consists of all of Bridge Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.[1]

Members for Bridge[edit]

Two Seats (1973–85)[edit]

Member Party Term Member Party Term
V Girling Labour 1973–1981 P Barker Labour 1973–1977
L Knights Conservative 1977–1981
L Cogan Labour 1981–1985 A White Labour 1981–1985

One Seat (1985–present)[edit]

Member Party Term
W Clark Labour 1985–1989
Ken Doran Labour 1989–1999
Harold Mangar Labour 1999–2009
Bryony Rudkin Labour 2009–2017
Jack Abbott Labour 2017–2021
Rob Bridgeman Labour 2021–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Bridge[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Bridgeman 1,095 43.3 Decrease6.7
Conservative Mike Scanes 1,004 39.7 Increase9.3
Green Brieanna Jade Skie Patmore 292 11.5 Increase4.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 139 5.5 Steady0.0
Majority 91 4.6 Decrease15.0
Turnout 2,560 30.7 Increase3.7
Registered electors 8,386 Increase 704
Labour hold Swing –7.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bridge 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.