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'''Belstead Brook Division''' is an [[electoral division]] in [[Babergh District]], [[Suffolk]] which returns a single [[County Councillor]] to [[Suffolk County Council]]. Named for the [[Belstead Brook]] watercourse, it comprises two wards, Brook and Pinewood.<ref name="SO Belstead Brook Division">{{cite web |title=Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017 |url=https://www.suffolkobservatory.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/01-Belstead-Brook.pdf |website=Suffolk Observatory |accessdate=6 May 2020}}</ref>

'''Belstead Brook Division, Suffolk''' is an [[electoral division]] in [[Babergh District]], [[Suffolk]] which returns a single [[County Councillor]] to [[Suffolk County Council]]. Named for the [[Belstead Brook]] watercourse, it comprises two wards, Brook and Pinewood.<ref name="SO Belstead Brook Division">{{cite web |title=Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017 |url=https://www.suffolkobservatory.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/01-Belstead-Brook.pdf |website=Suffolk Observatory |accessdate=6 May 2020}}</ref>


==Parishes==
==Parishes==
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* [[Sproughton]]
* [[Sproughton]]
* [[Wherstead]]
* [[Wherstead]]

==Members for Belstead Brook==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Member!!Party!!Term
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| J Clayton
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| 1985–1989
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| K Linge
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| 1989–1993
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|
| Kathy Pollard
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
| 1993–2013
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|
| David Busby
| [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
| 2013–2017
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Christopher Hudson
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| 2017–present
|}

==Election results==
===Elections in the 2020s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Suffolk County Council election]]: Belstead Brook<ref>{{cite web |title=Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll |url=https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/asset-library/imported/BDC-SCC-Declaration-of-Results.pdf |website=suffolk.gov.uk |publisher=Suffolk County Council |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=7 May 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Hudson
|votes = 1,087
|percentage = 50.8
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Busby
|votes = 721
|percentage = 33.7
|change = –3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Wade
|votes = 333
|percentage = 15.6
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 366
|percentage = 17.1
|change = +13.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,160
|percentage = 32.7
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 6,613
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –6.8
}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:36, 1 May 2024

Belstead Brook
Electoral Division
Belstead Brook Electoral District
Belstead Brook Electoral District
CountryEngland
RegionEast of England
CountySuffolk
DistrictBabergh
Government
 • County CouncillorChristopher Hudson (Conservative Party)
Population
 (mid 2015)
 • Total8,493

Belstead Brook Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council. Named for the Belstead Brook watercourse, it comprises two wards, Brook and Pinewood.[1]

Parishes

The following parishes are in the Belstead Brook Division.[1][2]

Members for Belstead Brook

Member Party Term
J Clayton Conservative 1985–1989
K Linge Conservative 1989–1993
Kathy Pollard Liberal Democrats 1993–2013
David Busby Liberal Democrats 2013–2017
Christopher Hudson Conservative 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Belstead Brook[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Hudson 1,087 50.8 +9.9
Liberal Democrats David Busby 721 33.7 –3.7
Labour Keith Wade 333 15.6 +2.9
Majority 366 17.1 +13.6
Turnout 2,160 32.7 +0.9
Registered electors 6,613
Conservative hold Swing –6.8

References

  1. ^ a b "Belstead Brook Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Christopher Hudson". www.suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.