Stowmarket South Division, Suffolk
Appearance
Stowmarket South | |
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County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
District | Mid Suffolk |
Region | East of England |
Population | 9,956 (2019) |
Electorate | 7,462 (2021) |
Major settlements | Combs Ford, Stowmarket |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Seats | 1 |
Councillor | Keith Scarff (Liberal Democrats) |
Local council | Mid Suffolk District Council |
Created from | Stowmarket St. Marys |
Replaced by | Stowmarket East, Stowmarket West |
Stowmarket South Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]
Geography
[edit]The division entirely urban and contains the southern part of the town of Stowmarket. It has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 50.
History
[edit]The division has always been competitive with no one receiving more than 40% of vote until 2021.
Boundaries and boundary changes
[edit]2005–present
[edit]- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Stowmarket Central, Stowmarket South.[2]
Members for Stowmarket South
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
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Keith Myers-Hewitt | Conservative | 2005–2006 | |
Anne Whybrow | Conservative | 2006–2013 | |
Stephen Searle | UKIP | 2013–2017 | |
Nick Gowrley | Conservative | 2017–2021 | |
Keith Scarff | Liberal Democrats | 2021–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Keith Scarff | 1,030 | 40.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Nick Gowrley * | 854 | 33.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Emma Bonner-Morgan | 380 | 14.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | David Card | 292 | 11.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 176 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,580 | 34.7 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,462 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stowmarket South: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mid Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.