Thedwastre South Division, Suffolk
Appearance
Thedwastre South | |
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County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
District | Mid Suffolk |
Region | East of England |
Population | 9,253 (2019) |
Electorate | 7,260 (2021) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 1 |
Councillor | Penny Otton (Liberal Democrats) |
Local council | Mid Suffolk District Council |
Created from | Thedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2 |
Thedwastre South Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography
[edit]Thedwastre South is a largely rural division covering the South and East of the former Thedwastre Hundred area of Mid Suffolk, from the West of Stowmarket to Thurston. It's has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45.[1]
History
[edit]It's been held by current Lib Dem leader Penny Otton since a 2007 by election following the resignation of former opposition leader Sue Sida-Lockett, who had transferred from Thedwastre North following the 2005 boundary changes.
Boundaries and boundary changes
[edit]1985–2005
[edit]- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Elmswell, Onehouse, Rattlesden and Woolpit.[2]
2005–present
[edit]- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Onehouse, Rattlesden and Thurston & Hessett.[3]
Members for Thedwastre South
[edit]Member | Party | Term | |
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G Foss | Conservative | 1985–1989 | |
R Aitken | Conservative | 1989–1993 | |
Clive Ward | Liberal Democrats | 1993–1997 | |
Thomas Iredale | Conservative | 1997–2001 | |
Christopher Storey | Conservative | 2001–2002 | |
Jane Storey | Conservative | 2002–2005 | |
Sue Sida-Lockett | Conservative | 2005–2007 | |
Penny Otton | Liberal Democrats | 2007–present |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Penny Otton * | 1,435 | 46.0 | ![]() | |
Conservative | John Augustine | 1,321 | 42.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Philip Cockell | 364 | 11.7 | ![]() | |
Majority | 114 | 3.7 | ![]() | ||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 3,148 | 43.4 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 7,260 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Thedwastre South Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.