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St John's Division, Suffolk

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Electoral division of Suffolk, England

St John's
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population9,683 (2019)
Electorate7,104 (2021)
Major settlementsCalifornia
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats1
CouncillorSarah Adams (Labour)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council

St John's Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and consists of most of St John's Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.

Members for St John's

Member Party Term
J Mowles Labour 1973–1977
M Hammond Conservative 1977–1981
M Sierakowski Labour 1981–1985
Andy MacKnelly Labour 1985–1989
Michael Hyde Labour 1989–1997
Sandy Martin Labour 1997–2017
Sarah Adams Labour 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Adams 1,335 47.7 –9.9
Conservative Ollie Rackham 1,098 39.2 +7.5
Green Jude Rook 219 7.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 148 5.3 +0.3
Majority 237 8.5
Turnout 2,819 39.7
Registered electors 7,104
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

St John's By-Election 7 September 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Adams 1,247 62.9 +5.3
Conservative James Harding 483 24.4 −7.3
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard 200 10.1 +5.1
Green Charlotte Armstrong 52 2.6 −3.1
Majority 764 38.5 +12.6
Turnout 1,987 29.7 −6.2
Labour hold Swing +6.3

References

  1. "St John's Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
Preceded byBelstead Brook Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC
2013–2017 		Succeeded byRushmere
Preceded byRushmere Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC
2017–2021 		Succeeded byUpper Gipping
Suffolk County Council election divisions
Leaders
  • Christopher Penn (1984–1993)
  • Chris Mole (1993–2001)
  • Jane Hore (2001–2003)
  • Bryony Rudkin (2003–2005)
  • Jeremy Pembroke (2005–2011)
  • Mark Bee (2011–2015)
  • Colin Noble (2015–2018)
  • Matthew Hicks (2018–)
Current Divisions
Former Divisions
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