Priory Heath Division, Suffolk
| Priory Heath | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
 Priory Heath Electoral Division | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 9,082 (2019) |
| Electorate | 6,670 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Racecourse, Ravenswood |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Lucy Smith (Labour) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Created from | Racecourse, St. Johns |
Priory Heath Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography[edit]
It is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and equates to Priory Heath Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.[1]
History[edit]
The Division has been historically a safe Labour seat.
Boundaries and boundary changes[edit]
1985–present[edit]
- Ipswich District Ward of Priory Heath.[2][3]
Members for Priory Heath[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Sierakowski | Labour | 1985–1989 | |
| R Sudds | Labour | 1989–1993 | |
| Ken Wilson | Labour | 1993–2001 | |
| Bryony Rudkin[4] | Labour | 2001–2005 | |
| Susan Maguire | Labour | 2005–2013 | |
| Bill Quinton | Labour | 2013–2023 | |
| Lucy Smith | Labour | 2023–present | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lucy Smith | 918 | 50.8 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Gregor McNie | 567 | 31.4 | –9.1 | |
| Green | Andy Patmore | 180 | 10.0 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 143 | 7.9 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 351 | 19.4 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,820 | 27.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,679 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William (Bill) Quinton * | 1,030 | 45.7 | –3.8 | |
| Conservative | Edward Phillips | 912 | 40.5 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Andy Patmore | 202 | 9.0 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 110 | 4.9 | –0.1 | |
| Majority | 118 | 5.2 | –10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,267 | 34.0 | +5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,670 | +104 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | –5.1 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Priory Heath Electoral Division Profile 2017 (PDF). Aylesbury: ESRI UK Limited. 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2001 - Suffolk County Council Election results" (PDF). Suffolk County Council. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Declaration of Result for Poll: Election of a County Councillor for Priory Heath" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.