Peninsula | |
Type: | County Council |
Parl Name: | Suffolk County Council |
District: | Babergh |
Region: | East of England |
Population: | 10,290 (2019) |
Electorate: | 7,994 (2021) |
Towns: | Brantham, Holbrook, Shotley |
Year: | 1985 |
Member: | Simon Harley (Green) |
Members Label: | Councillor |
Seats: | 1 |
Elects Howmany: | 1 |
Local Council: | Babergh District Council |
Previous: | Samford No. 1 |
Peninsula Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
It covers the Shotley Peninsula, comprising the entirety of the Brantham, Ganges and Stour Wards plus parts of Orwell Ward.[1]
After being held by the Lib Dems for most of its existence (including by group leader David Wood), it was won by the Greens after the Lib Dems did not contest the seat in 2021.
Member | Party | Term | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
J Jaw | Liberal Democrats | 1985–1989 | ||
J Delves | Conservative | 1989–1993 | ||
Penny Clarke | Liberal Democrats | 1993–2000 | ||
David Wood | Liberal Democrats | 2000–2021 | ||
Simon Harley | Green | 2021–present |