Priory Heath Division, Suffolk Explained

Priory Heath
Type:	County Council
Parl Name:	Suffolk County Council
District:	Ipswich
Region:	East of England
Population:	9,082 (2019)
Electorate:	6,670 (2021)
Towns:	Racecourse, Ravenswood
Year:	1985
Member:	Lucy Smith (Labour)
Members Label:	Councillor
Seats:	1
Elects Howmany:	1
Local Council:	Ipswich Borough Council
Previous:	Racecourse, St. Johns

Priory Heath Division is an electoral division of Suffolk, England, which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

Geography

It is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and equates to Priory Heath Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.^[1]

History

The Division has been historically a safe Labour seat.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–present

• Ipswich District Ward of Priory Heath.^{[2] [3]}

Members for Priory Heath

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

Elections in the 2020s

Notes and References

1. Book: Priory Heath Electoral Division Profile 2017 . 2017 . ESRI UK Limited . Aylesbury .
2. Web site: Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 429 . lgbce.org.uk/ . Local Government Boundary Commission for England . 5 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180401013934/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/11744/429.-suffolk.pdf . 1 April 2018 . June 1982.
3. Web site: Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council . lgbce.org.uk/ . Local Government Boundary Commission for England . 5 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180401075146/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/6397/suffolkfinal_14270-10789__e__.pdf . 1 April 2018 . July 2004.
4. Web site: 2001 - Suffolk County Council Election results . Suffolk County Council . 4 May 2020 . 16 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123255/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E2E0E259-2381-4A4B-96D1-2BEC9A06597D/0/2001electionresults.pdf . 2011-07-16 .