Thedwastre North Division, Suffolk Explained

Thedwastre North
Type:County Council
Parl Name:Suffolk County Council
District:Mid Suffolk
Region:East of England
Population:10,655 (2019)
Electorate:8,497 (2021)
Towns:Elmswell, Woolpit
Year:1985
Member:Andy Mellen (Green)
Members Label:Councillor
Seats:1
Elects Howmany:1
Local Council:Mid Suffolk District Council
Previous:Thedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2

Thedwastre North Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.

Geography

Thedwastre North is a largely rural division covering the North and West of the former Thedwastre Hundred area of Mid Suffolk. It has a higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45.[1]

History

Having been held by the Conservatives for most of its existence (including by group leader Sue Sida-Lockett), it was won by the Greens in 2021 after the sitting member Jane Storey, who was deselected by the party in October 2020, ran as a Independent.[2]

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–2005

2005–present

Members for Thedwastre North

MemberPartyTerm
Sue Sida-LockettConservative1985–2005
Jane StoreyConservative2005–2020
Independent2020–2021
Andy MellenGreen2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thedwastre North Electoral Division Profile 2021 . May 2021 . Suffolk Observatory . 5 June 2022.
  2. News: 'I felt censured for speaking up': Ex-Tory leader dropped from 2021 elections leaves party. East Anglian Daily Times. Emily Townsend. 4 December 2020. 16 April 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.