| Thedwastre South | |
| Type: | County Council |
| Parl Name: | Suffolk County Council |
| District: | Mid Suffolk |
| Region: | East of England |
| Population: | 9,253 (2019) |
| Electorate: | 7,260 (2021) |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Member: | Penny Otton (Liberal Democrats) |
| Members Label: | Councillor |
| Seats: | 1 |
| Elects Howmany: | 1 |
| Local Council: | Mid Suffolk District Council |
| Previous: | Thedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2 |
Thedwastre South Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Thedwastre South is a largely rural division covering the South and East of the former Thedwastre Hundred area of Mid Suffolk, from the West of Stowmarket to Thurston. It's has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45.[1]
It's been held by current Lib Dem leader Penny Otton since a 2007 by election following the resignation of former opposition leader Sue Sida-Lockett, who had transferred from Thedwastre North following the 2005 boundary changes.
| Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Foss | Conservative | 1985–1989 | ||
| R Aitken | Conservative | 1989–1993 | ||
| Clive Ward | Liberal Democrats | 1993–1997 | ||
| Thomas Iredale | Conservative | 1997–2001 | ||
| Christopher Storey | Conservative | 2001–2002 | ||
| Jane Storey | Conservative | 2002–2005 | ||
| Sue Sida-Lockett | Conservative | 2005–2007 | ||
| Penny Otton | Liberal Democrats | 2007–present | ||