Bixley Division, Suffolk
| Bixley | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
 Bixley Electoral Division | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 6,895 (2019) |
| Electorate | 5,717 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Broke Hall |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Paul West (Conservative) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
Bixley Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography
[edit]It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and equates to Bixley Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.[1]
Members for Bixley
[edit]Two Seats (1973–85)
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Jones | Conservative | 1973–1981 | D Farthing | Conservative | 1973–1985 | ||
| Nina Alcock | Conservative | 1981–1985 | |||||
One Seat (1985–present)
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nina Alcock | Conservative | 1985–1997 | |
| Russell Harsant | Conservative | 1997–2012 | |
| Alan Murray | Conservative | 2012–2016 | |
| Paul West | Conservative | 2016–present | |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul West * | 1,649 | 61.6 |  5.9
| |
| Labour | Paul Bones | 636 | 23.8 | 0.1
| |
| Green | Stephanie Cullen | 244 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 147 | 5.5 |  2.9
| |
| Majority | 1,013 | 37.8 | 5.8
| ||
| Turnout | 2,696 | 47.1 | 15.1
| ||
| Registered electors | 5,718 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.9
|
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bixley Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.