Bixley Division, Suffolk

Bixley Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

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

Geography

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

Members for Bixley

Two Seats (1973–85)

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)

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

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Bixley^[2]

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