St Helen's Division, Suffolk

St Helen's Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

St Helen's
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
St Helen's Electoral Division
District	Ipswich
Region	East of England
Population	12,212 (2019)
Electorate	8,405 (2021)
Major settlements	Waterfront, University of Suffolk
Current constituency
Created	2005
Seats	1
Councillor	Elizabeth Farrow (Labour)
Local council	Ipswich Borough Council
Created from	Ipswich Town, St Clement’s
Replaced by	Gainsborough, St Clement’s

Geography

Part of the division is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and comprises part of Alexandra and Holywells wards of Ipswich Borough Council.^[1] It was created in 2004 following recommendations from the Boundary Committee for England that the proposed University Division be renamed St. Helen's Division.^[2]

History

It is set to be replaced in 2025 by Gainsborough and the reformed St Clement’s division.

Members for St Helen's

Member		Party	Term
	Kevan Lim	Labour	2005–2009
	Jane Chambers	Liberal Democrats	2009–2013
	Mandy Gaylard	Labour	2013–2021
	Elizabeth Farrow	Labour	2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: St Helen's^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Johnson	1,426	47.3	–7.4
	Conservative	Sachin Karale	1,009	33.5	+6.0
	Green	Tom Wilmot	368	12.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Daley	212	7.0	–1.3
Majority			417	13.8
Turnout			3,038	36.1
Registered electors			8,405
	Labour hold		Swing