Sudbury Division, Suffolk

Sudbury Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.^[1]

Sudbury
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
District	Babergh
Region	East of England
Population	9,136 (2019)
Electorate	6,949 (2021)
Major settlements	Ballingdon, Sudbury
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	1
Councillor	Jessie Carter (Green)
Local council	Babergh District Council
Replaced by	Sudbury West

Geography

The division is almost entirely urban and contains most of the town of Sudbury as well as the strip of land between the town and the Essex border. It has a more diverse population than Babergh in general. It was formed of the whole of Sudbury until 2005 with the creation of Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division.

History

Historically Labour has performed better in this division than in most of rural Suffolk, indeed it was one of only two division outside of Ipswich that the party won in 2017.

It was set to be replaced by the new Sudbury West Division in 2025.^[2]

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–2005

• Babergh District Wards of Sudbury East, Sudbury North, Sudbury South.^[3]

2005–present

• Babergh District Wards of Sudbury North, Sudbury South.^[4]

Members for Sudbury

Member		Party	Term
	A Herbert	Independent	1973–1977
	W Barker	Conservative	1977–1985
	Elizabeth Wiles	Labour	1985–2001
	Nicholas Irwin	Labour	2001–2005
	Jack Owen	Labour	2005–2009
	John Sayers	Conservative	2009–2017
		Independent	2017
	Jack Owen	Labour	2017–2021
	Jessie Carter	Green	2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jessie Carter	1,056	42.0	+36.6
	Conservative	Simon Sudbury	721	28.7	+0.9
	Labour	Jake Thomas	376	15.0	–15.6
	Independent	Trevor Cresswell	192	7.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Spivey	168	6.7	–4.9
Majority			335	13.3	+10.6
Turnout			2,535	36.5	+4.2
Registered electors			6,949		–78
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	+26.1

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Suffolk County Council election:Sudbury^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Owen	693	30.5	–0.8
	Conservative	Adrian Osborne	631	27.8	–16.5
	Independent	John Sayers *	470	20.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Welsh	262	11.5	–0.7
	Green	Julie Fowles-Smith	124	5.5	–6.7
	UKIP	Steven Whalley	91	4.0	N/A
Majority			62	2.7	N/A
Turnout			2,279	32.4	+5.9
Registered electors			7,027		+38
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.8