Thingoe South Division, Suffolk

Thingoe South Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

Thingoe South
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
District	West Suffolk
Region	East of England
Population	9,359 (2019)
Electorate	7,808 (2021)
Major settlements	Barrow, Horringer
Current constituency
Created	1985
Seats	1
Councillor	Karen Soons (Conservative)
Local council	West Suffolk Council
Created from	Thingoe No. 3

History

The division has been held by Conservative party since its formation at the 1985 United Kingdom local elections.^[1]

Geography

It is made up of the villages surrounding the Southern half of Bury St Edmunds and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of Barrow, Horringer, and Rougham along with parts of Moreton Hall, Whepstead & Wickhambrook, and Chedburgh & Chevington.^[2]

Parishes

The division is made up of 18 civil parishes.

1. Barrow
2. Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield
3. Bradfield St Clare
4. Bradfield St George
5. Chedburgh
6. Chevington
7. Denham
8. Great Whelnetham
9. Hawstead
10. Horringer
11. Ickworth
12. Little Whelnetham
13. Nowton
14. Rede
15. Rushbrooke with Rougham
16. The Saxhams
17. Westley
18. Whepstead

Members for Thingoe South

Member		Party	Term
	Mary MacRae	Conservative	1985–1989
	Elizabeth Milburn	Conservative	1989–2005
	Terry Clements	Conservative	2005–2017
	Karen Soons	Conservative	2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Thingoe South^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Karen Soons	2,192	64.7	2.8
	Labour	Robin Davies	470	13.9	0.8
	Green	Vicki Martin	467	13.8	13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Libby Brooks	230	6.8	7.2
Majority			1,722	50.8	12.1
Turnout			3,388	43.4	0.9
Registered electors			7,808
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8