Gainsborough Division, Suffolk

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

Gainsborough
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
Gainsborough Electoral Division
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population10,514 (2019)
Electorate8,041 (2021)
Major settlementsGainsborough, Greenwich
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats1
CouncillorLiz Harsant (Conservative)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council

Geography

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It is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and comprises the whole of Gainsborough Ward plus part of Holywells Ward,[1] both of which are electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council.

Members for Gainsborough

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Member Party Term
T Lambert Labour 1973–1977
R Skerritt Labour 1977–1989
R Crane Labour 1989–1993
Ronald Sudds[2] Labour 1993–2003
Bill Quinton Labour 2003–2009
Carol Debman Conservative 2009–2013
Kim Cook[3] Labour 2013–2021
Liz Harsant Conservative 2021–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election: Gainsborough[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Harsant 1,673 52.9 +11.7
Labour Stephen Connelly 1,162 36.8 –4.5
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood 254 8.0 +5.1
Green Jenny Rivett 71 2.2 –2.0
Majority 511 16.1
Turnout 3,188 39.6 +7.4
Registered electors 8,041
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.1

References

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  1. ^ Gainsborough Electoral Division Profile 2017 (PDF). Aylesbury: ESRI UK Limited. 2017.
  2. ^ . Suffolk County Council. 16 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123255/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E2E0E259-2381-4A4B-96D1-2BEC9A06597D/0/2001electionresults.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Kim Cook: Candidate - Castle Hill". ipswich-labour.org.uk. Ipswich Labour Party. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.