Bridge Division, Suffolk
| Bridge | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 13,256 (2019) |
| Electorate | 8,351 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Ipswich Town Centre, Maidenhall, Stoke |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1973 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Rob Bridgeman (Labour) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
Bridge Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography
[edit]It is located in the South West Area of Ipswich and consists of all of Bridge Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.[1]
Members for Bridge
[edit]Two Seats (1973–85)
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Girling | Labour | 1973–1981 | P Barker | Labour | 1973–1977 | ||
| L Knights | Conservative | 1977–1981 | |||||
| L Cogan | Labour | 1981–1985 | A White | Labour | 1981–1985 | ||
One Seat (1985–present)
[edit]| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Clark | Labour | 1985–1989 | |
| Ken Doran | Labour | 1989–1999 | |
| Harold Mangar | Labour | 1999–2009 | |
| Bryony Rudkin | Labour | 2009–2017 | |
| Jack Abbott | Labour | 2017–2021 | |
| Rob Bridgeman | Labour | 2021–present | |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rob Bridgeman | 1,095 | 43.3 |  6.7
| |
| Conservative | Mike Scanes | 1,004 | 39.7 |  9.3
| |
| Green | Brieanna Jade Skie Patmore | 292 | 11.5 | 4.1
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 139 | 5.5 |  0.0
| |
| Majority | 91 | 4.6 | 15.0
| ||
| Turnout | 2,560 | 30.7 | 3.7
| ||
| Registered electors | 8,386 | 704
| |||
| Labour hold | Swing | –7.5 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bridge Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.