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Whitehouse and Whitton Division, Suffolk

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Whitehouse and Whitton Division
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population20,538 (2019)
Electorate15,823 (2021)
Major settlementsCastle Hill, Westbourne, Whitehouse, Whitton
Current constituency
Created2005
Seats2
CouncillorSam Murray (Conservative)
David Goldsmith (Conservative)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council
Created fromCastle Hill, Whitehouse, Whitton

Whitehouse and Whitton Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.

Geography

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It is located in the North West Area of Ipswich and consists of Whitehouse Ward and Whitton Ward of Ipswich Borough Council as well as part of Castle Hill Ward in the North West Area, Ipswich.[1]

Members for Whitehouse and Whitton

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Member Party Term Member Party Term
Anthony Lewis Labour 2005–2009 Graham Manuel Labour 2005–2009
Robin Vickery Conservative 2009–2013 Mary Young Conservative 2009–2013
Kathy Bole Labour 2013–2021 James Crossley UKIP 2013–2017
David Goldsmith Conservative 2017–present
Sam Murray Conservative 2021–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election: Whitehouse and Whitton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Goldsmith * 2,546 46.4 +8.5
Conservative Sam Murray 2,317
Labour Sophie Meudec 2,130 38.8 +1.7
Labour Christine Shaw 1,734
Green John Mann 527 9.6 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Pakes 286 5.2 –0.1
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke 147
Majority 416 7.8 +6.9
Rejected ballots 60 0.6 Increase 0.5
Turnout 5,350 33.8 Increase 4.5
Registered electors 15,823 Increase 576
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Whitehouse and Whitton Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.