| Sudbury East and Waldingfield | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Babergh |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 9,027 (2019) |
| Electorate | 6,715 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Acton, Chilton, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Philip Faircloth-Mutton (Conservative) |
| Local council | Babergh District Council |
| Created from | Stour Valley, Sudbury |
| Replaced by | Cosford, Cornard & Sudbury East, Stour Valley, Sudbury West |
Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography
The division contains the eastern part of Sudbury as well as the villages to the north east of the town. It has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 50.
History
The seat has been held by the Conservative since it was first formed, although they have only once passed 50% of the vote. UKIP have also polled well in this seat, finishing second twice, in 2009 & 2013.
It is set to be largely replaced by the redrawn Stour Valley in 2025.
Boundaries and boundary changes
2005–present
- Babergh District Wards of Sudbury East, Waldingfield
Members for Sudbury
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Spence | Conservative | 2005–2021 | |
| Philip Faircloth-Mutton | Conservative | 2021–present | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Faircloth-Mutton | 955 | 41.7 | –11.5 | |
| Independent | Margaret Maybury | 410 | 17.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Louise Fowler | 359 | 15.7 | –9.2 | |
| Independent | Luke Cresswell | 345 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Theresa Munson | 222 | 9.7 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 545 | 23.8 | –4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,303 | 34.3 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,715 | –190 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –14.7 | |||
References
- "Sudbury East and Waldingfield: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- "New electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council Final Recommendations September 2021" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk/. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.