Hardwick Division, Suffolk
| Hardwick | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | West Suffolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 8,841 (2019) |
| Electorate | 6,692 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Hardwick, Horringer Court, West Suffolk Hospital |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Richard Rout (Conservative) |
| Local council | West Suffolk Council |
| Created from | Southgate & Westgate |
Hardwick Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]
Geography[edit]
The division is almost entirely urban and contains the southern parts of the town of Bury St Edmunds. The population of the division is more elderly than the England average.
History[edit]
The successor to the Southgate & Westgate division, it has typically been the strongest division in Bury St Edmunds for the Conservative.
Boundaries and boundary changes[edit]
2005–present[edit]
- St Edmundsbury District Wards of Southgate, Westgate.[2]
Members for Hardwick[edit]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Oliver | Conservative | 2005–2009 | |
| Craig Dearden-Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 2009–2013 | |
| Sarah Stamp | Conservative | 2013–2017 | |
| Richard Rout | Conservative | 2017–present | |
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Rout * | 1,806 | 61.6 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | James Macpherson | 448 | 15.3 | –1.2 | |
| Green | Chris Dexter-Mills | 350 | 11.9 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Korfanty | 329 | 11.2 | –5.6 | |
| Majority | 1,358 | 46.3 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,956 | 44.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,692 | –8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Hardwick: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 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.
- ^ "West Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.