Peninsula Division, Suffolk
{{short description|Electoral division in Suffolk}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Peninsula
|type = County Council
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|parl_name = Suffolk County Council
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|caption =
|district = Babergh
|region = East of England
|population = 10,290 (2019)
|electorate = 7,994 (2021)
|towns = Brantham, Holbrook, Shotley
|future =
|year = 1985
|abolished =
|member = Simon Harley (Green)
|members_label = Councillor
|seats = 1
|elects_howmany = 1
|local_council = Babergh District Council
|previous = Samford No. 1
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Peninsula Division is an electoral division in Babergh District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography
It covers the Shotley Peninsula, comprising the entirety of the Brantham, Ganges and Stour Wards plus parts of Orwell Ward.{{cite book |title=PENINSULA ELECTORAL DIVISION PROFILE 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=Suffolk Observatory |url=https://www.suffolkobservatory.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/06-Peninsula.pdf |access-date=5 June 2022}}
History
After being held by the Lib Dems for most of its existence (including by group leader David Wood), it was won by the Greens after the Lib Dems did not contest the seat in 2021.
Boundaries and boundary changes
=1985–2005=
- Babergh District Wards of Alton, Berners, Holbrook and Shotley.{{cite web |title=Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 429 |url=https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/11744/429.-suffolk.pdf |website=lgbce.org.uk/ |publisher=Local Government Boundary Commission for England |access-date=5 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401013934/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/11744/429.-suffolk.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2018 |date=June 1982}}
=2005–present=
Members for Peninsula
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|
| Janet Law | 1985–1989 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| J Delves | 1989–1993 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|
| Penny Clarke | 1993–2000 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"|
| David Wood | 2000–2021 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}"|
| Simon Harley | Green | 2021–present |
Election results
=Elections in the 2020s=
{{Election box begin | title= 2021 Suffolk County Council election: Peninsula{{cite web |title=Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll |url=https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/asset-library/imported/BDC-SCC-Declaration-of-Results.pdf |website=suffolk.gov.uk |publisher=Suffolk County Council |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=7 May 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Simon Harley
|votes = 1,444
|percentage = 42.4
|change = +39.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Mclaren
|votes = 1,029
|percentage = 30.2
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alastair McCraw
|votes = 699
|percentage = 20.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Rawlings
|votes = 237
|percentage = 7.0
|change = –1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 415
|percentage = 12.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,425
|percentage = 42.8
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,994
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Green Party of England and Wales
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing = +15.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Suffolk County Council}}
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