Rushmere Division, Suffolk
{{short description|Electoral division of Suffolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Rushmere
|type = County Council
|constituency_link =
|parl_name = Suffolk County Council
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|image_size = 300px
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|caption =
|district = Ipswich
|region = East of England
|population = 9,349 (2019)
|electorate = 7,306 (2021)
|towns = Rushmere
|future =
|year = 1973
|abolished =
|member = Sandy Martin (Labour and Co-operative)
|members_label = Councillor
|seats = 1
|elects_howmany = 1
|local_council = Ipswich Borough Council
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Rushmere Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Geography
It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and comprises the whole of Rushmere Ward plus part of St John's Ward, both of which are electoral wards of Ipswich Borough Council.{{cite web |title=Rushmere Electoral Division Profile 2017 |url=https://www.suffolkobservatory.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21-Rushmere.pdf |website=www.suffolkobservatory |publisher=Suffolk Observatory |accessdate=9 June 2020}}
Members for Rushmere
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| L Grimwood | Labour | 1973–1977 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| D Hamilton Lowe | 1977–1985 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| P Koppel | Labour | 1985–1989 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| G Auton | Labour | 1989–1993 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| John Le Grys | Labour | 1993–2005 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| Sue Thomas | Labour | 2005–2009 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|
| Judy Terry | 2009–2013 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"|
| Sandra Gage | Labour | 2013–2021 | ||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour and Co-operative}}"|
| 2021–present |
Election results
=Elections in the 2020s=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 Suffolk County Council election: Rushmere{{cite web |title=Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll |url=https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/asset-library/imported/Ipswich-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 = Labour and Co-operative
|candidate = Sandy Martin
|votes = 1,357
|percentage = 43.2
|change = –7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Cawthorn
|votes = 1,322
|percentage = 42.0
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Rachel Morris
|votes = 234
|percentage = 7.4
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Timothy Lockington
|votes = 231
|percentage = 7.3
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 35
|percentage = 1.1
|change = –14.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,172
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 7,306
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour and Co-operative
|swing = –7.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Electoral Divisions of Suffolk
Category:North East Area, Ipswich
{{Suffolk County Council}}