Thingoe North Division, Suffolk
Thingoe North Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. Its made up of the villages surrounding the Northern half of Bury St Edmunds and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of The Fornhams & Great Barton, Pakenham & Troston, and Risby excluding the parish of Icklingham which is part of Row Heath Division.[1]
Thingoe North | |
|---|---|
Electoral Division | |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| County | Suffolk |
| District | West Suffolk |
| Government | |
| • County Councillor | Beccy Hopfensperger(Conservative) |
| Population (mid 2015) | |
| • Total | 10,291[1] |
Parishes
The division is made up of 18 civil parishes plus the Western half of Honington.
- Ampton
- Culford
- Flempton
- Fornham All Saints
- Fornham St Genevieve
- Fornham St Martin
- Great Barton
- Great Livermere
- Hengrave
- Honington excluding the Eastern part of the parish which falls in the Blackbourne Division
- Ingham
- Lackford
- Little Livermere
- Pakenham
- Risby
- Timworth
- Troston
- West Stow
- Wordwell
Election Results
The division has been held by Conservative party since its formation at the 1985 United Kingdom local elections.[2]
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger[3] | 1,989 | 72.9 | +19.2 | |
| Labour Co-op | Frederick Rowell | 439 | 16.1 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Turner | 302 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,550 | 56.8 | +23.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,730 | 38.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,149 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger | 1,360 | 53.69 | -4.8 | |
| UKIP | Linda Redford | 506 | 19.98 | +14.9 | |
| Independent | Susan Glossop | 278 | 10.98 | N/A | |
| Labour | Brian Turnbull | 216 | 8.53 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Natasha Ereira-Guyer | 173 | 6.83 | N/A | |
| Majority | 854 | 33.7 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2533 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,666 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger[4] | 1,732 | 58.5 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D Chappell | 1,024 | 34.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | B Cockle | 207 | 7.0 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 708 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,533 | 33.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,646 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger[5] | 2,538 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tidman | 1,076 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | David Dawson | 1,038 | 21.2 | ||
| UKIP | Maureen Chessell | 248 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,462 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,900 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,206 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Valerie White | 2,520 | 52.5 | ||
| Labour | David Dawson | 1,316 | 27.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Couper | 964 | 20.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,204 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 4,800 | 68.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,054 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S Pott | 2,560 | 49.3 | ||
| Labour | R Cockle | 1,573 | 30.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M Black | 1,063 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 73.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,069 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J Pereira | 1,386 | 56.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M Black | 548 | 22.2 | ||
| Labour | R Bridge | 537 | 21.7 | ||
| Majority | 838 | 33.91 | |||
| Turnout | 2,471 | 36.35 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,797 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J Pereira | 1,720 | 71.0 | ||
| Labour | F Roberts | 704 | 29.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,016 | 41.91 | |||
| Turnout | 2,424 | 36.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,595 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C Salton | 1,720 | 71.0 | ||
| Alliance | R Hartland | 797 | 30.9 | ||
| Labour | P Williams | 288 | 11.2 | ||
| Ecology | R Anstee-Parry | 149 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 923 | 35.83 | |||
| Turnout | 2,576 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,100 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Thingoe North Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 10 Aug 2020.
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF).
- "Councillor details – Suffolk County Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger - Cabinet Member for Adult Care". 28 January 2019.
- "Councillor details – Suffolk County Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger - Cabinet Member for Adult Care". 28 January 2019.
- "Councillor details – Suffolk County Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger - Cabinet Member for Adult Care".
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