Chantry Division, Suffolk

Chantry
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population23,059 (2019)
Electorate16,785 (2021)
Major settlementsChantry, Stoke Park
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats2
CouncillorNadia Cenci (Conservative)
Nathan Wilson (Conservative)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council
Replaced byBelstead Hills, Gipping

Chantry Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.

Geography

It is located in the South West Area of Ipswich and consists of Gipping Ward, Sprites Ward and Stoke Park Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.[1]

History

The seat had been historically a safe Labour seat however since the 2005 boundary changes it has become swing seat that the Conservative have carried twice. It is set to be replaced in 2025 by the new Belstead Hills and Gipping divisions.

Boundaries and boundary changes

1985–2005

2005–present

Members for Chantry

Two Seats (1973–85)

Member Party Term Member Party Term
A Ross Labour 1973–1981 M Cartwright Labour 1973–1977
T Payne Labour 1977–1985
G Bulding Labour 1981–1985

One Seat (1985–2005)

Member Party Term
J Wells Labour 1985–1989
Susan Thomas Labour 1989–2005

Two Seats (2005–present)

Member Party Term Member Party Term
Keith Rawlingson Labour 2005–2009 Bryony Rudkin Labour 2005–2009
Paul West Conservative 2009–2013 Peter Gardiner Labour 2009–2021
Helen Armitage Labour 2013–2021
Nadia Cenci Conservative 2021–present Nathan Wilson Conservative 2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Chantry[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nadia Cenci 2,895 48.5 +8.6
Conservative Nathan Wilson 2,337
Labour Helen Armitage * 2,255 37.8 –4.7
Labour Peter Gardiner * 1,970
Green Martin Hynes 529 8.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Adam Merritt 291 4.9 –0.3
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake 281
Majority 640 10.7
Turnout 5,777 34.4 +2.9
Registered electors 16,793
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

References

  1. ^ "Chantry Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No. 429" (PDF). lgbce.org.uk/. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. June 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
Preceded by Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC
2005–2009 		Succeeded by