Thedwastre North Division, Suffolk
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| Thedwastre North | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 10,655 (2019) |
| Electorate | 8,497 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Elmswell, Woolpit |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Andy Mellen (Green) |
| Local council | Mid Suffolk District Council |
| Created from | Thedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2 |
Thedwastre North Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Thedwastre North is a largely rural division covering the North and West of the former Thedwastre Hundred area of Mid Suffolk. It has a higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45.[1]
History
Having been held by the Conservatives for most of its existence (including by group leader Sue Sida-Lockett), it was won by the Greens in 2021 after the sitting member Jane Storey, who was deselected by the party in October 2020, ran as a Independent.[2]
Boundaries and boundary changes
1985–2005
- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Badwell Ash, Norton, Thurston and Walsham-le-Willows.[3]
2005–present
- Mid Suffolk District Wards of Badwell Ash, Elmswell & Norton and Woolpit.[4]
