Thingoe North Division, Suffolk
Electoral division of Suffolk, England
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Thingoe North Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.
| Thingoe North | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | West Suffolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 10,291 (2019) |
| Electorate | 7,363 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Fornham All Saints, Fornham St Martin, Great Barton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Beccy Hopfensperger (Conservative) |
| Local council | West Suffolk Council |
| Created from | Thingoe No. 2 |
History
The division has been held by Conservative party since its formation at the 1985 United Kingdom local elections.[1]
Geography
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.[2]
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
Members for Thingoe North
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Salton | Conservative | 1985–1989 | |
| Jose Pereira | Conservative | 1989–1997 | |
| Simon Pott | Conservative | 1997–2001 | |
| Valerie White | Conservative | 2001–2005 | |
| Beccy Hopfensperger | Conservative | 2005–present | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger * | 1,961 | 64.7 |  8.1 | |
| Labour | Katie Parker | 471 | 15.5 | 0.5 | |
| Green | Oliver King | 369 | 12.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Chapman | 229 | 7.6 | 3.5 | |
| Majority | 1,490 | 49.1 | 7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,052 | 41.5 |  3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,363 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.8 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger * | 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 | 38.2 | +5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,144 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger * | 1,360 | 53.7 | –4.8 | |
| UKIP | Linda Redford | 506 | 20.0 | +14.9 | |
| Independent | Susan Glossop | 278 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Brian Turnbull | 216 | 8.5 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Natasha Ereira-Guyer | 173 | 6.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 854 | 33.7 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,533 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,666 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger * | 1,732 | 58.5 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Chappell | 1,024 | 34.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Bob Cockle | 207 | 7.0 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 708 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,533 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,646 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Pott | 2,560 | 49.3 | ||
| Labour | Robert Cockle | 1,573 | 30.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Black | 1,063 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 987 | 19.0 | |||
| Turnout | 73.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,069 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J Pereira * | 1,386 | 56.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Black | 548 | 22.2 | ||
| Labour | R Bridge | 537 | 21.7 | ||
| Majority | 838 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,471 | 36.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,797 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J Pereira | 1,720 | 71.0 | ||
| Labour | F Roberts | 704 | 29.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,016 | 41.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,424 | 36.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,595 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 35.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,576 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,100 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||