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Hardwick Division, Suffolk

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Hardwick
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictWest Suffolk
RegionEast of England
Population8,841 (2019)
Electorate6,692 (2021)
Major settlementsHardwick, Horringer Court, West Suffolk Hospital
Current constituency
Created2005
Seats1
CouncillorRichard Rout (Conservative)
Local councilWest Suffolk Council
Created fromSouthgate & Westgate

Hardwick Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]

Geography

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The division is almost entirely urban and contains the southern parts of the town of Bury St Edmunds. The population of the division is more elderly than the England average.

History

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The successor to the Southgate & Westgate division, it has typically been the strongest division in Bury St Edmunds for the Conservative.

Boundaries and boundary changes

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2005–present

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  • St Edmundsbury District Wards of Southgate, Westgate.[2]

Members for Hardwick

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Member Party Term
Stefan Oliver Conservative 2005–2009
Craig Dearden-Phillips Liberal Democrats 2009–2013
Sarah Stamp Conservative 2013–2017
Richard Rout Conservative 2017–present

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Suffolk County Council election: [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rout * 1,806 61.6 +2.9
Labour James Macpherson 448 15.3 –1.2
Green Chris Dexter-Mills 350 11.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 329 11.2 –5.6
Majority 1,358 46.3 +4.4
Turnout 2,956 44.2 +2.2
Registered electors 6,692 –8
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

References

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  1. ^ "Hardwick: Electoral Division Profile 2021" (PDF). Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "West Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.