St John's Division, Suffolk

St John's
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictIpswich
RegionEast of England
Population9,683 (2019)
Electorate7,104 (2021)
Major settlementsCalifornia
Current constituency
Created1973
Seats1
CouncillorAdele Cook (Labour)
Local councilIpswich Borough Council

St John's Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and consists of most of St John's Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.[1]

Members for St John's

Member Party Term
J Mowles Labour 1973–1977
M Hammond Conservative 1977–1981
M Sierakowski Labour 1981–1985
Andy MacKnelly Labour 1985–1989
Michael Hyde Labour 1989–1997
Sandy Martin Labour 1997–2017
Sarah Adams Labour 2017–2025
Adele Cook Labour 2025–

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

St John's By-Election 24 April 2025[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele Cook 600 28% −19.7
Green Adria Pittock 458 21.4 +13.6
Reform UK Michelle Bevan-Margetts 442 20.65 +20.65
Conservative James Harding 318 14.85 −24.35
Liberal Democrats Kelly Turner 323 15.1 +10.8%
Majority 142 6.6% −1.9%
Turnout 2141
2021 Suffolk County Council election: St John's[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Adams 1,335 47.7 –9.9
Conservative Ollie Rackham 1,098 39.2 +7.5
Green Jude Rook 219 7.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 148 5.3 +0.3
Majority 237 8.5
Turnout 2,819 39.7
Registered electors 7,104
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

St John's By-Election 7 September 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Adams 1,247 62.9 +5.3
Conservative James Harding 483 24.4 −7.3
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard 200 10.1 +5.1
Green Charlotte Armstrong 52 2.6 −3.1
Majority 764 38.5 +12.6
Turnout 1,987 29.7 −6.2
Labour hold Swing +6.3

References

  1. ^ "St John's Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ Pluck, Helen. "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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