St Helen's Division, Suffolk

St Helen's
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
St Helen's Electoral Division
District	Ipswich
Region	East of England
Population	12,212 (2019)
Electorate	8,405 (2021)
Major settlements	Waterfront, University of Suffolk
Current constituency
Created	2005
Seats	1
Councillor	Elizabeth Johnson (Labour)
Local council	Ipswich Borough Council
Created from	Ipswich Town, St Clement’s
Replaced by	Gainsborough, St Clement’s

St Helen's Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

Geography

Part of the division is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and comprises part of Alexandra and Holywells wards of Ipswich Borough Council. It was created in 2004 following recommendations from the Boundary Committee for England that the proposed University Division be renamed St. Helen's Division.

History

It is set to be replaced in 2025 by Gainsborough and the reformed St Clement’s division.

Members for St Helen's

	Party	Term
Kevan Lim	Labour	2005–2009
Jane Chambers	Liberal Democrats	2009–2013
Mandy Gaylard	Labour	2013–2021
Elizabeth Johnson	Labour	2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: St Helen's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Johnson	1,426	47.3	–7.4
	Conservative	Sachin Karale	1,009	33.5	+6.0
	Green	Tom Wilmot	368	12.2	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Daley	212	7.0	–1.3
Majority			417	13.8
Turnout			3,038	36.1
Registered electors			8,405
	Labour hold		Swing

References

St Helens Electoral Division Profile 2017 (PDF). Aylesbury: ESRI UK Limited. 2017.
Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk County Council (PDF). London: Boundary Committee for England. 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
"Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

v t e Suffolk County Council election divisions
Leaders	Christopher Penn (1984–1993) Chris Mole (1993–2001) Jane Hore (2001–2003) Bryony Rudkin (2003–2005) Jeremy Pembroke (2005–2011) Mark Bee (2011–2015) Colin Noble (2015–2018) Matthew Hicks (2018–)
Current Divisions	Aldeburgh and Leiston Beccles Belstead Brook Bixley Blackbourn Blything Bosmere Brandon Bridge Bungay Carlford Chantry Clare Cosford Eastgate and Moreton Hall Exning and Newmarket Felixstowe Coastal Felixstowe North and Trimley Framlingham Gainsborough Gipping Valley Great Cornard Gunton Hadleigh Halesworth Hardwick Hartismere Haverhill Cangle Haverhill East and Kedington Hoxne & Eye Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew Kessingland and Southwold Lowestoft South Martlesham Melford Mildenhall Newmarket and Red Lodge Oulton Pakefield Peninsula Priory Heath Row Heath Rushmere St Helen's St John's St Margaret's and Westgate Samford Stour Valley Stowmarket North & Stowupland Stowmarket South Sudbury Sudbury East and Waldingfield Thedwastre North Thedwastre South Thingoe North Thingoe South Thredling Tower Upper Gipping Whitehouse and Whitton Wickham Wilford Woodbridge
Former Divisions	Abbeygate & Eastgate Brett Broom Hill Castle Hill Clay Hills Colneis Exning Felixstowe Ferry Felixstowe Landguard Felixstowe Walton Haverhill North Haverhill South Hoxne Icknield Ipswich St. Margarets Ipswich Town Kesgrave & Martlesham Lothingland North Lothingland South Lowestoft Central Lowestoft St. Margarets Newmarket Town Normanston Northgate & St. Olaves Oulton Broad Plomesgate Risbridge Risbygate & Sextons Southgate & Westgate Sprites St. Clements Stoke Park Stowmarket St. Marys Stowmarket St. Peters Wainford Whitehouse Whittington Whitton

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