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Revision as of 20:31, 13 May 2024

Tower
County Council constituency
for the Suffolk County Council
DistrictWest Suffolk
RegionEast of England
Population22,028 (2019)
Electorate16,494 (2021)
Major settlementsBury St Edmunds Town Centre
Current constituency
Created2005
Seats2
CouncillorDavid Nettleton (Conservative)
Robert Everitt (Conservative)
Local councilWest Suffolk Council
Created fromNorthgate & St. Olaves, Risbygate & Sextons

Tower Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.

Geography

It is made up of the central and North West Bury St Edmunds and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of Miden, St Olaves, Tollgate, and Abbeygate along with a small part of Westgate ward between the River Linnet, Hospital Road, and Petticoat lane.[1]

History

The first elections for this division were held as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections, after the division was created through The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004[2][3]

Both seats of the division are currently held by Conservative party after David Nettleton defected to the Conservatives in December 2019 having been elected as an independent.[4]

Members for Tower

Member Party Term Member Party Term
David Lockwood Labour 2005–2009 Paul Hopfensperger Conservative 2005–2009
Paul Farmer Conservative 2009–2013 Mark Ereira-Guyer Green 2009–2017
David Nettleton Independent 2013–2019
Conservative 2019–present Robert Everitt Conservative 2017–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Tower[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Everitt * 2,277 33.7 +4.9
Conservative David Nettleton * 2,104
Green Steph Holland 1,993 29.5 +7.4
Green Matthew Rowe 1,489
Labour Donna Higgins 1,409 20.8 +5.2
Labour Marilyn Sayer 830
Independent Frank Stennett 691 10.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Poulson 269 4.0 –2.3
Communist Darren Turner 120 1.8 N/A
Majority 284 4.2 +1.0
Rejected ballots 932 15.3 Increase15.1
Turnout 6,090 36.9 Increase3.8
Registered electors 16,494 Increase928
Conservative hold Swing –1.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2017 Suffolk County Council election: Tower[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Everitt 1,833 22.9 +0.2
Independent David Nettleton * 1,628 20.4 –5.4
Independent Paul Hopfensperger[8] 1,623 20.3 N/A
Green Mark Ereira * 1,406 17.6 –9.9
Labour Quentin Cornish 998 12.5 –4.1
Labour Alex Griffin 907
Liberal Democrats Julia Lale 507 6.3 –1.1
Liberal Democrats Sheena Rawlings 173
Majority 205 2.6 +7.3
Turnout 5,147 33.1
Registered electors 15,566
Conservative gain from Green Swing 2.8
Independent hold Swing
2013 Suffolk County Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Mark Ereira 1,481 23.2
Independent David Nettleton 1,389 21.8
Conservative Robert Everitt 1227 19.3
Conservative Patsy Warby 1008
UKIP Luke Levene 983 15.4
Labour Diane Hind 895 14.0
Labour Nicola Ridgeway 840
UKIP James Lumley 823
Liberal Democrats Judy Roadway 399 6.3
Majority 162
Turnout
Green hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 2000s

2009 Suffolk County Council election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Farmer 2,042 28.8
Green Mark Ereira-Guyer 1,924 27.1
Independent David Nettleton 1,846 26.0
Conservative Richard Rout 1,726
Labour Keith Waterson 645 9.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Warren 641 9.9
Labour Kevin Hind 624
Liberal Democrats Allan Jones 605
Majority 118 & 78 1.7
Turnout 10,053 32.7
Registered electors 15,576
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
2005 Suffolk County Council election
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Lockwood 3,181 32.7
Conservative Paul Hopfensperger[10] 2,747 28.3
Labour Ray Nowak * 2,720 -
Conservative Robert Everitt 2,663 -
Liberal Democrats David Chappell 1,738 17.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Warren 1,266 -
UKIP Brian Lockwood 801 8.2
Independent David Nettleton 799 8.2
UKIP Ivan Cook 509 -
Independent Melinda Nettleton 498 -
Green Adam Stacey 455 4.7
Green Samantha Hunt Stacey 432 -
Majority 27 4.5
Turnout 68.6
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Tower Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 9 December 2004, SI 2004/3252
  3. ^ "Suffolk County Council Election Results" (PDF).
  4. ^ Geater, Paul. "Independent councillor joins Suffolk Tories for role in policy-making". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "West Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Declaration of Result - Tower". Twitter. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Forest Heath & St Edmundsbury: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Councillor Paul Hopfensperger - Official Website".
  9. ^ "Suffolk County Council Elections 2009". elections.suffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Councillor Paul Hopfensperger - Official Website".
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