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'''Tower Division''' is an [[electoral division]] in [[Suffolk]] which returns two [[County_council#21st-century_reforms|county councillors]] to [[Suffolk County Council]]. It is made up of the central and North West [[Bury St Edmunds]] and consists of the [[West Suffolk (district)|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.<ref name="SO TO"/>
'''Tower Division''' is an [[electoral division]] in [[Suffolk]] which returns two [[County_council#21st-century_reforms|county councillors]] to [[Suffolk County Council]]. It is made up of the central and North West [[Bury St Edmunds]] and consists of the [[West Suffolk (district)|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.
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''<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=si |year=2004 |number=3252 |si=The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 |date=9 December 2004}}<ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rallings|first=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|date=|title=Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Suffolk-County.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
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''<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=si |year=2004 |number=3252 |si=The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004 |date=9 December 2004}}<ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rallings|first=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|date=|title=Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Suffolk-County.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>



Revision as of 16:30, 24 August 2020

Tower
Electoral Division
CountryEngland
RegionEast of England
CountySuffolk
DistrictWest Suffolk
Government
 • County CouncillorDavid Nettleton[1]
(Conservative)
 • County CouncillorRobert Everitt [2]
(Conservative)
Population
 (mid 2015)
 • Total
22,357[3]

Tower Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council. 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. 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 2004Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Elections

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

2017

2017 Suffolk County Council election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Everitt 1,833 20.2 +6.6
Independent David Nettleton 1,628 17.9 +2.9
Independent Paul Hopfensperger[5] 1,623 17.9 N/A
Green Mark Ereira 1,406 15.5 −0.9
Labour Quentin Cornish 998 11.0 +1.1
Labour Alex Griffin 907 10.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Lale 507 5.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Sheena Rawlings 173 1.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Green Swing
Independent hold Swing

2013

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

2009

2009 Suffolk County Council election
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 78
Turnout 35.1
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

2005

2005 Suffolk County Council election
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Lockwood 3,181 32.7
Conservative Paul Hopfensperger[6] 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
Turnout 68.6

References

  1. ^ "David Nettleton | Suffolk County Council". www.suffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ^ "Robert Everitt | Suffolk County Council". www.suffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  3. ^ "Tower Electoral Division Profile 2017" (PDF). www.suffolkobservatory. Suffolk Observatory. Retrieved 24 Aug 2020.
  4. ^ Geater, Paul. "Independent councillor joins Suffolk Tories for role in policy-making". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  5. ^ "Councillor Paul Hopfensperger - Official Website".
  6. ^ "Councillor Paul Hopfensperger - Official Website".