St John's Division, Suffolk

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]

St John's
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
District	Ipswich
Region	East of England
Population	9,683 (2019)
Electorate	7,104 (2021)
Major settlements	California
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	1
Councillor	Sarah Adams (Labour)
Local council	Ipswich Borough Council

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–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: St John's^[2]

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. "Ipswich: Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

Preceded by Belstead Brook	Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC 2013–2017	Succeeded by Rushmere
Preceded by Rushmere	Division held by the Opposition leader of SCC 2017–2021	Succeeded by Upper Gipping