Carlford | |
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County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
District | East Suffolk |
Region | East of England |
Population | 9,029 (2019) |
Electorate | 7,263 (2021) |
Major settlements | Grundisburgh |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1985 |
Seats | 1 |
Councillor | Elaine Bryce (Conservative) |
Local council | East Suffolk District Council |
Created from | Deben No. 3 |
Carlford Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]
Carlford is a entirely rural division covering the villages north east of Ipswich and south west of Framlingham. It contains a considerably higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45.[1]
Like many rural parts of Suffolk, Carlford has historically been a stronghold for the Conservative Party and has never failed to elect a Tory County Councillor.
On 8 June 2020 Robin Vickery, the then County Councillor resigned following over 600 complaints were made concerning racist posts he had shared on Facebook. He resigned before a Council investigation could be put in place, also resigning as a Borough councillor for Castle Hill Ward, Ipswich and from the Conservative Party.[2] Suffolk County Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021.[2]
Member | Party | Term | |
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Simon Bestow | Conservative | 1985–2001 | |
Steven Hudson | Conservative | 2001–2005 | |
Peter Bellfield | Conservative | 2005–2016 | |
Robin Vickery | Conservative | 2016–2020 | |
Elaine Bryce | Conservative | 2021–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elaine Bryce | 2,056 | 63.2 | +7.8 | |
Green | Daniel Philip Clery | 698 | 21.4 | +11.4 | |
Labour | Alistair Dick | 500 | 15.4 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 1,358 | 41.8 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,287 | 45.3 | |||
Registered electors | 7,263 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | –1.8 |