Hardwick | |
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County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
District | West Suffolk |
Region | East of England |
Population | 8,841 (2019) |
Electorate | 6,692 (2021) |
Major settlements | Hardwick, Horringer Court, West Suffolk Hospital |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2005 |
Seats | 1 |
Councillor | Richard Rout (Conservative) |
Local council | West Suffolk Council |
Created from | Southgate & Westgate |
Hardwick Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.[1]
The division is almost entirely urban and contains the southern parts of the town of Bury St Edmunds. The population of the division is more elderly than the England average.
The successor to the Southgate & Westgate division, it has typically been the strongest division in Bury St Edmunds for the Conservative.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Stefan Oliver | Conservative | 2005–2009 | |
Craig Dearden-Phillips | Liberal Democrats | 2009–2013 | |
Sarah Stamp | Conservative | 2013–2017 | |
Richard Rout | Conservative | 2017–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Rout * | 1,806 | 61.6 | +2.9 | |
Labour | James Macpherson | 448 | 15.3 | –1.2 | |
Green | Chris Dexter-Mills | 350 | 11.9 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Korfanty | 329 | 11.2 | –5.6 | |
Majority | 1,358 | 46.3 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,956 | 44.2 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,692 | –8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 |