| St Margaret's and Westgate | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Ipswich |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 22,325 (2019) |
| Electorate | 15,503 (2021) |
| Major settlements | Broom Hill, Christchurch |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2005 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Councillor | Debbie Richards (Conservative) Inga Lockington (Liberal Democrat) |
| Local council | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Created from | Broom Hill, Castle Hill, St Margaret's |
St Margaret's and Westgate Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.
It is covers parts of the Central Area of Ipswich and consists of St Margaret's Ward and Westgate Ward of Ipswich Borough Council as well as small part of Castle Hill Ward in the North West Area, Ipswich. [1]
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cann | Liberal Democrats | 2005–2013 | Inga Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 2005–present | ||
| Sarah Adams | Labour | 2013–2017 | |||||
| Chris Chambers | Conservative | 2017–2021 | |||||
| Debbie Richards | Conservative | 2021–present | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Inga Lockington * | 2,590 | 32.8 | –2.6 | |
| Conservative | Debbie Richards | 2,195 | 27.8 | –2.5 | |
| Labour | Assis Carreiro | 1,989 | 25.2 | –4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Holmes | 1,840 | |||
| Labour | Stefan Long | 1,517 | |||
| Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 965 | 12.2 | +7.2 | |
| Burning Pink | Tina Smith | 168 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 395 | 5.0 | –0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,612 | 42.6 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,503 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | –0.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||