| Thedwastre South | |
|---|---|
| County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council | |
| District | Mid Suffolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Population | 9,253 (2019) |
| Electorate | 7,260 (2021) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Councillor | Penny Otton (Liberal Democrats) |
| Local council | Mid Suffolk District Council |
| Created from | Thedwastre No. 1, Thedwastre No. 2 |
Thedwastre South Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.
Thedwastre South is a largely rural division covering the South and East of the former Thedwastre Hundred area of Mid Suffolk, from the West of Stowmarket to Thurston. It's has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 45. [1]
It's been held by current Lib Dem leader Penny Otton since a 2007 by election following the resignation of former opposition leader Sue Sida-Lockett, who had transferred from Thedwastre North following the 2005 boundary changes.
| Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Foss | Conservative | 1985–1989 | ||
| Ronald Aitken | Conservative | 1989–1993 | ||
| Clive Ward | Liberal Democrats | 1993–1997 | ||
| Thomas Iredale | Conservative | 1997–2001 | ||
| Christopher Storey | Conservative | 2001 | Died 2001 | |
| Jane Storey | Conservative | 2002–2005 | Contested Thedwastre North following redistribution | |
| Sue Sida-Lockett | Conservative | 2005–2007 | Member for Thedwastre North (1985–2005) Deputy Council Leader (2005–2007) | |
| Penny Otton | Liberal Democrats | 2007–present | Leader of Mid Suffolk District Council (–2003) Lib Dem Group Leader (2019–) | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Otton * | 1,435 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Augustine | 1,321 | 42.3 | ||
| Labour | Philip Cockell | 364 | 11.7 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 3.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,148 | 43.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,260 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||