Sudbury Division is an
electoral division
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in
Babergh District
Babergh District (pronounced , ) is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Suffolk, England. In 2021 it had a population of 92,300. The district is primarily a rural area, containing just two towns, Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury an ...
,
Suffolk
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which returns a single
County Councillor
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Australia
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to
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council is the upper-tier Local government in England, local authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Governme ...
.
Geography
The division is almost entirely urban and contains most of the town of
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
Places Australia
* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario
** Sudbury (federal electoral district)
** Sudbury (provincial electoral district)
** Sudbury Airport
** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...
as well as the strip of land between the town and the Essex border. It has a more diverse population than
Babergh in general. It was formed of the whole of Sudbury until 2005 with the creation of
Sudbury East and Waldingfield Division.
History
Historically
Labour has performed better in this division than in most of rural Suffolk, indeed it was one of only two division outside of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...
that the party won in
2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
.
It was set to be replaced by the new
Sudbury West Division in
2025
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Boundaries and boundary changes
1985–2005
* Babergh District Wards of Sudbury East, Sudbury North, Sudbury South.
2005–present
* Babergh District Wards of Sudbury North, Sudbury South.
Members for Sudbury
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
References
Electoral Divisions of Suffolk
Sudbury, Suffolk
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