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2005 Suffolk County Council Election
Elections to Suffolk County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2001 reducing the number of seats by 5. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control. All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 May 2005 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council is the administrative 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 Government Association. History Established in 1974 and initially based at East Suffolk County Hall, the Council relocated to Endeavour House in Ipswich in 2004. In September 2010, the council announced that it would seek to outsource a number of its services, in an attempt to cut its own budget by 30%. Controversy surrounding the then CEO Andrea Hill, some concerning including £122,000 spent on management consultants, featured in the local and national press in 2011; this led to her facing a disciplinary hearing, and subsequently resigning. Structure of the County Council The County Council is led by its CEO Nicola Beach, who has been in this role since May 2018. The Council is split into 5 distinct areas known as directorates. Each directorate has responsibility for a ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priory Heath Division, Suffolk
Priory Heath Division, Suffolk is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the South East Area of Ipswich and equates to Priory Heath Ward of Ipswich Borough Council Ipswich Borough Council, founded in 1974 after the abolition of the County Borough of Ipswich, governs the non-metropolitan district of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is the second tier of a two-tier system, fulfilling functions such as refuse collectio .... Councillors The following councillors were elected since 2001. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Priory Heath Division, Suffolk Electoral Divisions of Suffolk South East Area, Ipswich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 English Local Elections
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Division, Suffolk
Tower Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council. Geography It is made up of the central and North West Bury St Edmunds and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of Miden, St Olaves, Tollgate, and Abbeygate along with a small part of Westgate ward between the River Linnet, Hospital Road, and Petticoat lane. History The first elections for this division were held as part of the 2005 United Kingdom local elections, after the division was created through ''The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004'' Both seats of the division are currently held by Conservative party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ... after David Nettleton defected to the Conservatives in December 2019 having been elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thingoe South Division, Suffolk
Thingoe South Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. History The division has been held by Conservative party since its formation at the 1985 United Kingdom local elections. Geography It is made up of the villages surrounding the Southern half of Bury St Edmunds and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of Barrow, Horringer, and Rougham along with parts of Moreton Hall, Whepstead & Wickhambrook, and Chedburgh & Chevington. Parishes The division is made up of 18 civil parishes. #Barrow #Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield #Bradfield St Clare #Bradfield St George #Chedburgh # Chevington # Denham #Great Whelnetham #Hawstead # Horringer # Ickworth #Little Whelnetham #Nowton # Rede #Rushbrooke with Rougham #The Saxhams # Westley #Whepstead Whepstead is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located south of Bury St Edmunds. Once the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thingoe North Division, Suffolk
Thingoe North Division is an electoral division in Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. Its made up of the villages surrounding the Northern half of Bury St Edmunds and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of The Fornhams & Great Barton, Pakenham & Troston, and Risby excluding the parish of Icklingham which is part of Row Heath Division. Parishes The division is made up of 18 civil parishes plus the Western half of Honington. *Ampton *Culford *Flempton *Fornham All Saints *Fornham St Genevieve *Fornham St Martin *Great Barton *Great Livermere *Hengrave * Honington excluding the Eastern part of the parish which falls in the Blackbourne Division * Ingham *Lackford *Little Livermere * Pakenham * Risby *Timworth * Troston *West Stow *Wordwell Election Results The division has been held by Conservative party since its formation at the 1985 United Kingdom local elections Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1985. The pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlford Division, Suffolk
Carlford Division, Suffolk is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. Robin Vickery, the Conservative County Councillor resigned on 8 June 2020 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 councillor for Castle Hill Ward, Ipswich and from the Conservative Party. Suffolk County Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021. Parishes The following parishes are in the Carlford Division. * Boulge * Brandeston * Bredfield * Burgh * Charsfield * Clopton * Cretingham * Culpho * Dallinghoo * Debach * Earl Soham * Easton * Great Bealings * Grundisburgh * Hasketon * Hoo * Kettleburgh * Letheringham * Little Bealings * Monewden * Otley * Playford * Swilland * Tuddenham St Martin * Westerfield * Witnesham Witnesham is a village situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of England And Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; cy, Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr, kw, Party Gwer Pow an Sowson ha Kembra, often simply the Green Party or Greens) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have served as the party's co-leaders. The party currently has one representative in the House of Commons and two in the House of Lords, in addition to hundreds of councillors at the local government level and three members of the London Assembly. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing economic policies, including well-funded and locally controlled public services. It advocates a steady-state economy with the regulation of capitalism, and supports proportional representation. It takes a progressive approach to social policies such as civil liberties, animal rights, LGBT rights, and drug policy reform. The party also believes strongly in non-violence, universal basic income, a living wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehouse And Whitton Division, Suffolk
Whitehouse and Whitton Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council. Geography It is located in the North West Area of Ipswich and consists of Whitehouse Ward and Whitton Ward of Ipswich Borough Council as well as part of Castle Hill Ward in the North West Area, Ipswich The North West Area, Ipswich is one of five administrative areas in Ipswich, through which Ipswich Borough Council divides its spending and enables feedback from local residents, businesses and community groups. The area is composed of three wards, .... Members for Whitehouse and Whitton Election results Elections in the 2020s References Electoral Divisions of Suffolk North West Area, Ipswich {{Suffolk County Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Margaret's And Westgate, Suffolk
St Margaret's and Westgate Division, Suffolk 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 The North West Area, Ipswich is one of five administrative areas in Ipswich, through which Ipswich Borough Council divides its spending and enables feedback from local residents, businesses and community groups. The area is composed of three wards, .... References {{reflist Electoral Divisions of Suffolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Martin (politician)
Alexander Gordon Martin (born 2 May 1957) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich from 9 June 2017 to 6 November 2019. A member of the Labour Party, he was elected in the 2017 general election, beating Conservative incumbent Ben Gummer. On 25 October 2018, he became Shadow Minister for Waste and Recycling. He lost his seat at the 2019 general election. In May 2021, Martin was elected to Suffolk County Council as a Labour and Co-operative councillor. Early life Martin was born on 2 May 1957; his father was the late Scottish actor Trevor Martin. Martin sang as a chorister in Winchester Cathedral from the age of 8 to 13. After his parents divorced, Martin moved with his mother and siblings to Halesworth in Suffolk in 1971. He worked at the National Peace Council in London from 1983 to 1987, and then at the National Trust at Dunwich Heath from 1989 to 1992. Martin moved to Ipswich to live with his partner in 1993, and worked at Ipswich Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Division, Suffolk
St John's Division, Suffolk is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council. It is located in the North East Area of Ipswich and consists of most of St John's Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council Ipswich Borough Council, founded in 1974 after the abolition of the County Borough of Ipswich, governs the non-metropolitan district of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is the second tier of a two-tier system, fulfilling functions such as refuse collectio .... References {{reflist Electoral Divisions of Suffolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
