Thingoe North Division is an

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which returns one

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History

The division has been held by Conservative party since its formation at the

1985 United Kingdom local elections The 1985 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 2 May 1985 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 15 May 1985 in Northern Ireland. Labour had the largest share of the vote in local council elections for the first time since 1981 Unite ...

Geography

Its made up of the villages surrounding the Northern half of

Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as ''Bury,'' is a cathedral as well as market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St. Edmunds an ...

and consists of the West Suffolk council wards of The Fornhams & Great Barton, Pakenham & Troston, and Risby excluding the parish of

Icklingham Icklingham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is located about north-west of Bury St Edmunds, south-east of Mildenhall and south-west of Thetford in Norfolk. The village is on the A1 ...

which is part of Row Heath Division.

Parishes

The division is made up of 18 civil parishes plus the Western half of Honington. *

Ampton Ampton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk District of Suffolk, England, about five miles north of Bury St Edmunds. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is 'Amma's homestead'. Ac ...

* Culford *

Flempton Flempton is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is on the A1101 road 5 miles NW from Bury St Edmunds. Flempton takes its name from the Flemings who came from Flanders and settled the area in Anglo-S ...

Fornham All Saints Fornham All Saints is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England in the West Suffolk district. It is north-northwest of the town of Bury St Edmunds and 500m west of Fornham St Genevieve. Fornham All Saints is one of a trio of contiguous vil ...

Fornham St Genevieve Fornham St Genevieve is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It is one of a trio of contiguous villages by the River Lark. The other villages are Fornham All Saints and Fornham St Martin. Loc ...

Fornham St Martin Fornham St Martin is a Village#United Kingdom, village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located on the northern outskirts of Bury St Edmunds off east and west from the A134 ro ...

Great Barton Great Barton is a large village and civil parish in the West Suffolk (district), West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about East of Bury St Edmunds on the A143.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket, Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher ...

* Great Livermere *

Hengrave Hengrave is a small village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is to the North of the town of Bury St Edmunds along the A1101 road. It is surrounded by the parishes of Flempton, Culford, Fornh ...

* Honington excluding the Eastern part of the parish which falls in the Blackbourne Division * Ingham *

Lackford Lackford is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around four miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds on the A1101, in 2005 it had a population of 270. The parish contains the Lackford Lakes ...

* Little Livermere * Pakenham * Risby *

Timworth Timworth is a village and civil parish north east of London and east of Cambridge in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles north of Bury St Edmunds, its 2005 population was 50. At the 2011 Census the ...

Troston Troston is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, five miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds. Its parish church contains rare mediaeval wall paintings, including dragon-slaying and the Martyrdom of St Edmund. The local pub, The Bull, h ...

* West Stow * Wordwell

Members for Thingoe North

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

References

Borough of St Edmundsbury Electoral Divisions of Suffolk {{Suffolk County Council