Bridge Division, Suffolk

Bridge Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns one county councillor to Suffolk County Council.

Bridge
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
District	Ipswich
Region	East of England
Population	13,256 (2019)
Electorate	8,351 (2021)
Major settlements	Ipswich Town Centre, Maidenhall, Stoke
Current constituency
Created	1973
Seats	1
Councillor	Rob Bridgeman (Labour)
Local council	Ipswich Borough Council

Geography

It is located in the South West Area of Ipswich and consists of all of Bridge Ward and part of Alexandra Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.

Members for Bridge

Two Seats (1973–85)

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	V Girling	Labour	1973–1981		P Barker	Labour	1973–1977
					L Knights	Conservative	1977–1981
	L Cogan	Labour	1981–1985		A White	Labour	1981–1985

One Seat (1985–present)

Member		Party	Term
	W Clark	Labour	1985–1989
	Ken Doran	Labour	1989–1999
	Harold Mangar	Labour	1999–2009
	Bryony Rudkin	Labour	2009–2017
	Jack Abbott	Labour	2017–2021
	Rob Bridgeman	Labour	2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Bridgeman	1,095	43.3	6.7
	Conservative	Mike Scanes	1,004	39.7	9.3
	Green	Brieanna Jade Skie Patmore	292	11.5	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hore	139	5.5	0.0
Majority			91	4.6	15.0
Turnout			2,560	30.7	3.7
Registered electors			8,386		704
	Labour hold		Swing	–7.5