Whitehouse and Whitton Division, Suffolk

Whitehouse and Whitton Division
County Council constituency for the Suffolk County Council
District	Ipswich
Region	East of England
Population	20,538 (2019)
Electorate	15,823 (2021)
Major settlements	Castle Hill, Westbourne, Whitehouse, Whitton
Current constituency
Created	2005
Seats	2
Councillor	Sam Murray (Conservative) David Goldsmith (Conservative)
Local council	Ipswich Borough Council
Created from	Castle Hill, Whitehouse, Whitton

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.

Members for Whitehouse and Whitton

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Anthony Lewis	Labour	2005–2009		Graham Manuel	Labour	2005–2009
	Robin Vickery	Conservative	2009–2013		Mary Young	Conservative	2009–2013
	Kathy Bole	Labour	2013–2021		James Crossley	UKIP	2013–2017
					David Goldsmith	Conservative	2017–present
	Sam Murray	Conservative	2021–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Suffolk County Council election: Whitehouse and Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Goldsmith *	2,546	46.4	+8.5
	Conservative	Sam Murray	2,317
	Labour	Sophie Meudec	2,130	38.8	+1.7
	Labour	Christine Shaw	1,734
	Green	John Mann	527	9.6	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Pakes	286	5.2	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gerald Pryke	147
Majority			416	7.8	+6.9
Rejected ballots			60	0.6	0.5
Turnout			5,350	33.8	4.5
Registered electors			15,823		576
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing