Chantry Division is an electoral division of Suffolk which returns two county councillors to Suffolk County Council.
Geography It is located in the South West Area of Ipswich and consists of Gipping Ward, Sprites Ward and Stoke Park Ward of Ipswich Borough Council.
History The seat had been historically a safe Labour seat however since the 2005 boundary changes it has become swing seat that the Conservative have carried twice. It is set to be replaced in 2025 by the new Belstead Hills and Gipping divisions.
Boundaries and boundary changes 1985–2005 Ipswich District Ward of Chantry.
2005–present Ipswich District Wards of Gipping, Sprites and Stoke Park.
Members for Chantry Two Seats (1973–85) MemberPartyTerm MemberPartyTerm A Ross Labour 1973–1981 M Cartwright Labour 1973–1977 T Payne Labour 1977–1985 G Building Labour 1981–1985
One Seat (1985–2005) MemberPartyTerm J Wells Labour 1985–1989 Susan Thomas Labour 1989–2005
Two Seats (2005–present) MemberPartyTerm MemberPartyTerm Keith Rawlingson Labour 2005–2009 Bryony Rudkin Labour 2005–2009 Paul West Conservative 2009–2013 Peter Gardiner Labour 2009–2021 Helen Armitage Labour 2013–2021 Nadia Cenci Conservative 2021–present Nathan Wilson Conservative 2021–present
Election results Elections in the 2020s
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