Stowmarket South Division is an electoral division in Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk which returns a single County Councillor to Suffolk County Council.

Geography The division entirely urban and contains the southern part of the town of Stowmarket. It has higher-than-average proportion of people over the age of 50.

History The division has always been competitive with no one receiving more than 40% of vote until 2021.

Boundaries and boundary changes 2005–present Mid Suffolk District Wards of Stowmarket Central, Stowmarket South.

Members for Stowmarket South MemberPartyTermNotes Keith Myers-Hewitt Conservative 2005 Resigned from the Conservative group after making a racist remark Independent 2005 Died November 2005 Anne Whybrow Conservative 2006–2013 Stephen Searle UKIP 2013–2017 Nick Gowrley Conservative 2017–2021 Leader of Mid Suffolk District Council (2016–2019) Keith Scarff Liberal Democrats 2021–present

Election results Elections in the 2020s

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