1989 Suffolk County Council election

1989 UK local government election

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4 May 1989 (1989-05-04)

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All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council
41 seats needed for a majority

Registered

477,406 (

5.0%)

Turnout

37.5% (

1.1%)

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Seats won	46	26
Seat change	4	3
Popular vote	78,236	62,494
Percentage	43.8%	34.9%
Swing	0.9%	0.9%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	SLD	Independent
Seats won	5	3
Seat change	2	1
Popular vote	27,443	6,203
Percentage	15.3%	3.5%
Swing	2.9%	0.2%

Results of the 1989 Suffolk County Council election.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1989 Suffolk County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1989 Suffolk County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	78	46	2	6	4	57.5	43.8	78,236	+0.9
	Labour	76	26	3	0	3	32.5	34.9	62,494	+0.9
	SLD	53	5	4	2	2	5.0	15.3	27,443	–2.9
	Independent	8	3	1	2	1	5.0	3.5	6,203	+0.2
	Green	15	0	0	0		0.0	2.5	4,445	+1.2

Division results by local authority

Babergh

**Babergh District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	10,635	42.8	–1.5
	Labour	2		6,964	28.0	–2.2
	SLD	1		5,670	22.8	+2.4
	Independent	0	1	1,219	4.9	+1.0
	Green	0		341	1.4	+0.2
Total		10		24,829	39.7	–2.8

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Linge	1,355	48.1	+5.4
	SLD	D. Goldfinch	875	31.0	–4.0
	Labour	D. Sandiford	589	20.9	–1.4
Majority			480	17.0	+9.3
Turnout			2,819	38.2	–4.6
Registered electors			7,373
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Brett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Chantler	849	37.6	–14.6
	SLD	M. Marshall	560	24.8	–7.9
	Independent	A. Robertson	513	22.7	N/A
	Labour	J. Anslow	334	14.8	–0.3
Majority			289	12.8	–6.7
Turnout			2,256	46.8	+3.2
Registered electors			4,817
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Cosford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Pembroke	969	53.1	–21.7
	SLD	D. French	570	31.2	N/A
	Labour	M. Nelson	287	15.7	–9.5
Majority			399	21.9	–18.2
Turnout			1,826	41.4	+1.3
Registered electors			4,407
	Conservative hold

Great Cornard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Cornish*	1,130	54.0	+7.9
	Conservative	C. Hudleston	765	36.6	+5.7
	SLD	G. Raggett	196	9.4	–13.5
Majority			365	17.5	+2.3
Turnout			2,091	35.0	–11.8
Registered electors			5,971
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Grutchfield	1,006	49.9	*N/A*
	Independent	J. Bloomfield*	706	35.0	–25.4
	Labour	A. Seaborne	306	15.2	–24.4
Majority			300	14.9	N/A
Turnout			2,018	39.0	+4.7
Registered electors			5,173
	SLD gain from Independent

Melford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Gales*	1,243	48.0	+0.3
	Labour	S. Guyton	654	25.3	–1.4
	SLD	M. Gleed	352	13.6	–12.1
	Green	M. Green	341	13.2	N/A
Majority			589	22.7	+1.7
Turnout			2,590	36.5	–4.9
Registered electors			7,090
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Delves	1,101	48.9	+9.1
	SLD	R. Fishwick	737	32.7	–11.1
	Labour	A. Bavington	415	18.4	+2.1
Majority			364	16.2	N/A
Turnout			2,253	40.4	–9.2
Registered electors			5,572
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	10.1

Samford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Curnow	1,229	44.8	+4.5
	SLD	J. Miller	994	36.2	+4.8
	Labour	D. Evans	523	19.0	–9.3
Majority			235	8.6	–0.3
Turnout			2,746	46.4	–5.5
Registered electors			5,912
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Stour Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pryor*	1,554	57.6	–4.4
	Labour	J. Skinner	764	28.3	+2.0
	SLD	R. Milne	380	14.1	N/A
Majority			790	29.3	–6.4
Turnout			2,698	38.4	–0.4
Registered electors			7,032
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Sudbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles*	1,962	55.5	+3.2
	Conservative	G. Garden	1,570	44.5	–3.2
Majority			392	11.1	+6.6
Turnout			3,532	38.6	+1.6
Registered electors			9,144
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Forest Heath

**Forest Heath District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	4,993	52.6	+2.5
	Independent	1	1,513	15.9	+5.5
	Labour	0	2,984	31.4	+0.1
Total		6	9,490	28.5	–6.5

Division results

Brandon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Adam*	955	62.7	+5.3
	Labour	N. Guthrie	568	37.3	–5.3
Majority			387	25.4	+10.6
Turnout			1,523	27.4	–3.0
Registered electors			5,561
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Exning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hopkinson*	956	64.3	+19.2
	Labour	J. Sehgal	530	35.7	+10.2
Majority			426	28.7	+13.0
Turnout			1,486	22.8	–7.8
Registered electors			6,520
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Icknield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Thomason	1,160	72.5	+2.5
	Labour	K. Holland	439	27.5	–2.5
Majority			721	45.1	+5.0
Turnout			1,599	30.1	–3.7
Registered electors			5,318
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Mildenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pendleton	750	42.2	–14.6
	Labour	P. Dawson	596	33.5	–9.7
	Independent	J. Barker	433	24.3	N/A
Majority			154	8.7	–5.0
Turnout			1,779	34.7	+0.9
Registered electors			5,129
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Newmarket Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Crickmere*	1,172	65.4	+17.0
	Labour	C. Muge	619	34.6	–1.7
Majority			553	30.9	+18.8
Turnout			1,791	31.7	–9.7
Registered electors			5,647
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Rowheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Haylock*	1,080	82.3	+23.9
	Labour	J. Neville	232	17.7	+3.6
Majority			848	64.6	+33.7
Turnout			1,312	26.0	–14.4
Registered electors			5,050
	Independent hold		Swing	16.9

Ipswich

**Ipswich District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	12	18,513	55.9	+3.8
	Conservative	4	11,976	36.1	+1.0
	SLD	0	1,470	4.4	–8.4
	Green	0	1,171	3.5	N/A
Total		16	33,130	36.8	+0.8

Division results

Bixley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Alcock*	1,300	55.7	–1.0
	SLD	D. Jackson	474	20.3	–2.8
	Labour	B. Coleman	410	17.6	–2.5
	Green	P. Pitty	151	6.5	N/A
Majority			826	35.4	+1.8
Turnout			2,335	39.8	–2.0
Registered electors			5,865
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Doran	1,157	65.7	–5.4
	Conservative	L. Green	399	22.7	–6.2
	Green	J. Scott	205	11.6	N/A
Majority			758	43.0	+0.7
Turnout			1,761	31.5	–0.4
Registered electors			5,589
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Broom Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner*	864	44.8	–16.2
	Labour	S. Mason	689	35.7	–2.3
	Green	S. Tooke	192	10.0	N/A
	SLD	J. Odell	183	9.5	N/A
Majority			175	9.1	–12.9
Turnout			1,928	38.0	+3.2
Registered electors			5,074
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Castle Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Alcock*	1,107	49.0	+1.4
	Labour	D. Long	831	36.8	+4.0
	Green	P. Jackson	206	9.1	N/A
	SLD	G. Reynolds	117	5.2	–14.4
Majority			276	12.2	–2.6
Turnout			2,261	38.3	+3.2
Registered electors			5,908
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Chantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Thomas	1,177	77.5	+2.3
	Conservative	N. Harrison	341	22.5	+7.4
Majority			836	55.1	–5.0
Turnout			1,518	32.3	+5.5
Registered electors			4,703
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Gainsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Crane	1,638	80.7	–3.8
	Conservative	G. Morris	392	19.3	+3.8
Majority			1,246	61.4	–7.6
Turnout			2,030	33.5	+1.4
Registered electors			6,064
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Ipswich St Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Swindin*	1,199	54.0	+3.9
	Labour	S. Reynolds	844	38.0	+11.1
	SLD	M. Pakes	178	8.0	–15.0
Majority			355	16.0	–7.3
Turnout			2,221	38.9	–0.9
Registered electors			5,717
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Ipswich Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Mole*	1,212	63.8	–2.5
	Conservative	B. Castle	468	24.6	+1.5
	Green	D. Kindred	221	11.6	N/A
Majority			744	39.1	–4.0
Turnout			1,901	34.9	–0.1
Registered electors			5,440
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Priory Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sudds*	1,569	77.4	+13.7
	Conservative	D. Jackson	457	22.6	–4.3
Majority			1,112	54.9	+18.1
Turnout			2,026	36.6	+1.7
Registered electors			5,542
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Rushmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Auton	1,458	51.5	+3.9
	Conservative	A. Barker	1,200	42.4	+5.2
	SLD	J. Devlin	171	6.0	–9.2
Majority			258	9.1	–1.3
Turnout			2,829	47.8	–0.4
Registered electors			5,918
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Sprites
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sargent	1,355	69.0	+7.4
	Conservative	P. Hammond	468	23.8	+0.3
	Green	K. Smith	142	7.2	N/A
Majority			887	45.1	+7.0
Turnout			1,965	33.9	+3.9
Registered electors			5,799
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

St Clements
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Chaplin	1,432	51.9	+3.6
	Conservative	R. Baldry	1,326	48.1	+8.0
Majority			106	3.8	–4.4
Turnout			2,758	48.7	+0.2
Registered electors			5,663
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

St Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hyde	1,390	61.7	+13.9
	Conservative	A. Kingham	862	38.3	+1.7
Majority			528	23.4	+7.8
Turnout			2,252	37.5	–4.5
Registered electors			6,013
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Stoke Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Campbell	1,030	54.4	+0.2
	Conservative	J. Goodwin	725	38.3	+8.3
	SLD	J. Logan-Smith	137	7.2	–8.6
Majority			305	16.1	–8.1
Turnout			1,892	32.3	+2.7
Registered electors			5,863
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Whitehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Watkins*	1,027	66.6	+2.2
	Conservative	S. Laine	381	24.7	+3.9
	SLD	E. Beattie	79	5.1	–9.7
	Green	C. Stollery	54	3.5	N/A
Majority			646	41.9	–1.6
Turnout			1,541	27.7	–2.0
Registered electors			5,570
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Packard	1,294	67.7	+0.9
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	487	25.5	+3.7
	SLD	N. Cheeseman	131	6.9	–4.6
Majority			807	42.2	–2.8
Turnout			1,912	35.9	+4.1
Registered electors			5,332
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Mid Suffolk

**Mid Suffolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	10,341	44.7	–2.3
	Labour	2	1	6,386	27.6	+1.9
	SLD	1	1	5,167	22.3	+4.6
	Green	0		793	3.4	–0.4
	Independent	0	1	441	1.9	–4.0
Total		10		23,128	38.5	+0.9

Bosmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Patton*	1,241	53.7	+3.1
	SLD	J. Fisher	537	23.2	–7.9
	Labour	D. Hill	535	23.1	+4.8
Majority			704	30.4	+10.9
Turnout			2,313	36.4	–1.4
Registered electors			6,359
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Gipping Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Caldwell-Smith*	1,068	48.0	–4.7
	Labour	T. Wilson	832	37.4	–9.9
	SLD	N. Ramsden	325	14.6	N/A
Majority			236	10.6	+5.3
Turnout			2,225	38.5	+3.0
Registered electors			5,783
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Hartismere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	L. Major-Henniker	1,172	40.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	R. Passmore	1,027	35.4	+4.7
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	705	24.3	+5.9
Majority			145	5.0	N/A
Turnout			2,904	46.4	+3.9
Registered electors			6,253
	SLD gain from Independent

Hoxne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. McGregor*	1,310	55.9	+2.1
	SLD	A. Pietrzak	554	23.6	–4.6
	Labour	M. Weatherall	480	20.5	+2.5
Majority			756	32.3	+6.7
Turnout			2,344	36.5	–3.8
Registered electors			6,415
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Stowmarket St Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nunn*	961	49.9	+12.0
	Conservative	G. Paton	603	31.3	–4.2
	SLD	J. Shaw	288	15.0	–11.6
	Green	W. Doward	74	3.8	N/A
Majority			358	18.6	+16.2
Turnout			1,926	37.7	–2.8
Registered electors			5,102
	Labour hold		Swing	8.1

Stowmarket St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McPherson	1,091	59.7	+24.8
	Conservative	D. Perry	521	28.5	–8.5
	SLD	H. Gray	214	11.7	–13.7
Majority			570	31.2	N/A
Turnout			1,826	36.1	+3.8
Registered electors			5,057
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16.7

Thedwastre North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sida*	1,195	51.5	+4.3
	Green	J. Matthissen	434	18.7	+11.6
	Labour	R. Snell	351	15.1	+1.3
	SLD	F. Moore	342	14.7	–17.1
Majority			761	32.8	+17.4
Turnout			2,322	37.1	–3.9
Registered electors			6,358
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Thedwastre South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Aitken	1,046	42.2	–2.1
	SLD	P. Otton	826	33.3	–0.2
	Labour	P. Stanners	324	13.1	–3.2
	Green	D. Chapman	285	11.5	+5.6
Majority			220	8.9	–1.9
Turnout			2,481	39.0	+4.3
Registered electors			6,358
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Thredling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Clover*	1,355	57.0	–14.2
	SLD	B. Ward	560	23.5	N/A
	Labour	D. Fearnhead	464	19.5	–9.3
Majority			795	33.4	–9.0
Turnout			2,379	37.4	+5.6
Registered electors			6,368
	Conservative hold

Upper Gipping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Farthing*	975	40.5	–5.5
	Labour	A. Lewis	643	26.7	–6.5
	Independent	R. Stearn	441	18.3	N/A
	SLD	A. Lilley	349	14.5	N/A
Majority			332	13.8	+1.0
Turnout			2,408	39.0	–0.3
Registered electors			6,167
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Suffolk Coastal

**Suffolk Coastal District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	12	1	16,602	51.4	+3.3
	Labour	1	1	8,500	26.3	+6.2
	SLD	0		4,911	15.2	–12.2
	Green	0		2,282	7.1	N/A
Total		13		32,295	40.9	–3.2

Blything
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,300	51.9	+1.0
	Green	J. Barnett	617	24.6	N/A
	Labour	C. Northover	590	23.5	+9.4
Majority			683	27.2	–5.3
Turnout			2,507	48.9	–0.4
Registered electors			5,132
	Conservative hold

Carlford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bestow*	1,579	71.8	+20.7
	Labour	M. Eyton	619	28.2	+15.1
Majority			960	43.7	+28.3
Turnout			2,198	34.7	–5.6
Registered electors			6,333
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Clay Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Batho	1,066	40.6	–4.3
	Labour	T. Hodgson	970	37.0	+6.6
	Green	J. Holloway	354	13.5	N/A
	SLD	W. Moss	234	8.9	–2.4
Majority			96	3.7	–10.8
Turnout			2,624	40.7	–6.0
Registered electors			6,450
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Colneis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,475	48.2	–5.2
	Labour	C. Thompson	558	18.2	–2.0
	SLD	N. Cawthorn	545	17.8	–8.6
	Green	A. Hart	483	15.8	N/A
Majority			917	30.0	+3.0
Turnout			3,061	40.8	–1.8
Registered electors			7,511
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Felixstowe Ferry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goodman*	1,703	60.8	+3.7
	Labour	R. Whitworth	561	20.0	N/A
	SLD	M. Sheppard	537	19.2	–23.7
Majority			1,142	40.8	+26.5
Turnout			2,801	47.5	–2.7
Registered electors			5,898
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe Landguard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Savage*	988	41.8	+0.8
	Labour	B. Lassey	724	30.6	+7.8
	SLD	C. Macgregor	653	27.6	+4.0
Majority			264	11.2	–6.2
Turnout			2,365	36.7	–0.3
Registered electors			6,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Felixstowe Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith	1,054	42.0	+7.9
	Conservative	M. Staggs	1,052	41.9	+2.1
	SLD	D. Rayner	402	16.0	–10.1
Majority			2	0.1	N/A
Turnout			2,508	45.3	–0.3
Registered electors			5,535
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.9

Framlingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mangan	1,118	46.9	–3.2
	Labour	J. Campbell	676	28.4	+8.8
	Green	J. Ball	417	17.5	N/A
	SLD	P. Booth	172	7.2	–23.1
Majority			442	18.5	–1.3
Turnout			2,383	44.7	–1.2
Registered electors			5,335
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Kesgrave & Martlesham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Penn*	1,719	64.4	+17.4
	Labour	E. Crook	949	35.9	+8.7
Majority			770	28.9	+8.8
Turnout			2,668	36.4	–4.1
Registered electors			7,332
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Plomesgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cowley*	1,251	60.2	+9.2
	SLD	J. Jacob	462	22.2	–6.9
	Labour	S. Manley	365	17.6	–2.3
Majority			789	38.0	+8.1
Turnout			2,078	38.3	–7.6
Registered electors			5,429
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Wickham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Atkinson	1,125	53.9	+8.0
	Labour	V. Pizzey	529	25.3	+4.7
	SLD	C. Rooke	433	20.7	–12.8
Majority			596	28.6	+16.3
Turnout			2,087	33.6	–3.3
Registered electors			6,214
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Wilford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Sheepshanks*	1,098	47.3	+2.4
	SLD	P. Monk	855	36.8	+18.8
	Labour	P. Buck	369	15.9	–5.9
Majority			243	10.5	–12.6
Turnout			2,322	44.4	–2.4
Registered electors			5,232
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

Woodbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,128	41.9	–2.4
	SLD	D. Ball	618	22.9	–13.9
	Labour	R. Burgon	536	19.9	+1.0
	Green	P. Lanyon	411	15.3	N/A
Majority			510	18.9	+11.5
Turnout			2,693	44.7	+5.0
Registered electors			6,021
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

St Edmundsbury

**St Edmundsbury District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	1	12,243	50.3	+5.2
	Labour	2		7,849	32.3	+3.1
	SLD	1	1	3,943	16.2	–3.5
	Independent	0		294	1.2	–0.2
Total		11		24,329	35.5	–2.8

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Oliver*	1,303	62.4	+6.2
	Labour	M. Roberts	784	37.6	+10.6
Majority			519	24.9	–4.3
Turnout			2,087	35.4	–4.8
Registered electors			5,893
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Blackbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spicer	1,333	46.2	–2.3
	SLD	T. Cook	639	22.1	–6.3
	Labour	M. Potter	619	21.5	–1.6
	Independent	G. Reeve*	294	10.2	N/A
Majority			694	24.1	+4.0
Turnout			2,885	41.3	+4.7
Registered electors			6,979
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Clare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Draycott	1,250	56.0	–10.2
	Labour	P. Conneely	524	23.5	–10.3
	SLD	P. O'Garvaigh	458	20.5	N/A
Majority			726	32.5	+0.2
Turnout			2,232	37.9	+4.9
Registered electors			5,894
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Haverhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kiernan	1,169	62.0	–2.8
	Conservative	M. Elliott	718	38.0	+2.8
Majority			451	23.9	–5.8
Turnout			1,887	31.9	+1.6
Registered electors			5,912
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Haverhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	C. Jones*	1,059	52.5	+7.1
	Labour	M. Byrne	625	31.0	–3.7
	Conservative	I. Edwards	335	16.6	–3.3
Majority			434	21.5	+10.8
Turnout			2,019	26.5	–8.1
Registered electors			7,629
	SLD hold		Swing	5.4

Northgate & St Olaves
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	1,533	79.4	+13.2
	Conservative	H. Saltmarsh	397	20.6	+5.4
Majority			1,136	58.9	+11.2
Turnout			1,930	34.9	+0.6
Registered electors			5,535
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Risbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kirk*	1,490	57.1	–4.2
	SLD	M. McCormack	763	29.3	N/A
	Labour	C. Child	355	13.6	–6.7
Majority			727	27.9	–13.0
Turnout			2,608	43.4	+2.5
Registered electors			6,010
	Conservative hold

Risbygate & Sextons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ferrier*	1,212	53.2	+9.2
	Labour	A. Brewer	1,067	46.8	+16.3
Majority			145	6.4	–7.2
Turnout			2,279	41.1	–3.3
Registered electors			5,542
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Southgate & Westgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Green	1,501	59.4	+19.0
	SLD	R. Hart	1,024	40.6	–2.5
Majority			477	18.9	N/A
Turnout			2,525	30.7	–15.6
Registered electors			8,236
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	10.8

Thingoe North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pereira	1,720	71.0	+18.9
	Labour	F. Roberts	704	29.0	+17.8
Majority			1,016	41.9	+20.7
Turnout			2,424	36.8	–5.4
Registered electors			6,595
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Thingoe South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Milburn	984	67.7	+16.6
	Labour	C. Keeble	469	32.3	+17.8
Majority			515	35.4	+13.8
Turnout			1,453	34.0	–4.6
Registered electors			4,275
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Waveney

**Waveney District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	7	1	11,298	35.3	–8.2
	Conservative	3	4	11,446	35.8	–1.5
	SLD	2	2	6,282	19.7	+4.5
	Independent	2	1	2,736	8.6	+6.0
	Ind. Conservative	0		204	0.6	N/A
Total		14		31,966	38.0	–0.2

Division results

Beccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley	818	38.4	+15.7
	Conservative	L. Street	776	36.4	–3.2
	SLD	E. Crisp	535	25.1	–12.5
Majority			42	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,129	39.7	–0.1
Registered electors			5,367
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.5

Bungay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Welsh	1,274	52.8	+19.4
	Conservative	M. Rose	1,141	47.2	+3.8
Majority			133	5.5	N/A
Turnout			2,415	40.6	–2.3
Registered electors			5,952
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Gunton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey*	1,034	43.1	–0.9
	SLD	A. Chamberlain	920	38.3	+3.1
	Labour	J. Riches	446	18.6	–2.2
Majority			114	4.8	–4.0
Turnout			2,400	45.6	+2.4
Registered electors			5,267
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Halesworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Dickson	1,716	68.2	+40.2
	Conservative	R. Niblett*	799	31.8	–12.8
Majority			917	36.5	N/A
Turnout			2,515	47.3	+0.5
Registered electors			5,319
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	26.5

Lothingland North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Durrant	1,081	44.5	–10.1
	Conservative	P. Dearne	1,070	44.1	–1.3
	SLD	A. Moles	276	11.4	N/A
Majority			11	0.5	–8.6
Turnout			2,427	35.4	–5.5
Registered electors			6,856
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Lothingland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	959	37.8	+3.8
	Conservative	J. Seago	864	34.0	+1.2
	Labour	R. Jack	715	28.2	–5.0
Majority			95	3.7	+2.9
Turnout			2,538	36.3	+1.3
Registered electors			6,995
	Independent hold		Swing	1.3

Lowestoft Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ramsey*	1,231	63.5	+4.1
	SLD	A. Shepherd	362	18.7	–21.9
	Conservative	L. Guy	347	17.9	N/A
Majority			869	44.8	+26.0
Turnout			1,940	30.3	–5.1
Registered electors			6,403
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Lowestoft St Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Owen	1,142	65.7	+8.8
	Conservative	J. Wright	421	24.2	+4.7
	SLD	G. Wood	176	10.1	N/A
Majority			721	41.5	+8.3
Turnout			1,739	32.7	+0.6
Registered electors			5,316
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Normanston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,878	82.1	+5.4
	Conservative	R. Jeffrey	410	17.9	–5.4
Majority			1,468	64.2	+10.8
Turnout			2,288	35.8	+3.5
Registered electors			6,398
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Oulton Broad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Brighouse	1,128	46.7	–0.9
	Labour	J. Riches	699	28.9	–1.3
	SLD	S. Tonge	385	15.9	–6.4
	Ind. Conservative	D. Harvey*	204	8.4	N/A
Majority			429	17.8	+0.4
Turnout			2,416	36.8	+7.3
Registered electors			6,563
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Pakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	1,478	51.2	–11.7
	Conservative	C. Oldman	1,129	39.1	+2.0
	SLD	A. Knee	279	9.7	N/A
Majority			349	12.1	–13.7
Turnout			2,886	38.7	–0.6
Registered electors			7,467
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Southwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Langley	1,777	66.7	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Simpson	886	33.3	–17.3
Majority			891	33.5	N/A
Turnout			2,663	52.2	+1.3
Registered electors			5,100
	Independent gain from Conservative

Wainford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Currie	882	46.0	–9.3
	Labour	A. Hutchinson	833	43.5	–1.2
	SLD	D. O'Neill	201	10.5	N/A
Majority			49	2.6	–8.0
Turnout			1,916	35.1	+1.4
Registered electors			5,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Whittington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hore*	977	57.7	–8.7
	Conservative	A. Braithwaite	559	33.0	–0.6
	SLD	I. Crocker	158	9.3	N/A
Majority			418	24.7	–8.1
Turnout			1,694	30.3	–2.8
Registered electors			5,598
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

References

"Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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