1997 Suffolk County Council election

1997 English local election

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

Registered

501,642 (

3.1%)

Turnout

72.4% (

36.7%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Seats won	33	31	15
Seat change	2	4	2
Popular vote	131,137	137,069	84,939
Percentage	36.1%	37.7%	23.4%
Swing	3.3%	0.0%	0.9%

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	Independent	Liberal
Seats won	1	0
Seat change	3	1
Popular vote	9,093	did not stand
Percentage	2.5%	0.0%
Swing	0.3%	1.6%

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1997 Suffolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.

Summary

Election result

1997 Suffolk County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	72	33	4	2	2	41.3	36.1	131,137	+3.3
	Conservative	80	31	8	4	4	38.8	37.7	137,069	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	65	15	3	5	2	18.8	23.4	84,939	–0.9
	Independent	9	1	0	3	3	1.3	2.5	9,093	–0.3
	Green	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	871	–0.3

Division results by local authority

Babergh

**Babergh District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	6	2	18,614	38.3	+10.0
	Labour	2		10,288	21.2	–1.1
	Conservative	1	1	16,432	33.8	–3.6
	Independent	1		3,292	6.8	+0.2
Total		10		48,626	74.4	+35.1

Belstead Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Pollard*	4,263	71.3	±0.0
	Conservative	M. Nottingham	1,719	28.7	±0.0
Majority			2,544	42.5	±0.0
Turnout			5,982	72.9	+36.9
Registered electors			8,167
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.0

Brett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gleed*	1,583	41.1	–2.0
	Conservative	P. Stevens	1,494	38.8	–2.4
	Labour	V. Letton	771	20.0	+4.3
Majority			89	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			3,848	76.5	+27.4
Registered electors			5,030
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.2

Cosford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Hoy	1,524	46.1	+12.7
	Conservative	W. Cumow	1,400	42.3	–24.3
	Independent	T. Bailey-Smith	384	11.6	N/A
Majority			124	3.7	N/A
Turnout			3,308	73.4	+46.8
Registered electors			4,508
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.5

Great Cornard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson*	2,752	64.8	+17.2
	Conservative	B. Rayner	1,492	35.2	–0.1
Majority			1,260	29.7	+17.3
Turnout			4,244	70.4	+32.9
Registered electors			6,027
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Grutchfield*	3,022	74.9	+7.3
	Conservative	V. Chapman	1,015	25.1	+1.5
Majority			2,007	49.7	+5.7
Turnout			4,037	74.2	+31.2
Registered electors			5,443
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.9

Melford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Kemp*	2,908	52.8	–4.0
	Conservative	J. Burton	1,431	26.0	–0.8
	Labour	T. Munt	1,166	21.2	+4.6
Majority			1,477	26.8	–3.4
Turnout			5,505	75.1	+34.6
Registered electors			7,333
	Independent hold		Swing	1.6

Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Clarke*	2,774	65.1	+18.9
	Conservative	S. Williams	1,485	34.9	–7.1
Majority			1,289	30.3	+26.1
Turnout			4,259	73.9	+33.4
Registered electors			5,760
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.0

Samford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Wheatley	2,219	45.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	W. Yorke-Edwards	1,614	33.0	–3.6
	Labour	B. Kennedy	1,064	21.7	+7.2
Majority			605	12.4	N/A
Turnout			4,897	79.6	+31.9
Registered electors			6,149
	Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal

Stour Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pryor*	2,684	47.0	–3.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Watkins	1,618	28.3	+5.1
	Labour	G. Hulme	1,408	24.7	–1.3
Majority			1,066	18.7	–6.2
Turnout			5,710	76.8	+38.0
Registered electors			7,437
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Sudbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles*	3,127	45.7	–15.7
	Conservative	J. Stewart	2,097	30.7	–7.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Blackman-Sheppard	1,611	23.6	N/A
Majority			1,030	15.1	–7.7
Turnout			6,835	71.8	+36.0
Registered electors			9,517
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Forest Heath

**Forest Heath District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	2	10,690	45.8	+0.8
	Labour	0		7,062	30.2	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	4,043	17.3	–8.0
	Independent	0	1	1,569	6.7	+2.9
Total		6		23,364	67.5	+42.5

Brandon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bishop*	1,771	43.7	–15.5
	Labour	T. Silver	1,358	33.5	+4.4
	Independent	R. Banks	562	13.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Prater	358	8.8	N/A
Majority			413	10.2	–20.0
Turnout			4,049	65.8	+35.3
Registered electors			6,156
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.0

Exning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Levick	1,960	43.4	+24.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Pilborough	1,304	28.8	–37.5
	Labour	H. Halliwell	1,256	27.8	+13.5
Majority			656	14.5	N/A
Turnout			4,520	68.3	+41.0
Registered electors			6,623
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	30.8

Icknield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Andrews-Smith	1,951	49.3	–2.9
	Labour	P. Kemp	1,108	28.0	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Brame	896	22.7	+2.2
Majority			843	21.3	–3.5
Turnout			3,955	73.7	+42.0
Registered electors			5,367
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Mildenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pendleton*	1,576	44.5	+3.4
	Labour	J. Taylor	1,408	39.7	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Whitear	559	15.8	+4.8
Majority			168	4.7	–10.6
Turnout			3,543	64.9	+37.8
Registered electors			5,461
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Newmarket Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Crickmere*	1,705	48.2	–4.7
	Labour	V. Uney	1,150	32.5	+11.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bolton	561	15.9	–10.5
	Independent	W. Attwood	118	3.3	N/A
Majority			555	15.7	–10.7
Turnout			3,534	63.2	+31.3
Registered electors			5,590
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.3

Rowheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Crane	1,727	45.9	*N/A*
	Independent	J. Barker	889	23.6	N/A
	Labour	C. Brown	782	20.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Willingham	365	9.7	N/A
Majority			838	22.3	N/A
Turnout			3,763	69.2	N/A
Registered electors			5,436
	Conservative gain from Independent

Ipswich

**Ipswich District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	13	34,475	52.2	+2.5
	Conservative	4	23,166	35.1	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	8,373	12.7	–0.7
Total		17	66,014	70.1	+36.0

Bixley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Harsant	2,285	50.6	–7.1
	Labour	A. Murray	1,321	29.3	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Whitmore	910	20.2	+2.5
Majority			964	21.3	–11.7
Turnout			4,516	77.1	+37.4
Registered electors			5,855
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.9

Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Doran*	1,903	53.0	–11.5
	Conservative	K. Kenna	1,148	32.0	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Rush	540	15.0	N/A
Majority			755	21.0	–17.4
Turnout			3,591	63.1	+36.1
Registered electors			5,687
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Broom Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Young	1,387	39.2	–9.4
	Labour	K. Herod*	1,380	39.0	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Cheeseman	770	21.8	+4.3
Majority			7	0.2	–14.4
Turnout			3,537	69.5	+37.2
Registered electors			5,090
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Castle Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Jackson	1,859	42.0	–6.5
	Labour	C. Newbury	1,688	38.1	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Day	881	19.9	+5.6
Majority			171	3.9	–7.4
Turnout			4,428	76.7	+40.8
Registered electors			5,771
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Chantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Thomas*	1,805	60.5	+7.6
	Conservative	A. Thrussell	733	24.6	–22.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Perkins	447	15.0	N/A
Majority			1,072	35.9	+30.2
Turnout			2,985	65.8	+25.2
Registered electors			4,540
	Labour hold		Swing	15.1

Gainsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sudds*	2,329	59.0	+8.2
	Conservative	R. Holownia	941	23.9	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Whitehead	675	17.1	–15.3
Majority			1,388	35.2	+16.7
Turnout			3,945	67.8	+35.0
Registered electors			6,829
	Labour hold		Swing	0.6

Ipswich St Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Stansfield	1,761	40.0	–1.7
	Labour	E. Cooper	1,647	37.4	+15.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Wroe	991	22.5	–14.0
Majority			114	2.6	–2.6
Turnout			4,399	73.6	+27.8
Registered electors			5,981
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Ipswich Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Mole*	2,027	55.9	–5.3
	Conservative	K. Matthews	921	25.4	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Eddy	677	18.7	+6.2
Majority			1,106	30.5	–4.5
Turnout			3,625	59.9	+32.4
Registered electors			6,057
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Priory Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Wilson*	1,985	54.3	–16.9
	Conservative	M. Baldry	1,020	27.9	–0.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Deere	648	17.7	N/A
Majority			965	26.4	–15.9
Turnout			3,653	68.9	+39.7
Registered electors			5,305
	Labour hold		Swing	8.0

Rushmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Grys*	2,507	56.6	+7.9
	Conservative	S. Ion	1,925	43.4	+5.2
Majority			582	13.1	+2.7
Turnout			4,432	73.7	+30.3
Registered electors			6,015
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Sprites
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sargent*	2,505	66.5	–7.0
	Conservative	J. Langley	1,260	33.5	+7.0
Majority			1,245	33.1	–13.8
Turnout			3,765	70.2	+40.5
Registered electors			5,361
	Labour hold		Swing	7.0

St Clements
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Coleman*	2,367	56.9	+11.1
	Conservative	T. Kenna	1,792	43.1	+2.4
Majority			575	13.8	+8.7
Turnout			4,159	72.2	+28.5
Registered electors			5,761
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

St Johns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Martin	2,478	58.0	+5.6
	Conservative	D. Ward	1,791	42.0	+7.4
Majority			687	16.1	–1.6
Turnout			4,269	70.5	+35.4
Registered electors			6,052
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Stoke Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Rudkin	1,862	48.1	–3.0
	Conservative	G. Terry	1,223	31.6	–5.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Mullett	789	20.4	+8.4
Majority			639	16.5	+2.3
Turnout			3,874	68.9	+36.2
Registered electors			6,052
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Whitehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Moore	1,997	57.2	–6.5
	Conservative	C. Carlton	892	25.5	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	N. Day	603	17.3	+7.7
Majority			1,105	31.6	–5.3
Turnout			3,492	65.0	+36.4
Registered electors			5,376
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Whittington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Cherry	2,442	60.7	–0.2
	Conservative	D. Collins	1,139	28.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tonge	442	11.0	–2.0
Majority			1,303	32.4	–2.4
Turnout			4,023	74.0	+44.7
Registered electors			5,436
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lewis*	2,232	67.2	–2.7
	Conservative	S. Lark	1,089	32.8	+2.7
Majority			1,143	34.4	–5.4
Turnout			3,321	66.3	+41.1
Registered electors			5,011
	Labour hold		Swing	2.7

Mid Suffolk

**Mid Suffolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	4	19,289	40.2	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	15,716	32.7	–5.9
	Labour	1	2	12,352	25.7	+1.7
	Green	0		682	1.4	–0.3
Total		10		48,039	74.7	+36.9

Bosmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Scott*	2,533	49.6	–11.0
	Conservative	H. Davies	1,566	30.7	+4.0
	Labour	N. Scarff	1,009	19.8	+7.1
Majority			967	18.9	–15.0
Turnout			5,108	73.2	+30.8
Registered electors			6,979
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.5

Gipping Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams	2,278	51.9	+13.2
	Labour	T. Wilson*	2,114	48.1	+8.6
Majority			164	3.7	N/A
Turnout			4,392	71.7	+41.8
Registered electors			6,129
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	2.3

Hartismere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Michell	2,105	41.5	+10.3
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	1,756	34.6	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	H. Stewart	1,210	23.9	–23.8
Majority			349	6.9	N/A
Turnout			5,071	72.8	+27.8
Registered electors			6,964
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	1.6

Hoxne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Craven*	2,930	56.6	+10.3
	Conservative	G. McGregor	2,245	43.4	+2.5
Majority			685	13.2	+7.8
Turnout			5,175	75.8	+32.6
Registered electors			6,827
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.8

Stowmarket St Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lower*	1,608	41.0	–13.2
	Labour	J. Drake	1,212	30.9	+0.5
	Conservative	G. Paton	1,100	28.1	+12.7
Majority			396	10.1	–13.7
Turnout			3,920	74.3	+35.2
Registered electors			5,274
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.9

Stowmarket St Peters
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Macpherson*	1,738	45.4	–4.4
	Conservative	M. McLagan	1,188	31.1	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Rehahn	899	23.5	–4.2
Majority			550	14.4	–7.7
Turnout			3,825	69.9	+38.9
Registered electors			5,470
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Thedwastre North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sida-Lockett*	2,490	46.8	–13.6
	Labour	J. Dougall	1,482	27.9	–11.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Flower	1,347	25.3	N/A
Majority			1,008	19.0	–1.7
Turnout			5,319	81.4	+51.2
Registered electors			6,533
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Thedwastre South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Iredale	2,112	39.5	–4.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Ward*	1,720	32.2	–23.8
	Labour	R. Durrant	1,517	28.4	N/A
Majority			392	7.3	N/A
Turnout			5,349	75.3	+38.8
Registered electors			7,107
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	9.7

Thredling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Whitworth	2,612	53.0	–4.2
	Conservative	R. Passmore	2,317	47.0	+4.2
Majority			295	6.0	–8.4
Turnout			4,929	72.7	+35.7
Registered electors			6,781
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.2

Upper Gipping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Clover	1,888	38.1	+4.0
	Labour	M. Wright	1,524	30.8	–20.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dyble	857	17.3	N/A
	Green	R. Stearn	682	13.8	–1.0
Majority			364	7.4	N/A
Turnout			4,951	76.6	+34.3
Registered electors			6,465
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	12.2

Suffolk Coastal

**Suffolk Coastal District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	1	28,499	40.5	–2.6
	Liberal Democrats	4	1	21,488	30.5	–0.3
	Labour	2		19,954	28.3	+3.3
	Independent	0		296	0.4	N/A
	Green	0		189	0.3	–0.8
Total		14		70,426	74.5	+34.5

Blything
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Church	1,766	45.8	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Perren	1,099	28.5	+4.6
	Labour	M. Taylor	988	25.6	+8.4
Majority			667	17.3	–11.6
Turnout			3,853	74.8	+32.0
Registered electors			5,149
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Bungay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose*	1,872	40.8	+2.4
	Labour	A. Fisher	1,807	39.4	+9.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Went	913	19.9	–11.4
Majority			65	1.4	–5.7
Turnout			4,592	74.4	+28.6
Registered electors			6,176
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Carlford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bestow*	2,704	46.7	–1.8
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bull	1,768	30.5	–9.5
	Labour	D. Emery	1,324	22.8	+11.3
Majority			936	16.1	+7.5
Turnout			5,796	78.9	+39.8
Registered electors			7,344
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.9

Clay Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Girling*	2,645	53.5	–6.1
	Conservative	J. Geater	2,299	46.5	+6.1
Majority			346	7.0	–12.2
Turnout			4,944	70.6	+28.2
Registered electors			7,008
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Colneis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Snow	2,812	43.0	–9.1
	Labour	R. Dixon	2,359	36.0	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tuthill	1,376	21.0	–1.0
Majority			453	6.9	–19.4
Turnout			6,547	75.5	+42.9
Registered electors			8,670
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

Felixstowe Ferry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Stirrat	2,237	47.7	–4.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dangerfield	1,358	29.0	+5.8
	Labour	D. Rowe	1,094	23.3	–0.9
Majority			879	18.7	–9.8
Turnout			4,689	78.0	+36.2
Registered electors			6,012
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Felixstowe Landguard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Macgregor*	1,817	37.7	–14.3
	Labour	J. Mullen	1,452	30.1	+11.7
	Conservative	E. Bishop	1,258	26.1	–3.5
	Independent	T. Savage	296	6.1	N/A
Majority			365	7.6	–14.8
Turnout			4,823	68.4	+35.0
Registered electors			7,052
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.0

Felixstowe Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith*	1,947	45.8	+0.2
	Conservative	J. Bailey	1,492	35.1	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Yates	813	19.1	+1.0
Majority			455	10.7	+1.5
Turnout			4,252	75.3	+29.0
Registered electors			5,646
	Labour hold		Swing	0.8

Framlingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Howard	2,399	55.4	+30.5
	Conservative	P. Batho	1,929	44.6	–2.9
Majority			470	10.9	N/A
Turnout			4,328	73.2	+36.8
Registered electors			5,911
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.7

Kesgrave & Martlesham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Penn*	3,096	39.8	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kelso	2,750	35.4	–3.0
	Labour	N. Fox	1,744	22.4	+5.0
	Green	J. Forbes	189	2.4	N/A
Majority			346	4.4	–1.3
Turnout			7,779	76.2	+40.7
Registered electors			10,215
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Plomesgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ward*	1,714	42.9	–0.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Fry	1,351	33.8	–3.7
	Labour	P. Mann	932	23.3	+4.5
Majority			363	9.1	+3.0
Turnout			3,997	73.0	+27.3
Registered electors			5,476
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Wickham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Barrow	1,927	37.0	–7.8
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hall	1,813	34.9	+6.0
	Labour	R. Burgon	1,462	28.1	+1.7
Majority			114	2.2	–13.7
Turnout			5,202	75.9	+39.7
Registered electors			6,855
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Wilford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Monk*	2,055	41.3	–6.8
	Conservative	W. Fraser	1,866	37.5	–2.7
	Labour	O. Gibbs	1,058	21.2	+9.4
Majority			189	3.8	–4.1
Turnout			4,979	72.2	+29.9
Registered electors			6,895
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

Woodbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Eveleigh*	1,976	42.5	–7.1
	Conservative	M. Miles	1,527	32.9	–3.0
	Labour	H. Stone	1,142	24.6	+10.1
Majority			449	9.7	–4.1
Turnout			4,645	76.2	+29.6
Registered electors			6,098
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

St Edmundsbury

**St Edmundsbury District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	1	21,262	40.1	–0.5
	Labour	4	1	19,034	35.9	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	1	2	11,956	22.6	–5.4
	Independent	0		720	1.4	+1.1
Total		11		52,972	72.1	+38.7

Abbeygate & Eastgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Speakman	2,362	39.1	–13.4
	Labour	R. Muge	1,963	32.5	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dulieu	991	16.4	–7.0
	Independent	D. Nettleton	720	11.9	N/A
Majority			399	6.6	–21.8
Turnout			6,036	72.6	+40.6
Registered electors			8,316
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Blackbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spicer*	2,755	50.4	–1.1
	Labour	J. Moore	1,471	26.9	–3.8
	Liberal Democrats	T. Cook	1,238	22.7	+4.9
Majority			1,284	23.5	+2.7
Turnout			6,036	73.8	+36.1
Registered electors			7,408
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.4

Clare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Warmington*	2,431	53.5	+2.8
	Conservative	J. Stevens	2,112	46.5	–2.8
Majority			319	7.0	+5.6
Turnout			4,543	73.8	+40.2
Registered electors			6,158
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.8

Haverhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kiernan*	2,807	53.6	–19.8
	Conservative	A. Bridges	1,640	31.3	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ridout	786	15.0	N/A
Majority			1,167	22.3	–24.4
Turnout			5,233	68.9	+44.3
Registered electors			7,592
	Labour hold		Swing	12.3

Haverhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Lee	2,538	49.1	+19.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bibby	1,316	25.5	–30.6
	Conservative	J. Watkins-Ellis	1,311	25.4	+14.0
Majority			1,222	23.7	N/A
Turnout			5,165	65.8	+35.9
Registered electors			7,853
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	25.0

Northgate & St Olaves
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	2,403	68.3	–9.3
	Conservative	A. Williams	647	18.4	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. Fearnley	467	13.3	+3.9
Majority			1,756	49.9	–14.6
Turnout			3,517	69.0	+38.8
Registered electors			5,101
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

Risbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Midwood	2,344	50.8	–2.3
	Labour	A. Carmichael	1,309	28.4	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	L. Warmington	964	20.9	N/A
Majority			1,035	22.4	–5.5
Turnout			4,617	76.3	+38.1
Registered electors			6,054
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Risbygate & Sextons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Nowak*	2,228	55.4	+13.2
	Conservative	I. Speakman	1,792	44.6	+5.4
Majority			436	10.8	+7.8
Turnout			4,020	72.3	+37.2
Registered electors			5,559
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Southgate & Westgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Brundle	2,115	35.2	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Elliot	2,056	34.2	–32.3
	Labour	R. Corfe	1,838	30.6	N/A
Majority			59	1.0	N/A
Turnout			6,009	73.8	+36.5
Registered electors			8,147
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	17.0

Thingoe North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pott	2,560	49.3	–6.8
	Labour	R. Cockle	1,573	30.3	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Black	1,063	20.5	–1.7
Majority			987	19.0	–15.4
Turnout			5,196	73.5	+37.1
Registered electors			7,069
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.7

Thingoe South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Milburn*	1,624	51.2	–2.3
	Labour	D. Dawson	904	28.5	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Wilman	644	20.3	+1.3
Majority			720	22.7	–3.2
Turnout			3,172	75.4	+43.5
Registered electors			4,205
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Waveney

**Waveney District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	11	3	27,972	52.1	+4.4
	Conservative	1	1	17,731	33.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	0		4,749	8.8	+0.2
	Independent	0	2	3,216	6.0	–5.0
Total		12		53,669	71.4	+36.4

Beccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley*	2,419	55.1	–12.0
	Conservative	V. Pulford	1,351	30.8	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	618	14.1	N/A
Majority			1,068	24.3	–10.0
Turnout			4,388	74.4	+38.5
Registered electors			5,899
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Gunton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Rimmell*	1,702	45.8	+17.8
	Conservative	D. Howes	1,503	40.4	–8.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Woolley	515	13.8	–9.5
Majority			199	5.3	N/A
Turnout			3,720	72.9	+36.3
Registered electors			5,102
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.0

Halesworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Honeker	2,152	53.1	+4.7
	Conservative	R. Niblett	1,904	46.9	+5.5
Majority			248	6.1	–0.8
Turnout			4,056	74.1	+28.4
Registered electors			5,475
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Lothingland North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Hunter*	2,856	53.0	–1.5
	Conservative	S. Ames	1,756	32.6	–3.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	773	14.4	N/A
Majority			1,100	20.4	+1.8
Turnout			5,385	74.2	+37.6
Registered electors			7,260
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Lothingland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Andrews	2,532	43.6	+15.8
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	1,746	30.1	–18.7
	Conservative	R. Wallington	1,524	26.3	+3.0
Majority			786	13.5	N/A
Turnout			5,802	71.0	+39.5
Registered electors			8,176
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	17.3

Lowestoft Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Owen*	2,496	62.6	–3.1
	Conservative	M. Regester	752	18.8	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Evans	742	18.6	N/A
Majority			1,744	43.7	–5.4
Turnout			3,990	63.6	+35.6
Registered electors			6,271
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Lowestoft St Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	2,489	63.6	–5.2
	Conservative	A. Mylan	914	23.3	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Howe	512	13.1	+1.7
Majority			1,575	40.2	–8.9
Turnout			3,915	71.4	+43.4
Registered electors			5,466
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Normanston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Gouldby	2,670	66.4	–14.9
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	871	21.7	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Howe	478	11.9	N/A
Majority			1,799	44.8	–24.9
Turnout			4,019	67.1	+35.1
Registered electors			5,991
	Labour hold		Swing	12.5

Oulton Broad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hore	2,730	54.5	+15.8
	Conservative	M. Barnard	2,280	45.5	+0.3
Majority			450	9.0	N/A
Turnout			5,010	70.5	+36.5
Registered electors			7,111
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Pakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Bellham*	2,593	49.7	–9.9
	Conservative	P. Browne	1,517	29.1	+23.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shepherd	1,111	21.3	–13.7
Majority			1,076	20.6	–3.9
Turnout			5,221	72.3	+39.7
Registered electors			7,226
	Labour hold		Swing	16.8

Southwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith	1,541	39.8	+11.4
	Independent	G. Langley*	1,470	38.0	–33.6
	Labour	C. Scott	862	22.3	N/A
Majority			71	1.8	N/A
Turnout			3,873	75.5	+30.8
Registered electors			5,131
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	22.5

Wainford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	2,472	57.6	+12.4
	Conservative	P. Newson	1,818	42.4	+7.7
Majority			654	15.2	+4.8
Turnout			4,290	70.8	+35.3
Registered electors			6,064
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

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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