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Waveney District Council election

The 1992 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Waveney District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1992 Waveney District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	1	37.5	21	27	56.3	10,838	39.4	-6.6
	Conservative	9	3	56.3	8	17	35.4	12,517	45.5	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	6.3	3	4	8.3	3,603	13.1	-2.3
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	558	2.0	+0.9

Ward results

Beccles Town

Beccles Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Savage	989	48.3	+16.1
	Labour	P. Baker	723	35.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Knox	334	16.3	−19.8
Majority			266	13.0	N/A
Turnout			2,046	37.0	−13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.3

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Tregear	643	51.1	+9.7
	Labour	E. Torlot	615	48.9	−9.7
Majority			28	2.2	N/A
Turnout			1,258	33.0	−9.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	9.7

Bungay

Bungay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jermy	683	37.2	−10.5
	Conservative	P. Scott	662	36.1	−16.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neill*	491	26.7	N/A
Majority			21	1.1	N/A
Turnout			1,836	49.0	±0.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	2.9

Carlton

Carlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Collins	1,287	57.4	+12.5
	Labour	K. Hunting	666	29.7	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	288	12.9	−7.0
Majority			621	27.7	+18.0
Turnout			2,241	35.0	−6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bell	595	41.1	+15.3
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	558	38.6	−16.7
	Labour	R. Jack	293	20.3	+1.3
Majority			37	2.6	N/A
Turnout			1,446	35.0	−4.1
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	16.0

Gunton

Gunton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wright*	1,190	56.1	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tonge	507	23.9	N/A
	Labour	C. Ellerby	425	20.0	−16.5
Majority			683	32.2	+5.2
Turnout			2,122	41.0	−3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Halesworth

Halesworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Burroughes	961	59.6	+14.8
	Labour	A. Martin	652	40.4	−14.8
Majority			309	19.2	N/A
Turnout			1,613	44.0	−4.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.8

Harbour

Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bostock*	678	62.7	−3.4
	Conservative	L. Guy	323	29.9	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Paterson	81	7.5	−6.2
Majority			355	32.8	−13.1
Turnout			1,082	27.0	−9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Kessingland

Kessingland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Abel*	655	52.4	+23.8
	Labour	A. Clarke	594	47.6	−10.2
Majority			61	4.9	N/A
Turnout			1,249	35.0	+5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.0

Kirkley

Kirkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Pointon*	819	45.4	−1.0
	Labour	D. Anderson	588	32.6	−4.2
	Conservative	H. Durie	398	22.0	+9.0
Majority			231	12.8	+3.2
Turnout			1,805	40.0	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.6

Normanston

Normanston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ayers*	720	58.8	−14.1
	Conservative	S. Pender	352	28.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	I. Burnett	153	12.5	−14.6
Majority			368	30.0	−15.7
Turnout			1,225	27.0	−9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Reader	1,021	47.9	+4.4
	Labour	G. Stewart	675	31.7	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	434	20.4	−3.4
Majority			346	16.2	+5.5
Turnout			2,130	40.0	−8.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Pakefield

Pakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Thorne	1,071	46.3	−14.5
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	995	43.0	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carroll	246	10.6	N/A
Majority			76	3.3	−18.3
Turnout			2,312	41.0	−8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.2

Southwold

Southwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,504	69.5	+28.3
	Labour	D. Breach	661	30.5	+6.4
Majority			843	38.9	+27.9
Turnout			2,165	42.0	−13.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.0

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Brooks	840	55.3	−5.4
	Conservative	J. Albrow	550	36.2	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Randoll	128	8.4	−5.7
Majority			290	19.1	−16.5
Turnout			1,518	28.0	−9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

Whitton

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Carter*	954	65.0	−8.3
	Conservative	A. Gowers	392	26.7	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Stracham	122	8.3	−1.6
Majority			562	38.3	−18.2
Turnout			1,468	33.0	−9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

References

"Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

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