1993 Suffolk County Council election

1993 UK local government election

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6 May 1993 (1993-05-06)

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

Registered

486,637 (

1.9%)

Turnout

35.7% (

1.8%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Seats won	31	25	19
Seat change	5	19	12
Popular vote	57,058	65,473	42,289
Percentage	32.8%	37.7%	24.5%
Swing	1.8%	6.1%	8.8%

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Party	Independent	Liberal
Seats won	3	1
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	4,811	2,754
Percentage	2.8%	1.6%
Swing	0.5%	N/A

Results of the 1993 Suffolk County Council election.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1993 Suffolk County Council election was held on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Summary

1993 Suffolk County Council election
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	31	6	1	5	38.8	32.8	57,058	-1.8
Conservative	25	1	20	19	32.5	37.7	65,473	-6.1
Liberal Democrats	19	14	2	12	23.8	24.3	42,289	+8.8
Independent	3	1	0	1	3.8	2.8	4,811	-0.5
Liberal	1	1	0	1	1.3	1.6	2,754	N/A
Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	936	-1.9
Residents	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	464	N/A

Division results

Babergh

**Babergh District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	7,032	28.3	+5.5
	Conservative	2	5	9,305	37.4	–5.4
	Labour	2		5,549	22.3	–5.7
	Independent	1	1	1,647	6.6	+1.7
	Liberal	1	1	1,355	5.4	N/A
Total		10		24,888	39.3	–0.4

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Pollard	2,029	71.3	+40.3
	Conservative	J. Swindin*	816	28.7	−19.4
Majority			1,213	42.6
Turnout			2,845	36.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	29.9

Brett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gleed	1,009	43.1	+18.3
	Conservative	G. Chantler*	965	41.2	+3.6
	Labour	G. Gould	369	15.7	+0.9
Majority			44	1.9
Turnout			2,343	49.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Cosford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bailey-Smith	779	66.6	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Everett	390	33.4	+2.2
Majority			389	33.3
Turnout			1,169	26.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Great Cornard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson*	1,089	47.6	−6.4
	Conservative	P. Boor	809	35.3	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	L. Hewett	391	17.1	+7.7
Majority			280	12.2
Turnout			2,289	37.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Grutchfield*	1,551	67.6	+17.7
	Conservative	E. Banks	542	23.6	N/A
	Labour	V. Waters	200	8.7	−6.5
Majority			1,009	44.0
Turnout			2,293	43.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

Melford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Kemp	1,647	56.8	*N/A*
	Conservative	P. Stevens	771	26.8	−21.4
	Labour	T. Samuel	482	16.6	−8.7
Majority			876	30.2
Turnout			2,900	40.5
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Clarke	1,027	46.2	+13.5
	Conservative	J. Delves*	934	42.0	−6.9
	Labour	J. Sharman	261	11.7	−6.7
Majority			93	4.2
Turnout			2,222	40.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	!0.2

Samford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Carmichael	1,355	48.9	*N/A*
	Conservative	W. Curnow	1,014	36.6	−8.2
	Labour	A. Bavington	401	14.5	−4.5
Majority			341	12.3
Turnout			2,770	47.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Stour Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pryor*	1,395	50.9	−6.7
	Labour	J. Skinner	712	26.0	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. Watkins	635	23.2	+9.1
Majority			683	24.9
Turnout			2,742	38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Sudbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles*	2,035	61.4	+5.9
	Conservative	S. Byham	1,280	38.6	−5.9
Majority			755	22.8
Turnout			3,315	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Forest Heath

**Forest Heath District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	3,845	45.0	–7.6
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	2,161	25.3	N/A
	Independent	1		324	3.8	–12.1
	Labour	0		1,993	23.4	–8.0
	Liberal	0		212	2.5	N/A
Total		6		8,535	25.0	–3.5

Division results

Brandon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bishop	1,074	59.2	−3.5
	Labour	N. Guthrie	527	29.1	−8.2
	Liberal	W. Ratcliffe	212	11.7	N/A
Majority			547	30.2
Turnout			1,813	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Exning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Echols	1,184	66.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Andrews-Smith	346	19.4	−44.9
	Labour	C. Muge	256	14.3	−21.4
Majority			838	46.9
Turnout			1,786	27.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Ickneid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Thomason*	884	52.2	−20.3
	Labour	P. Kemp	464	27.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Brame	347	20.5	N/A
Majority			420	24.8
Turnout			1,695	31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Mildenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pendleton*	605	41.1	−1.1
	Labour	S. Hale	380	25.8	−7.7
	Independent	J. Barker	324	22.0	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. McConnell	162	11.0	N/A
Majority			225	15.3
Turnout			1,471	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Newmarket Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Crickmere	936	52.9	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Griffith	468	26.4	N/A
	Labour	P. Dwane	366	20.7	−13.9
Majority			468	26.4
Turnout			1,770	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Rowheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Haylock	Unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich

**District Summary**
Party		Seats	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	13	15,975	49.7	–6.3
	Conservative	4	11,730	36.5	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	0	4,291	13.4	+8.7
	Green	0	135	0.4	–3.0
Total		17	32,131	34.1	–2.3

Division results

Bixley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Alcock*	1,295	57.7	+2.0
	Labour	B. Maguire	554	24.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Skelcher	397	17.7	−2.6
Majority			741	33.0
Turnout			2,246	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Doran*	950	64.5	−1.2
	Conservative	T. Yard	388	26.3	+3.6
	Green	J. Scott	135	9.2	−2.4
Majority			562	38.2
Turnout			1,473	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Broom Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner*	798	48.6	+3.8
	Labour	S. Mason	558	34.0	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Odell	287	17.5	+8.0
Majority			240	14.6
Turnout			1,643	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Castle Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Barker	1,004	48.5	−0.5
	Labour	C. De Carteret	771	37.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ramsden	295	14.3	+9.1
Majority			233	11.3
Turnout			2,070	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Chantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Thomas*	996	52.9	−24.6
	Conservative	P. Murray-Cowan	888	47.1	+24.6
Majority			108	5.7
Turnout			1,884	40.6
	Labour hold		Swing	24.6

Gainsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sudds*	980	50.8	−29.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. White	624	32.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Morris	324	16.8	−2.5
Majority			356	18.5
Turnout			1,928	32.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich St. Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Coates	1,108	41.7	−12.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Atkins	969	36.5	+28.5
	Labour	S. Reynolds	577	21.7	−16.3
Majority			139	5.2
Turnout			2,654	45.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.4

Ipswich Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Mole*	972	61.2	−2.6
	Conservative	D. Goldsmith	417	26.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	H. Earle	198	12.5	N/A
Majority			555	35.0
Turnout			1,587	27.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Priory Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Wilson	1,123	71.2	−6.2
	Conservative	S. Lark	455	28.8	+6.2
Majority			668	42.3
Turnout			1,578	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Rushmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Le Grys	1,242	48.7	−2.8
	Conservative	S. Barker	976	38.2	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Kirkwood	334	13.1	+7.1
Majority			266	10.4
Turnout			2,552	43.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Sprites
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sargent*	1,201	73.5	+6.8
	Conservative	R. Patient	434	26.5	+2.7
Majority			767	46.9
Turnout			1,635	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

St. Clements
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Coleman*	1,129	45.8	−6.1
	Conservative	J. Morgan	1,003	40.7	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	V. Finbow	332	13.5	N/A
Majority			126	5.1
Turnout			2,464	43.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

St. John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hyde*	1,098	52.4	−9.3
	Conservative	R. Harris	726	34.6	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goodger	272	13.0	N/A
Majority			372	17.7
Turnout			2,096	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Stoke Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Campbell*	955	51.1	−3.3
	Conservative	P. West	690	36.9	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Delvin	225	12.0	+4.8
Majority			265	14.2
Turnout			1,870	32.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Whitehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Packard*	979	63.7	−2.9
	Conservative	H. Davies	412	26.8	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pakes	147	9.6	+4.5
Majority			567	36.9
Turnout			1,538	28.6
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Whittington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hore*	988	60.9	+3.2
	Conservative	D. Collins	424	26.1	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carroll	211	13.0	+3.7
Majority			564	34.8
Turnout			1,623	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lewis	902	69.9	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	388	30.1	+4.6
Majority			514	39.8
Turnout			1,290	25.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Mid Suffolk

**Mid Suffolk District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	6	5	9,139	38.6	+16.3
	Labour	3	1	5,680	24.0	–3.6
	Conservative	1	6	8,456	35.7	–9.0
	Green	0		401	1.7	–1.7
Total		10		23,676	37.8	–0.7

Division results

Bosmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Scott	1,701	60.6	+37.4
	Conservative	P. Redman	749	26.7	−27.0
	Labour	S. Griffiths	356	12.7	−10.4
Majority			952	33.9
Turnout			2,806	42.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	32.2

Gipping Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Wilson	715	39.5	+2.1
	Conservative	G. Boatfield	701	38.7	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Mayes	394	21.8	+7.2
Majority			14	0.8
Turnout			1,810	29.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

Hartismere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Henniker-Major*	1,402	47.7	+7.3
	Conservative	C. Michell	917	31.2	−4.2
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	621	21.1	−3.2
Majority			485	16.5
Turnout			2,940	45.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.8

Hoxne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Craven	1,319	46.3	+22.7
	Conservative	G. McGregor*	1,165	40.9	−15.0
	Labour	C. Hammond	364	12.8	−7.7
Majority			154	5.4
Turnout			2,848	43.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.9

Stowmarket St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lower	1,127	54.2	+39.2
	Labour	E. Nunn*	632	30.4	−19.5
	Conservative	D. Burch	321	15.4	−15.9
Majority			495	23.8
Turnout			2,080	39.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	29.4

Stowmarket St. Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Macpherson*	817	49.8	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cray	454	27.7	+16.0
	Conservative	W. Crane	370	22.5	−6.0
Majority			363	22.1
Turnout			1,641	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Thedwastre North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sida-Lockett*	1,203	60.4	+8.9
	Labour	J. Dougall	790	39.6	+24.5
Majority			413	20.7
Turnout			1,993	30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Thedwastre South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Ward	1,354	56.0	+22.7
	Conservative	E. Rogers	1,065	44.0	+1.8
Majority			289	11.9
Turnout			2,419	36.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.5

Thredling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Ward	1,388	57.2	+33.7
	Conservative	J. Clover*	1,039	42.8	−14.2
Majority			349	14.4
Turnout			2,427	37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	24.0

Upper Gipping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shave	1,385	51.1	+24.4
	Conservative	B. Mayes	926	34.1	−6.4
	Green	R. Stearn	401	14.8	N/A
Majority			459	16.9
Turnout			2,712	42.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.4

Suffolk Coastal

**Suffolk Coastal District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	3	15,123	43.1	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	10,830	30.8	+13.0
	Labour	2	1	8,762	25.0	+0.5
	Green	0		400	1.1	–5.5
Total		14		35,115	40.0	–0.9

Division results

Blything
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,102	49.9	−2.0
	Labour	J. Troughton	464	21.0	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sheppard	444	20.1	N/A
	Green	J. Berry	199	9.0	−15.6
Majority			638	28.9
Turnout			2,209	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Bungay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose	1,064	38.4	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neil	867	31.3	−21.5
	Labour	O. Parr	838	30.3	N/A
Majority			197	7.1
Turnout			2,769	45.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.4

Carlford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bestow*	1,241	48.5	−23.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooper	1,022	40.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Hetherington	294	11.5	−16.7
Majority			219	8.6
Turnout			2,557	39.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Clay Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Girling	1,692	59.6	+22.6
	Conservative	P. Batho*	1,145	40.4	−0.2
Majority			547	19.3
Turnout			2,837	42.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.4

Colneis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,364	52.1	+3.9
	Labour	R. Senior	676	25.8	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Whitmore	576	22.0	+4.2
Majority			688	26.3
Turnout			2,616	32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Felixstowe Ferry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goodman	1,296	52.6	−8.2
	Labour	N. Finlayson	597	24.2	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Warren	573	23.2	+4.0
Majority			699	28.3
Turnout			2,466	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Felixstowe Landguard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Macgregor	1,147	52.0	+24.4
	Conservative	T. Savage*	653	29.6	−12.2
	Labour	M. Walker	406	18.4	−12.2
Majority			494	22.4
Turnout			2,206	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Felixstowe Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith*	1,162	45.6	+3.6
	Conservative	M. Minns	927	36.4	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dangerfield	461	18.1	+2.1
Majority			235	9.2
Turnout			2,550	46.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Framlingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mangan*	973	47.5	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	H. Whitworth	509	24.9	+17.7
	Labour	J. Stringer	365	17.8	−10.6
	Green	R. Stewart	201	9.8	−7.7
Majority			464	22.7
Turnout			2,048	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Kesgrave & Martlesham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Penn*	1,345	44.2	−20.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kelso	1,170	38.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Irwin	529	17.4	−18.2
Majority			175	5.7
Turnout			3,044	35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Plomesgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ward	1,055	43.7	−16.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Moss	907	37.5	+15.4
	Labour	T. Hodgson	453	18.8	+1.2
Majority			148	6.1
Turnout			2,415	45.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.0

Wickham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cowper	1,040	44.8	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hall	671	28.9	+8.2
	Labour	M. Caddick	613	26.4	+1.1
Majority			369	15.9
Turnout			2,324	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Wilford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Monk	1,090	48.1	+11.3
	Conservative	R. Sheephanks*	911	40.2	−7.1
	Labour	C. Hemming	267	11.8	−4.1
Majority			179	7.9
Turnout			2,268	42.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Woodbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Evelegh	1,393	49.6	+26.7
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,007	35.9	−6.0
	Labour	R. Burgon	406	14.5	−5.4
Majority			386	13.8
Turnout			2,806	46.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.4

St. Edmundsbury

**St Edmundsbury District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	9,558	40.6	–9.7
	Labour	3	1	6,750	28.7	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	6,602	28.0	+11.8
	Liberal	0		574	2.4	N/A
	Residents	0		60	0.3	N/A
Total		11		23,544	33.4	–2.1

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Oliver*	1,176	52.5	−9.9
	Labour	P. Smithers	540	24.1	−13.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wesley	525	23.4	N/A
Majority			636	28.4
Turnout			2,241	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Blackbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spicer*	1,416	51.5	+5.3
	Labour	J. Moore	843	30.7	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	490	17.8	−4.3
Majority			573	20.8
Turnout			2,749	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Clare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Warmington	993	50.7	+30.2
	Conservative	H. Benckendorff	967	49.3	−6.7
Majority			26	1.3
Turnout			1,960	33.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.5

Haverhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kiernan*	1,250	73.4	+11.4
	Conservative	I. Dowling	454	26.6	−11.4
Majority			796	46.7
Turnout			1,704	24.6
	Labour hold		Swing	11.4

Haverhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Jones*	1,266	56.1	+3.6
	Labour	P. Denning	671	29.8	−1.2
	Conservative	J. Burton	258	11.4	−5.2
	Residents	H. Chenery	60	2.7	N/A
Majority			595	26.4
Turnout			2,255	29.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Northgate & St. Olave's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood	1,235	77.6	−1.8
	Conservative	A. Williams	208	13.1	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Williams	149	9.4	N/A
Majority			1,027	64.5
Turnout			1,592	30.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Risbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Burgess	1,210	53.1	−4.0
	Liberal	M. Wilman	574	25.2	N/A
	Labour	S. Rosenoff	493	21.7	+8.1
Majority			636	27.9
Turnout			2,277	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Risbybridge & Sextons
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Nowak	816	42.2	−4.6
	Conservative	D. Speakman	758	39.2	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Ellis	360	18.6	N/A
Majority			58	3.0
Turnout			1,934	35.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Southgate & Westgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Bagnall	2,019	66.5	+25.9
	Conservative	C. Hilder	1,015	33.5	−25.9
Majority			1,004	33.1
Turnout			3,034	37.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.9

Thingoe North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pereira*	1,386	56.1	−14.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Black	548	22.2	N/A
	Labour	R. Bridge	537	21.7	−7.3
Majority			838	33.9
Turnout			2,471	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Thingoe South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Milburn*	709	53.5	−14.2
	Labour	G. Hanger	365	27.5	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rogers	252	19.0	N/A
Majority			344	25.9
Turnout			1,326	31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Waveney

**Waveney District Summary**
Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	8	2	12,349	47.7	+10.7
	Conservative	2	1	7,457	28.8	–6.2
	Independent	2		2,840	11.0	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	2,234	8.6	–8.8
	Liberal	0		1,017	3.9	N/A
Total		12		25,897	35.0	–3.4

Division results

Beccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley*	1,351	67.1	+28.7
	Conservative	P. Sanders	661	32.9	−3.5
Majority			690	34.3
Turnout			2,012	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing	16.1

Gunton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey*	926	48.6	+5.5
	Labour	R. Durrant	534	28.0	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbett	444	23.3	−15.0
Majority			392	20.6
Turnout			1,904	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Halesworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,194	48.4	*N/A*
	Conservative	M. Nichols	1,023	41.4	+9.6
	Liberal	B. Howe	252	10.2	N/A
Majority			171	6.9
Turnout			2,469	45.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	N/A

Lothingland North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Hunter	1,403	54.5	+10.0
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	924	35.9	−8.2
	Liberal	B. Batchelder	245	9.5	N/A
Majority			479	18.6
Turnout			2,572	36.6
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Lothingland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	1,207	48.8	+11.0
	Labour	R. Anderson	688	27.8	−0.4
	Conservative	S. Burroughes	576	23.3	−10.7
Majority			519	21.0
Turnout			2,471	31.5
	Independent hold		Swing	5.7

Lowestoft Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Owen*	1,275	65.7	+2.2
	Liberal	A. Sheppherd	380	19.6	N/A
	Conservative	L. Guy	285	14.7	−3.2
Majority			895	46.1
Turnout			1,940	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Lowestoft St. Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	1,045	68.8	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Albrow	300	19.8	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Tregloyne	173	11.4	+1.3
Majority			745	49.1
Turnout			1,518	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Normanston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,621	81.3	−0.8
	Conservative	P. Browne	232	11.6	−6.3
	Liberal	S. Tonge	140	7.0	N/A
Majority			1,389	69.7
Turnout			1,993	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Oulton Broad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Brighouse*	1,054	45.2	−1.5
	Labour	J. Riches	903	38.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	374	16.0	+0.1
Majority			151	6.5
Turnout			2,331	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Pakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Bellham	1,426	59.6	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	839	35.0	+25.3
	Conservative	E. Torlot	129	5.4	−33.7
Majority			586	24.5
Turnout			2,394	33.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Southwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Langley*	1,633	71.6	+4.9
	Conservative	S. Simpson	648	28.4	−4.9
Majority			985	43.2
Turnout			2,281	44.7
	Independent hold		Swing	4.9

Wainford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	909	45.2	+1.7
	Conservative	P. Newson	699	34.7	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp	404	20.1	+9.6
Majority			210	10.4
Turnout			2,012	35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.5

References

"Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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