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2021 UK local government election

2021 Suffolk County Council election
← 2017 6 May 2021 2025 →
All 75 seats to Suffolk County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Matthew Hicks Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw Sarah Adams
Party Conservative Green Labour
Leader since 11 May 2018 7 May 2019 December 2017
Leader's seat Thredling Beccles (Retiring) St John's
Last election 52 seats, 46.3% 3 seats, 6.0% 11 seats, 20.7%
Seats before 48 3 11
Seats won 55 9 5
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 124,969 39,283 55,973
Percentage 47.6% 15.0% 21.3%
Swing Increase 1.3% Increase 6.8% Increase 0.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Penny Otton n/a Victor Lukaniuk
Party Liberal Democrats Independent WSI
Leader since 7 May 2019 n/a May 2017
Leader's seat Thedwastre South n/a Brandon
Last election 5 seats, 10.5% 3 seats, 4.3% 1 seats, 0.9%
Seats before 5 6 1
Seats won 4 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 25,885 11,723 1,959
Percentage 9.9% 4.5% 0.8%
Swing Decrease 3.8% Decrease 0.2% Decrease 0.1%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Suffolk County Council election
Makeup of council after the election
Leader before election

Matthew Hicks
Conservative

 Leader after election

Matthew Hicks
Conservative

The 2021 Suffolk County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions, which return either one or two county councillors each, by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office.

Voters who live in divisions which elect two councillors (12 divisions) are entitled to cast a maximum of two votes, while those living in divisions only electing one councillor (51 divisions) are only entitled to cast one vote.

The council is subject to a Local Government Boundary Commission for England review where it is proposed to reduce the number of councillors from 75 to 70. The recommendations were due to be implemented at this election but has been deferred to the 2025 Suffolk County Council election due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous composition

2017 election

Party Seats
Conservative 52
Labour 11
Liberal Democrats 5
Green 3
Independent 3
West Suffolk Independents 1
Total 75

Composition of council seats before election

Party Seats
Conservative 48
Labour 11
Liberal Democrats 5
Green 3
Independent 6
West Suffolk Independents 1
Vacant 1
Total 75

Changes between elections

See also: Suffolk County Council By-elections 2017-2021

In between the 2017 election and the 2021 election, the following council seats changed hands outside of by-elections:

Division Date Previous Party New Party Cause Resulting Council Composition
Con Lab LDem Grn Ind WSI
Gunton 2 August 2018 Conservative Independent Councillor expelled from the party. 51 11 5 3 4 1
Haverhill Cangle 21 February 2019 Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 50 11 5 3 5 1
Tower 4 December 2019 Independent Conservative Independent Councillor joined Conservatives. 51 11 5 3 4 1
Carlford 9 June 2020 Conservative Vacant Sitting councillor resigned. 50 11 5 3 4 1
Thedwastre North 4 December 2020 Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 49 11 5 3 5 1
Hoxne & Eye 9 April 2021 Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 48 11 5 3 6 1

Summary

The county saw a marked contrast between its rural and urban areas. The ruling Conservative administration made 8 gains across Bury St Edmund's, Ipswich and Lowestoft, but lost 5 divisions in rural Suffolk that it had won four years earlier and was traditionally stronger. The Green Party replaced Labour as the second largest party, and the latter were subsequently relegated to 5 seats. The Liberal Democrats continued their descent after making losses in 2013 and 2017, with a further loss. The Independents also finished one seat lower than 2017. With 55 seats, the Conservatives were subsequently returned for a fifth term in office and scored their joint second best number of seats (equalling 2009) since the Council was created in 1973.

Election result

2021 Suffolk County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 74 55 8 5 Increase 3 73.3 48.0 124,949 +1.7
  Green 59 9 6 0 Increase 6 12.0 15.1 39,283 +6.9
  Labour 74 5 0 6 Decrease 6 6.7 21.5 55,973 +0.8
  Liberal Democrats 51 4 1 2 Decrease 1 5.3 9.9 25,885 –3.8
  Independent 25 1 0 2 Decrease 2 1.3 4.5 11,723 +0.2
  West Suffolk Independents 3 1 0 0 Steady 1.3 0.8 1,959 –0.1
  Communist 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.1 0.1 293 N/A
  Burning Pink 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 168 N/A
Total 289 75 260,233

Election of Group Leaders

Matthew Hicks (Thredling) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Richard Rout (Hardwick) as his deputy.

Andrew Stringer (Upper Gipping) was elected leader of the joint Green, Lib Dem and Independent group, with Robert Lindsay (Cosford) as his deputy.

Sarah Adams (St John's) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group, with Sandy Martin (Rushmere) as her deputy.

Election of Leader of the Council

Matthew Hicks the leader of the conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a conservative administration.

Results by district

Babergh

Summary

Babergh District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Steady 11,105 40.4 +0.9
Green 3 Increase 2 6,479 23.5 +14.4
Independent 1 Steady 4,541 16.5 +5.3
Labour 0 Decrease 1 3,010 10.9 –2.1
Liberal Democrat 0 Decrease 1 2,386 8.7 –13.5
Total 10 Steady 27,521 100.0

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Hudson * 1,087 50.8 +9.9
Liberal Democrats David Busby 721 33.7 –3.7
Labour Keith Wade 333 15.6 +2.9
Majority 366 17.1 +13.6
Turnout 2,160 32.7 +0.9
Registered electors 6,613 –57
Conservative hold Swing –6.8
Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robert Lindsay * 2,122 62.1 +13.8
Conservative Jordon Millward 1,178 34.5 –10.5
Labour Christopher Mills 115 3.4 +0.3
Majority 944 27.6 +24.3
Turnout 3,434 48.5 –0.2
Registered electors 7,076 +138
Green hold Swing +12.2
Great Cornard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Beer * 1,040 49.5 +0.6
Labour Emma Bishton 586 27.9 –0.4
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Bark 253 12.0 +3.5
Green James Killbery 222 10.6 +5.6
Majority 454 21.6 +1.0
Turnout 2,125 29.8 +3.7
Registered electors 7,137 +50
Conservative hold Swing +0.5
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Fraser * 763 35.9 –3.7
Independent Kathryn Grandon 647 30.4 N/A
Green Gale Pryor 373 17.5 +14.0
Labour Co-op Angela Wiltshire 172 8.1 –7.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick 172 8.1 –29.1
Majority 116 5.5 +3.0
Turnout 2,162 33.0 +0.6
Registered electors 6,557 –62
Conservative hold Swing –17.1
Melford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp * 1,696 54.8 –1.2
Conservative Peter Stevens 865 27.9 –0.2
Green Ralph Carpenter 304 9.8 +5.3
Labour Kimberley Clements 232 7.5 +0.3
Majority 831 26.9 –1.0
Turnout 3,132 38.3 +2.6
Registered electors 8,176 +184
Independent hold Swing –0.5
Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Simon Harley 1,444 42.4 +39.1
Conservative Mary Mclaren 1,029 30.2 +7.3
Independent Alastair McCraw 699 20.5 N/A
Labour Keith Rawlings 237 7.0 –1.0
Majority 415 12.2
Turnout 3,425 42.8 +0.5
Registered electors 7,994 +8
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +15.9
Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Georgia Hall 1,968 56.8 +13.5
Independent Mark Hurley 552 15.9 N/A
Green Sallie Davies 545 15.7 N/A
Labour Ian Perry 400 11.5 +2.2
Majority 1,416 40.9 +38.2
Turnout 3,491 42.7 +0.1
Registered electors 8,178 +152
Conservative hold Swing –1.2
Stour Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Finch 1,499 50.6 –0.8
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 1,072 36.2 +1.4
Labour Olivia Hughes 200 6.8 +0.8
Green Jane Carruthers 191 6.4 +2.5
Majority 427 14.4 –2.2
Turnout 2,977 47.3 +4.2
Registered electors 6,301 –51
Conservative hold Swing –1.1
Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jessie Carter 1,056 42.0 +36.6
Conservative Simon Sudbury 721 28.7 +0.9
Labour Jake Thomas * 376 15.0 –15.6
Independent Trevor Cresswell 192 7.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey 168 6.7 –4.9
Majority 335 13.3 +10.6
Turnout 2,535 36.5 +4.2
Registered electors 6,949 –78
Green gain from Labour Swing +26.1
Sudbury East & Waldingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Faircloth-Mutton 955 41.7 –11.5
Independent Margaret Maybury 410 17.9 N/A
Labour Louise Fowler 359 15.7 –9.2
Independent Luke Cresswell 345 15.1 N/A
Green Theresa Munson 222 9.7 +5.5
Majority 545 23.8 –4.6
Turnout 2,303 34.3 +2.4
Registered electors 6,715 –190
Conservative hold Swing –14.7

East Suffolk

East Suffolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 20 Decrease 1 50,799 53.5 +4.0
Green 3 Increase 2 13,285 14.0 +4.4
Liberal Democrat 1 Steady 9,552 10.1 ±0.0
Labour 0 Decrease 1 20,002 21.1 –1.2
Independent 0 Steady 1,121 1.2 +0.3
Communist 0 Steady 173 0.2 N/A
Total 24 Steady 94,932 100.0

Division results

Aldeburgh and Leiston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T-J Haworth-Culf 1,828 66.6 +17.2
Labour Ian Illett 918 33.4 +10.2
Majority 910 33.2 +7.0
Turnout 2,779 36.2 +1.2
Registered electors 7,678 +227
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
Beccles (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Caroline Topping 2,594 52.0 +10.7
Green Peggy McGregor 2,131
Conservative Mark Bee * 2,020 40.5 –1.8
Conservative Graham Catchpole 1,769
Labour Christian Newsome 374 7.5 –2.7
Labour Dom Taylor 368
Majority 574 11.5
Turnout 4,916 41.6 +0.3
Registered electors 11,811 +84
Green gain from Conservative
Green hold
Blything
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Smith * 1,523 48.7 Decrease 4.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner 962 30.8 Increase 11.4
Labour Philip Harle 640 20.5 Increase 2.7
Majority 561 17.9 Decrease 15.6
Turnout 3,154 39.9 Decrease 1.2
Registered electors 7,904 Increase 504
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 7.8
Bungay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy Cloke 1,335 44.0 Decrease 9.1
Green Annette Abbott 1,279 42.2 Increase 32.5
Labour Donia Slyzuk 273 9.0 Decrease 17.2
Liberal Democrats John Awty 145 4.8 Decrease 1.2
Majority 56 1.8 Decrease 25.1
Turnout 3,045 41.4 Increase 1.9
Registered electors 7,347 Increase 23
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 20.8
Carlford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Bryce 2,056 63.2 +7.7
Green Daniel Clery 698 21.4 +15.2
Labour Alistair Dick 500 15.4 +5.5
Majority 1,358 41.8 +0.2
Turnout 3,287 45.3 +2.8
Registered electors 7,263 +265
Conservative hold Swing –3.7
Felixstowe Coastal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Newman * 3,335 49.5 –0.5
Conservative Steve Wiles 3,073
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett 1,256 18.6 +2.6
Labour Margaret Morris 1,223 18.2 +1.9
Labour Richard Reaville 897
Liberal Democrats Jan Candy 874
Green Lesley Bennett 748 11.1 +4.8
Communist Mark Jones 173 2.6 N/A
Majority 2,079 30.9 –2.9
Rejected ballots 29 0.3
Turnout 6,121 39.3 +0.2
Registered electors 15,650 +239
Conservative hold Swing –1.5
Conservative hold
Felixstowe North & Trimley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Bird * 1,472 57.4 +8.2
Labour David Rowe 1,094 42.6 +16.3
Majority 378 14.8 –7.1
Turnout 2,604 31.7 –3.3
Registered electors 8,213 +627
Conservative hold Swing –4.1
Framlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Burroughes * 1,917 58.5 +2.0
Labour Paul Theaker 754 23.3 +10.1
Liberal Democrats John Mercer 572 17.6 +7.1
Majority 1,163 35.9 –7.7
Rejected ballots 34 1.0 +0.7
Turnout 3,277 42.2 +0.1
Registered electors 7,772 +745
Conservative hold Swing –4.1
Gunton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Reeder 1,653 42.1 Increase 4.8
Conservative Ryan Harvey 1,633
Labour Janet Craig 1,309 33.3 Decrease 2.7
Labour Keith Patience * 1,297
Green Jon Coxon 402 10.2 Increase 3.2
Independent Steve Ardley * 362 9.2 N/A
Green Peter Jackson 348
Independent Robin Hinton 201 5.1 N/A
Majority 344 8.8 Increase 7.5
Rejected ballots 8 0.2
Turnout 3,872 25.6 Decrease 1.9
Registered electors 15,124 Increase 131
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.8
Conservative gain from Labour
Halesworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Annette Dunning 1,546 48.8 +38.7
Conservative Tony Goldson * 1,287 40.6 –12.9
Labour Co-op Peter Coghill 254 8.0 –13.1
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hunt 84 2.6 –6.0
Majority 259 8.2
Turnout 3,194 42.6 +3.4
Registered electors 7,492 +111
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase25.9
Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Debbie McCallum 3,542 57.5 +6.7
Conservative Stuart Lawson * 2,964
Labour Kevin Archer 1,160 18.8 –0.5
Labour Lesley Bensley 848
Liberal Democrats Brad Clements 756 12.3 +4.5
Green Harrison Foster 698 11.3 +6.1
Majority 2,382 38.7 +7.2
Turnout 5,451 34.5 +1.5
Registered electors 15,815 +274
Conservative hold Swing +1.5
Conservative hold
Kessingland & Southwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ladd * 1,513 55.0 +6.1
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson 831 30.2 +12.7
Labour Alan Green 408 14.8 –2.6
Majority 682 24.8 –6.6
Turnout 2,983 39.5 +1.2
Registered electors 7,558 +108
Conservative hold Swing –3.3
Lowestoft South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Ceresa * 2,094 51.5 +12.5
Conservative Jamie Starling * 1,744
Labour Sonia Barker 1,220 30.0 +1.0
Labour David Finnigan 1,016
Green Elise Youngman 416 10.2 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Light 337 8.3 +3.8
Green Andrew Eastaugh 335
Liberal Democrats John Shreeve 215
Majority 874 21.5 +11.4
Turnout 3,975 27.0 –1.0
Registered electors 14,713 –53
Conservative hold Swing +5.7
Conservative hold
Martlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patti Mulcahy 2,356 62.3 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Ski Evans 738 19.5 +7.3
Labour Edward Lawrence 687 18.2 +6.3
Majority 1,618 42.8 –12.6
Turnout 3,807 40.8 –0.9
Registered electors 9,339 +296
Conservative hold Swing –6.3
Oulton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Back 2,587 54.0 +5.7
Conservative Keith Robinson * 2,404
Labour George King 1,311 27.4 –2.2
Labour Nasima Begum 1,231
Green Peter Lang 410 8.6 +3.6
Green David Youngman 406
Independent Jenny Hinton 349 7.2 N/A
Independent Tony Knights 209
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Neill 133 2.8 –1.5
Majority 1,276 26.6 +7.9
Turnout 4,859 30.5 +0.2
Registered electors 15,923 +451
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Conservative hold
Pakefield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro * 2,025 56.9 +14.7
Conservative Craig Rivett * 1,980
Labour Neil Coleby 928 26.1 –10.7
Labour Tess Gandy 873
Green Alice Eastaugh 367 10.3 +5.4
Green Lee Martin 342
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas 238 6.7 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Fiona Shreeve 160
Majority 1,097 30.8 +25.5
Turnout 3,672 30.7 –0.3
Registered electors 11,958 –17
Conservative hold Swing +12.7
Conservative hold
Wickham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Nicoll * 1,659 45.9 –2.5
Green Rachel Smith-Lyte 1,626 45.0 +37.0
Liberal Democrats Sophie Williams 327 9.1 –12.1
Majority 33 0.9 –39.5
Turnout 3,638 41.2 +2.2
Registered electors 8,827 +497
Conservative hold Swing –19.8
Wilford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Reid * 1,603 54.3 −2.5
Green Thomas Daly 565 19.1 +6.5
Labour John Cook 419 14.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 364 12.2 +0.1
Majority 1,038 35.2 –9.0
Rejected ballots 27 0.9 +0.8
Turnout 2,978 42.4 +0.6
Registered electors 7,024 +372
Conservative hold Swing –4.5
Woodbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Page * 1,887 63.5 +12.1
Conservative Robin Sanders 1,086 36.5 +1.9
Majority 801 27.0 +10.2
Turnout 3,012 46.9 –0.1
Registered electors 6,425 +47
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.1

Ipswich

Ipswich Borough Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Increase 4 16,303 41.9 +3.2
Labour 5 Decrease 4 14,415 37.0 –7.1
Liberal Democrat 1 Steady 4,408 11.3 –0.8
Green 0 Steady 3,651 9.4 +5.1
Burning Pink 0 Steady 168 0.4 N/A
Total 12 Steady 38,945 100.0

Division results

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul West * 1,649 61.6 Increase 5.9
Labour Paul Bones 636 23.8 Increase 0.1
Green Stephanie Cullen 244 9.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell 147 5.5 Decrease 2.9
Majority 1,013 37.8 Increase 5.8
Turnout 2,696 47.1 Increase 15.1
Registered electors 5,718 Increase 67
Conservative hold Swing Increase 2.9
Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rob Bridgeman 1,095 43.3 Decrease6.7
Conservative Mike Scanes 1,004 39.7 Increase9.3
Green Brieanna Jade Skie Patmore 292 11.5 Increase4.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 139 5.5 Steady0.0
Majority 91 4.6 Decrease15.0
Turnout 2,560 30.7 Increase3.7
Registered electors 8,386 Increase 704
Labour hold Swing –7.5
Chantry (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nadia Cenci 2,895 48.5 +8.6
Conservative Nathan Wilson 2,337
Labour Helen Armitage * 2,255 37.8 –4.7
Labour Peter Gardiner * 1,970
Green Martin Hynes 529 8.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Adam Merritt 291 4.9 –0.3
Liberal Democrats Lucy Margaret Drake 281
Majority 640 10.7
Turnout 5,777 34.4 +2.9
Registered electors 16,793 +307
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.7
Conservative gain from Labour
Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Harsant 1,673 52.9 +11.7
Labour Stephen Connelly 1,162 36.8 –4.5
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood 254 8.0 +5.1
Green Jenny Rivett 71 2.2 –2.0
Majority 511 16.1
Turnout 3,188 39.6 +7.4
Registered electors 8,041 –49
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.1
Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William (Bill) Quinton * 1,030 45.7 –3.8
Conservative Edward Phillips 912 40.5 +6.3
Green Andy Patmore 202 9.0 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 110 4.9 –0.1
Majority 118 5.2 –10.2
Turnout 2,267 34.0 +5.5
Registered electors 6,670 +104
Labour hold Swing –5.1
Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sandy Martin 1,357 43.2 –7.4
Conservative Paul Cawthorn 1,322 42.0 +6.8
Green Rachel Morris 234 7.4 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 231 7.3 +1.6
Majority 35 1.1 –14.2
Turnout 3,172 43.4 +4.3
Registered electors 7,306 +90
Labour Co-op hold Swing –7.1
St Helen's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Johnson 1,426 47.3 –7.4
Conservative Sachin Karale 1,009 33.5 +6.0
Green Tom Wilmot 368 12.2 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley 212 7.0 –1.3
Majority 417 13.8 –13.4
Turnout 3,038 36.1 +5.5
Registered electors 8,405 +514
Labour hold Swing –6.7
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Adams * 1,335 47.7 –9.9
Conservative Ollie Rackham 1,098 39.2 +7.5
Green Jude Rook 219 7.8 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 148 5.3 +0.3
Majority 237 8.5 –17.4
Turnout 2,819 39.7 +3.7
Registered electors 7,104 +430
Labour hold Swing –8.7
St Margaret's & Westgate (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington * 2,590 32.8 –2.6
Conservative Debbie Richards 2,195 27.8 –2.5
Labour Assis Carreiro 1,989 25.2 –4.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 1,840
Labour Stefan Long 1,517
Green Kirsty Wilmot 965 12.2 +7.2
Burning Pink Tina Smith 168 2.1 N/A
Majority 395 5.0 –0.1
Turnout 6,612 42.6 +2.4
Registered electors 15,503 +323
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –0.1
Conservative hold
Whitehouse & Whitton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Goldsmith * 2,546 46.4 +8.5
Conservative Sam Murray 2,317
Labour Sophie Meudec 2,130 38.8 +1.7
Labour Christine Shaw 1,734
Green John Mann 527 9.6 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Pakes 286 5.2 –0.1
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke 147
Majority 416 7.8 +6.9
Rejected ballots 60 0.6 Increase 0.5
Turnout 5,350 33.8 Increase 4.5
Registered electors 15,823 Increase 576
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Conservative gain from Labour

Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Decrease 2 14,135 44.9 –4.4
Green 3 Increase 2 6,485 20.6 +5.8
Liberal Democrat 2 Steady 5,344 17.0 –3.4
Labour 0 Steady 3,712 11.8 +0.5
Independent 0 Steady 1,804 5.7 N/A
Total 10 Steady 31,480 100.0

Division results

Bosmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Oakes * 1,357 49.4 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Steve Phillips 1,034 37.7 –1.2
Labour Suzanne Britton 355 12.9 +5.1
Majority 323 11.8 +4.6
Turnout 2,774 34.5 +1.8
Registered electors 8,045
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
Gipping Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Chambers 1,478 54.3 +15.3
Liberal Democrats Adrienne Marriott 806 29.6 –10.5
Labour Terence Wilson 438 16.1 +6.4
Majority 672 24.7
Rejected ballots 13 0.5 +0.2
Turnout 2,735 34.7 –0.2
Registered electors 7,893 +495
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.9
Hartismere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jessica Fleming * 1,900 57.5 –3.7
Green Stuart Masters 649 19.6 +4.1
Labour Eddie Dougall 532 16.1 +1.5
Liberal Democrats David Appleton 224 6.8 –1.9
Majority 1,251 37.9 –7.8
Turnout 3,320 41.0 +3.9
Registered electors 8,104
Conservative hold Swing –3.9
Hoxne & Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Gould 1,467 45.0 –11.8
Independent Guy McGregor * 806 24.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Glenton 623 19.1 +4.6
Labour Paul Anderson 363 11.1 –3.2
Majority 661 20.3 –22.1
Turnout 3,279 42.9 +0.7
Registered electors 7,642
Conservative hold Swing –18.3
Stowmarket North & Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Keith Welham 1,512 45.6 +15.9
Conservative Gary Green * 1,373 41.4 –8.1
Labour Will Howman 433 13.1 –1.0
Majority 139 4.2
Turnout 3,323 33.8 +4.9
Registered electors 10,461
Green gain from Conservative Swing +12.0
Stowmarket South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 1,030 40.3 Increase 7.5
Conservative Nick Gowrley * 854 33.4 Decrease 4.9
Labour Emma Bonner-Morgan 380 14.9 Increase 2.1
Independent David Card 292 11.4 N/A
Majority 176 6.9
Turnout 2,580 34.7 Increase 3.3
Registered electors 7,462
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +6.2
Thedwastre North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andy Mellen 1,472 40.6 Increase 19.0
Conservative Harry Richardson 1,226 34.0 Decrease 28.2
Independent Jane Storey * 706 19.6 N/A
Labour Ursula Ajimal 199 5.5 Decrease 3.9
Majority 246 6.8
Rejected ballots 20 0.5 Increase 0.4
Turnout 3,623 42.7 Increase 5.3
Registered electors 8,497
Green gain from Conservative Swing +23.6
Thedwastre South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton * 1,435 46.0 Decrease 0.7
Conservative John Augustine 1,321 42.3 Decrease 1.5
Labour Philip Cockell 364 11.7 Increase 2.2
Majority 114 3.7 Increase 0.8
Rejected ballots 26 0.8 Increase 0.7
Turnout 3,148 43.4 Increase 3.3
Registered electors 7,260
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.4
Thredling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Hicks * 2,084 63.2 –6.8
Green Helen Bridgeman 602 18.3 N/A
Labour Kathleen Hardy 417 12.7 –2.7
Liberal Democrats Mark Pearson 192 5.8 –9.6
Majority 1,482 45.0 –11.7
Turnout 3,297 42.6 +3.9
Registered electors 7,733
Conservative hold Swing –12.5
Upper Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer * 2,250 63.3 +9.7
Conservative Kieran Lathangue-Clayton 1,075 30.2 –6.8
Labour Julie Reynolds 231 6.5 +1.1
Majority 1,175 33.0 +16.6
Turnout 3,576 45.6 +5.9
Registered electors 7,836
Green hold Swing +8.2

West Suffolk

West Suffolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 13 Increase 2 22,781 52.5 +4.0
WSI 1 Steady 1,959 4.5 +0.7
Labour 0 Steady 7,719 17.8 –0.9
Green 0 Steady 6,092 14.0 +10.5
Independent 0 Steady 3,417 7.9 –3.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 1,411 3.3 –5.7
Total 14 Steady 43,379 100.0

Division results

Blackbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanna Spicer * 2,421 70.7 Decrease 11.0
Green Warren Lakin 534 15.6 N/A
Labour John Bailey 469 13.7 Decrease 4.6
Majority 1,887 55.1 Decrease 8.2
Turnout 3,449 41.4 +2.6
Registered electors 8,333
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 13.3
Brandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
West Suffolk Independents Victor Lukaniuk * 808 41.0 –5.9
Conservative Christine Mason 766 38.8 +10.7
Labour Susan Dean 298 15.1 +3.0
Green William Tanner 101 5.1 N/A
Majority 42 2.1 –16.6
Turnout 1,984 28.4 –1.2
Registered electors 6,992
WSI hold Swing –8.3
Clare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bobby Bennett 2,322 63.3 –3.5
Labour Kerry Rogers 704 19.2 +9.5
Green Julius Bell 642 17.5 N/A
Majority 1,618 44.1 –7.8
Turnout 3,695 41.1 –1.0
Registered electors 8,993 +274
Conservative hold Swing –6.5
Eastgate & Moreton Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Thompson 973 35.3 Decrease 1.1
Independent Trevor Beckwith * 788 28.6 Decrease 12.8
Labour Lorraine Allcocks 378 13.7 Increase 1.6
Green Jessica Livsey 266 9.7 N/A
Independent Frank Warby 266 9.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Daniel Linehan 84 3.0 Decrease 7.0
Majority 185 6.7 Increase 1.7
Rejected ballots 17 0.6 Increase 0.4
Turnout 2,772 37.9 Increase 2.8
Registered electors 7,316 Increase 72
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase 5.8
Exning & Newmarket
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rachel Hood * 1,025 40.8 +3.6
West Suffolk Independents Chris O'Neill 683 27.2 +4.2
Labour Craig Warren 579 23.0 –0.9
Green Carrie Wheeler 227 9.0 N/A
Majority 342 13.6 +0.3
Rejected ballots 50 2.0
Turnout 2,564 30.1 –1.0
Registered electors 8,531 +683
Conservative hold Swing –0.3
Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rout * 1,806 61.6 +2.9
Labour James Macpherson 448 15.3 –1.2
Green Chris Dexter-Mills 350 11.9 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 329 11.2 –5.6
Majority 1,358 46.3 +4.4
Turnout 2,956 44.2 +2.2
Registered electors 6,692 –8
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
Haverhill Cangle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Mason 1,994 52.2 +13.7
Conservative Heike Sowa 1,429
Labour David Smith 869 22.7 –6.8
Labour David Smith 864
Independent Aaron Luccarini 467 12.2 N/A
Independent Paula Fox 411
Green Nicola Forsdyke 301 7.9 N/A
Green Mandy Leathers 276
Liberal Democrats David Payne 189 4.9 –6.9
Majority 1,125 29.5 –9.1
Turnout 3,693 26.7 +0.6
Registered electors 13,849 +590
Conservative hold Swing +10.2
Conservative hold
Haverhill East & Kedington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Roach * 1,188 57.4 +9.3
Labour Damian Page 469 22.6 –1.5
Independent Bruce Davidson 247 11.9 N/A
Green Roger Mynott 167 8.1 N/A
Majority 719 34.7 +10.9
Turnout 2,076 29.7 +1.8
Registered electors 7,092 +90
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Mildenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lance Stanbury 1,004 40.1 –25.4
Independent Andy Neal 855 34.1 N/A
Labour Patrick Finn 271 10.8 –4.0
Independent David Chandler 163 6.5 –13.2
Green Jack Blomfield 151 6.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ben Avison 60 2.4 N/A
Majority 149 6.0 –39.8
Turnout 2,518 33.4 +2.6
Registered electors 7,537 +543
Conservative hold Swing –29.8
Newmarket & Red Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andy Drummond * 1,232 46.9 –3.6
Labour Christopher Swallow 497 18.9 +3.3
West Suffolk Independents Andrew Appleby 468 17.8 +6.3
Green Simon Morse 219 8.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Pinsker 210 8.0 –0.9
Majority 735 28.0 –6.8
Turnout 2,653 25.7 –0.1
Registered electors 10,340 +1,051
Conservative hold Swing –3.4
Row Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Noble * 1,620 60.4 +8.1
Labour Theresa Chipulina 387 14.4 +2.4
Independent Don Waldron 369 13.8 N/A
Green Claire Unwin 305 11.4 N/A
Majority 1,233 46.0 +8.4
Turnout 2,710 30.0 –3.0
Registered electors 9,168 +1,129
Conservative hold Swing +2.8
Thingoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beccy Hopfensperger * 1,961 64.7 Decrease 8.1
Labour Katie Parker 471 15.5 Decrease 0.5
Green Oliver King 369 12.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ian Chapman 229 7.6 Decrease 3.5
Majority 1,490 49.1 Decrease 7.6
Turnout 3,052 41.5 Increase 3.1
Registered electors 7,363 Increase 219
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 3.8
Thingoe South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Soons 2,192 64.7 Decrease 2.8
Labour Robin Davies 470 13.9 Increase 0.8
Green Vicki Martin 467 13.8 Increase 13.9
Liberal Democrats Libby Brooks 230 6.8 Decrease 7.2
Majority 1,722 50.8 Decrease 12.1
Turnout 3,388 43.4 Increase 0.9
Registered electors 7,808 Increase 491
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.8
Tower
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Everitt * 2,277 33.7 Increase 4.9
Conservative David Nettleton * 2,104
Green Steph Holland 1,993 29.5 Increase 7.4
Green Matthew Rowe 1,489
Labour Donna Higgins 1,409 20.8 Increase 5.2
Labour Marilyn Sayer 830
Independent Frank Stennett 691 10.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Poulson 269 4.0 Decrease 2.3
Communist Darren Turner 120 1.8 N/A
Majority 284 4.2 Increase 1.0
Rejected ballots 932 15.3 Increase 15.1
Turnout 6,090 36.9 Increase 3.8
Registered electors 16,494 Increase 928
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.2
Conservative gain from Independent

*Note: Nettleton won a seat standing as an independent at the previous election.

By-elections

Beccles

Beccles: 17 November 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ash Lever 2,114 70.5 +18.5
Conservative Letitia Smith 624 20.8 –19.7
Labour Christian Newsome 260 8.7 +1.2
Majority 1,490 49.7 +38.4
Turnout 3,006 25.7 −15.9
Registered electors 11,703
Green hold Swing +19.1

Felixstowe Coastal

Felixstowe Coastal: 4 May 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett 2,519 44.4 +25.8
Conservative Kevin Sullivan 2,060 36.3 –13.2
Green Lesley Bennett 939 16.6 +5.5
Communist Mark Jones 150 2.6 ±0.0
Majority 459 8.1
Turnout 5,740 36.5 −2.8
Registered electors 15,706
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +19.5

Priory Heath

Priory Heath: 4 May 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucy Smith 918 50.8 +5.1
Conservative Gregor McNie 567 31.4 –9.1
Green Andy Patmore 180 10.0 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell 143 7.9 +3.0
Majority 351 19.4 +14.2
Turnout 1,820 27.3
Registered electors 6,679
Labour hold Swing +7.1

Woodbridge

Woodbridge: 12 October 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Leach 990 51.2 –12.3
Conservative Alan Porter 642 33.2 –3.3
Labour Paul Richards 301 15.6 N/A
Majority 348 18.0 –9.0
Turnout 1,943 30.5 –16.4
Registered electors 6,363
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.5

Pakefield

Pakefield: 4 July 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Byatt 2,680 40.0 +13.9
Conservative Mark Bee 2,295 34.2 –22.7
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson 960 14.3 +7.6
Independent Paul Light 767 11.4 N/A
Majority 385 5.8 N/A
Turnout 6,864 57.8 +27.1
Registered electors 11,881
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase18.3

Hoxne and Eye

Hoxne and Eye: 10 October 2024
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Lloyd 895 45.3 +0.3
Green Joanne Brooks 891 45.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Glenton 102 5.2 −14.0
Labour Paul Theaker 89 4.5 −6.6
Majority 4 0.2 −20.1
Turnout 1986 24.6 −18.3
Registered electors 7,992
Conservative hold Swing +0.3

Other changes 2021–2025

Peter Thompson, elected as a Conservative in 2021, was suspended from the party in April 2023 and resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent. Christopher Hudson, elected as a Conservative in 2021, resigned from the party on the 6th September 2024 to join Reform UK. He was previously Deputy Leader of Suffolk County Council under Colin Noble.

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