Suffolk County Council elections
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Suffolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors have been elected from 75 wards.[1]
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[edit] Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973 - 1993 |
| No overall control | 1993 - 2005 |
| Conservative | 2005 - present |
[edit] Council elections
Suffolk County Council election, 2001
Suffolk County Council election, 2005 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 5)[3]
Suffolk County Council election, 2009
[edit] By-election results
[edit] 1993-1997
| Broomhill By-Election 3 October 1996 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 571 | 41.9 | |||
| Conservative | 554 | 40.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 237 | 17.4 | |||
| Majority | 17 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,362 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1997-2001
| Ipswich Bridge By-Election 10 June 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 569 | 51.5 | -1.5 | ||
| Conservative | 391 | 35.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 144 | 13.0 | -2.0 | ||
| Majority | 178 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,104 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Peninsula By-Election 6 April 2000[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Wood | 1,193 | 66.3 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Williams | 504 | 28.0 | -6.8 | |
| Green | Anthony Slade | 102 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 689 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,799 | 31.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2001-2005
| Thedwastre South By-Election 17 January 2002[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jane Storey | 991 | 47.4 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Carol Milward | 982 | 47.0 | +8.5 | |
| Green | John Matthissen | 116 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 9 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,089 | 28.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Ipswich Town By-Election 2 May 2002[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kevan Lim | 819 | 53.6 | -0.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Ramsey | 369 | 24.3 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robin Whitmore | 331 | 21.8 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 450 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,519 | 24.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Ipswich St. Clements By-Election 25 July 2002[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Janet Sibley | 645 | 38.0 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Neil MacDonald | 588 | 34.6 | -14.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robin Whitmore | 465 | 27.4 | +9.9 | |
| Majority | 57 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,698 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Blything By-Election 1 August 2002[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Raeburn Leighton | 989 | 54.5 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Perren | 716 | 39.4 | -8.0 | |
| Labour | Catherine Knight | 111 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 273 | 15.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,816 | 35.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Wickham By-Election 6 March 2003[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Bellfield | 1,114 | 50.9 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ronald Else | 870 | 39.7 | +8.5 | |
| Labour | Valerie Pizzey | 206 | 9.4 | -15.8 | |
| Majority | 244 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,190 | 31.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Gainsborough By-Election 1 May 2003[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | William Quinton | 711 | 45.5 | -15.1 | |
| Conservative | Adam Ramsay | 463 | 29.4 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Catherine Chambers | 313 | 20.1 | +6.1 | |
| Christian Peoples | Jonathan Barnes | 74 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Majority | 248 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,561 | 24.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Felixstowe Ferry By-Election 5 February 2004[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Ann Rodwell | 1,401 | 65.5 | +12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Cherrie MacGregor | 456 | 21.3 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Harriet Bennett | 281 | 13.1 | -13.5 | |
| Majority | 945 | 44.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,138 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Woodbridge By-Election 15 April 2004[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Benjamin Redsell | 990 | 43.8 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Diana Ball | 867 | 38.3 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | Roy Burgon | 194 | 8.6 | -18.4 | |
| English Democrats | Robert Jay | 139 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Green | Gordon Forbes | 71 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 123 | 5.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,261 | 32.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2005-2009
| Stowmarket South By-Election 2 February 2006[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anne Whybrow | 733 | 35.0 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Scarff | 668 | 32.0 | +9.5 | |
| Green | Twiggy Davis | 354 | 16.9 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Duncan Macpherson | 337 | 16.1 | -15.2 | |
| Majority | 65 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,092 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Pakefield By-Election 4 May 2006[10][11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Sale | 1,338 | 36.5 | +2.8 | |
| Labour | Terence Kelly | 1,097 | 29.9 | -1.2 | |
| UKIP | Derek Hackett | 592 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Guyton | 397 | 10.8 | -6.0 | |
| Green | Ann Skipper | 243 | 6.6 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 241 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,667 | 32.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Row Heath By-Election 8 June 2006[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Colin Noble | 1,222 | 61.5 | +20.7 | |
| UKIP | Ian Smith | 297 | 14.9 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | David Bowman | 219 | 11.0 | -11.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Huggan | 118 | 5.9 | -7.1 | |
| Independent | David Chandler | 110 | 5.5 | -9.3 | |
| Independent | David Hitchman | 22 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 925 | 46.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,988 | 27.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Thedwastre South By-Election 23 August 2007[13][14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Penny Otton | 927 | 41.8 | +7.5 | |
| Conservative | Julia Dunnicliffe | 833 | 37.5 | -9.4 | |
| Green | Cathy Cass | 287 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
| Labour | Ron Snell | 88 | 4.0 | -14.8 | |
| UKIP | Chris Streatfield | 85 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 94 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,220 | 32.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Stowmarket North and Stowupland By-Election 17 April 2008[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gary Green | 834 | 38.8 | -0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nicky Turner | 781 | 36.3 | +18.1 | |
| Green | Nigel Rozier | 231 | 10.7 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Duncan Macpherson | 190 | 8.8 | -24.5 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Streatfield | 114 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 53 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,150 | 27.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Woodbridge By-Election 18 September 2008[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Caroline Page | 970 | 41.8 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Barratt | 826 | 35.6 | -4.4 | |
| Independent | Michael Weaver | 378 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
| Labour | Roy Burgon | 147 | 6.3 | -14.2 | |
| Majority | 144 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,321 | 37.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2009-2013
| Aldeburgh and Leiston By-Election 6 May 2010[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Richard Smith | 2,240 | 44.7 | -2.8 | |
| Independent | Joan Girling | 1,439 | 28.7 | n/a | |
| Labour | Terry Hodgson | 668 | 24.8 | +11.6 | |
| Majority | 801 | 16.0 | -7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,009 | 66.2 | +26.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Wilford By-Election 5 May 2011[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Reid | 1,913 | 54.7 | -5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Christine Hancock | 796 | 22.8 | -7.4 | |
| Labour | Roy Burgon | 758 | 21.7 | +12.4 | |
| Majority | 1,117 | 31.9 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,495 | 54.1 | +5.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "County Councillors". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/LocalDemocracy/CountyCouncillors/Listing.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Suffolk". BBC News Online. 2009-04-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/3882.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Local election results: Suffolk". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3882.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Past election results". Babergh District Council. http://www.babergh.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6F840BA0-D58C-4D73-9BD6-64817ABE6677/0/pd000406.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Thedwastre South". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8DEC146F-50F9-46C1-80F7-41496B572B5A/0/2002electionresults.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ a b "Wickham". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6A26CD71-0612-4FE2-9344-1864E23E8B1C/0/2003electionresults.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Liberal Democrats win Yoxford by-election". Suffolk Coastal District Council. 2004-02-06. http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E9AABE3C-34DD-4B86-9476-D58DC5C08A03/0/YoxfordByElection.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Conservatives hold Felxstowe South seat". Suffolk Coastal District Council. 2004-04-23. http://www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CFBF50FA-ED50-40F1-AC7C-28D527B2B2B5/0/FelixstoweSouthByElection.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Stowmarket South by-election results". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Elections/StowmarketSouthBy-ElectionResults.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Greens build on election success". London: guardian.co.uk. 2006-05-12. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/may/12/localgovernment.byelections. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Pakefield by-election results". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Elections/PakefieldBy-ElectionResults.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Row Heath by-election results". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Elections/RowHeathBy-ElectionResults.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Lib Dems snatch shock win in council by-election". 24dash.com. 2007-08-24. http://www.24dash.com/news/Local_Government/2007-08-24-Lib-Dems-snatch-shock-win-in-council-by-election. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Thedwastre South By-election Results". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Elections/ThedwastreSouthBy-ElectionResults.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Stowmarket North and Stowupland by-election results 2008". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/Elections/StowmarketNorthandStowuplandBy-ElectionResults2008.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "19 September 2008 - Woodbridge by-election". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/News/WoodbridgeByElection.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Aldeburgh and Leiston by-election results". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectionsAndVoting/AldeburghandLeistonBy-ElectionResults2010.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Wilford by-election results". Suffolk County Council. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectionsAndVoting/WilfordBy-ElectionResults2011.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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