Forest Heath District Council elections
Appearance
Forest Heath District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 27 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Conservative | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1979 |
Conservative | 1979 - 1983 |
No overall control | 1983 - 1987 |
Conservative | 1987 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999–present |
Council elections
- 1973 Forest Heath District Council election
- 1976 Forest Heath District Council election
- 1979 Forest Heath District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1983 Forest Heath District Council election
- 1987 Forest Heath District Council election
- 1991 Forest Heath District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1995 Forest Heath District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1999 Forest Heath District Council election
- 2003 Forest Heath District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[6][7]
- 2007 Forest Heath District Council election
- 2011 Forest Heath District Council election
- 2015 Forest Heath District Council election
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 273 | 38.7 | |||
Conservative | 245 | 34.7 | |||
Labour | 188 | 26.6 | |||
Majority | 28 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 706 | 27.3 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 444 | 58.6 | +13.6 | ||
Labour | 272 | 35.9 | −3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 42 | 5.5 | −10.1 | ||
Majority | 172 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 758 | 25.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Syvret | 269 | 66.9 | +41.0 | |
Independent | 133 | 33.1 | −10.1 | ||
Majority | 136 | 33.8 | |||
Turnout | 402 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Dicker | 564 | 59.7 | ||
Independent | Brian Gray | 381 | 40.3 | ||
Majority | 183 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 945 | 75.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julie Middleton | 173 | 55.3 | +55.3 | |
Conservative | Stuart Hastings | 111 | 35.5 | −20.3 | |
UKIP | David Whitear | 29 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 62 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 313 | 26.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Huggan | 281 | 53.6 | ||
Conservative | Brian Harvey | 211 | 40.3 | ||
UKIP | David Chandler | 32 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 70 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 524 | 41.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Albert McCloud | 321 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Alnoor Hirji | 230 | 40.1 | ||
UKIP | David Chandler | 23 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 91 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 574 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Waters | 400 | 45.8 | −24.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 346 | 39.6 | +39.6 | |
UKIP | David Chandler | 128 | 14.6 | −15.2 | |
Majority | 54 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 874 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Your Council". Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Forest Heath". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-29. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Lib Dem by-elections bounce blow for Tories". WalesOnline. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Red Lodge seat". Newmarket Journal. 2008-06-11.
- ^ "New councillor at Forest Heath". East Anglian Daily Times. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.