2001 Suffolk County Council election

2001 Suffolk County Council election
← 1997 7 June 2001 2005 →
All 80 seats in the Suffolk County Council
41 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 seats, 36.1% 31 seats, 37.7% 15 seats, 23.4%
Seats before 33 30 14
Seats won 36 31 12
Seat change Increase 3 Steady Decrease 3
Popular vote 108,891 133,349 68,967
Percentage 34.3% 42.0% 21.7%
Swing Decrease 1.9% Increase 4.2% Decrease 1.7%
  Fourth party
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Party Independent
Last election 1 seats, 2.5%
Seats before 4
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 4,721
Percentage 1.5%
Swing Decrease 1.0%
Map of the 2001 Suffolk County Council Election result.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

Elections for Suffolk County Council as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections were held on 7 June. 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. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 1997. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Suffolk took place on the same day as the 2001 United Kingdom general election.

Summary

Government Formation

The incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government with Labour group leader Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) remaining as council leader until he won a parliamentary by-election in November 2001. He succeeded by Jane Hore (Lowestoft Central), however in May 2003 she was replaced by deputy Bryony Rudkin (Priory Heath).

Election result

2001 Suffolk Local Election Result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 36 5 2 +3 45.0 34.3 108,891 –1.9
  Conservative 31 6 6 0 38.8 42.0 133,349 +4.2
  Liberal Democrats 12 3 6 −3 15.0 21.7 68,957 –1.7
  Independent 1 0 0 0 1.3 1.5 4,721 –1.0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1,104 +0.1
  Local Party Bury St Edmunds 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 573 +0.2
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 222 +0.1

Results by District

Babergh

Babergh District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 4 Decrease 2 14,790 34.8 –3.5
Conservative 3 Increase 2 15,889 37.4 +3.6
Labour 2 Steady 7,445 17.5 –3.7
Independent 1 Steady 3,911 9.2 +2.4
Green 0 Steady 438 1.0 N/A
Total 10 Steady 42,473 64.7 –9.7

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Pollard * 3,305 62.0 −9.3
Conservative Gerald White 2,025 38.0 +9.3
Majority 1,280 24.0 −18.6
Turnout 5,330 61.6 −9.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −9.3
Brett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Roberts 1,820 52.5 +13.7
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jenkins 1,644 47.5 +6.4
Majority 176 5.0
Turnout 3,464 69.2 −7.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.7
Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Pembroke 1,621 51.3 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Hoy * 1,539 48.7 +2.6
Majority 82 2.6 −1.1
Turnout 3,160 71.3 −2.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.2
Great Cornard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wilmoth Gibson * 2,001 58.2 −6.7
Conservative Peter Beer 1,438 41.8 +6.7
Majority 563 16.4 −13.3
Turnout 3,439 58.3 −12.1
Labour hold Swing −6.7
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Grutchfield * 1,526 42.1 −32.8
Labour James Quinlan 1,040 28.7 +28.7
Conservative Lesley Chalmers 698 19.3 −5.9
Independent Eileen Banks 360 9.9 +9.9
Majority 486 13.4 −36.3
Turnout 3,624 64.3 −9.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −30.7
Melford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp * 3,216 68.8 +15.9
Conservative David Burch 1,462 31.3 +5.3
Majority 1,754 37.4 +10.6
Turnout 4,678 63.0 −12.1
Independent hold Swing +5.3
Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Wood * 2,316 60.4 −4.7
Conservative Jane Burch 1,078 28.1 −6.7
Green Andrew Sterling 438 11.4 +11.4
Majority 1,238 32.3 +2.0
Turnout 3,832 69.0 −4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.0
Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Lavender 1,639 37.7 −7.7
Conservative William Yorke-Edwards 1,624 37.3 +4.4
Labour Carol Brinded 1,090 25.0 +3.3
Majority 15 0.4 −12.0
Turnout 4,353 71.7 −7.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −6.0
Stour Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Selwyn Pryor * 2,572 51.0 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard 1,269 25.2 −3.2
Labour Emma Bishton 1,203 23.9 −0.8
Majority 1,303 25.8 +7.1
Turnout 5,044 68.2 −8.6
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nicholas Irwin 2,111 38.0 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Martyn Booth 1,552 28.0 +4.4
Conservative John Sayers 1,551 28.0 −2.7
Independent Rex Thake 335 6.0 +6.0
Majority 559 10.0 −5.1
Turnout 5,549 57.9 −13.9
Labour hold Swing −6.1

Forest Heath

Forest Heath District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Steady 11,578 59.8 +14.0
Labour 0 Steady 7,773 40.2 +10.0
Total 6 Steady 19,351 56.3 –11.2

Division results

Brandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bishop * 2,027 61.3 +17.6
Labour Cyril Brown 1,279 38.7 +5.2
Majority 748 22.6 +12.4
Turnout 3,306 55.6 −10.2
Conservative hold Swing +6.2
Exning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Levick * 2,071 55.5 +12.1
Labour Sheila Malham 1,663 44.5 +16.8
Majority 408 11.0 −3.5
Turnout 3,734 54.7 −13.6
Conservative hold Swing −2.3
Icknield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Andrews-Smith * 2,224 64.8 +15.5
Labour Patricia Rucinski 1,206 35.2 +7.2
Majority 1,018 29.6 +8.3
Turnout 3,430 63.8 −9.9
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
Mildenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Pendleton * 1,565 54.0 +9.5
Labour John Taylor 1,334 46.0 +6.3
Majority 231 8.0 +3.3
Turnout 2,899 55.2 −9.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
Newmarket Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Sadler 1,541 53.2 +5.0
Labour Paul Dwane 1,353 46.8 +14.2
Majority 188 6.4 −9.3
Turnout 2,894 52.7 −10.5
Conservative hold Swing −4.6
Row Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellen Crane * 2,150 69.6 +23.7
Labour Pamela Brown 938 30.4 +9.6
Majority 1,212 39.2 +16.9
Turnout 3,088 56.5 −12.7
Conservative hold Swing +7.1

Ipswich

Ipswich District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 15 Increase 2 26,859 49.5 –2.7
Conservative 1 Decrease 3 18,194 33.5 –1.6
Liberal Democrats 1 Increase 1 9,195 16.9 +4.2
Total 17 Steady 54,248 57.3 –12.8

Division results

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Harsant * 1,844 48.5 −2.1
Labour Lee Mangar 1,139 30.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Gregory Elliott 816 21.5 +1.3
Majority 705 18.5 −2.8
Turnout 3,799 66.3 −10.8
Conservative hold Swing −1.4
Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Mangar * 1,682 57.4 +4.4
Conservative Carlton Vajzovic 714 24.4 −7.6
Liberal Democrats Dale Cartwright 533 18.2 +3.2
Majority 968 33.0 +12.0
Turnout 2,929 51.3 −11.8
Labour hold Swing +6.0
Broom Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Tostevin 1,233 41.8 +2.8
Conservative Mary Young * 1,202 40.8 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Chambers 514 17.4 −4.4
Majority 31 1.0
Turnout 2,949 57.4 −12.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.6
Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Manuel 1,862 50.6 +12.5
Conservative Dale Jackson * 1,817 49.4 +7.4
Majority 45 1.2
Turnout 3,679 64.9 −11.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6
Chantry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Thomas * 1,405 59.6 −0.9
Conservative Kathleen Kenna 603 25.6 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Blue 351 14.9 −0.1
Majority 802 34.0 −1.9
Turnout 2,359 52.9 −12.9
Labour hold Swing −1.0
Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Sudds * 1,889 60.6 +1.6
Conservative Anthony Ramsey 793 25.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Gooch 435 14.0 −3.2
Majority 1,096 35.2 +0.0
Turnout 3,117 52.2 −15.6
Labour hold Swing −0.0
Ipswich St. Margarets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington 1,865 47.3 +24.8
Conservative Jeffrey Stansfield * 1,315 33.4 −6.7
Labour John Cook 762 19.3 −18.1
Majority 550 13.9 +11.3
Turnout 3,942 64.8 −8.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +15.7
Ipswich Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mole * 1,628 54.5 −1.4
Conservative Susan Rush 742 24.8 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye 617 20.7 +2.0
Majority 886 29.7 −0.8
Turnout 2,987 47.6 −12.3
Labour hold Swing −0.4
Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryony Rudkin * 1,576 54.5 +0.1
Conservative Elizabeth Harsant 830 28.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Catherine French 488 16.9 −0.9
Majority 746 25.8 −0.6
Turnout 2,894 54.1 −14.8
Labour hold Swing −0.3
Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Le Grys * 1,750 47.2 −9.4
Conservative Stephen Ion 1,272 34.3 −9.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Atkins 688 18.5 +18.5
Majority 478 12.9 −0.2
Turnout 3,710 62.1 −11.6
Labour hold Swing −0.1
Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Sargent * 1,824 60.2 −6.4
Conservative Carole Leggett 831 27.4 −6.1
Liberal Democrats James Williams 376 12.4 +12.4
Majority 993 32.8 −0.3
Turnout 3,031 57.6 −12.6
Labour hold Swing −0.2
St Clements
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adele Cook 1,740 48.8 −8.1
Conservative David Hale 1,201 33.7 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 625 17.5 +17.5
Majority 539 15.1 +1.3
Turnout 3,566 60.8 −11.4
Labour hold Swing +0.6
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Martin * 1,828 50.5 −7.6
Conservative George Cockram 1,125 31.1 −10.9
Liberal Democrats Clive Witter 669 18.5 +18.5
Majority 703 19.4 +3.3
Turnout 3,622 60.0 −10.5
Labour hold Swing +1.7
Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Rawlingson 1,408 48.9 +0.8
Conservative Michael Rogers 942 32.7 +1.1
Liberal Democrats David Mullett 530 18.4 −2.0
Majority 466 16.2 −0.3
Turnout 2,880 52.3 −16.6
Labour hold Swing −0.2
Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Green 1,779 68.2 +11.0
Conservative Stephen Lark 831 31.8 +6.3
Majority 948 36.4 +4.8
Turnout 2,610 48.3 −16.7
Labour hold Swing +2.3
Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Lewis * 1,604 65.1 −2.1
Conservative Robin Vickery 860 34.9 +2.1
Majority 744 30.2 −4.2
Turnout 2,464 50.3 −16.0
Labour hold Swing −2.1

Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Steady 20,419 45.7 +5.5
Liberal Democrats 3 Decrease 1 13,831 30.9 –1.8
Labour 2 Increase 1 10,439 23.4 –2.3
Total 10 Steady 44,689 66.1 –8.6

Division results

Bosmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Scott * 2,214 47.4 −2.2
Conservative Ian Mason 1,578 33.8 +3.1
Labour Janet Preece 881 18.9 −0.9
Majority 636 13.6 −5.3
Turnout 4,673 64.3 −8.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −2.7
Gipping Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Field 2,325 55.8 +55.8
Conservative John Williams * 1,845 44.2 −7.6
Majority 480 11.6 +7.9
Turnout 4,170 62.8 −8.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +31.7
Hartismere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Michell * 2,777 59.4 +17.9
Labour Timothy Lodge 1,897 40.6 +6.0
Majority 880 18.8 +11.9
Turnout 4,674 65.7 −7.1
Conservative hold Swing +6.0
Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy McGregor 2,529 51.9 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Van Slooten 2,343 48.1 −8.5
Majority 186 3.8 −9.4
Turnout 4,872 69.6 −6.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.5
Stowmarket St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Snell 1,273 37.1 +6.1
Conservative George Paton 1,240 36.1 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Julia Truelove 922 26.8 −14.2
Majority 33 1.0 −9.1
Turnout 3,435 63.4 −10.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.2
Stowmarket St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Duncan Macpherson * 1,594 44.4 −1.0
Conservative Keith Myers-Hewitt 1,317 36.7 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Rehahn 676 18.8 −4.7
Majority 277 7.7 −6.7
Turnout 3,587 61.0 −8.9
Labour hold Swing −3.3
Thedwastre North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Sida-Lockett * 2,533 49.8 +3.0
Labour John Dougall 1,493 29.3 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blackburn 1,063 20.9 −4.4
Majority 1,040 20.5 +1.5
Turnout 5,089 68.7 −12.7
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Thedwastre South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Storey 1,929 39.5 −0.0
Liberal Democrats Carol Milward 1,884 38.5 +6.4
Labour Christine Descombes 1,075 22.0 −6.4
Majority 45 1.0 −6.3
Turnout 4,888 66.9 −8.4
Conservative hold Swing −3.2
Thredling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Whitworth * 2,404 51.1 −1.9
Conservative Timothy Passmore 2,300 48.9 +1.9
Majority 104 2.2 −3.8
Turnout 4,704 68.9 −3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −1.9
Upper Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Clover * 2,371 51.6 +13.4
Labour Joan Barker 2,226 48.4 +17.6
Majority 145 3.2 −4.2
Turnout 4,597 67.9 −8.7
Conservative hold Swing −2.1

Suffolk Coastal

Suffolk Coastal District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7 Steady 20,419 44.8 +4.3
Liberal Democrats 3 Decrease 1 13,831 30.4 –0.1
Labour 3 Increase 1 10,439 22.9 –5.4
Green 0 Steady 666 1.5 +1.2
Independent 0 Steady 215 0.5 +0.1
Total 14 Steady 45,570 46.9 –27.6

Division results

Blything
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Church * 1,820 52.6 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Perren 1,642 47.4 +18.9
Majority 178 5.2 −12.1
Turnout 3,462 68.5 −6.3
Conservative hold Swing −6.1
Carlford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Hudson 2,914 53.5 +6.8
Liberal Democrats Diana Ball 2,536 46.5 +16.0
Majority 378 7.0 −9.2
Turnout 5,450 67.0 −11.9
Conservative hold Swing −4.6
Clay Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Girling * 2,441 55.5 +2.0
Conservative Peter Batho 1,958 44.5 −2.0
Majority 483 11.0 +4.0
Turnout 4,399 61.5 −9.1
Labour hold Swing +2.0
Colneis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia O'Brien 2,950 51.3 +8.3
Labour Catherine Knight 2,139 37.2 +1.1
Green John Forbes 666 11.6 +11.6
Majority 811 14.1 +7.2
Turnout 5,755 65.7 −9.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
Felixstowe Ferry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Harris 2,270 52.6 +4.9
Labour John Mullen 1,148 26.6 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Lee Reeves 894 20.7 −8.2
Majority 1,122 26.0 +7.3
Turnout 4,312 70.1 −7.9
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
Felixstowe Landguard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Rowe 1,450 35.3 +5.2
Conservative Ann Rodwell 1,344 32.7 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Cherrie MacGregor * 1,311 31.9 −5.7
Majority 106 2.6 −5.0
Turnout 4,105 58.0 −10.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +5.5
Felixstowe Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Smith * 2,116 58.4 +12.7
Conservative David Bentinck 1,505 41.6 +6.5
Majority 611 16.8 +6.1
Turnout 3,621 63.6 −11.7
Labour hold Swing +3.1
Framlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Howard * 2,123 50.9 −4.6
Conservative Christine Carlton 2,051 49.1 +4.6
Majority 72 1.8 −9.1
Turnout 4,174 68.1 −5.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.6
Kesgrave and Martlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Kelso 3,004 40.4 +5.1
Conservative Paul West 2,654 35.7 −4.1
Labour Christopher Newbury 1,778 23.9 +1.5
Majority 350 4.7 +0.3
Turnout 7,436 67.0 −9.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +4.6
Plomesgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Ward * 1,884 51.8 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Winifred Moss 1,751 48.2 +14.4
Majority 133 3.6 −5.5
Turnout 3,635 66.0 −7.0
Conservative hold Swing −2.7
Wickham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Barrow * 2,070 43.7 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Ronald Else 1,477 31.2 −3.7
Labour Valerie Pizzey 1,192 25.2 −3.0
Majority 593 12.5 +10.3
Turnout 4,739 68.1 −7.8
Conservative hold Swing +5.2
Wilford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Monk * 2,324 52.6 +11.3
Conservative Ann Herring 2,093 47.4 +9.9
Majority 231 5.2 +1.4
Turnout 4,417 63.3 −8.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.7
Woodbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Barratt 1,653 39.5 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Sally Bull 1,189 28.4 −14.2
Labour Roy Burgon 1,133 27.0 +2.5
Independent Benjamin Redsell 215 5.1 +5.1
Majority 464 11.1 +1.4
Turnout 4,190 68.1 −8.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10.4

St. Edmundsbury

St Edmundsbury District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Decrease 1 21,412 45.0 +4.9
Labour 5 Increase 1 19,176 40.3 +4.4
Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 5,627 11.8 –10.8
Independent 0 Steady 595 1.2 –0.2
Local Party Bury St Edmunds 0 Steady 573 1.2 N/A
UKIP 0 Steady 222 0.5 N/A
Total 11 Steady 47,605 62.4 –9.7

Division results

Abbeygate and Eastgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Beckwith 2,318 40.2 +7.7
Conservative Derek Speakman * 1,999 34.7 −4.4
Liberal Democrats David Chappell 853 14.8 −1.4
Independent Brian Lockwood 595 10.3 +10.3
Majority 319 5.5
Turnout 5,765 63.5 −9.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.1
Blackbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanna Spicer * 3,179 64.1 +13.7
Labour Alison Fairgrieve 1,778 35.9 +6.6
Majority 1,401 28.2 +7.1
Turnout 4,957 64.8 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
Clare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Leslie Warmington 2,118 50.6 −2.9
Conservative Peter Stevens 2,069 49.4 +2.9
Majority 49 1.2 −5.8
Turnout 4,187 66.3 −7.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −2.9
Haverhill North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Kiernan * 2,966 60.2 +6.5
Conservative Adam Whittaker 1,963 39.8 +8.5
Majority 1,003 20.4 −1.9
Turnout 4,929 56.2 −12.7
Labour hold Swing −1.0
Haverhill South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maggie Lee * 2,536 62.3 +13.2
Conservative Anthony Sutton 1,533 37.7 +12.3
Majority 1,003 24.6 +0.9
Turnout 4,069 51.3 −14.5
Labour hold Swing +0.5
Northgate and St. Olave's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lockwood * 2,020 72.0 +3.6
Conservative Francis Warby 565 20.1 +1.7
UKIP Ian Smith 222 7.9 +7.9
Majority 1,455 51.9 +2.0
Turnout 2,807 46.7 −22.3
Labour hold Swing +1.0
Risbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Midwood * 2,769 64.2 +13.5
Labour Georgina Keatley 1,543 35.8 +7.4
Majority 1,226 28.4 +6.0
Turnout 4,312 70.2 −6.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Risbygate and Sexton's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Nowak * 1,756 49.2 −6.3
Conservative Andrew Knibbs 1,243 34.8 −9.8
Local Party Bury St Edmunds David Nettleton 573 16.0 +16.0
Majority 513 14.4 +3.6
Turnout 3,572 66.8 −5.5
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Southgate and Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stefan Oliver 1,859 34.6 −0.6
Labour Robert Corfe 1,821 33.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Grant Elliot 1,692 31.5 −2.7
Majority 38 0.7 −0.3
Turnout 5,372 68.8 −5.0
Conservative hold Swing −2.0
Thingoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Valerie White 2,520 52.5 +3.2
Labour David Dawson 1,316 27.4 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Lisa Couper 964 20.1 −0.4
Majority 1,204 25.1 +6.1
Turnout 4,800 68.0 −5.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
Thingoe South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Milburn * 1,713 60.4 +9.2
Labour Phillipa Terrington 1,122 39.6 +11.1
Majority 591 20.8 −1.9
Turnout 2,835 68.2 −7.2
Conservative hold Swing

Waveney

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 10 Decrease 2 25,552 48.2 –3.6
Conservative 4 Increase 2 19,963 37.6 +4.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 7,548 14.2 +4.4

Division results

Beccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Thwaites 1,754 44.3 −10.8
Conservative Keith Standring 1,386 35.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Briggs 815 20.6 +6.5
Majority 368 9.3 −15.0
Turnout 3,955 65.6 −8.8
Labour hold Swing −7.5
Bungay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Rose * 1,851 45.0 +4.2
Labour Lynn Derges 1,483 36.0 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Roberta Pumer 781 19.0 −0.9
Majority 368 9.0 +7.8
Turnout 4,115 64.9 −9.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Gunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Back 1,384 43.8 +3.4
Labour Ernest Skepelhorn 1,315 41.6 −4.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Tibbitt 461 14.6 +0.7
Majority 69 2.2 −3.1
Turnout 3,160 62.6 −10.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.8
Halesworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Aldous 2,012 54.8 +7.9
Labour Jacqueline Wagner 1,660 45.2 −7.9
Majority 352 9.6 +3.5
Turnout 3,672 64.8 −9.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.9
Lothingland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hunter * 2,336 50.8 −2.2
Conservative Stephen Ames 1,622 35.3 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Howe 636 13.8 −0.5
Majority 714 15.5 −4.9
Turnout 4,594 62.0 −12.2
Labour hold Swing −2.4
Lothingland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Andrews * 2,477 49.8 +6.2
Conservative Kenneth Sale 1,744 35.1 +8.8
Liberal Democrats David O'Neill 753 15.1 +15.1
Majority 733 14.7 +1.2
Turnout 4,974 58.1 −12.9
Labour hold Swing −1.3
Lowestoft Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Hore * 1,740 59.5 −3.1
Conservative Stephen Ardley 605 20.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Meadez 579 19.8 +1.2
Majority 1,135 38.8 −4.9
Turnout 2,924 47.6 −16.0
Labour hold Swing −2.5
Lowestoft St Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Rodgers * 2,000 59.3 −4.3
Conservative Anne Mylan 917 27.2 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Darren Ware 458 13.6 +0.5
Majority 1,083 32.1 −8.1
Turnout 3,375 58.6 −12.8
Labour hold Swing −4.1
Normanston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Thomas 1,915 61.3 −5.2
Conservative Stuart Foulger 791 25.3 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Went 419 13.4 +1.5
Majority 1,124 36.0 −8.8
Turnout 3,125 52.0 −15.1
Labour hold Swing −4.4
Oulton Broad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julian Swainson 1,809 42.1 −12.4
Conservative Michael Barnard 1,786 41.5 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thomas 706 16.4 +16.4
Majority 23 0.6 −8.4
Turnout 4,301 59.3 −11.2
Labour hold Swing −4.2
Pakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Belham * 1,981 44.9 −4.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shepherd 1,233 28.0 +6.7
Conservative Valerie Pulford 1,196 27.1 −1.9
Majority 748 16.9 −3.7
Turnout 4,410 61.5 −10.8
Labour hold Swing −5.7
Southwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Goldsmith * 1,993 59.7 +20.0
Labour Paul Honeker 1,343 40.3 +18.0
Majority 650 19.4 +17.6
Turnout 3,336 66.6 −8.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
Wainford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Taylor * 1,969 45.5 −12.1
Conservative Christopher Punt 1,663 38.5 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bromley 691 16.0 +16.0
Majority 306 7.0 −8.2
Turnout 4,323 66.3 −4.5
Labour hold Swing −4.1
Whittington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Cherry * 1,770 55.1 −5.6
Conservative Barry Bee 1,013 31.5 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge 429 13.4 +2.4
Majority 757 23.6 −8.8
Turnout 3,212 59.9 −14.1
Labour hold Swing −4.4

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