2005 Suffolk County Council election
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All 75 seats in the Suffolk County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 31 seats, 42.0% 36 seats, 34.3% 12 seats, 21.7%
Seats before 30 34 13
Seats won 45 22 7
Seat change Increase15 Decrease12 Decrease6
Popular vote 131,719 93,370 88,238
Percentage 39.2% 27.8% 26.3%
Swing Decrease2.8% Decrease6.5% Increase4.6%
  Fourth party
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Party Independent
Last election 1 seats, 1.5%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seat change Decrease2
Popular vote 9,491
Percentage 2.9%
Swing Increase1.3%
Map of the 2005 Suffolk County Council Election result.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Suffolk County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2001 reducing the number of seats by 5. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control.[1][2]

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 May 2005 were entitled to vote in the local elections.[3] Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[4]

Summary

The ruling Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition had become increasingly unpopular following a number of significant council tax rises. The opposition Conservatives were successful in highlighting this to their benefit.

Both the Liberal Democrats and Labour endured heavy losses to the Conservatives in rural areas, but they performed better in urban Suffolk. The Conservatives failed to gain a single seat in Ipswich and Lowestoft, for example.

Government Formation

With a 7 seat majority, Conservative group leader Jeremy Pembroke (Cosford) became the new council leader. Outgoing council leader Bryony Rudkin (Bridge) remained as Labour group leader and Kathy Pollard (Belstead Brook) became Lib Dem group leader.

Election result

2005 Suffolk Local Election Result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 45 16 1 +15 60.0 39.2 131,719 −2.8
  Labour 22 1 13 −12 29.3 27.8 93,370 −6.5
  Liberal Democrats 7 0 6 −6 9.3 26.3 88,238 +4.6
  Independent 1 0 2 −2 1.3 2.9 9,491 +1.3
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 7,454 +1.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 5,304 +1.5
  West Suffolk Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 466 +0.1

Results by District

Babergh

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Increase 2 16,917 36.4 −1.0
Liberal Democrat 3 Decrease 1 14,804 31.8 −3.0
Labour 1 Decrease 1 11,062 23.8 +6.3
Independent 1 Steady 2,908 6.3 −3.0
UKIP 0 Steady 808 1.7 +1.7

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Pollard * 1,875 43.8 −18.2
Conservative John Browne Cave 1,497 35.0 −3.0
Labour Janet Norden 909 21.2 +21.2
Majority 378 8.8 −15.2
Turnout 4,281 64.3 +2.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −7.6
Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Pembroke * 2,475 50.6 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Mary Munson 1,422 29.1 −19.6
Labour Roland Bee 996 20.4 +20.4
Majority 1,053 21.5 +18.9
Turnout 4,893 73.0 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing +9.5
Great Cornard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Beer 1,470 40.2 −1.6
Labour Wil Gibson * 1,268 34.7 −23.5
Liberal Democrats Marion Press 921 25.2 +25.2
Majority 202 5.5 −10.9
Turnout 3,659 60.6 +2.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.0
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Grutchfield * 1,894 46.2 +4.0
Labour James Quinlan 1,209 29.5 +0.8
Conservative Carey Fraulo 839 20.4 +1.2
UKIP Roy O'Shaughnessy 162 4.0 +4.0
Majority 685 16.7 +3.3
Turnout 4,104 66.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6
Melford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp * 2,601 49.5 −19.3
Conservative David Burch 1,644 31.3 +0.0
Labour Mischa Wilson 1,013 19.3 +19.3
Majority 957 18.2 −19.3
Turnout 5,258 69.2 +6.2
Independent hold Swing −9.7
Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Wood * 2,792 48.9 −11.6
Conservative Yvonne Chartier 1,847 32.3 +4.2
Labour Keith Rawlings 1,074 18.8 +18.8
Majority 945 16.5 −15.8
Turnout 5,713 73.2 +4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −7.9
Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Yorke-Edwards 2,362 39.9 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Laurie Mayer 2,175 36.7 −0.9
Labour Cameron Scott 1,058 17.9 −7.2
UKIP John Smith 330 5.6 +5.6
Majority 187 3.2 +2.9
Turnout 5,925 76.8 +5.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +1.8
Stour Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Selwyn Pryor * 2,131 46.5 −4.5
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 1,699 37.1 +11.9
Labour Emma Bishton 756 16.5 −7.4
Majority 432 9.4 −16.4
Turnout 4,586 74.7 +6.5
Conservative hold Swing −8.2
Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Owen 1,383 35.9 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Platt 1,146 29.7 +1.8
Conservative Raymond Smith 1,019 26.4 −1.5
Independent Errol Newman 307 8.0 +1.9
Majority 237 5.6 −4.5
Turnout 3,855 65.2 +7.3
Labour hold Swing −2.0
Sudbury East and Waldingfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Colin Spence 1,633 38.7
Labour Nicholas Irwin * 1,396 33.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 880 20.8
UKIP Leon Stedman 316 7.5
Majority 237 5.6
Turnout 4,225 65.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Forest Heath

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 Decrease 1 8,693 43.1 −16.7
Labour 0 Steady 4,993 24.8 −15.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 3,233 16.0 +16.0
Independent 0 Steady 1,466 7.3 +7.3
UKIP 0 Steady 1,309 6.5 +6.5
West Suffolk Independents 0 Steady 466 2.3 +2.3

Division results

Brandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bishop * 1,895 53.3 −8.0
Labour Pamela Brown 964 27.1 −11.6
Liberal Democrats Catriona Pilborough 464 13.1 +13.1
UKIP John French 233 6.6 +6.6
Majority 931 26.2 +3.6
Turnout 3,556 55.0 −0.6
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Exning and Newmarket
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bill Sadler * 1,740 37.2
Labour Peter Dwane 1,243 26.5
Liberal Democrats Ian Radford 743 15.9
West Suffolk Independent Terence Mills 466 10.0
Independent Don Levick 263 5.6
UKIP David Hudson 229 4.9
Majority 497 10.6
Turnout 4,684 55.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Mildenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Pendleton * 1,638 43.1 −10.9
Labour David Bowman 910 23.9 −22.1
Independent Stephen Gunn 536 14.1 +14.1
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Minshall 507 13.3 +13.3
UKIP Bert Hitt 210 5.5 +5.5
Majority 728 19.2 +11.2
Turnout 3,801 58.5 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing +5.6
Newmarket and Red Lodge
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lisa Chambers 1,582 43.7
Liberal Democrats Jane Andrews-Smith 932 25.8
Labour Joy Uney 883 24.4
UKIP David Whitear 220 6.1
Majority 650 18.0
Turnout 3,617 57.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Row Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Edwards 1,838 40.8 −28.8
Labour Cyril Brown 993 22.1 −8.3
Independent Robert Newman 667 14.8 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Huggan 587 13.0 +13.0
UKIP Ian Smith 417 9.3 +9.3
Majority 845 18.8 −20.4
Turnout 4,502 61.5 +5.0
Conservative hold Swing −10.2

Ipswich

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 10 Decrease 5 31,018 40.4 −9.1
Liberal Democrat 2 Increase 2 19,943 26.0 +9.1
Conservative 1 Steady 25,731 33.6 +0.0

Division results

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Harsant * 1,972 48.8 +0.2
Labour Martyn Green 1,051 26.0 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones 1,022 25.3 +3.8
Majority 921 22.8 +4.2
Turnout 4,045 70.6 +4.3
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Mangar * 1,567 47.8 −9.6
Conservative Nadia Cenci 1,014 30.9 +6.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Richardson 698 21.3 +3.1
Majority 553 16.9 −16.1
Turnout 3,279 53.1 +1.8
Labour hold Swing −8.1
Chantry (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Rawlingson * 4,413 47.8 −11.8
Labour Bryony Rudkin * 3,927
Conservative Robert Hall 3,046 33.0 +7.4
Conservative Kathleen Kenna 2,750
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 1,778 19.3 +4.4
Liberal Democrats John Whitear 1,450
Majority 1,367 14.8 −19.2
Turnout 9,237 57.6 +4.7
Labour hold Swing −9.6
Labour win (new seat)
Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Quinton * 2,225 48.2 −12.4
Conservative Janet Sibley * 1,533 33.2 +7.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers 856 18.6 +4.6
Majority 692 15.0 −20.2
Turnout 4,614 58.2 +6.0
Labour hold Swing −10.1
Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Maguire 1,593 51.7 −2.8
Conservative David Brown 865 28.1 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine Stafford 624 20.3 +3.4
Majority 728 23.6 −2.2
Turnout 3,082 55.2 +1.1
Labour hold Swing −1.1
Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Thomas * 1,869 40.4 −6.8
Conservative Eileen Smith 1,649 35.7 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Cathy French 1,107 23.9 −5.4
Majority 220 4.8 −8.1
Turnout 4,625 66.3 +4.2
Labour hold Swing −4.1
St Helen's
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kevan Lim * 1,485 39.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Green 1,302 34.4
Conservative Elizabeth Harsant 1,001 26.4
Majority 183 4.8
Turnout 3,788 58.7
Labour win (new seat)
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sandy Martin * 1,721 43.3 −7.1
Conservative John Carnell 1,238 31.2 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Bob Zablok 1,013 25.5 +7.0
Majority 483 12.2 −7.2
Turnout 3,972 64.0 +4.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing −3.6
St. Margaret's and Westgate (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cann 3,301 39.6
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington * 3,181
Conservative Julia Schubert 2,684 32.2
Conservative Priscilla Steed 2,681
Labour Keith Herod 2,352 28.2
Labour Noel Tostevin 1,914
Majority 617 7.4
Turnout 8,337 62.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Whitehouse & Whitton (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Lewis * 3,513 42.6
Labour Graham Manuel * 3,388
Conservative David Goldsmith 2,759 33.4
Conservative Steven Wells 2,539
Liberal Democrats George King 1,980 24.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 1,631
Majority 754 9.1
Turnout 8,252 57.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mid Suffolk

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 8 Increase 3 20,877 43.2 −2.5
Liberal Democrat 2 Decrease 1 13,822 28.6 −3.3
Labour 0 Decrease 2 9,699 20.1 −2.3
Green 0 Steady 2,838 5.9 +5.9
Independent 0 Steady 1,076 2.2 +2.2

Division results

Bosmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julia Truelove 1,640 33.1 −14.2
Conservative John Pratt 1,453 29.4 −4.4
Labour James Higgins 779 15.7 −3.1
Independent Michael Turner 648 13.1 +13.1
Independent Ian Mason 428 8.7 +8.7
Majority 187 3.7 −9.9
Turnout 4,948 68.5 +4.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.9
Gipping Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Field * 2,028 45.4 −10.4
Conservative Michael Damant 1,533 34.3 −9.9
Labour Neil Curno 907 20.3 +20.3
Majority 495 11.1 −0.4
Turnout 4,468 67.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −0.2
Hartismere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Michell * 2,627 54.2 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Flower 1,147 23.7 −16.9
Labour Elaine Halton 1,076 22.2 +22.2
Majority 1,480 30.5 +11.7
Turnout 4,850 70.0 +4.3
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Hoxne and Eye
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Guy McGregor * 2,525 50.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Hammond 1,384 27.6
Labour Christopher Soule 1,104 22.0
Majority 1,141 22.8
Turnout 5,013 71.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Stowmarket North and Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Eleanor Ramsey 1,743 39.5
Labour Duncan Macpherson * 1,468 33.3
Liberal Democrats Colin Groundsell 804 18.2
Green John Matthissen 400 9.1
Majority 275 6.2
Turnout 4,415 64.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Stowmarket South
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Keith Myers-Hewitt 1,576 34.1
Labour Ronald Snell * 1,446 31.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 1,036 22.4
Green Brenda Davis 563 12.2
Majority 130 2.8
Turnout 4,621 63.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Thedwastre North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Storey * 2,365 47.1 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Milward 1,708 34.0 +13.2
Labour Sally Spore 945 18.8 −10.5
Majority 657 13.1 −7.3
Turnout 5,018 69.6 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing −7.9
Thedwastre South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Lockett 2,247 46.9 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton 1,644 34.3 −4.2
Labour Suzanne Britton 898 18.8 −3.2
Majority 603 12.6 +11.7
Turnout 4,789 72.4 +5.5
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Thredling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddy Alcock 2,596 51.6 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Whitworth * 2,431 48.4 −2.8
Majority 5,027 3.3 +1.1
Turnout 5,027 71.7 +2.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +2.8
Upper Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Clover * 2,212 42.8 −8.7
Green Andrew Stringer 1,875 36.3 +36.3
Labour Marion Ravenhill 1,076 20.8 −27.6
Majority 337 6.5 +3.3
Turnout 5,163 72.3 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing −22.5

Suffolk Coastal

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 13 Increase 6 34,262 44.5 −1.0
Liberal Democrat 0 Decrease 3 26,065 33.8 +3.3
Labour 0 Decrease 3 16,185 21.0 −1.4
Independent 0 Steady 508 0.7 +0.7

Division results

Aldeburgh and Leiston
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald Ward * 2,091 41.1
Labour Joan Girling * 1,671 32.9
Liberal Democrats Lisabeth Hoad 1,325 26.1
Majority 420 8.2
Turnout 5,087 56.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Blything
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raeburn Leighton * 1,807 38.1 −14.5
Liberal Democrats John Slater 1,539 32.4 −15.0
Labour David Jeremy 892 18.8 +18.8
Independent Donald Tricker 508 10.7 +10.7
Majority 268 5.7 +0.6
Turnout 4,746 60.7 −7.8
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Carlford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Bellfield 2,828 55.8 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Barrett 1,324 26.1 −20.4
Labour Stephen Connelly 916 18.1 +18.1
Majority 1,504 29.7 +22.8
Turnout 5,068 72.6 +5.6
Conservative hold Swing +11.4
Felixstowe Coastal (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ann Rodwell * 3,757 38.8
Conservative Graham Newman 3,714
Liberal Democrats Dot Paddick 3,226 33.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Ninnmey 3,087
Labour Mark Campbell 2,692 27.8
Majority 531 5.5
Turnout 9,675 63.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Felixstowe North and Trimley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Goodwin 1,960 38.8
Labour David Rowe * 1,754 34.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Sherratt 1,339 26.5
Majority 206 4.1
Turnout 5,053 64.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Framlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Hart 2,355 48.8 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Houseley 1,645 34.1 −16.8
Labour Edna Salmon 827 17.1 +17.1
Majority 710 14.7 +13.0
Turnout 4,827 68.9 +0.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +8.2
Kesgrave and Rushmere St. Andrew (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Klaschka 3,567 41.3
Conservative Steven Hudson * 3,547
Liberal Democrats John Briggs 2,731 31.6
Labour Nikki Goodchild 2,343 27.1
Liberal Democrats Ronald Else 2,055
Labour Stanley Robinson 1,936
Majority 836 9.7
Turnout 8,641 65.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Martlesham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Patricia O'Brien * 2,622 43.1
Liberal Democrats John Kelso * 2,359 38.7
Labour Thomas Guest 1,109 18.2
Majority 263 4.3
Turnout 6,090 70.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Wickham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clare Aitchison 2,123 43.6 −0.8
Liberal Democrats Barry Halliday 1,590 32.6 +1.5
Labour Valerie Pizzey 1,161 23.8 −1.3
Majority 533 10.9 −1.6
Turnout 4,874 65.6 −2.5
Conservative hold Swing −0.8
Wilford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemary Clarke 2,171 50.3 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Monk * 2,147 49.7 −2.9
Majority 24 0.6 −4.6
Turnout 4,318 67.8 +4.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +2.9
Woodbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Benjamin Redsell * 1,720 40.0 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Diana Ball 1,698 39.5 +11.1
Labour Roy Burgon 884 20.6 −6.5
Majority 22 0.5 −10.6
Turnout 4,302 66.8 −1.3
Conservative hold Swing −5.3

St. Edmundsbury

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 9 Increase 4 25,919 40.8 −4.2
Labour 2 Decrease 3 16,079 25.3 −15.0
Liberal Democrat 0 Decrease 1 14,064 22.1 +10.3
UKIP 0 Steady 4,013 6.3 +5.8
Independent 0 Steady 2,602 4.1 +2.8
Green 0 Steady 887 1.4 +1.4

Division results

Blackbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanna Spicer * 2,902 56.0 −8.2
Labour Alison Fairgrieve 1,132 21.8 −14.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fossati 878 16.9 +16.9
UKIP Philip Huckett 273 5.3 +5.3
Majority 1,770 34.2 +5.9
Turnout 5,185 77.2 +12.4
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
Clare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Midwood 3,019 52.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Warmington * 2,295 39.6 −11.0
UKIP James Lumley 489 8.4 +8.4
Majority 724 12.5 +11.3
Turnout 5,803 77.9 +11.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +6.8
Eastgate and Moreton Hall
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Frank Warby 1,539 39.4
Independent Trevor Beckwith * 1,305 33.4
Liberal Democrats David Bradbury 897 23.0
UKIP Christopher Kisko 166 4.3
Majority 234 6.0
Turnout 3,907 72.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stefan Oliver * 1,827 39.1
Liberal Democrats Allan Jones 1,362 29.1
Labour Robert Corfe 1,174 25.1
UKIP Michael Brundle 312 6.7
Majority 465 9.9
Turnout 4,675 80.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Haverhill Cangle (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Phillip French 2,411 37.1
Conservative Tim Marks 2,395 36.9
Conservative Jeremy Farthing 2,348
Labour Ann Thomas 2,145
Liberal Democrats Mick Graham 1,328 20.4
Liberal Democrats Lesley Robinson 1,198
UKIP Derek Gregory 366 5.6
UKIP Frederick Rapsey 317
Majority 16 0.2
Turnout 6,500 59.9
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Haverhill East and Kedington
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Karen Knight 1,370 35.6
Labour Daniel Summers 1,190 31.0
Liberal Democrats Terry McNally 1,080 28.1
UKIP Tracy Lumley 205 5.3
Majority 180 4.7
Turnout 3,845 62.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Thingoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beccy Hopfensperger[5] 2,538 51.8 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tidman 1,076 22.0 +1.9
Labour David Dawson 1,038 21.2 −6.2
UKIP Maureen Chessell 248 5.1 +5.1
Majority 1,462 29.8 +4.7
Turnout 4,900 79.0 +11.0
Conservative hold Swing −1.3
Thingoe South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Clements 2,571 52.1 −8.3
Labour Alexander Carmichael 1,088 22.1 −17.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Bradbury 946 19.2 +19.2
UKIP William Attwood 327 6.6 +6.6
Majority 1,483 30.1 +9.3
Turnout 4,932 78.6 +10.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Tower (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Lockwood * 3,181 32.7
Conservative Paul Hopfensperger[6] 2,747 28.3
Labour Ray Nowak * 2,720
Conservative Robert Everitt 2,663
Liberal Democrats David Chappell 1,738 17.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Warren 1,266
UKIP Brian Lockwood 801 8.2
Independent David Nettleton 799 8.2
UKIP Ivan Cook 509
Independent Melinda Nettleton 498
Green Adam Stacey 455 4.7
Green Samantha Hunt Stacey 432
Majority 434 4.5
Turnout 17,809 68.6
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Waveney

District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 9 Decrease 1 34,051 38.0 −10.2
Conservative 4 Steady 30,026 33.5 −4.1
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 16,826 18.8 +4.6
Green 0 Steady 6,229 7.0 +7.0
Independent 0 Steady 2,488 2.8 +2.8

Division results

Beccles (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mark Bee 3,104 39.0
Labour John Taylor * 2,757 34.6
Labour Alan Thwaites * 2,714
Conservative Kenneth Sale 2,255
Liberal Democrats Frances Mitchell 1,280 16.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Mitchell 1,139
Green Graham Elliot 822 10.3
Green Liam Carroll 383
Turnout 14,454 63.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bungay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Rose * 2,061 41.5 −3.5
Labour Lynn Derges 1,361 27.4 −8.6
Liberal Democrats Wendy Curry 1,052 21.2 +2.2
Green Lorna Kerrison 488 9.8 +9.8
Majority 700 14.1 +5.2
Turnout 4,962 68.8 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
Gunton (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Patience 3,574 41.9 +0.3
Labour David Thomas * 2,256
Conservative Nancy Cuss 2,256 26.4 −17.4
Conservative David Provan 1,948
Liberal Democrats Patricia Anderson 1,500 17.6 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Guyton 1,372
Independent Dorothy Blenkinsopp 621 7.3 +7.3
Green Lucille Mason 580 6.8 +6.8
Green Maxine Narburgh 498
Majority 1,318 15.4 +13.2
Turnout 8,531 51.8 −10.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.8
Labour win (new seat)
Halesworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wendy Mawer 2,368 46.4 −8.4
Labour Alan Brown 1,402 27.5 −17.7
Liberal Democrats Roberta Pumer 833 16.3 +16.3
Green Jen Berry 500 9.8 +9.8
Majority 966 18.9 +9.3
Turnout 5,103 70.1 +5.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Kessingland and Southwold
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Goldsmith * 2,341 45.1
Labour Michael Pickles 1,566 30.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher MacKinnon 972 18.7
Green Will Windell 316 6.1
Majority 775 14.9
Turnout 5,195 69.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Lowestoft South (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jane Hore * 3,550 43.0
Labour Julian Swainson * 2,458
Conservative Frank Mortimer 2,190 26.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shepherd 2,055 24.9
Liberal Democrats Gifford Baxter 1,995
Conservative Jamie Starling 1,845
Green Gary Hilton 465 5.6
Green Christopher Goodings 431
Majority 1,360 16.5
Turnout 8,260 51.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Oulton (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Allyson Barron 3,266 37.2
Labour Malcolm Cherry * 3,217
Conservative Mike Barnard 2,920 33.2
Conservative John Burford 2,355
Liberal Democrats Leslie Batchelder 1,329 15.1
Liberal Democrats Antony Tibbitt 1,188
Independent Peter Collecott 808 9.2
Independent Jennifer Hinton 656
Green Kerry Taylor 465 5.3
Green Stephen Sizer 413
Independent George Hawes 403
Majority 346 3.9
Turnout 8,788 57.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Pakefield (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Barrett 2,888 41.9 −3.0
Labour Roger Bellham * 2,689
Conservative Janice Corbett 2,322 33.7 +6.6
Conservative Brian Keller 2,061
Liberal Democrats Brenna Batchelder 1,154 16.8 −11.2
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge 958
Green Mike Milan 525 7.6 +7.6
Green Philip Tregear 343
Majority 566 8.2 −8.8
Turnout 6,889 58.3 −3.2
Labour hold Swing −4.8
Labour win (new seat)

References

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