- Suffolk local elections
Suffolk Council is elected every four years.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1993
No overall control 1993 - 2005Conservative 2005 - present
Council elections
Suffolk Council election, 2001 Suffolk Council election, 2005 Suffolk Council election, 2009 By-election results
1993-1997
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 571
percentage = 41.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 554
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 237
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 17
percentage = 1.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,362
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =1997-2001
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 569
percentage = 51.5
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 391
percentage = 35.4
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 144
percentage = 13.0
change = -2.0Election box majority
votes = 178
percentage = 16.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,104
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,193
percentage = 66.3
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 504
percentage = 28.0
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 102
percentage = 5.7
change = +5.7Election box majority
votes = 689
percentage = 38.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,799
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2001-2005
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 991
percentage = 47.4
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 982
percentage = 47.0
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate =
votes = 116
percentage = 5.6
change = +5.6Election box majority
votes = 9
percentage = 0.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,089
percentage = 28.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 819
percentage = 53.6
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 369
percentage = 24.3
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 331
percentage = 21.8
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 450
percentage = 29.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,519
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 645
percentage = 38.0
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 588
percentage = 34.6
change = -14.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 465
percentage = 27.4
change = +9.9Election box majority
votes = 57
percentage = 3.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,698
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 989
percentage = 54.5
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 716
percentage = 39.4
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 111
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 273
percentage = 15.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,816
percentage = 35.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,114
percentage = 50.9
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 870
percentage = 39.7
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 206
percentage = 9.4
change = -15.8Election box majority
votes = 244
percentage = 11.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,190
percentage = 31.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 711
percentage = 45.5
change = -15.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 463
percentage = 29.4
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 313
percentage = 20.1
change = +6.1Election box candidate
party = Christian
candidate =
votes = 74
percentage = 4.7
change = +4.7Election box majority
votes = 248
percentage = 15.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,561
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,401
percentage = 65.5
change = +12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 456
percentage = 21.3
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 281
percentage = 13.1
change = -13.5Election box majority
votes = 945
percentage = 44.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,138
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 990
percentage = 43.8
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Diana Ball
votes = 867
percentage = 38.3
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 194
percentage = 8.6
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Robert Jay
votes = 139
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 123
percentage = 5.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,190
percentage = 32.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =2005-2009
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Whybrow
votes = 733
percentage = 35.0
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Scarff
votes = 668
percentage = 32.0
change = +9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Twiggy Davis
votes = 354
percentage = 16.9
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Duncan Macpherson
votes = 337
percentage = 16.1
change = -15.2Election box majority
votes = 65
percentage = 3.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,092
percentage = 29.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Sale
votes = 1,338
percentage = 36.5
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Kelly
votes = 1,097
percentage = 29.9
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Derek Hackett
votes = 592
percentage = 16.1
change = +16.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Guyton
votes = 397
percentage = 10.8
change = -6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
candidate = Ann Skipper
votes = 243
percentage = 6.6
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 241
percentage = 6.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,667
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Noble
votes = 1,222
percentage = 61.5
change = +20.7Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Ian Smith
votes = 297
percentage = 14.9
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Bowman
votes = 219
percentage = 11.0
change = -11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tim Huggan
votes = 118
percentage = 5.9
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Chandler
votes = 110
percentage = 5.5
change = -9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Hitchman
votes = 22
percentage = 1.1
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 925
percentage = 46.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,988
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Penny Otton
votes = 927
percentage = 41.8
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julia Dunnicliffe
votes = 833
percentage = 37.5
change = -9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Cathy Cass
votes = 287
percentage = 12.9
change = +12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ron Snell
votes = 88
percentage = 4.0
change = -14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Chris Streatfield
votes = 85
percentage = 3.8
change = +3.8Election box majority
votes = 94
percentage = 4.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,220
percentage = 32.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Green
votes = 834
percentage = 38.8
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nicky Turner
votes = 781
percentage = 36.3
change = +18.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nigel Rozier
votes = 231
percentage = 10.7
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Duncan Macpherson
votes = 190
percentage = 8.8
change = -24.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Christopher Streatfield
votes = 114
percentage = 5.3
change = +5.3Election box majority
votes = 53
percentage = 2.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,150
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Caroline Page
votes = 970
percentage = 41.8
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Barratt
votes = 826
percentage = 35.6
change = -4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Weaver
votes = 378
percentage = 16.3
change = +16.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Burgon
votes = 147
percentage = 6.3
change = -14.2Election box majority
votes = 144
percentage = 6.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,321
percentage = 37.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =References
External links
* [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk Suffolk Council]
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