- Suffolk Council election, 2005
Elections to
Suffolk Council were held on5 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 fromno overall control .Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 45
gain =
loss =
net = +15
seats % = 60.0
votes % =
votes =
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 22
gain =
loss =
net = -12
seats % = 29.3
votes % =
votes =
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 7
gain =
loss =
net = -6
seats % = 9.3
votes % =
votes =
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 1.3
votes % =
votes =
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % =
votes =
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % =
votes =
plus/minus =Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Ward
votes = 2,091
percentage = 41.1
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Girling
votes = 1,671
percentage = 32.9
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lisabeth Hoad
votes = 1,325
percentage = 26.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 420
percentage = 8.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5,087
percentage = 56.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Bee
votes = 3,104
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Taylor
votes = 2,757
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Thwaites
votes = 2,714
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Sale
votes = 2,255
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frances Mitchell
votes = 1,280
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Mitchell
votes = 1,139
percentage =
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Graham Elliot
votes = 822
percentage =
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Liam Carroll
votes = 383
percentage =
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votes = 14,454
percentage = 63.7
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anne Pollard
votes = 1,875
percentage = 43.8
change = -18.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Browne Cave
votes = 1,497
percentage = 35.0
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Norden
votes = 909
percentage = 21.2
change = +21.2Election box majority
votes = 378
percentage = 8.8
change = -15.2Election box turnout
votes = 4,281
percentage = 64.3
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Harsant
votes = 1,972
percentage = 48.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martyn Green
votes = 1,051
percentage = 26.0
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gareth Jones
votes = 1,022
percentage = 25.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 921
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,045
percentage = 70.6
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joanna Spicer
votes = 2,902
percentage = 56.0
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alison Fairgrieve
votes = 1,132
percentage = 21.8
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Fossati
votes = 878
percentage = 16.9
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Philip Huckett
votes = 273
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,770
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5,185
percentage = 77.2
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Raeburn Leighton
votes = 1,807
percentage = 38.1
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Slater
votes = 1,539
percentage = 32.4
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Jeremy
votes = 892
percentage = 18.8
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Donald Tricker
votes = 508
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 268
percentage = 5.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,746
percentage = 60.7
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julia Truelove
votes = 1,640
percentage = 33.1
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Pratt
votes = 1,453
percentage = 29.4
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Higgins
votes = 779
percentage = 15.7
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Michael Turner
votes = 648
percentage = 13.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ian Mason
votes = 428
percentage = 8.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 187
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,948
percentage = 68.5
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Bishop
votes = 1,895
percentage = 53.3
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Brown
votes = 964
percentage = 27.1
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Catriona Pilborough
votes = 464
percentage = 13.1
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = John French
votes = 233
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 931
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,556
percentage = 55.0
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Mangar
votes = 1,567
percentage = 47.8
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nadia Cenci
votes = 1,014
percentage = 30.9
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Richardson
votes = 698
percentage = 21.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 553
percentage = 16.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,279
percentage = 53.1
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Morris Rose
votes = 2,061
percentage = 41.5
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lynn Derges
votes = 1,361
percentage = 27.4
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Wendy Curry
votes = 1,052
percentage = 21.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lorna Kerrison
votes = 488
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 700
percentage = 14.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,962
percentage = 68.8
change =References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3882.stm 2005 Suffolk election result]
* [http://elections.suffolkcc.gov.uk/ Suffolk County Election 2005]sequence
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