Suffolk County Council elections

Suffolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors have been elected from 75 wards.^[1]

County Council composition

Election	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrat	Green	UKIP	Other	Total	Notes
Election							Total	Notes
1973	45	25	3	-	-	3	76
1977	66	7	1	-	-	2	76
1981	45	27	0	-	-	4	76
1985	50	23	3	-	-	4	80	Boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4^[2]
1989	46	26	4	-	-	4	80
1993	26	31	19	-	-	4	80
1997	31	34	14	0	0	1	80
2001	31	36	12	0	0	1	80
2005	45	22	7	0	0	1	75	Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 5^[3]
2009	55	4	11	2	1	2	75
2013	39	15	7	2	9	3	75
2017	52	11	5	3	0	4	75
2021	55	5	4	9	0	2	75

Composition since 1973

1973

1977

1981

1985

1989

1993

1997

2001

2005

2009

2013

2017

2021

County result maps

2009 results map
2013 results map
2017 results map
2021 results map

By-election results

1993-1997

Broomhill By-Election 3 October 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	571	41.9
	Conservative	554	40.6
	Liberal Democrats	237	17.4
Majority		17	1.3
Turnout		1,362
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

1997-2001

Ipswich Bridge By-Election 10 June 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	569	51.5	−1.5
	Conservative	391	35.4	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	144	13.0	−2.0
Majority		178	16.1
Turnout		1,104
	Labour hold	Swing

Peninsula By-Election 6 April 2000^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Wood	1,193	66.3	+1.2
	Conservative	Stephen Williams	504	28.0	−6.8
	Green	Anthony Slade	102	5.7	+5.7
Majority			689	38.3
Turnout			1,799	31.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2001-2005

Thedwastre South By-Election 17 January 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Storey	991	47.4	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Milward	982	47.0	+8.5
	Green	John Matthissen	116	5.6	+5.6
Majority			9	0.4
Turnout			2,089	28.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ipswich Town By-Election 2 May 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevan Lim	819	53.6	−0.6
	Conservative	Anthony Ramsey	369	24.3	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	331	21.8	+1.1
Majority			450	29.6
Turnout			1,519	24.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Ipswich St. Clements By-Election 25 July 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Sibley	645	38.0	+4.3
	Labour	Neil MacDonald	588	34.6	−14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	465	27.4	+9.9
Majority			57	3.4
Turnout			1,698	29.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Blything By-Election 1 August 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raeburn Leighton	989	54.5	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Perren	716	39.4	−8.0
	Labour	Catherine Knight	111	6.1	+6.1
Majority			273	15.1
Turnout			1,816	35.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wickham By-Election 6 March 2003^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bellfield	1,114	50.9	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Else	870	39.7	+8.5
	Labour	Valerie Pizzey	206	9.4	−15.8
Majority			244	11.2
Turnout			2,190	31.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gainsborough By-Election 1 May 2003^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Quinton	711	45.5	−15.1
	Conservative	Adam Ramsay	463	29.4	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Chambers	313	20.1	+6.1
	CPA	Jonathan Barnes	74	4.7	+4.7
Majority			248	15.8
Turnout			1,561	24.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Felixstowe Ferry By-Election 5 February 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Rodwell	1,401	65.5	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Cherrie MacGregor	456	21.3	+0.6
	Labour	Harriet Bennett	281	13.1	−13.5
Majority			945	44.2
Turnout			2,138	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge By-Election 15 April 2004^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benjamin Redsell	990	43.8	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Ball	867	38.3	+9.9
	Labour	Roy Burgon	194	8.6	−18.4
	English Democrat	Robert Jay	139	6.1	+6.1
	Green	Gordon Forbes	71	3.1	+3.1
Majority			123	5.4
Turnout			2,261	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005-2009

Stowmarket South By-Election 2 February 2006^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Whybrow	733	35.0	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Scarff	668	32.0	+9.5
	Green	Twiggy Davis	354	16.9	+4.7
	Labour	Duncan Macpherson	337	16.1	−15.2
Majority			65	3.0
Turnout			2,092	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pakefield By-Election 4 May 2006^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Sale	1,338	36.5	+2.8
	Labour	Terence Kelly	1,097	29.9	−1.2
	UKIP	Derek Hackett	592	16.1	+16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Guyton	397	10.8	−6.0
	Green	Ann Skipper	243	6.6	−1.0
Majority			241	6.6
Turnout			3,667	32.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Row Heath By-Election 8 June 2006^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Noble	1,222	61.5	+20.7
	UKIP	Ian Smith	297	14.9	+5.6
	Labour	David Bowman	219	11.0	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Huggan	118	5.9	−7.1
	Independent	David Chandler	110	5.5	−9.3
	Independent	David Hitchman	22	1.1	+1.1
Majority			925	46.6
Turnout			1,988	27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thedwastre South By-Election 23 August 2007^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Otton	927	41.8	+7.5
	Conservative	Julia Dunnicliffe	833	37.5	−9.4
	Green	Cathy Cass	287	12.9	+12.9
	Labour	Ron Snell	88	4.0	−14.8
	UKIP	Chris Streatfield	85	3.8	+3.8
Majority			94	4.3
Turnout			2,220	32.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Stowmarket North and Stowupland By-Election 17 April 2008^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Green	834	38.8	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Turner	781	36.3	+18.1
	Green	Nigel Rozier	231	10.7	+1.6
	Labour	Duncan Macpherson	190	8.8	−24.5
	UKIP	Christopher Streatfield	114	5.3	+5.3
Majority			53	2.5
Turnout			2,150	27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge By-Election 18 September 2008^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline Page	970	41.8	+2.3
	Conservative	Nigel Barratt	826	35.6	−4.4
	Independent	Michael Weaver	378	16.3	+16.3
	Labour	Roy Burgon	147	6.3	−14.2
Majority			144	6.2
Turnout			2,321	37.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2009-2013

Aldeburgh and Leiston By-Election 6 May 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Smith	2,240	45.5	−2.0
	Independent	Joan Girling	1,439	29.2	n/a
	Labour	Terry Hodgson	1,243	25.3	+12.1
Majority			801	16.3	−6.7
Turnout			5,009	66.2	+26.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tower By-Election 11 November 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stefan Oliver	1,005	28.8	0.0
	Independent	David Nettleton	950	27.2	+1.2
	Labour	Kevin Hind	759	21.7	+12.6
	Green	Pippa Judd	479	13.7	−13.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Chappell	300	8.6	−0.4
Majority			55
Turnout			3,505	20.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.6

Wilford By-Election 5 May 2011^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Reid	1,913	55.2	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Hancock	796	23.0	−7.2
	Labour	Roy Burgon	758	21.9	+12.6
Majority			1,117	32.2	+1.8
Turnout			3,495	54.1	+5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew By-Election 9 February 2012^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Hudson	1,302	49.7	−7.5
	Labour	Kevin Archer	804	30.7	+16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Derrick Fairbrother	514	19.6	−9.3
Majority			498	19.0	−9.3
Turnout			2639	17.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	−12.1

Bixley By-Election 3 May 2012 ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Murray	866	43.8	−11.3
	Labour Co-op	John Cook	566	28.6	+15.0
	UKIP	Chris Streatfield	229	11.6	+11.6
	Green	Barry Broom	189	9.6	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Bagnall	127	6.4	−10.9
Majority			300	15.1	−22.7
Turnout			1988	35
	Conservative hold		Swing	−13.2

2013-2017

Haverhill Cangle By-Election 7 May 2015 ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Marks	3,001	38.9	+4.5
	UKIP	John Burns	2,313	30.0	+0.2
	Labour	Maureen Byrne	2,004	26.0	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Rolph	404	5.2	−1.2
Majority			1,117	8.9	+4.3
Turnout			7,825	57.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.2

Newmarket and Red Lodge By-Election 18 February 2016 ^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Millar	644	39.7	−4.9
	UKIP	Roger Dicker	494	30.5	+2.1
	Labour	Michael Jefferys	284	17.5	−3.2
	Independent	Andrew Appleby	123	7.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Huggan	76	4.7	−1.6
Majority			150	9.2	−7.0
Turnout			1,625	18.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	−3.5

Bixley By-Election 5 May 2016 ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul West	1,117	49.7	−8.7
	Labour	Rob Bridgeman	634	28.2	+3.5
	UKIP	Tony Gould	344	15.3	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Boyd	154	6.8	+1.3
Majority			300	21.5	−12.2
Turnout			2,264	40.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−6.1

Haverhill Cangle By-Election 5 May 2016 ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	John Burns	1,273	36.8	+6.8
	Conservative	Margaret Marks	1,168	33.8	−5.1
	Labour	David Smith	838	24.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Rolph	178	5.1	−0.1
Majority			105	2.8
Turnout			3,480	26.0
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.0

Carlford By-Election 7 July 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Vickery	1,142	60.2	+1.4
	Labour	Revd Canon Graham Hedger	344	18.2	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Neal	228	12.1	+4.2
	Green	Jacqueline Barrow	228	9.3	+9.3
Majority			798	42.0	+2.0
Turnout			1,895	27.4	−10.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.4

Hadleigh By-Election 22 September 2016^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sheldrick	642	36.2	+12.0
	Conservative	Kathryn Grandon-White	460	25.9	−5.6
	Labour	Susan Monks	397	22.4	+5.8
	UKIP	Stephen Laing	204	11.5	−11.3
	Green	Lisa Gordon	70	3.9	−0.9
Majority			182	10.3
Turnout			1,777	26.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.8

2017-2021

St John's By-Election 7 September 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Adams	1,247	62.9	+5.3
	Conservative	James Harding	483	24.4	−7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Packard	200	10.1	+5.1
	Green	Charlotte Armstrong	52	2.6	−3.1
Majority			764	38.5	+12.6
Turnout			1,987	29.7	−6.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Bosmere By-Election 25 October 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kay Oakes	747	45.5	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Phillips	726	44.2	+5.5
	Labour	Emma Bonner-Morgan	168	10.2	+2.9
Majority			21	1.3	−6.0
Turnout			1,647	21.3	−11.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.6

Newmarket & Redlodge By-Election 30 January 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Drummond	893	50.3	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Edge	315	17.7	+8.8
	West Suffolk Independent	Andrew Appleby	248	14.0	+2.5
	Labour	Theresa Chipulina	198	11.1	−4.5
	Green	Alice Haycock	123	6.9	+6.9
Majority			578	32.6	−3.3
Turnout			1,783	17.2	−8.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−4.5

2021-2025

Beccles: By-Election 17 November 2022^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ash Lever	2,114	70.5	+18.5
	Conservative	Letitia Smith	624	20.8	–19.7
	Labour	Christian Newsome	260	8.7	+1.2
Majority			1,490	49.7	N/A
Turnout			3,006	25.7	–15.9
Registered electors			11,703
	Green hold		Swing	19.1

Felixstowe Coastal: 4 May 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Seamus Bennett	2,519	44.4	+25.8
	Conservative	Kevin Sullivan	2,060	36.3	–13.2
	Green	Lesley Bennett	939	16.6	+5.5
	Communist	Mark Jones	150	2.6	±0.0
Majority			459	8.1	N/A
Turnout			5,740	36.5	-2.8
Registered electors			15,706
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+19.5

Priory Heath: 4 May 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lucy Smith	918	50.8	+5.1
	Conservative	Gregor McNie	567	31.4	–9.1
	Green	Andy Patmore	180	10.0	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Powell	143	7.9	+3.0
Majority			351	19.4	+14.2
Turnout			1,820	27.3
Registered electors			6,679
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.1

Woodbridge: 12 October 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Leach	990	51.2	–12.3
	Conservative	Alan Porter	642	33.2	–3.3
	Labour	Paul Richards	301	15.6	N/A
Majority			348	18.0	–9.0
Turnout			1,943	30.5	–16.4
Registered electors			6,363
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-4.5

Pakefield: 4 July 2024^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal Democrats
	Green
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors

References

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