1985 Suffolk County Council election
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1985 UK local government election
Registered454,835
Turnout38.6%
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| Turnout | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Suffolk County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1985 Suffolk County Council election[1] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 78 | 50 | 1 | 5 |  1 |
62.5 | 42.9 | 76,050 | –3.6 | |
| Labour | 79 | 23 | 4 | 1 |  8 |
28.8 | 34.0 | 60,371 | –7.6 | |
| Independent | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5.0 | 3.3 | 5,915 | +0.5 | |
| Alliance | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3.8 | 18.2 | 32,339 | +11.3 | |
| Ecology | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
0.0 | 1.3 | 2,276 | –0.1 | |
| Residents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.0 | 0.2 | 413 | N/A | |
Division results by local authority
Babergh
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 2 |
11,036 | 44.3 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 1 |
7,533 | 30.2 | ||
| Alliance | 1 | 1 |
5,092 | 20.4 | ||
| Independent | 1 | |
960 | 3.9 | ||
| Ecology | 0 | |
311 | 1.2 | ||
| Total | 10 | |
24,932 | 42.5 | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Clayton * | 1,225 | 42.7 | ||
| Alliance | Anne Pollard | 1,005 | 35.0 | ||
| Labour | Susan Thomas | 639 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 220 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,869 | 42.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,702 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Skeels | 1,061 | 52.2 | ||
| Alliance | Mix Meynell | 665 | 32.7 | ||
| Labour | Diana Hastie | 308 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 396 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,034 | 43.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,660 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Crockatt* | 1,284 | 74.8 | ||
| Labour | P. Cain | 432 | 25.2 | ||
| Majority | 852 | 49.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,716 | 40.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,277 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mick Cornish | 1,281 | 46.1 | ||
| Conservative | Alf Eady | 859 | 30.9 | ||
| Alliance | Robert Hewett | 636 | 22.9 | ||
| Majority | 422 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,776 | 46.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,927 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Bloomfield * | 960 | 60.4 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Margaret Nelson | 629 | 39.6 | –1.8 | |
| Majority | 331 | 20.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,589 | 34.3 | ±0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,627 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 1.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Freddie Gales * | 1,327 | 47.7 | ||
| Labour | Roy Thompson | 742 | 26.7 | ||
| Alliance | David Scott | 714 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | 585 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,783 | 41.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,720 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Janet Law | 1,142 | 43.8 | ||
| Conservative | P. Monroe* | 1,038 | 39.8 | ||
| Labour | Monica Armstrong | 426 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | 104 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,606 | 49.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,255 | ||||
| Alliance win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Curnow | 1,193 | 40.3 | ||
| Alliance | Joan Miller | 930 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | Edward Irving * | 836 | 28.3 | ||
| Majority | 263 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,959 | 51.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,701 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Selwyn Pryor * | 1,637 | 62.0 | ||
| Labour | John Skinner | 694 | 26.3 | ||
| Ecology | N. Miller | 311 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 943 | 35.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,642 | 38.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,812 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Wiles | 1,546 | 52.3 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | J. Colema | 1,412 | 47.7 | –1.2 | |
| Majority | 134 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,958 | 37.0 | –0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,994 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.6 |
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Forest Heath
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 5,491 | 50.1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
1,146 | 10.4 | ||
| Labour | 0 | |
3,430 | 31.3 | ||
| Alliance | 0 | |
903 | 8.3 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 |
10,970 | 35.0 | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wortley * | 907 | 57.4 | ||
| Labour | C. Copsesy | 672 | 42.6 | ||
| Majority | 235 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,579 | 30.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,186 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Maurice Hopkinson | 856 | 45.1 | ||
| Alliance | David Griffith | 558 | 29.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Devoy | 483 | 25.5 | ||
| Majority | 298 | 15.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,897 | 30.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,200 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Chester * | 1,246 | 70.0 | ||
| Labour | Beryl Burnett | 533 | 30.0 | ||
| Majority | 713 | 40.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,779 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,257 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dorothy Madeley * | 856 | 56.8 | ||
| Labour | Brian Vallack | 650 | 43.2 | ||
| Majority | 206 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,506 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,457 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Crickmere | 1,087 | 48.4 | ||
| Labour | Rosemary Muge | 815 | 36.3 | ||
| Alliance | Gordon Baldwin | 345 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | 272 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,247 | 41.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,428 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jack Haylock | 1,146 | 58.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Wiggin | 539 | 27.5 | ||
| Labour | Cyril Brown | 277 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 607 | 30.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,962 | 40.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,857 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Ipswich
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12 | 2 |
16,946 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | 4 | |
11,429 | 35.1 | ||
| Alliance | 0 | 4,167 | 12.8 | | ||
| Total | 16 | 2 |
32,542 | 36.0' | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nina Alcock * | 1,380 | 56.7 | ||
| Alliance | P. Ablitt | 563 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | E. Urry | 489 | 20.1 | ||
| Majority | 817 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,432 | 41.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,813 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Clark | 1,260 | 71.1 | ||
| Conservative | C. Body | 511 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | 749 | 42.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,771 | 31.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,549 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Pinner | 1,124 | 61.0 | –3.7 | |
| Labour | M. Vaughan | 719 | 39.0 | +14.9 | |
| Majority | 405 | 22.0 | –18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,843 | 34.8 | –7.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,290 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eddie Alcock | 996 | 47.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Metcalfe* | 687 | 32.8 | ||
| Alliance | E. Pearl | 411 | 19.6 | ||
| Majority | 309 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,094 | 35.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,964 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Wells | 901 | 75.2 | ||
| Conservative | P. Steward | 181 | 15.1 | ||
| Alliance | J. Sanderson | 116 | 9.7 | ||
| Majority | 720 | 60.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,198 | 26.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,462 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruby Skerritt * | 1,559 | 84.5 | +18.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Young | 287 | 15.5 | –18.7 | |
| Majority | 1,272 | 68.9 | +37.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,846 | 32.1 | –0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,748 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 18.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Davis* | 1,219 | 50.1 | –23.4 | |
| Labour | I. Chevous | 653 | 26.9 | +11.8 | |
| Alliance | J. Groves | 560 | 23.0 | +11.5 | |
| Majority | 566 | 23.3 | –35.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,432 | 39.8 | –4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,108 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 17.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julian Cusack * | 1,259 | 66.3 | ||
| Conservative | F. Brown | 438 | 23.1 | ||
| Alliance | A. Holden | 201 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | 821 | 43.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,898 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,424 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Sierakowski* | 1,247 | 63.7 | ||
| Conservative | M. Morton | 526 | 26.9 | ||
| Alliance | R. Hawkins | 184 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,957 | 36.8 | |||
| Turnout | 721 | 34.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,606 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Koppel | 1,382 | 47.6 | +16.9 | |
| Conservative | P. Hammond | 1,081 | 37.2 | –21.8 | |
| Alliance | B. Taylor | 442 | 15.2 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 301 | 10.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,905 | 48.2 | –3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,029 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Trevor Payne * | 1,111 | 61.6 | ||
| Conservative | K. Thomas | 424 | 23.5 | ||
| Alliance | M. Smith | 268 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 687 | 38.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,803 | 30.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,011 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chris Mole | 1,345 | 48.3 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | S. Thompson | 1,116 | 40.1 | –20.8 | |
| Alliance | K. Prior | 322 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 229 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,783 | 48.5 | –1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,736 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 15.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy MacKnelly | 1,183 | 47.8 | +5.2 | |
| Conservative | L. Howard | 907 | 36.6 | –20.8 | |
| Alliance | A. Howlett | 386 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 276 | 11.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,476 | 42.0 | –4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,895 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Cogan* | 939 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | M. Doyle | 520 | 30.0 | ||
| Alliance | M. Redbond | 273 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | 419 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,732 | 29.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,847 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Watkins | 1,047 | 64.4 | ||
| Conservative | B. Ferguson | 339 | 20.8 | ||
| Alliance | K. Pettican | 241 | 14.8 | ||
| Majority | 708 | 43.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,627 | 29.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,472 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Wilding* | 1,165 | 66.8 | ||
| Conservative | W. Crane | 380 | 21.8 | ||
| Alliance | T. Davis | 200 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 785 | 45.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,745 | 31.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,486 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Mid Suffolk
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | |
9,907 | 47.0 | ||
| Labour | 1 | |
5,412 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | 1 | |
1,234 | 5.9 | ||
| Alliance | 0 | |
3,726 | 17.7 | ||
| Ecology | 0 | |
811 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | 10 | |
21,090 | 37.6 | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Patton | 1,132 | 50.6 | ||
| Alliance | Graham Miller | 698 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | Elaine Hunter | 409 | 18.3 | ||
| Majority | 434 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,239 | 37.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,923 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gavin Caldwell-Smith* | 1,022 | 52.7 | ||
| Labour | G. Cunningham | 919 | 47.3 | ||
| Majority | 103 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,941 | 35.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,470 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Charles Flatman | 1,234 | 50.9 | ||
| Conservative | M. Buxton | 743 | 30.7 | ||
| Labour | I. Goodey | 446 | 18.4 | ||
| Majority | 491 | 20.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,423 | 42.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,698 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Guy McGregor | 1,356 | 53.8 | ||
| Alliance | A. Pietrzak | 710 | 28.2 | ||
| Labour | E. Hatton | 453 | 18.0 | ||
| Majority | 646 | 25.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,519 | 40.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,247 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ernie Nunn | 689 | 37.9 | ||
| Conservative | G. Paton | 646 | 35.5 | ||
| Alliance | J. Shaw | 483 | 26.6 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,818 | 40.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,485 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Card | 550 | 37.0 | ||
| Labour | Ronald Snell | 520 | 34.9 | ||
| Alliance | Bruce Hewitt | 378 | 25.4 | ||
| Ecology | Brian Codd | 40 | 2.7 | ||
| Majority | 30 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,488 | 32.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,607 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Sida | 1,155 | 47.2 | ||
| Alliance | Christine Willison | 778 | 31.8 | ||
| Labour | Julian Keeble | 338 | 13.8 | ||
| Ecology | John Matthissen | 174 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | 377 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,445 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,967 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Foss | 897 | 44.3 | ||
| Alliance | George Coleman | 679 | 33.5 | ||
| Labour | Robert Morris | 330 | 16.3 | ||
| Ecology | Clodagh Chapman | 119 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,025 | 34.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,840 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeremy Clover* | 1,347 | 71.2 | ||
| Labour | Anthony Lewis | 545 | 28.8 | ||
| Majority | 802 | 42.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,892 | 31.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,953 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Don Farthing* | 1,056 | 46.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Oldfield* | 763 | 33.2 | ||
| Ecology | Roger Stearn | 478 | 20.8 | ||
| Majority | 293 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,297 | 39.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,839 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Suffolk Coastal
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 13 | 1 |
15,673 | 48.1 | ||
| Alliance | 0 | |
8,941 | 27.4 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 2 |
6,541 | 20.1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | |
1,434 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 |
32,589 | 44.1 | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hazel Hall * | 1,320 | 50.9 | ||
| Alliance | E. Ackroyd | 478 | 18.4 | ||
| Independent | R. Hare | 428 | 16.5 | ||
| Labour | P. Whelan | 366 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 842 | 32.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,592 | 49.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,257 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Bestow * | 1,199 | 51.1 | ||
| Alliance | D. Missen | 838 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | L. Hall | 308 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 361 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,345 | 40.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,824 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Barker* | 1,322 | 44.9 | ||
| Labour | Terry Hodgson | 895 | 30.4 | ||
| Independent | N. Ratcliff | 395 | 13.4 | ||
| Alliance | Barrie Skelcher | 333 | 11.3 | ||
| Majority | 427 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,945 | 46.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,304 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ann Rodwell * | 1,607 | 53.4 | ||
| Alliance | D. Squirrell | 794 | 26.4 | ||
| Labour | S. Rose | 608 | 20.2 | ||
| Majority | 813 | 27.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,009 | 42.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,071 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Goodman | 1,659 | 57.1 | ||
| Alliance | P. Warren | 1,244 | 42.9 | ||
| Majority | 415 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,903 | 50.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,785 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Savage | 837 | 41.0 | ||
| Alliance | D. Paddick | 482 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Denis Ballantyne[2] | 466 | 22.8 | ||
| Independent | A. Loveday | 255 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | 355 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,040 | 37.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,515 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Hutchinson* | 988 | 39.8 | ||
| Labour | Don Smith * | 846 | 34.1 | ||
| Alliance | C. Morgan | 649 | 26.1 | ||
| Majority | 142 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,483 | 45.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,451 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Hickson* | 1,194 | 50.1 | ||
| Alliance | S. Stocker | 723 | 30.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Campbell | 467 | 19.6 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 19.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,384 | 45.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,191 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Penn * | 1,231 | 47.0 | ||
| Labour | W. Maskell | 704 | 26.9 | ||
| Alliance | Edwin Wheeler | 684 | 26.1 | ||
| Majority | 527 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,619 | 40.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,461 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Felicity Cowley* | 1,241 | 51.0 | ||
| Alliance | J. Jacob | 707 | 29.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Morgan | 485 | 19.9 | ||
| Majority | 534 | 21.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,433 | 45.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,301 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Hazelwood* | 963 | 45.9 | ||
| Alliance | D. Fitch | 704 | 33.5 | ||
| Labour | M. Alsop | 433 | 20.6 | ||
| Majority | 249 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,090 | 36.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,691 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robin Sheepshanks * | 1,051 | 44.9 | ||
| Labour | P. Buck | 510 | 21.8 | ||
| Alliance | A. Martin | 422 | 18.0 | ||
| Independent | N. Friend | 356 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 541 | 23.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,339 | 46.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,999 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Rosher* | 1,061 | 44.3 | ||
| Alliance | N. Twigge | 883 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | B. Staines | 453 | 18.9 | ||
| Majority | 178 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,397 | 39.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,039 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
St Edmundsbury
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | |
11,079 | 45.1 | ||
| Labour | 2 | 1 |
7,174 | 29.2 | ||
| Alliance | 2 | 2 |
4,841 | 19.7 | ||
| Ecology | 0 | |
1,154 | 4.7 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 340 | 1.4 | |||
| Total | 11 | 1 |
24,588 | 38.3 | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Laver Oliver * | 1,154 | 56.2 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Fred Roberts | 555 | 27.0 | –5.1 | |
| Ecology | Julia Rynsard | 344 | 16.8 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 599 | 29.2 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,053 | 40.2 | –3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,109 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Reeve * | 1,124 | 48.5 | ||
| Alliance | Thomas Cook | 659 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | Don Pollard | 535 | 23.1 | ||
| Majority | 465 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,318 | 36.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,337 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Hamilton-Lowe * | 1,336 | 66.2 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Conneely | 683 | 33.8 | ||
| Majority | 653 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,019 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,123 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Hartley * | 1,129 | 64.8 | ||
| Conservative | Sarah Fraser | 612 | 35.2 | ||
| Majority | 517 | 29.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,741 | 30.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,739 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Colin Jones | 1,005 | 45.4 | ||
| Labour | David Evans * | 769 | 34.7 | ||
| Conservative | Jeffery Stevens | 440 | 19.9 | ||
| Majority | 236 | 10.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,214 | 34.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,393 | ||||
| Alliance win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Lockwood * | 1,217 | 66.2 | –10.2 | |
| Independent | Alf Bignell | 340 | 18.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Oxley | 280 | 15.2 | –8.4 | |
| Majority | 877 | 47.7 | –5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,837 | 34.3 | –3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,358 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Kirk | 1,421 | 61.3 | ||
| Labour | Maurice Perry | 472 | 20.3 | ||
| Ecology | Christopher Southall | 427 | 18.4 | ||
| Majority | 949 | 40.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,320 | 40.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,670 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Ferrier* | 1,051 | 44.0 | –12.4 | |
| Labour | Chris Keeble | 727 | 30.5 | –1.2 | |
| Alliance | Mark Wapshott | 487 | 20.4 | N/A | |
| Ecology | Clive Whittaker | 122 | 5.1 | –6.8 | |
| Majority | 324 | 13.6 | –11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,387 | 44.4 | +4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,375 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Graham Jones | 1,211 | 43.1 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | Joy Chow | 1,137 | 40.4 | –1.7 | |
| Labour | Brenda Shelley | 463 | 16.5 | –3.6 | |
| Majority | 74 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,811 | 46.3 | –1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,072 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cecil Salton* | 1,342 | 52.1 | ||
| Alliance | Reginald Harland | 797 | 30.9 | ||
| Labour | Peter Williams | 288 | 11.2 | ||
| Ecology | Richard Anstee-Parry | 149 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 545 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,576 | 42.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,100 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mary MacRae | 1,182 | 51.1 | ||
| Alliance | Robert Corfe | 682 | 29.5 | ||
| Labour | K. West | 336 | 14.5 | ||
| Ecology | S. Sampson | 112 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 500 | 21.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 38.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,993 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Waveney
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 2 |
11,428 | 37.3 | ||
| Labour | 6 | 4 |
13,335 | 43.5 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
801 | 2.6 | ||
| Alliance | 0 | |
4,671 | 15.2 | ||
| Residents | 0 | |
413 | 1.3 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 |
30,648 | 38.2 | ||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Wooden* | 852 | 39.6 | ||
| Alliance | E. Crisp | 809 | 37.6 | ||
| Labour | J. Yates | 489 | 22.7 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,150 | 39.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,404 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Kent* | 1,029 | 43.4 | +6.9 | |
| Alliance | L. Sterne | 793 | 33.4 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | D. Huthart | 551 | 23.2 | –4.4 | |
| Majority | 236 | 9.9 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,373 | 42.9 | –9.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,527 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Harvey | 988 | 44.0 | –2.8 | |
| Alliance | A. Chamberlain | 791 | 35.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | G. Strachan | 468 | 20.8 | –32.4 | |
| Majority | 197 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,247 | 43.2 | +9.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,203 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Niblett | 1,022 | 44.6 | –5.9 | |
| Alliance | M. Haycock | 642 | 28.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | Marie Rodgers | 629 | 27.4 | –22.1 | |
| Majority | 380 | 16.6 | +15.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,293 | 46.8 | –6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,903 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Hunter * | 1,461 | 54.6 | ||
| Conservative | P. Paul | 1,217 | 45.4 | ||
| Majority | 244 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,678 | 40.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,553 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jim Mitchell | 801 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | R. Jones | 782 | 33.2 | ||
| Conservative | A. Choveaux | 772 | 32.8 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,355 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,736 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Ramsay* | 1,276 | 59.4 | ||
| Alliance | Andrew Shepherd | 873 | 40.6 | ||
| Majority | 403 | 18.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,149 | 35.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,447 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Taylor | 993 | 56.9 | ||
| Residents | R. Allen | 413 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | K. Tyson | 340 | 19.5 | ||
| Majority | 480 | 33.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,746 | 32.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,447 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Chippefield* | 1,596 | 76.7 | ||
| Conservative | P. Browne | 485 | 23.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,111 | 53.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,081 | 32.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,440 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Harvey | 861 | 47.6 | ||
| Labour | S. Balls* | 546 | 30.2 | ||
| Alliance | W. Wegg | 403 | 22.3 | ||
| Majority | 315 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,810 | 29.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,132 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Lark* | 1,708 | 62.9 | ||
| Conservative | S. Simpson | 1,008 | 37.1 | ||
| Majority | 700 | 25.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,716 | 39.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,918 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Macdonald-Miller* | 1,310 | 50.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Child* | 918 | 35.5 | ||
| Alliance | R. Winyard | 360 | 13.9 | ||
| Majority | 392 | 15.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,588 | 50.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,081 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Farmiloe | 970 | 55.3 | ||
| Labour | A. Hutchinson | 784 | 44.7 | ||
| Majority | 186 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,754 | 33.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,202 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Spottiswoode | 1,134 | 66.4 | ||
| Conservative | P. Harvey | 574 | 33.6 | ||
| Majority | 560 | 32.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,708 | 33.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,155 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "All candidates indexed by name". suffolkcoastallabour.org.uk. Suffolk Coastal Labour. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
