1990 Waveney District Council election
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1990 English local government election
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The 1990 Waveney District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1990 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 |  7 |
87.5 | 13 | 27 | 56.3 | 19,708 | 53.6 | +13.3 | |
| Conservative | 1 |  7 |
6.3 | 15 | 16 | 33.3 | 10,545 | 28.7 | –11.1 | |
| SLD | 1 |  |
6.3 | 3 | 4 | 8.3 | 4,513 | 12.3 | –5.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 | 1,296 | 3.5 | +1.1 | |
| Green | 0 | |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 683 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Beccles Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Jenkins | 1,886 | 64.4 | ||
| Conservative | L. Street | 1,044 | 35.6 | ||
| Majority | 842 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,929 | 52.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,612 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Gower | 1,355 | 43.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Braithwaite | 1,124 | 35.6 | ||
| SLD | C. Thomas | 675 | 21.4 | ||
| Majority | 231 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,153 | 51.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,122 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | A. Chamberlain* | 1,104 | 36.1 | ||
| Conservative | C. Smith | 1,075 | 35.1 | ||
| Labour | L. Blizzard | 883 | 28.8 | ||
| Majority | 29 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,058 | 57.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,284 | ||||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Ford* | 1,398 | 73.0 | ||
| Conservative | L. Guy | 288 | 15.0 | ||
| SLD | A. Shepherd | 228 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,110 | 58.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,914 | 46.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,161 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kessingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Satchell | 1,148 | 57.8 | ||
| Conservative | B. Reader* | 568 | 28.6 | ||
| Independent | R. Jones | 271 | 13.6 | ||
| Majority | 580 | 29.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,987 | 54.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,644 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Scott | 1,104 | 44.6 | ||
| SLD | J. Van Pelt | 1,024 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | L. Jeffery | 347 | 14.0 | ||
| Majority | 80 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,475 | 53.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,674 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Lothingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B. Hunter | 1,387 | 56.7 | ||
| Conservative | G. Wade | 738 | 30.2 | ||
| Green | M. Gould | 322 | 13.2 | ||
| Majority | 649 | 26.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,447 | 56.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,340 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mutford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Taylor | 435 | 55.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Cole | 355 | 44.9 | ||
| Majority | 80 | 10.1 | |||
| Turnout | 790 | 58.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,360 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Normanston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Bostock | 1,785 | 75.7 | ||
| Conservative | R. Jeffrey | 353 | 15.0 | ||
| SLD | I. Crocker | 220 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,432 | 60.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,358 | 51.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,607 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Rodgers | 1,357 | 48.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Choveaux* | 1,077 | 38.1 | ||
| SLD | S. Tonge | 396 | 14.0 | ||
| Majority | 280 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,830 | 53.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,328 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Kelly | 1,887 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Halls | 1,020 | 31.9 | ||
| SLD | A. Emmens | 292 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 867 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,199 | 56.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,675 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
South Elmham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Rose* | 399 | 42.1 | ||
| SLD | A. Abbott | 297 | 31.4 | ||
| Labour | H. Holzer | 251 | 26.5 | ||
| Majority | 102 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 947 | 64.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,464 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Breach | 1,043 | 32.8 | ||
| Conservative | R. Peck | 1,014 | 31.9 | ||
| Independent | E. Wilkin* | 762 | 24.0 | ||
| Green | A. Milton | 361 | 11.4 | ||
| Majority | 29 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,180 | 61.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,170 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Taylor* | 1,646 | 61.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Albrow | 480 | 18.0 | ||
| SLD | G. Wood | 277 | 10.4 | ||
| Independent | R. Allen | 263 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,166 | 43.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,666 | 49.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,404 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wainford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Hutchinson | 396 | 57.4 | ||
| Conservative | E. Torlot* | 294 | 42.6 | ||
| Majority | 102 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 690 | 56.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,215 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hore | 1,747 | 82.6 | ||
| Conservative | F. Seabridge | 369 | 17.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,378 | 65.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,116 | 47.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,472 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | 871 | 51.1 | |||
| Labour | 666 | 39.1 | |||
| Conservative | 166 | 9.7 | |||
| Majority | 205 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,703 | 36.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,731 | ||||
| SLD gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
