1991 Mid Suffolk District Council election

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Badwell Ash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Austin*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,214
	Independent hold

Barham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Shipp*	291	43.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ramsden	222	32.8
	Labour	P. Williams	163	24.1
Majority			69	10.2
Turnout			686	45.0
Registered electors			1,525
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Chapman*	410	64.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Fisher	122	19.1
	Labour	P. Carter	106	16.6
Majority			288	45.1
Turnout			645	44.0
Registered electors			1,465
	Independent hold		Swing

Bramford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Plummer*	Unopposed
	Conservative	C. Bird*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,947
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Griffiths*	307	54.3
	Labour	T. Wilson	167	29.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Redbond	91	16.1
Majority			140	24.8
Turnout			561	38.0
Registered electors			1,475
	Conservative hold		Swing

Creeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lilley	399	61.0
	Conservative	G. Bennett	255	39.0
Majority			144	22.0
Turnout			656	57.0
Registered electors			1,151
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Debenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Alcock*	474	61.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Comer	300	38.8
Majority			174	22.5
Turnout			788	48.0
Registered electors			1,641
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Cook	406	47.8
	Labour	S. Robinson	277	32.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Serjeant	166	19.6
Majority			129	15.2
Turnout			857	41.0
Registered electors			2,090
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Eye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Flatman*	267	37.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Morris	200	28.2
	Conservative	M. Whant	135	19.0
	Labour	S. Reeves	107	15.1
Majority			67	9.4
Turnout			727	49.0
Registered electors			1,484
	Independent hold		Swing

Fressingfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Frost	472	74.3
	Labour	E. Millwood	163	25.7
Majority			309	48.7
Turnout			641	47.0
Registered electors			1,363
	Independent hold		Swing

Gislingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Henniker-Major*	386	43.6
	Conservative	P. Farmer	296	33.4
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	204	23.0
Majority			90	10.2
Turnout			885	54.0
Registered electors			1,638
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crascall*	577	73.8
	Conservative	R. Bowden	205	26.2
Majority			372	47.6
Turnout			782	52.0
Registered electors			1,503
	Labour hold		Swing

Helmingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Raine	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,157
	Conservative gain from Independent

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Craven	452	56.3
	Conservative	D. Harding*	351	43.7
Majority			101	12.6
Turnout			803	57.0
Registered electors			1,401
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Mendlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Bauly	519	61.9
	Labour	J. Barker	320	38.1
Majority			199	23.7
Turnout			848	56.0
Registered electors			1,514
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Needham Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Marchant*	968	50.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Scott*	679	35.1
	Conservative	T. Watts	461	23.8
	Conservative	P. Redman	419	21.7
	Labour	S. Caesar	295	15.3
	Independent	I. Mason	210	10.9
Turnout			~1,704	50.0
Registered electors			3,407
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Siffleet*	490	60.9
	Labour	S. Palmer	315	39.1
Majority			175	21.7
Turnout			823	50.0
Registered electors			1,645
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. How*	604	75.4
	Conservative	V. Waspe	197	24.6
Majority			407	50.8
Turnout			801	50.8
Registered electors			1,577
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Palgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Wells	323	42.3
	Conservative	M. Webbe	313	41.0
	Labour	D. McGeever	127	16.6
Majority			10	1.3
Turnout			769	54.0
Registered electors			1,424
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Rattlesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Otton	479	59.7
	Conservative	R. Vansittart*	240	29.9
	Labour	J. Woodham	83	10.3
Majority			239	29.8
Turnout			804	55.0
Registered electors			1,462
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Rickinghall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pask*	561	63.2
	Labour	J. Stratford	327	36.8
Majority			234	26.4
Turnout			893	50.0
Registered electors			1,785
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Turner	351	46.6
	Conservative	R. Wallace*	337	44.7
	Labour	B. Salmon	66	8.8
Majority			14	1.9
Turnout			762	52.0
Registered electors			1,466
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Stonham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Ward	356	57.6
	Conservative	D. Burch	262	42.4
Majority			94	15.2
Turnout			622	51.0
Registered electors			1,220
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Olney	638	36.3
	Labour	R. Snell	633	36.0
	Conservative	J. Cade*	591	33.6
	Conservative	D. Perry*	501	28.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cray	338	19.2
	Green	D. Buckfield	192	10.9
Turnout			~1,571	44.0
Registered electors			3,570
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Independent

Stowmarket North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Jones*	742	56.1
	Labour	E. Jones*	712	53.9
	Conservative	W. Crane	366	27.7
	Conservative	R. Godfree	352	26.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cray	215	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Wilson	189	14.3
Turnout			~1,361	40.0
Registered electors			3,402
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowmarket South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nunn*	795	49.4
	Labour	S. Wicker*	649	40.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Shaw	411	25.5
	Conservative	B. Mayes	404	25.1
	Conservative	L. Mayes	397	24.7
Turnout			~1,424	42.0
Registered electors			3,390
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowupland (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shave*	1,006	39.0
	Conservative	I. Hendry	548	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Jay*	546	21.2
	Labour	C. Descombes	536	20.8
	Independent	R. Stearn	480	18.6
Turnout			~1,799	54.0
Registered electors			3,331
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stradbroke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Gemmill	409	63.8
	Liberal Democrats	H. Whitworth	232	36.2
Majority			177	27.6
Turnout			537	45.0
Registered electors			1,194
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Thurston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Marston*	519	65.6
	Independent	P. Carlisle	272	34.4
Majority			247	31.2
Turnout			793	40.0
Registered electors			1,982
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walsham-le-Willows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Edwards*	444	58.7
	Independent	R. Montgomery	195	25.8
	Labour	J. Dougall	118	15.6
Majority			249	32.9
Turnout			751	48.0
Registered electors			1,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wetheringsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Passmore	328	57.3
	Labour	M. Carr	244	42.7
Majority			84	14.7
Turnout			570	45.0
Registered electors			1,267
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Weybread

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wellingham*	427	65.3
	Labour	G. Deeks	227	34.7
Majority			200	30.6
Turnout			662	52.0
Registered electors			1,273
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woolpit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Melvin*	462	81.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wilkes	102	18.1
Majority			360	63.8
Turnout			561	43.0
Registered electors			1,304
	Independent hold		Swing

Worlingworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Thurman*	446	73.7
	Labour	D. Wakeman	159	26.3
Majority			287	47.4
Turnout			632	51.0
Registered electors			1,239
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walsham-le-Willows by-election: 4 February 1993^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		275	31.7
	Independent		216	24.9
	Liberal Democrats		191	22.0
	Labour		185	21.3
Majority			59	6.8
Turnout			867	55.4
Registered electors			1,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stowupland by-election: 4 February 1993^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		506	45.1
	Liberal Democrats		335	29.9
	Conservative		281	25.0
Majority			171	15.2
Turnout			1,122	33.7
Registered electors			3,329
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Debenham by-election: 30 September 1993^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		454	57.3
	Conservative		338	42.7
Majority			116	14.6
Turnout			792	46.3
Registered electors			1,711
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Worlingworth by-election: 20 October 1994^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		225	43.5
	Liberal Democrats		170	32.9
	Labour		122	23.6
Majority			55	10.6
Turnout			517	41.7
Registered electors			1,240
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing