1991 St Edmundsbury Borough 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.

Abbeygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Jepson*	478	34.3
	Independent	M. Ames	460	33.0
	Conservative	A. Biggs*	390	28.0
	Labour	M. Roberts	230	16.5
	Green	I. Wakelam	227	16.3
	Independent	D. Norman	220	15.8
	Labour	P. Smithers	166	11.9
Turnout			~1,232	44.3
Registered electors			2,782
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Barningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wallace*	519	69.1
	Green	T. Meldrum	232	30.9
Majority			287	38.2
Turnout			751	42.7
Registered electors			1,760
	Conservative hold

Barrow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. English*	423	64.5
	Labour	S. Rosenoff	233	35.5
Majority			190	29.0
Turnout			656	44.1
Registered electors			1,484
	Independent gain from Conservative

Cangle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kierman	769	52.6
	Labour	J. Hartley*	702	48.0
	Conservative	R. Gunn	694	47.4
Turnout			~1,462	34.4
Registered electors			4,251
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hall*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,128
	Labour hold

Cavendish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wayman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,340
	Conservative hold

Chalkstone (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Jones	959	55.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Jones*	728	41.9
	Labour	E. Elkins	392	22.6
	Conservative	M. Richards*	386	22.2
	Labour	L. Hall	339	19.5
Turnout			~1,402	32.4
Registered electors			4,328
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chevington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Aitkens*	420	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. McCormack	401	44.2
	Labour	K. Tippell	86	9.5
Majority			19	2.1
Turnout			907	59.8
Registered electors			1,524
	Conservative hold

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Bone*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,560
	Conservative hold

Clements (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. O'Neill	Unopposed
	Labour	M. Martin*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,599
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Eastgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Speakman*	717	45.9
	Conservative	H. Godfrey*	695	44.5
	Labour	P. Williams	369	23.6
	Labour	G. Hanger	349	22.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wesley	315	20.2
	Green	R. Isaac	161	10.3
Turnout			~1,484	39.9
Registered electors			3,719
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Fornham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Warren*	596	69.5
	Labour	J. Brabrook	261	30.5
Majority			335	39.1
Turnout			857	43.1
Registered electors			1,988
	Independent gain from Conservative

Great Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Horbury*	575	65.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ellis	247	28.0
	Labour	P. Khan	59	6.7
Majority			328	37.2
Turnout			881	53.2
Registered electors			1,659
	Conservative hold

Honington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Starling*	287	63.8
	Labour	M. De Koning	163	36.2
Majority			124	27.6
Turnout			450	37.6
Registered electors			1,208
	Independent gain from Conservative

Horringer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. White*	394	68.5
	Labour	R. Allen	181	31.5
Majority			213	37.0
Turnout			575	50.0
Registered electors			1,150
	Conservative hold

Horringer Court

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Pridham	277	40.8
	Conservative	P. Underwood*	243	35.8
	Labour	R. Mallion	159	23.4
Majority			34	5.0
Turnout			679	38.9
Registered electors			1,745
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hundon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Warwick	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,682
	Conservative hold

Ixworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Robinson*	500	58.8
	Labour	M. Potter	350	41.2
Majority			150	17.6
Turnout			850	41.8
Registered electors			2,041
	Conservative hold

Kedington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Edwards*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,329
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Northgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	718	73.3
	Labour	E. Steele*	616	62.9
	Conservative	R. Simpson	261	26.7
	Conservative	D. Speakman	225	23.0
Turnout			~979	39.1
Registered electors			2,363
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Pakenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Pereira	287	57.7
	Labour	R. Wolfers	210	42.3
Majority			77	15.5
Turnout			497	34.7
Registered electors			1,436
	Independent gain from Conservative

Risby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Fisher*	462	68.2
	Labour	P. Nowak	215	31.8
Majority			247	36.5
Turnout			677	44.0
Registered electors			1,488
	Conservative hold

Risbygate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. O'Driscoll	428	36.4
	Conservative	E. Spooner*	412	35.0
	Conservative	A. Jary	407	34.6
	Labour	S. O'Driscoll	363	30.9
	Independent	A. Phillips	337	28.6
Turnout			~1,176	39.5
Registered electors			2,860
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Rougham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	K. May*	427	77.8
	Labour	H. Parris	122	22.2
Majority			305	55.6
Turnout			549	40.0
Registered electors			1,373
	Independent hold

Sextons (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hart	629	53.8
	Conservative	R. Palmer*	583	49.8
	Labour	B. Fagan	541	46.2
	Labour	R. Nowak	512	43.8
Turnout			~1,170	45.1
Registered electors			2,758
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Williams*	992	57.4
	Liberal Democrats	B. Bagnall	884	51.1
	Conservative	A. Hughes	497	28.8
	Labour	A. Robertson	238	13.8
	Labour	L. Goodman	182	10.5
Turnout			~1,728	45.0
Registered electors			3,589
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

St. Marys & Helions

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Horrigan*	236	52.0
	Labour	M. Byrne	218	48.0
Majority			18	4.0
Turnout			454	34.3
Registered electors			1,337
	Conservative hold

St. Olaves (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Wormleighton*	853	84.5
	Labour	W. Cownley*	804	79.7
	Conservative	M. Stonehouse	156	15.5
	Conservative	H. Saltmarsh	153	15.2
Turnout			~1,009	33.5
Registered electors			3,044
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stanton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rudge*	543	56.9
	Labour	D. Pollard	412	43.1
Majority			131	13.8
Turnout			955	45.1
Registered electors			2,111
	Conservative hold

Westgate (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Brundle*	658	33.9
	Independent	W. Cutting*	605	31.2
	Labour	F. Roberts	382	19.7
	Labour	C. Waterman	357	18.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Williams	295	15.2
Turnout			~1,940	45.9
Registered electors			2,841
	Conservative hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Whelnetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Clements*	441	62.6
	Labour	M. Kilner	264	37.4
Majority			177	25.1
Turnout			705	42.9
Registered electors			1,644
	Conservative hold

Wickhambrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Long*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,601
	Independent gain from Conservative

Withersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Clifton-Brown	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,281
	Conservative hold

Sextons by-election: 30 July 1992^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		408	45.1
	Labour		310	34.3
	Liberal Democrats		186	20.6
Majority			98	10.8
Turnout			904	33.0
Registered electors			2,739
	Conservative hold		Swing