1991 Suffolk Coastal 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.

Aldeburgh (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Richardson	507	36.6
	Conservative	C. Wood*	494	35.7
	Independent	H. Herbert-Jones	451	32.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cowan	409	29.6
	Independent	S. Hawes	249	18.0
	Labour	T. Duffell	206	14.9
	Green	C. Robinson	185	13.4
Turnout			~1,384	56.6
Registered electors			2,445
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Alderton & Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Peacock*	227	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Monk	204	39.9
	Labour	C. Hemming	80	15.7
Majority			23	4.5
Turnout			511	55.0
Registered electors			929
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bealings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Jowers*	556	74.3
	Labour	G. Driver	192	25.7
Majority			364	48.6
Turnout			748	52.8
Registered electors			1,418
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramfield & Cratfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Church	397	59.6
	Labour	J. Troughton	269	40.4
Majority			128	19.2
Turnout			666	46.6
Registered electors			1,429
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buxlow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Moss	508	70.5
	Labour	S. Monk	213	29.5
Majority			295	41.0
Turnout			721	40.7
Registered electors			1,771
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Dennington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Wardley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,265
	Independent hold

Earl Soham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Woodcock*	493	75.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Booth	162	24.7
Majority			331	50.6
Turnout			655	55.0
Registered electors			1,191
	Independent hold		Swing

Felixstowe Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Holland*	751	50.6
	Conservative	C. Webb*	749	50.5
	Labour	C. Bignell	439	29.6
	Labour	D. Steward	402	27.1
Turnout			~1,170	56.7
Registered electors			2,064
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Clarke*	869	52.9
	Conservative	E. Race*	761	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Houseley	516	31.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Warren	483	29.4
	Labour	H. Sweetman	194	11.8
	Labour	R. McGrath	188	11.4
Turnout			~1,567	52.3
Registered electors			2,995
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Deacon*	775	45.0
	Labour	R. Stoddart	619	35.9
	Conservative	R. Norman	471	27.3
	Conservative	M. Stokell	439	25.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cousins	376	21.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ninnmey	273	15.8
Turnout			~1,621	55.8
Registered electors			2,905
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Felixstowe South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Savage*	671	45.0
	Conservative	J. Fountain	523	35.1
	Liberal Democrats	C. Macgregor	360	24.1
	Independent	M. Eyton	193	12.9
	Labour	M. Walker	191	12.8
Turnout			~1,128	42.9
Registered electors			2,630
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

Felixstowe South East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Slemmings	987	55.6
	Conservative	A. Smith	986	55.5
	Labour	D. Carpenter	434	24.4
	Labour	M. Wyatt	415	23.4
Turnout			~1,411	48.1
Registered electors			2,935
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Dangerfield	530	37.0
	Labour	S. Erlam	501	35.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Golightly	493	34.4
	Labour	R. Whitworth	459	32.0
	Conservative	J. Dyer	400	28.0
	Conservative	A. Malster	381	26.6
Turnout			~1,478	39.4
Registered electors			3,750
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Campbell	499	46.4
	Conservative	J. Bowers	460	42.8
	Green	J. Holloway	117	10.9
Majority			39	3.6
Turnout			1,076	51.3
Registered electors			2,097
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Glemham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Brookes*	341	73.0
	Labour	L. Chamberlain	126	27.0
Majority			215	46.0
Turnout			467	52.2
Registered electors			895
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grundisburgh & Witnesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Morton*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,804
	Conservative hold

Hasketon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Preese	310	50.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ball	244	39.4
	Labour	S. Troughton	66	10.6
Majority			66	10.6
Turnout			620	48.1
Registered electors			1,290
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hollesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Shannon*	435	65.6
	Labour	A. Hemming	134	20.2
	Green	V. Mason	94	14.2
Majority			301	45.4
Turnout			663	59.8
Registered electors			1,109
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kelsale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. Ratcliff*	264	48.3
	Conservative	R. Berendt	188	34.4
	Labour	J. Poppleton	95	17.4
Majority			76	13.9
Turnout			547	52.4
Registered electors			1,043
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kesgrave (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Ferguson	845	56.6
	Conservative	C. Dowsing*	829	55.5
	Conservative	P. Cooper*	778	52.1
	Labour	A. Kelly	531	35.6
	Labour	M. Irwin	452	30.3
Turnout			~1,494	38.2
Registered electors			3,910
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kirton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Metcalfe*	594	70.4
	Conservative	S. Corker	187	22.2
	Labour	M. Campbell	63	7.5
Majority			407	48.2
Turnout			844	51.7
Registered electors			1,631
	Independent hold		Swing

Leiston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Hodgson*	990	35.0
	Labour	J. Girling	921	32.6
	Conservative	J. Geater*	767	27.1
	Conservative	T. Hawkins*	698	24.7
	Communist	W. Howard	634	22.4
	Green	M. Burnside	495	17.5
	Conservative	J. Hurn	436	15.4
Turnout			~1,982	50.5
Registered electors			3,926
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Hollingsworth	866	45.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kelso*	826	43.8
	Labour	A. Pitcher	193	10.2
Majority			40	2.1
Turnout			1,885	52.1
Registered electors			3,619
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Melton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Hutchinson	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,317
	Independent hold

Nacton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Law*	576	73.1
	Labour	D. Goddard	212	26.9
Majority			364	46.2
Turnout			788	44.6
Registered electors			1,767
	Conservative hold		Swing

Orford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Fairweather*	412	69.8
	Conservative	P. Vanneck	178	30.2
Majority			234	39.6
Turnout			590	63.0
Registered electors			936
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Otley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Sutton*	248	46.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Yule	223	41.9
	Labour	G. Taylor	61	11.5
Majority			25	4.7
Turnout			532	52.7
Registered electors			1,010
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rushmere St. Andrew (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gooch*	802	49.3
	Conservative	G. Laing*	755	46.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Copper	666	40.9
Turnout			~1,445	45.6
Registered electors			3,170
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Saxmundham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Warren	303	39.0
	Labour	K. Welton	285	36.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Barnes	189	24.3
Majority			18	2.3
Turnout			777	50.5
Registered electors			1,538
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Snape

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Burnett*	347	63.9
	Labour	H. Blackshaw	196	36.1
Majority			151	27.8
Turnout			543	48.0
Registered electors			1,132
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trimleys (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Carrick-Spreat*	740	40.3
	Conservative	D. Donnelly*	723	39.4
	Labour	M. Dixon	701	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Marfleet	507	27.6
	Labour	C. Thompson	484	26.4
Turnout			~1,831	42.5
Registered electors			4,306
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tunstall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Herring*	343	57.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Monk	250	42.2
Majority			93	15.6
Turnout			593	59.7
Registered electors			994
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ufford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Fooks*	332	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Hazell	250	43.0
Majority			82	14.0
Turnout			582	47.0
Registered electors			1,237
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walberswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Leighton	383	46.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Block	350	42.2
	Labour	H. Buck	97	11.7
Majority			33	3.9
Turnout			830	58.9
Registered electors			1,410
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Caines*	378	64.0
	Green	J. Barnett	213	36.0
Majority			165	28.0
Turnout			591	52.3
Registered electors			1,129
	Independent hold		Swing

Wickham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Mason*	418	63.5
	Labour	K. Doran	144	21.9
	Green	M. Cousens	96	14.6
Majority			274	41.6
Turnout			658	39.7
Registered electors			1,658
	Independent hold		Swing

Woodbridge Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Thornhill*	459	69.2
	Labour	A. Murray	204	30.8
Majority			255	38.4
Turnout			663	45.9
Registered electors			1,445
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Farlingaye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Healey	323	49.7
	Conservative	R. Perry	203	31.2
	Labour	P. Buck	124	19.1
Majority			120	18.5
Turnout			650	44.0
Registered electors			1,477
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Woodbridge Kyson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Burgon	201	45.1
	Independent	L. Spencer	149	33.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Green	96	21.5
Majority			52	11.7
Turnout			446	53.1
Registered electors			840
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Woodbridge Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rowland*	440	75.1
	Labour	M. Arundel	146	24.9
Majority			294	50.2
Turnout			586	52.2
Registered electors			1,123
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Seckford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Geen*	279	46.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Evelegh	259	42.7
	Labour	R. Horabin	68	11.2
Majority			20	3.3
Turnout			606	54.3
Registered electors			1,115
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yoxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gray	368	66.4
	Labour	N. Croft	186	33.6
Majority			182	32.8
Turnout			554	47.6
Registered electors			1,163
	Conservative hold		Swing

Orford by-election: 9 April 1992^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		361	50.7
	Conservative		280	39.3
	Labour		71	10.0
Majority			81	11.4
Turnout			712	76.1
Registered electors			936
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Felixstowe West by-election: 4 February 1993^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		442	49.2
	Labour		273	30.4
	Conservative		184	20.5
Majority			169	18.8
Turnout			899	24.0
Registered electors			3,746
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Dennington by-election: 24 March 1994^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		246	45.8
	Liberal Democrats		242	45.1
	Labour		36	6.7
	Green		13	2.4
Majority			4	0.7
Turnout			537	42.4
Registered electors			1,267
	Independent hold		Swing

Otley by-election: 24 March 1994^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		249	57.5
	Conservative		137	31.6
	Labour		47	10.9
Majority			112	25.9
Turnout			433	42.9
Registered electors			1,009
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing