1992 Waveney District Council election
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1992 English local government election
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The 1992 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1992 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 6 |  1 |
37.5 | 20 | 26 | 54.2 | 10,838 | 39.4 | –6.6 | |
| Conservative | 9 |  3 |
56.3 | 8 | 17 | 35.4 | 12,517 | 45.5 | +9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 |
6.3 | 4 | 5 | 10.4 | 3,603 | 13.1 | –2.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 558 | 2.0 | +0.9 | |
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. Savage | 989 | 48.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Baker | 723 | 35.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Knox | 334 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | 266 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,046 | 37.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,571 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Beccles Worlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Tregear | 643 | 51.1 | ||
| Labour | E. Torlot | 615 | 48.9 | ||
| Majority | 28 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,258 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,837 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Bungay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Jermy | 683 | 37.2 | ||
| Conservative | P. Scott | 662 | 36.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. O'Neill* | 491 | 26.7 | ||
| Majority | 21 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,836 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,759 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Collins* | 1,287 | 57.4 | ||
| Labour | K. Hunting | 666 | 29.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Thomas | 288 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | 621 | 27.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,241 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,205 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Carlton Colville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Bell | 595 | 41.1 | ||
| Independent | J. Mitchell* | 558 | 38.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Jack | 293 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 37 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,446 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,129 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Wright* | 1,190 | 56.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Tonge | 507 | 23.9 | ||
| Labour | C. Ellerby | 425 | 20.0 | ||
| Majority | 683 | 32.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,122 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,195 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Halesworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Burroughes | 961 | 59.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Martin | 652 | 40.4 | ||
| Majority | 309 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,613 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,691 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Bostock* | 678 | 62.7 | ||
| Conservative | L. Guy | 323 | 29.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. Paterson | 81 | 7.5 | ||
| Majority | 355 | 32.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,082 | 27.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,037 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kessingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Abel* | 655 | 52.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Clarke | 594 | 47.6 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,569 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | K. Pointon | 819 | 45.4 | ||
| Labour | D. Anderson | 588 | 32.6 | ||
| Conservative | H. Durie | 398 | 22.0 | ||
| Majority | 231 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,805 | 40.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,502 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Normanston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Ayers* | 720 | 58.8 | ||
| Conservative | S. Pender | 352 | 28.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | I. Burnett | 153 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | 368 | 30.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,225 | 27.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,498 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Reader | 1,021 | 47.9 | ||
| Labour | G. Stewart | 675 | 31.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Tibbitt | 434 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | 346 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,130 | 40.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,323 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Thorne | 1,071 | 46.3 | ||
| Conservative | F. Gaimster | 995 | 43.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Carroll | 246 | 10.6 | ||
| Majority | 76 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 41.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,583 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Goldsmith* | 1,504 | 69.5 | ||
| Labour | D. Breach | 661 | 30.5 | ||
| Majority | 843 | 38.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,165 | 42.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,103 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Brooks | 840 | 55.3 | ||
| Conservative | J. Albrow | 550 | 36.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Randoll | 128 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 290 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,518 | 28.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,417 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Carter* | 954 | 65.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Gowers | 392 | 26.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | G. Stracham | 122 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 562 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,468 | 33.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,459 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Normanston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 877 | 68.6 | |||
| Conservative | 205 | 16.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 197 | 15.4 | |||
| Majority | 672 | 52.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,279 | 28.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,568 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wainford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 214 | 41.2 | |||
| Conservative | 213 | 41.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 93 | 17.9 | |||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 520 | 42.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,215 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 9. 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.
- 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
