1993 Suffolk County Council election

1993 Suffolk County Council election^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31	6	1	5	38.8	32.8	57,058	–2.2
	Conservative	25	1	20	19	32.5	37.6	65,473	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	20	15	2	13	23.8	26.1	45,447	+10.2
	Independent	4	1	0	1	3.8	2.8	4,811	-0.7
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	936	-1.9
	Residents	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	464	N/A

Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group.

Chris Mole the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration.

Summary

Babergh District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	8,387	33.7	+10.9
	Conservative	2	5	9,305	37.4	–5.4
	Labour	2		5,549	22.3	–5.7
	Independent	1	1	1,647	6.6	+1.7
Total		10		24,888	39.3	–0.4

Division results

Belstead Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Pollard	2,029	71.3	+40.3
	Conservative	Jill Swindin*	816	28.7	–19.4
Majority			1,213	42.6
Turnout			2,845	36.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	29.9

Brett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Gleed	1,009	43.1	+18.3
	Conservative	Geoffrey Chantler *	965	41.2	+3.6
	Labour	Gerald Gould	369	15.7	+0.9
Majority			44	1.9
Turnout			2,343	49.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Bailey-Smith	779	66.6	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Everett	390	33.4	+2.2
Majority			389	33.3
Turnout			1,169	26.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Great Cornard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilmoth Gibson *	1,089	47.6	–6.4
	Conservative	Peter Boor	809	35.3	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lorna Hewett	391	17.1	+7.7
Majority			280	12.2
Turnout			2,289	37.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Hadleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Grutchfield *	1,551	67.6	+17.7
	Conservative	Eileen Banks	542	23.6	N/A
	Labour	Val Waters	200	8.7	–6.5
Majority			1,009	44.0
Turnout			2,293	43.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

Melford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Kemp	1,647	56.8	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Stevens	771	26.8	−21.4
	Labour	Timothy Samuel	482	16.6	−8.7
Majority			876	30.2
Turnout			2,900	40.5
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Clarke	1,027	46.2	+13.5
	Conservative	J. Delves*	934	42.0	–6.9
	Labour	J. Sharman	261	11.7	−6.7
Majority			93	4.2
Turnout			2,222	40.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.2

Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Archie Carmichael	1,355	48.9	+12.7
	Conservative	William Curnow *	1,014	36.6	–8.1
	Labour	Anthony Bavington	401	14.5	–4.6
Majority			341	12.3	N/A
Turnout			2,770	47.7	+1.3
Registered electors			5,806
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+10.4

Stour Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Selwyn Pryor *	1,395	50.9	−6.7
	Labour	John Skinner	712	26.0	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Watkins	635	23.2	+9.1
Majority			683	24.9
Turnout			2,742	38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Sudbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Wiles *	2,035	61.4	+5.9
	Conservative	Sylvia Byham	1,280	38.6	−5.9
Majority			755	22.8
Turnout			3,315	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Forest Heath District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	3,845	45.0	–7.6
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	2,373	27.8	N/A
	Independent	1		324	3.8	–12.1
	Labour	0		1,993	23.4	–8.0
Total		6		8,535	25.0	–3.5

Division results

Brandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Bishop	1,074	59.2	–3.5
	Labour	Nolan Guthrie	527	29.1	–8.2
	Liberal Democrats	William Ratcliffe	212	11.7	N/A
Majority			547	30.2
Turnout			1,813	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Exning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gene Echols	1,184	66.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jane Andrews-Smith	346	19.4	–44.9
	Labour	Colim Muge	256	14.3	−21.4
Majority			838	46.9
Turnout			1,786	27.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Ickneid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fred Thomason *	884	52.2	−20.3
	Labour	Philip Kemp	464	27.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Brame	347	20.5	N/A
Majority			420	24.8
Turnout			1,695	31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Mildenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Pendleton *	605	41.1	–1.1
	Labour	Stan Hale	380	25.8	–7.7
	Independent	John Barker	324	22.0	–2.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. McConnell	162	11.0	N/A
Majority			225	15.3
Turnout			1,471	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Newmarket Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Crickmere *	936	52.9	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Griffith	468	26.4	N/A
	Labour	Paul Dwane	366	20.7	−13.9
Majority			468	26.4
Turnout			1,770	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Row Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jack Haylock*	Unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	13		15,975	49.7	–6.3
	Conservative	4		11,730	36.5	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	0		4,291	13.4	+8.7
	Green	0		135	0.4	–3.0
Total		17		32,131	34.1	–2.3

Division results

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nina Alcock*	1,295	57.7	+2.0
	Labour	B. Maguire	554	24.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Skelcher	397	17.7	−2.6
Majority			741	33.0
Turnout			2,246	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Doran*	950	64.5	−1.2
	Conservative	T. Yard	388	26.3	+3.6
	Green	J. Scott	135	9.2	−2.4
Majority			562	38.2
Turnout			1,473	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Broom Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner*	798	48.6	+3.8
	Labour	S. Mason	558	34.0	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Odell	287	17.5	+8.0
Majority			240	14.6
Turnout			1,643	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Barker	1,004	48.5	−0.5
	Labour	C. De Carteret	771	37.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ramsden	295	14.3	+9.1
Majority			233	11.3
Turnout			2,070	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Chantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Thomas*	996	52.9	−24.6
	Conservative	P. Murray-Cowan	888	47.1	+24.6
Majority			108	5.7
Turnout			1,884	40.6
	Labour hold		Swing	24.6

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Sudds *	980	50.8	−29.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. White	624	32.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Morris	324	16.8	−2.5
Majority			356	18.5
Turnout			1,928	32.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Coates	1,108	41.7	−12.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Atkins	969	36.5	+28.5
	Labour	S. Reynolds	577	21.7	−16.3
Majority			139	5.2
Turnout			2,654	45.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.4

Ipswich Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Mole *	972	61.2	−2.6
	Conservative	D. Goldsmith	417	26.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	H. Earle	198	12.5	N/A
Majority			555	35.0
Turnout			1,587	27.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Wilson	1,123	71.2	−6.2
	Conservative	Stephen Lark	455	28.8	+6.2
Majority			668	42.3
Turnout			1,578	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Le Grys	1,242	48.7	−2.8
	Conservative	S. Barker	976	38.2	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Kirkwood	334	13.1	+7.1
Majority			266	10.4
Turnout			2,552	43.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Sargent*	1,201	73.5	+6.8
	Conservative	R. Patient	434	26.5	+2.7
Majority			767	46.9
Turnout			1,635	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

St. Clements

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Coleman *	1,129	45.8	−6.1
	Conservative	J. Morgan	1,003	40.7	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	V. Finbow	332	13.5	N/A
Majority			126	5.1
Turnout			2,464	43.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Hyde*	1,098	52.4	−9.3
	Conservative	R. Harris	726	34.6	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goodger	272	13.0	N/A
Majority			372	17.7
Turnout			2,096	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Campbell*	955	51.1	−3.3
	Conservative	P. West	690	36.9	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Delvin	225	12.0	+4.8
Majority			265	14.2
Turnout			1,870	32.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Packard*	979	63.7	−2.9
	Conservative	Henry Davies	412	26.8	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pakes	147	9.6	+4.5
Majority			567	36.9
Turnout			1,538	28.6
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Hore *	988	60.9	+3.2
	Conservative	David Collins	424	26.1	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mirriam Carroll	211	13.0	+3.7
Majority			564	34.8
Turnout			1,623	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Lewis	902	69.9	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	388	30.1	+4.6
Majority			514	39.8
Turnout			1,290	25.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Mid Suffolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	6	5	9,139	38.6	+16.3
	Labour	3	1	5,680	24.0	–3.6
	Conservative	1	6	8,456	35.7	–9.0
	Green	0		401	1.7	–1.7
Total		10		23,676	37.8	–0.7

Division results

Bosmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalind Scott	1,701	60.6	+37.4
	Conservative	Phillip Redman	749	26.7	–27.0
	Labour	S. Griffiths	356	12.7	–10.4
Majority			952	33.9
Turnout			2,806	42.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	32.2

Gipping Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Wilson	715	39.5	+2.1
	Conservative	G. Boatfield	701	38.7	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Mayes	394	21.8	+7.2
Majority			14	0.8
Turnout			1,810	29.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

Hartismere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Henniker-Major *	1,402	47.7	+7.3
	Conservative	Charles Michell	917	31.2	–4.2
	Labour	Terence O'Keefe	621	21.1	–3.2
Majority			485	16.5
Turnout			2,940	45.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.8

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Craven	1,319	46.3	+22.7
	Conservative	Guy McGregor *	1,165	40.9	–15.0
	Labour	C. Hammond	364	12.8	–7.7
Majority			154	5.4
Turnout			2,848	43.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.9

Stowmarket St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Lower	1,127	54.2	+39.2
	Labour	Ernie Nunn *	632	30.4	–19.5
	Conservative	D. Burch	321	15.4	–15.9
Majority			495	23.8
Turnout			2,080	39.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	29.4

Stowmarket St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Duncan Macpherson *	817	49.8	–9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Cray	454	27.7	+16.0
	Conservative	W. Crane	370	22.5	–6.0
Majority			363	22.1
Turnout			1,641	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Thedwastre North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Sida-Lockett*	1,203	60.4	+8.9
	Labour	John Dougall	790	39.6	+24.5
Majority			413	20.7
Turnout			1,993	30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Thedwastre South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Ward	1,354	56.0	+22.7
	Conservative	E. Rogers	1,065	44.0	+1.8
Majority			289	11.9
Turnout			2,419	36.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.5

Thredling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Ward	1,388	57.2	+33.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Clover *	1,039	42.8	−14.2
Majority			349	14.4
Turnout			2,427	37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	24.0

Upper Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Shave	1,385	51.1	+24.4
	Conservative	B. Mayes	926	34.1	−6.4
	Green	Roger Stearn	401	14.8	N/A
Majority			459	16.9
Turnout			2,712	42.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.4

Suffolk Coastal District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	3	15,123	43.1	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	10,830	30.8	+13.0
	Labour	2	1	8,762	25.0	+0.5
	Green	0		400	1.1	–5.5
Total		14		35,115	40.0	–0.9

Division results

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,102	49.9	–2.0
	Labour	John Troughton	464	21.0	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sheppard	444	20.1	N/A
	Green	J. Berry	199	9.0	–15.6
Majority			638	28.9
Turnout			2,209	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morris Rose	1,064	38.4	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neil	867	31.3	–21.5
	Labour	O. Parr	838	30.3	N/A
Majority			197	7.1
Turnout			2,769	45.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.4

Carlford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Bestow *	1,241	48.5	−23.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooper	1,022	40.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Hetherington	294	11.5	–16.7
Majority			219	8.6
Turnout			2,557	39.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Clay Hills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Girling[3]	1,692	59.6	+22.6
	Conservative	Peter Batho *	1,145	40.4	−0.2
Majority			547	19.3
Turnout			2,837	42.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.4

Colneis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,364	52.1	+3.9
	Labour	R. Senior	676	25.8	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Whitmore	576	22.0	+4.2
Majority			688	26.3
Turnout			2,616	32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Felixstowe Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goodman	1,296	52.6	−8.2
	Labour	N. Finlayson	597	24.2	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Warren	573	23.2	+4.0
Majority			699	28.3
Turnout			2,466	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Felixstowe Landguard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cherrie Macgregor	1,147	52.0	+24.4
	Conservative	Thomas Savage *	653	29.6	–12.2
	Labour	Martin Walker	406	18.4	–12.2
Majority			494	22.4
Turnout			2,206	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Felixstowe Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Don Smith *	1,162	45.6	+3.6
	Conservative	M. Minns	927	36.4	–5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Dangerfield	461	18.1	+2.1
Majority			235	9.2
Turnout			2,550	46.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mangan*	973	47.5	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Whitworth	509	24.9	+17.7
	Labour	J. Stringer	365	17.8	−10.6
	Green	R. Stewart	201	9.8	–7.7
Majority			464	22.7
Turnout			2,048	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Kesgrave & Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Penn*	1,345	44.2	−20.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Kelso	1,170	38.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Irwin	529	17.4	–18.2
Majority			175	5.7
Turnout			3,044	35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Plomesgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Ward	1,055	43.7	–16.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Moss	907	37.5	+15.4
	Labour	Terry Hodgson	453	18.8	+1.2
Majority			148	6.1
Turnout			2,415	45.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.0

Wickham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cowper	1,040	44.8	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Hall	671	28.9	+8.2
	Labour	M. Caddick	613	26.4	+1.1
Majority			369	15.9
Turnout			2,324	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Wilford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Monk	1,090	48.1	+11.3
	Conservative	R. Sheephanks*	911	40.2	−7.1
	Labour	C. Hemming	267	11.8	−4.1
Majority			179	7.9
Turnout			2,268	42.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Woodbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Eveleigh	1,393	49.6	+26.7
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,007	35.9	−6.0
	Labour	Roy Burgon	406	14.5	−5.4
Majority			386	13.8
Turnout			2,806	46.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.4

St Edmundsbury District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	9,558	40.6	–9.7
	Labour	3	1	6,750	28.7	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	7,176	30.4	+14.2
	Residents	0		60	0.3	N/A
Total		11		23,544	33.4	–2.1

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Oliver *	1,176	52.5	–9.9
	Labour	P. Smithers	540	24.1	–13.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wesley	525	23.4	N/A
Majority			636	28.4
Turnout			2,241	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Blackbourn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanna Spicer *	1,416	51.5	+5.3
	Labour	Joseph Moore	843	30.7	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	490	17.8	−4.3
Majority			573	20.8
Turnout			2,749	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Warmington	993	50.7	+30.2
	Conservative	Helen Benckendorff	967	49.3	−6.7
Majority			26	1.3
Turnout			1,960	33.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.5

Haverhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Kiernan *	1,250	73.4	+11.4
	Conservative	lan Dowling	454	26.6	–11.4
Majority			796	46.7
Turnout			1,704	24.6
	Labour hold		Swing	11.4

Haverhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Jones *	1,266	56.1	+3.6
	Labour	Peter Denning	671	29.8	−1.2
	Conservative	Jane Burton	258	11.4	−5.2
	Residents	Henry Chenery	60	2.7	N/A
Majority			595	26.4
Turnout			2,255	29.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Northgate & St. Olave's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lockwood *	1,235	77.6	–1.8
	Conservative	Ann Williams	208	13.1	–7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Williams	149	9.4	N/A
Majority			1,027	64.5
Turnout			1,592	30.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Risbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Burgess	1,210	53.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Wilman	574	25.2	N/A
	Labour	Stella Rosenoff	493	21.7	+8.1
Majority			636	27.9
Turnout			2,277	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Risbybridge & Sextons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Nowak	816	42.2	–4.6
	Conservative	Derek Speakman	758	39.2	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Ellis	360	18.6	N/A
Majority			58	3.0
Turnout			1,934	35.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Southgate & Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Bagnall	2,019	66.5	+25.9
	Conservative	C. Hilder	1,015	33.5	−25.9
Majority			1,004	33.1
Turnout			3,034	37.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.9

Thingoe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jose Pereira *	1,386	56.1	–14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Black	548	22.2	N/A
	Labour	R. Bridge	537	21.7	–7.3
Majority			838	33.9
Turnout			2,471	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Thingoe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Milburn *	709	53.5	–14.2
	Labour	Geraldine Hanger	365	27.5	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Rogers	252	19.0	N/A
Majority			344	25.9
Turnout			1,326	31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Waveney District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	8	< 2	12,349	47.7	+12.3
	Conservative	2	1	7,457	28.8	–7.0
	Independent	2	>	2,840	11.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	3,251	12.6	–7.1
Total		12		25,897	35.0	–3.4

Division results

Beccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Ley*	1,351	67.1	+28.7
	Conservative	P. Sanders	661	32.9	−3.5
Majority			690	34.3
Turnout			2,012	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing	16.1

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey*	926	48.6	+5.5
	Labour	Robert Durrant	534	28.0	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Tibbitt	444	23.3	−15.0
Majority			392	20.6
Turnout			1,904	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,194	48.4	N/A
	Conservative	M. Nichols	1,023	41.4	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Howe	252	10.2	–58.0
Majority			171	6.9	N/a
Turnout			2,469	45.7	–1.6
Registered electors			5,404
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+53.2

Lothingland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Hunter	1,403	54.5	+10.0
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	924	35.9	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Batchelder	245	9.5	–1.8
Majority			479	18.6	+18.2
Turnout			2,572	36.6	+1.2
Registered electors			7,021
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Lothingland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Mitchell *	1,207	48.8	+11.0
	Labour	R. Anderson	688	27.8	−0.4
	Conservative	S. Burroughes	576	23.3	−10.7
Majority			519	21.0
Turnout			2,471	31.5
	Independent hold		Swing	5.7

Lowestoft Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nye Owen*	1,275	65.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Shepherd	380	19.6	+0.9
	Conservative	L. Guy	285	14.7	–3.2
Majority			895	46.1	+1.3
Turnout			1,940	30.3	+0.0
Registered electors			6,396
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.7

Lowestoft St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marie Rodgers *	1,045	68.8	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Albrow	300	19.8	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Tregloyne	173	11.4	+1.3
Majority			745	49.1
Turnout			1,518	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Chipperfield *	1,621	81.3	−0.8
	Conservative	Peter Browne	232	11.6	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Tonge	140	7.0	N/A
Majority			1,389	69.7
Turnout			1,993	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Brighouse *	1,054	45.2	−1.5
	Labour	J. Riches	903	38.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Arnold Martin	374	16.0	+0.1
Majority			151	6.5
Turnout			2,331	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Bellham	1,426	59.6	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Young	839	35.0	+25.3
	Conservative	E. Torlot	129	5.4	−33.7
Majority			586	24.5
Turnout			2,394	33.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Graham Langley *	1,633	71.6	+4.9
	Conservative	S. Simpson	648	28.4	−4.9
Majority			985	43.2
Turnout			2,281	44.7
	Independent hold		Swing	4.9

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Taylor	909	45.2	+1.7
	Conservative	Paul Newson	699	34.7	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp	404	20.1	+9.6
Majority			210	10.4
Turnout			2,012	35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.5