1995 Babergh 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.

Alton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Cook*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,078
	Independent hold

Berners

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Holmes*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,155
	Conservative hold

Bildeston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Gregory*	235	37.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Van Der Gucht	217	34.1
	Labour	V. Letton	184	28.9
Majority			18	2.9
Turnout			636	48.3
Registered electors			1,318
	Independent hold		Swing

Boxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Lindsley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,466
	Independent hold

Brantham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Revell*	621	76.1
	Conservative	A. Padgham	195	23.9
Majority			426	52.2
Turnout			816	46.9
Registered electors			1,740
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brett Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Arthey*	356	51.4
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hurren	183	26.4
	Labour	E. Cocker	153	22.1
Majority			173	25.0
Turnout			692	58.9
Registered electors			1,175
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brookvale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Baxter*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,907
	Independent hold

Bures St. Mary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Engleheart*	290	42.6
	Independent	G. Jackson	232	34.1
	Labour	T. Samuel	159	23.3
Majority			58	8.5
Turnout			681	51.6
Registered electors			1,319
	Conservative hold		Swing

Capel & Wenham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Carpendale*	854	46.4
	Liberal Democrats	L. Johnson	650	35.3
	Conservative	W. Curnow	385	20.9
	Independent	W. Leay	169	9.2
Turnout			~1,029	48.2
Registered electors			2,479
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chadacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Ince*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,809
	Independent hold

Copdock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Jones*	669	58.2
	Labour	S. Soni	481	41.8
Majority			188	16.3
Turnout			1,150	33.3
Registered electors			3,456
	Independent hold		Swing

Dodnash (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Nottingham*	Unopposed
	Liberal Democrats	J. Heselden*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,881
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Liberal Democrats hold

Elmsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lazenby	393	58.0
	Independent	T. Bailey-Smith*	285	42.0
Majority			108	15.9
Turnout			678	50.6
Registered electors			1,371
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Glemsford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Schaffer*	810	48.9
	Conservative	P. Edmondson	316	19.1
	Conservative	R. Irvine	269	16.2
Turnout			~1,395	40.4
Registered electors			2,463
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Great Cornard North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bavington*	764	42.8
	Labour	V. Cocker*	763	42.7
	Conservative	A. Eady	172	9.6
	Conservative	M. Newman	166	9.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Earle	148	8.3
Turnout			~1,069	37.8
Registered electors			2,840
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Great Cornard South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Nandi	652	36.7
	Labour	R. Mitchell	616	34.7
	Conservative	K. Beer*	454	25.6
	Conservative	C. Baker	436	24.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Barran	173	9.7
Turnout			~1,268	38.5
Registered electors			3,113
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hadleigh (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Grutchfield*	1,468	28.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthews	860	16.8
	Labour	J. Quinlan	855	16.7
	Independent	J. Andrews*	830	16.2
	Conservative	E. Banks*	788	15.4
Turnout			~2,301	43.3
Registered electors			5,312
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Independent

Holbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Godley*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,591
	Independent hold

Lavenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hepworth*	418	56.8
	Labour	D. Hastie	318	43.2
Majority			100	13.6
Turnout			736	51.6
Registered electors			1,427
	Conservative hold		Swing

Leavenheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mieville	454	58.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hawes	322	41.5
Majority			132	17.0
Turnout			776	41.6
Registered electors			1,866
	Independent hold		Swing

Long Melford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Kemp*	920	37.4
	Independent	R. Thake	639	26.0
	Independent	R. Michette*	386	15.7
	Labour	J. Walton	274	11.1
	Conservative	J. Colman	222	9.0
Turnout			~1,915	48.0
Registered electors			2,878
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Nayland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cave	275	55.2
	Labour	B. Kennedy	223	44.8
Majority			52	10.4
Turnout			498	52.0
Registered electors			957
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

North Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Hodge*	330	51.1
	Independent	B. Dyer	316	48.9
Majority			14	2.2
Turnout			646	52.9
Registered electors			1,222
	Independent hold		Swing

Polstead & Layham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Wigglesworth*	489	83.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Stephenson	97	16.6
Majority			392	66.9
Turnout			586	54.0
Registered electors			1,086
	Independent hold		Swing

Shotley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Law*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,622
	Independent hold

Sudbury East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Cann*	905	44.8
	Labour	R. Titmus*	702	34.7
	Conservative	A. Hewitt	291	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Jervis	199	9.8
Turnout			~2,097	45.8
Registered electors			2,773
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Sudbury North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Gibbs*	631	36.4
	Labour	V. Waters	524	30.2
	Conservative	J. Sayers*	466	26.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. Bennett	401	23.1
Turnout			~1,641	38.4
Registered electors			3,141
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Sudbury South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles*	774	44.6
	Labour	T. Richmond	636	36.6
	Conservative	S. Byham*	445	25.6
Turnout			~1,410	36.9
Registered electors			3,137
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Waldingfield (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Skinner	616	33.4
	Conservative	C. Spence*	498	27.0
	Independent	V. Herbert	457	24.8
	Labour	F. Williams	435	23.6
	Conservative	D. Fletcher	371	20.1
Turnout			~1,377	44.3
Registered electors			3,002
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

West Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Bancroft*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,301
	Conservative hold

Shotley by-election: 8 August 1996^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		506	60.7
	Conservative		276	33.1
	Labour		51	6.1
Majority			230	27.6
Turnout			833	48.0
Registered electors			1,735
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Alton by-election: 28 May 1998^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		327	63.4
	Conservative		189	36.6
Majority			138	26.7
Turnout			516	50.0
Registered electors			1,032
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing