1995 Waveney District Council election
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1995 English local government election
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All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 1995 Waveney District Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Waveney District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1995 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 14 |  9 |
100.0 | 22 | 36 | 75.0 | 19,116 | 61.9 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | 0 |  7 |
0.0 | 10 | 10 | 20.8 | 7,337 | 23.8 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 2 |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.2 | 4,424 | 14.3 | –1.8 | |
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Whatling | 1,118 | 45.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | E. Crisp* | 943 | 38.0 | ||
| Conservative | P. Sanders | 422 | 17.0 | ||
| Majority | 175 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,483 | 43.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,742 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Beccles Worlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Ley* | 1,080 | 64.8 | ||
| Conservative | K. Niblett | 394 | 23.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Cunningham | 193 | 11.6 | ||
| Majority | 686 | 41.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,667 | 41.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,010 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blything
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Thomas | 444 | 53.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Nichols* | 386 | 46.5 | ||
| Majority | 58 | 7.0 | |||
| Turnout | 830 | 48.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,731 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Bungay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | O. Parr | 842 | 45.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Palin* | 666 | 36.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. O'Neill | 334 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 176 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,842 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,746 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Gouldby | 1,470 | 59.3 | ||
| Conservative | N. Brighouse* | 698 | 28.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Thomas | 313 | 12.6 | ||
| Majority | 772 | 31.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,481 | 39.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,224 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Stewart | 1,096 | 55.0 | ||
| Conservative | T. Wright | 660 | 33.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | B. Howe | 237 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 436 | 21.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,993 | 38.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,156 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Halesworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Holzer* | 1,174 | 66.9 | ||
| Conservative | R. Niblett | 478 | 27.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Tonge | 103 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 696 | 39.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,755 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,659 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Reynolds* | 1,034 | 79.7 | ||
| Conservative | M. Bee | 156 | 12.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Randoll | 108 | 8.3 | ||
| Majority | 878 | 67.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,298 | 30.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,168 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Walpole | 1,004 | 51.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Shepherd* | 797 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | M. Regester | 160 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | 207 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,961 | 43.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,515 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Lothingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Lewars | 1,176 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | A. Choveaux* | 546 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Mummery | 509 | 22.8 | ||
| Majority | 630 | 28.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,231 | 47.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,682 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Normanston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Hunt* | 1,247 | 88.1 | ||
| Conservative | S. Ames | 168 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,079 | 76.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,415 | 31.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,379 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hinton | 1,279 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Barnard* | 675 | 29.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Tibbitt | 310 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 604 | 26.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,264 | 41.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,313 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Blizzard* | 1,875 | 74.2 | ||
| Conservative | F. Gaimster | 400 | 15.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Young | 251 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,475 | 58.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,526 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,518 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Punter | 1,170 | 47.6 | ||
| Conservative | P. Austin | 1,092 | 44.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Martin | 198 | 8.0 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,460 | 47.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,117 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Rouse | 1,648 | 85.0 | ||
| Conservative | A. Mylan | 291 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,357 | 70.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,939 | 35.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,470 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Whitton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Chipperfield* | 1,459 | 84.2 | ||
| Conservative | F. Canham | 145 | 8.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | G. Strachan | 128 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,314 | 75.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,732 | 38.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,387 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Harbour
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 670 | 77.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 95 | 11.0 | |||
| Conservative | 100 | 11.6 | |||
| Majority | 570 | 65.9 | |||
| Turnout | 865 | 20.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,179 | ||||
| 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. 10. 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.
- ↑ 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.
