1997 Suffolk County Council election
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1997 English local election
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The 1997 Suffolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.[1]
1993 election
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 31 | |
| Conservative | 25 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Composition of council seats before election
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | |
| Conservative | 22 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 20 | |
| Independent | 4 | |
| Vacant | 1 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Changes between elections
Summary
Election result
| 1997 Suffolk County Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Labour | 72 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
41.3 | 36.1 | 131,137 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | 80 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
38.8 | 37.7 | 137,069 | ±0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 65 | 15 | 2 | 5 |  3 |
18.8 | 23.4 | 84,939 | –0.9 | |
| Independent | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1.3 | 2.5 | 9,093 | –0.3 | |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
0.0 | 0.2 | 871 | –0.3 | |
Election of Group Leaders
Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group, with Jane Hore (Oulton Broad) as his deputy.
Sue Sida-Lockett (Thedwastre North) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Colin Barrow (Wickham) as her deputy.
Rosalind Scott (Bosmere) was elected leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, with Peter Monk (Wilford) as her deputy.
Election of Leader of the Council
Chris Mole the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration, with Rosalind Scott as his deputy.
Results by district
Babergh
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 |
18,614 | 38.3 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | 2 | |
10,288 | 21.2 | –1.1 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 |
16,432 | 33.8 | –3.6 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
3,292 | 6.8 | +0.2 | |
| Total | 10 | |
48,626 | 74.4 | +35.1 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Pollard * | 4,263 | 71.3 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | Michael Nottingham | 1,719 | 28.7 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 2,544 | 42.5 | ±0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,982 | 72.9 | +36.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,167 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Gleed * | 1,583 | 41.1 | –2.0 | |
| Conservative | Peter Stevens | 1,494 | 38.8 | –2.4 | |
| Labour | Valma Letton | 771 | 20.0 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 89 | 2.3 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,848 | 76.5 | +27.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,030 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Hoy | 1,524 | 46.1 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | William Curnow | 1,400 | 42.3 | –24.3 | |
| Independent | Tony Bailey-Smith * | 384 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 124 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,308 | 73.4 | +46.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,508 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wilmoth Gibson * | 2,752 | 64.8 | +17.2 | |
| Conservative | Brian Rayner | 1,492 | 35.2 | –0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,260 | 29.7 | +17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,244 | 70.4 | +32.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,027 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Grutchfield * | 3,022 | 74.9 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | Vivien Chapman | 1,015 | 25.1 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 2,007 | 49.7 | +5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,037 | 74.2 | +31.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,443 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard Kemp * | 2,908 | 52.8 | –4.0 | |
| Conservative | Jane Burton | 1,431 | 26.0 | –0.8 | |
| Labour | Tessa Munt | 1,166 | 21.2 | +4.6 | |
| Majority | 1,477 | 26.8 | –3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,505 | 75.1 | +34.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,333 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 1.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Clarke * | 2,774 | 65.1 | +18.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Williams | 1,485 | 34.9 | –7.1 | |
| Majority | 1,289 | 30.3 | +26.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,259 | 73.9 | +33.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,760 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Edmund Wheatley | 2,219 | 45.3 | –3.6 | |
| Conservative | William Yorke-Edwards | 1,614 | 33.0 | –3.6 | |
| Labour | Brian Kennedy | 1,064 | 21.7 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 605 | 12.4 | +0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,897 | 79.6 | +31.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,149 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Selwyn Pryor * | 2,684 | 47.0 | –3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Watkins | 1,618 | 28.3 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Hulme | 1,408 | 24.7 | –1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,066 | 18.7 | –6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,710 | 76.8 | +38.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,437 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Wiles * | 3,127 | 45.7 | –15.7 | |
| Conservative | John Stewart | 2,097 | 30.7 | –7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard | 1,611 | 23.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,030 | 15.1 | –7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,835 | 71.8 | +36.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,517 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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Forest Heath
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 2 |
10,690 | 45.8 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | 0 | |
7,062 | 30.2 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 |
4,043 | 17.3 | –8.0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1 |
1,569 | 6.7 | +2.9 | |
| Total | 6 | |
23,364 | 67.5 | +42.5 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Bishop* | 1,771 | 43.7 | –15.5 | |
| Labour | Thomas Silver | 1,358 | 33.5 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | Ronald Banks | 562 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas Prater | 358 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 413 | 10.2 | –20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,049 | 65.8 | +35.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,156 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donald Levick | 1,960 | 43.4 | +24.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catriona Pilborough | 1,304 | 28.8 | –37.5 | |
| Labour | Hilda Halliwell | 1,256 | 27.8 | +13.5 | |
| Majority | 656 | 14.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,520 | 68.3 | +41.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,623 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 30.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Andrews-Smith | 1,951 | 49.3 | –2.9 | |
| Labour | Philip Kemp | 1,108 | 28.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Brame | 896 | 22.7 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 843 | 21.3 | –3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,955 | 73.7 | +42.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,367 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Pendleton* | 1,576 | 44.5 | +3.4 | |
| Labour | John Taylor | 1,408 | 39.7 | +13.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Whitear | 559 | 15.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 168 | 4.7 | –10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,543 | 64.9 | +37.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,461 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Crickmere* | 1,705 | 48.2 | –4.7 | |
| Labour | Vivien Uney | 1,150 | 32.5 | +11.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Bolton | 561 | 15.9 | –10.5 | |
| Independent | William Attwood | 118 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 555 | 15.7 | –10.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,534 | 63.2 | +31.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,590 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ellen Crane | 1,727 | 45.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | John Barker | 889 | 23.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Cyril Brown | 782 | 20.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daphne Willingham | 365 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 838 | 22.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,763 | 69.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,436 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ipswich
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | |
34,475 | 52.2 | +2.5 | |
| Conservative | 4 | |
23,166 | 35.1 | –1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
8,373 | 12.7 | –0.7 | |
| Total | 17 | |
66,014 | 70.1 | +36.0 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Russell Harsant | 2,285 | 50.6 | –7.1 | |
| Labour | Anne Murray | 1,321 | 29.3 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 910 | 20.2 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 964 | 21.3 | –11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,516 | 77.1 | +37.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,855 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Doran* | 1,903 | 53.0 | –11.5 | |
| Conservative | Kathleen Kenna | 1,148 | 32.0 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Rush | 540 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 755 | 21.0 | –17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,591 | 63.1 | +36.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,687 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mary Young | 1,387 | 39.2 | –9.4 | |
| Labour | Keith Herod * | 1,380 | 39.0 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Cheeseman | 770 | 21.8 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 7 | 0.2 | –14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,537 | 69.5 | +37.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,090 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dale Jackson | 1,859 | 42.0 | –6.5 | |
| Labour | Christopher Newbury | 1,688 | 38.1 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Day | 881 | 19.9 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 171 | 3.9 | –7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,428 | 76.7 | +40.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,771 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Thomas* | 1,805 | 60.5 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Anne Thrussell | 733 | 24.6 | –22.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald Perkins | 447 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,072 | 35.9 | +30.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,985 | 65.8 | +25.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,540 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 15.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Sudds * | 2,329 | 59.0 | +8.2 | |
| Conservative | Roman Holownia | 941 | 23.9 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Whitehead | 675 | 17.1 | –15.3 | |
| Majority | 1,388 | 35.2 | +16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,945 | 67.8 | +35.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,829 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeffrey Stansfield | 1,761 | 40.0 | –1.7 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Cooper | 1,647 | 37.4 | +15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Wroe | 991 | 22.5 | –14.0 | |
| Majority | 114 | 2.6 | –2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,399 | 73.6 | +27.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,981 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 8.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Chris Mole* | 2,027 | 55.9 | –5.3 | |
| Conservative | Keith Matthews | 921 | 25.4 | –0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Eddy | 677 | 18.7 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 1,106 | 30.5 | –4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,625 | 59.9 | +32.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,057 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Wilson * | 1,985 | 54.3 | –16.9 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Baldry | 1,020 | 27.9 | –0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Deere | 648 | 17.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 965 | 26.4 | –15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,653 | 68.9 | +39.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,305 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Le Grys * | 2,507 | 56.6 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Ion | 1,925 | 43.4 | +5.2 | |
| Majority | 582 | 13.1 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,432 | 73.7 | +30.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,015 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robin Sargent* | 2,505 | 66.5 | –7.0 | |
| Conservative | John Langley | 1,260 | 33.5 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 1,245 | 33.1 | –13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,765 | 70.2 | +40.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,361 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Coleman* | 2,367 | 56.9 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Tracy Kenna | 1,792 | 43.1 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 575 | 13.8 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,159 | 72.2 | +28.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,761 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Sandy Martin | 2,478 | 58.0 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Donald Ward | 1,791 | 42.0 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 687 | 16.1 | –1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,269 | 70.5 | +35.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,052 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bryony Rudkin | 1,862 | 48.1 | –3.0 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Terry | 1,223 | 31.6 | –5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Mullett | 789 | 20.4 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 639 | 16.5 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,874 | 68.9 | +36.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,052 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Barry Moore | 1,997 | 57.2 | –6.5 | |
| Conservative | Christine Carlton | 892 | 25.5 | –1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nina Day | 603 | 17.3 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 1,105 | 31.6 | –5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,492 | 65.0 | +36.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,376 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Malcolm Cherry | 2,442 | 60.7 | –0.2 | |
| Conservative | David Collins | 1,139 | 28.3 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Tonge | 442 | 11.0 | –2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,303 | 32.4 | –2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,023 | 74.0 | +44.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,436 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Anthony Lewis * | 2,232 | 67.2 | –2.7 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Lark | 1,089 | 32.8 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 1,143 | 34.4 | –5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,321 | 66.3 | +41.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,011 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.7 |
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Mid Suffolk
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
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| Conservative | 5 | 4 |
19,289 | 40.2 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 |
15,716 | 32.7 | –5.9 | |
| Labour | 1 | 2 |
12,352 | 25.7 | +1.7 | |
| Green | 0 | |
682 | 1.4 | –0.3 | |
| Total | 10 | |
48,039 | 74.7 | +36.9 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Scott * | 2,533 | 49.6 | –11.0 | |
| Conservative | Henry Davies | 1,566 | 30.7 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Neil Scarff | 1,009 | 19.8 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 967 | 18.9 | –15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,108 | 73.2 | +30.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,979 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Williams | 2,278 | 51.9 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | Terence Wilson * | 2,114 | 48.1 | +8.6 | |
| Majority | 164 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,392 | 71.7 | +41.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,129 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 2.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Michell | 2,105 | 41.5 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | Terence O'Keefe | 1,756 | 34.6 | +13.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Stewart | 1,210 | 23.9 | –23.8 | |
| Majority | 349 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,071 | 72.8 | +27.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,964 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 1.6 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Craven* | 2,930 | 56.6 | +10.3 | |
| Conservative | Guy McGregor | 2,245 | 43.4 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 685 | 13.2 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,175 | 75.8 | +32.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,827 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Lower * | 1,608 | 41.0 | –13.2 | |
| Labour | John Drake | 1,212 | 30.9 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Paton | 1,100 | 28.1 | +12.7 | |
| Majority | 396 | 10.1 | –13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,920 | 74.3 | +35.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,274 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 6.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Duncan Macpherson * | 1,738 | 45.4 | –4.4 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm McLagan | 1,188 | 31.1 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Rehahn | 899 | 23.5 | –4.2 | |
| Majority | 550 | 14.4 | –7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,825 | 69.9 | +38.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,470 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Sida-Lockett* | 2,490 | 46.8 | –13.6 | |
| Labour | John Dougall | 1,482 | 27.9 | –11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Flower | 1,347 | 25.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,008 | 19.0 | –1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,319 | 81.4 | +51.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,533 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Iredale | 2,112 | 39.5 | –4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Ward * | 1,720 | 32.2 | –23.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Durrant | 1,517 | 28.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 392 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,349 | 75.3 | +38.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,107 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 9.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Whitworth | 2,612 | 53.0 | –4.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Passmore | 2,317 | 47.0 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 295 | 6.0 | –8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,929 | 72.7 | +35.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,781 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.2 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeremy Clover | 1,888 | 38.1 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Margaret Wright | 1,524 | 30.8 | –20.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Dyble | 857 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Green | Roger Stearn | 682 | 13.8 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 364 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,951 | 76.6 | +34.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,465 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.2 |
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Suffolk Coastal
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 1 |
28,499 | 40.5 | –2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 |
21,488 | 30.5 | –0.3 | |
| Labour | 2 | |
19,954 | 28.3 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
296 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Green | 0 | |
189 | 0.3 | –0.8 | |
| Total | 14 | |
70,426 | 74.5 | +34.5 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Church | 1,766 | 45.8 | –4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Perren | 1,099 | 28.5 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Taylor | 988 | 25.6 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 667 | 17.3 | –11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,853 | 74.8 | +32.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,149 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Morris Rose * | 1,872 | 40.8 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Arthur Fisher | 1,807 | 39.4 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Went | 913 | 19.9 | –11.4 | |
| Majority | 65 | 1.4 | –5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,592 | 74.4 | +28.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,176 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Howard Bestow * | 2,704 | 46.7 | –1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Bull | 1,768 | 30.5 | –9.5 | |
| Labour | Derek Emery | 1,324 | 22.8 | +11.3 | |
| Majority | 936 | 16.1 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,796 | 78.9 | +39.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,344 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Girling * | 2,645 | 53.5 | –6.1 | |
| Conservative | John Geater | 2,299 | 46.5 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 346 | 7.0 | –12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,944 | 70.6 | +28.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,008 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Candida Snow | 2,812 | 43.0 | –9.1 | |
| Labour | Reginald Dixon | 2,359 | 36.0 | +10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Tuthill | 1,376 | 21.0 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 453 | 6.9 | –19.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,547 | 75.5 | +42.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,670 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Stirrat | 2,237 | 47.7 | –4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pamela Dangerfield | 1,358 | 29.0 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | David Rowe | 1,094 | 23.3 | –0.9 | |
| Majority | 879 | 18.7 | –9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,689 | 78.0 | +36.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,012 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cherrie Macgregor * | 1,817 | 37.7 | –14.3 | |
| Labour | John Mullen | 1,452 | 30.1 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | Eric Bishop | 1,258 | 26.1 | –3.5 | |
| Independent | Thomas Savage | 296 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 365 | 7.6 | –14.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,823 | 68.4 | +35.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,052 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 13.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donald Smith* | 1,947 | 45.8 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | John Bailey | 1,492 | 35.1 | –1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Yates | 813 | 19.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 455 | 10.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,252 | 75.3 | +29.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,646 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Howard | 2,399 | 55.4 | +30.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Batho | 1,929 | 44.6 | –2.9 | |
| Majority | 470 | 10.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,328 | 73.2 | +36.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,911 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Penn * | 3,096 | 39.8 | –4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Kelso | 2,750 | 35.4 | –3.0 | |
| Labour | Nigel Fox | 1,744 | 22.4 | +5.0 | |
| Green | John Forbes | 189 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 346 | 4.4 | –1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 7,779 | 76.2 | +40.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,215 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Ward * | 1,714 | 42.9 | –0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Fry | 1,351 | 33.8 | –3.7 | |
| Labour | Perry Mann | 932 | 23.3 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 363 | 9.1 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,997 | 73.0 | +27.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,476 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Barrow | 1,927 | 37.0 | –7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Hall | 1,813 | 34.9 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Roy Burgon | 1,462 | 28.1 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 114 | 2.2 | –13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,202 | 75.9 | +39.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,855 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Monk * | 2,055 | 41.3 | –6.8 | |
| Conservative | Walter Fraser | 1,866 | 37.5 | –2.7 | |
| Labour | Oliver Gibbs | 1,058 | 21.2 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 189 | 3.8 | –4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,979 | 72.2 | +29.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,895 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Eveleigh * | 1,976 | 42.5 | –7.1 | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Miles | 1,527 | 32.9 | –3.0 | |
| Labour | Harold Stone | 1,142 | 24.6 | +10.1 | |
| Majority | 449 | 9.7 | –4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,645 | 76.2 | +29.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,098 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 |
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St Edmundsbury
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 1 |
21,262 | 40.1 | –0.5 | |
| Labour | 4 | 1 |
19,034 | 35.9 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 2 |
11,956 | 22.6 | –5.4 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
720 | 1.4 | +1.1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
52,972 | 72.1 | +38.7 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Speakman | 2,362 | 39.1 | –13.4 | |
| Labour | Rosemary Muge | 1,963 | 32.5 | +8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Dulieu | 991 | 16.4 | –7.0 | |
| Independent | David Nettleton | 720 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 399 | 6.6 | –21.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,036 | 72.6 | +40.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,316 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanna Spicer* | 2,755 | 50.4 | –1.1 | |
| Labour | Joseph Moore | 1,471 | 26.9 | –3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Cook | 1,238 | 22.7 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 1,284 | 23.5 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,036 | 73.8 | +36.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,408 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Warmington* | 2,431 | 53.5 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Stevens | 2,112 | 46.5 | –2.8 | |
| Majority | 319 | 7.0 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,543 | 73.8 | +40.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,158 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurence Kiernan * | 2,807 | 53.6 | –19.8 | |
| Conservative | Alexander Bridges | 1,640 | 31.3 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Ridout | 786 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,167 | 22.3 | –24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,233 | 68.9 | +44.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,592 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marianne Lee | 2,538 | 49.1 | +19.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Myrtle Bibby | 1,316 | 25.5 | –30.6 | |
| Conservative | Joy Watkins-Ellis | 1,311 | 25.4 | +14.0 | |
| Majority | 1,222 | 23.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,165 | 65.8 | +35.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,853 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 25.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Lockwood * | 2,403 | 68.3 | –9.3 | |
| Conservative | Ann Williams | 647 | 18.4 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Fearnley | 467 | 13.3 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,756 | 49.9 | –14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,517 | 69.0 | +38.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,101 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 7.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jane Midwood | 2,344 | 50.8 | –2.4 | |
| Labour | Alexander Carmichael | 1,309 | 28.4 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Warmington | 964 | 20.9 | –4.3 | |
| Majority | 1,035 | 22.4 | –5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,617 | 76.3 | +38.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,054 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 4.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ray Nowak* | 2,228 | 55.4 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | Irene Speakman | 1,792 | 44.6 | +5.4 | |
| Majority | 436 | 10.8 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,020 | 72.3 | +37.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,559 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Brundle | 2,115 | 35.2 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Grant Elliot | 2,056 | 34.2 | –32.3 | |
| Labour | Robert Corfe | 1,838 | 30.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 59 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,009 | 73.8 | +36.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,147 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 17.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Pott | 2,560 | 49.3 | –6.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Cockle | 1,573 | 30.3 | +8.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Black | 1,063 | 20.5 | –1.7 | |
| Majority | 987 | 19.0 | –15.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,196 | 73.5 | +37.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,069 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Milburn * | 1,624 | 51.2 | –2.3 | |
| Labour | David Dawson | 904 | 28.5 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Raie Wilman | 644 | 20.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 720 | 22.7 | –3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,172 | 75.4 | +43.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,205 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 |
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Waveney
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 11 | 3 |
27,972 | 52.1 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 |
17,731 | 33.0 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | |
4,749 | 8.8 | –3.7 | |
| Independent | 0 | 2 |
3,216 | 6.0 | –5.0 | |
| Total | 12 | |
53,669 | 71.4 | +36.4 | |
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harold Ley * | 2,419 | 55.1 | –12.0 | |
| Conservative | Valerie Pulford | 1,351 | 30.8 | –2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Martin | 618 | 14.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,068 | 24.3 | –10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,388 | 74.4 | +38.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,899 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Rimmell * | 1,702 | 45.8 | +17.8 | |
| Conservative | David Howes | 1,503 | 40.4 | –8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Woolley | 515 | 13.8 | –9.5 | |
| Majority | 199 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,720 | 72.9 | +36.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,102 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.0 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Honeker | 2,152 | 53.1 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Niblett | 1,904 | 46.9 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 248 | 6.1 | –0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,056 | 74.1 | +28.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,475 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Hunter * | 2,856 | 53.0 | –1.5 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Ames | 1,756 | 32.6 | –3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Tibbitt | 773 | 14.4 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 1,100 | 20.4 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,385 | 74.2 | +37.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,260 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Antony Andrews | 2,532 | 43.6 | +15.8 | |
| Independent | James Mitchell* | 1,746 | 30.1 | –18.7 | |
| Conservative | Rosalind Wallington | 1,524 | 26.3 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 786 | 13.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,802 | 71.0 | +39.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,176 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 17.3 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nye Owen * | 2,496 | 62.6 | –3.2 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Regester | 752 | 18.8 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Evans | 742 | 18.6 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,744 | 43.7 | –2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,990 | 63.6 | +35.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,271 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marie Rodgers * | 2,489 | 63.6 | –5.2 | |
| Conservative | Anne Mylan | 914 | 23.3 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Howe | 512 | 13.1 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,575 | 40.2 | –8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,915 | 71.4 | +43.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,466 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.4 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Gouldby | 2,670 | 66.4 | –14.9 | |
| Conservative | Francis Gaimster | 871 | 21.7 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe | 478 | 11.9 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 1,799 | 44.8 | –24.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,019 | 67.1 | +35.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,991 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 12.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jane Hore * | 2,730 | 54.5 | +15.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Barnard | 2,280 | 45.5 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 450 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,010 | 70.5 | +36.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,111 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Bellham * | 2,593 | 49.7 | –9.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Browne | 1,517 | 29.1 | +23.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Shepherd | 1,111 | 21.3 | –13.7 | |
| Majority | 1,076 | 20.6 | –3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,221 | 72.3 | +39.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,226 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 16.8 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Goldsmith | 1,541 | 39.8 | +11.4 | |
| Independent | Graham Langley * | 1,470 | 38.0 | –33.6 | |
| Labour | Christopher Scott | 862 | 22.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 71 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,873 | 75.5 | +30.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,131 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | 22.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Taylor | 2,472 | 57.6 | +12.4 | |
| Conservative | Paul Newson | 1,818 | 42.4 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 654 | 15.2 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,290 | 70.8 | +35.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,064 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 |
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References
- ↑ "Suffolk County Council Election - 1 May 1997". suffolkcc.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 15 February 1998. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
