1999 Suffolk Coastal 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.

Aldeburgh (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Steen*	748	52.8
	Conservative	J. Richardson	599	42.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hinves	596	42.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Pask	591	41.7
Turnout			~1,416	55.5
Registered electors			2,551
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Alderton & Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Block*	253	51.4
	Conservative	W. Fraser	170	34.6
	Labour	R. Dore	69	14.0
Majority			83	16.9
Turnout			492	36.9
Registered electors			1,335
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bealings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Jowers*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,503
	Conservative hold

Bramfield & Cratfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Church*	449	66.9
	Labour	S. Cutler	222	33.1
Majority			227	33.8
Turnout			671	44.7
Registered electors			1,502
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Buxlow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Dickerson	399	52.6
	Conservative	T. Hawkins	359	47.4
Majority			40	5.2
Turnout			758	43.9
Registered electors			1,725
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Dennington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Rose	297	51.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Houseley	283	48.8
Majority			14	2.4
Turnout			580	38.5
Registered electors			1,506
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Earl Soham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Kerr*	351	60.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Eddy	229	39.5
Majority			122	21.0
Turnout			580	42.7
Registered electors			1,359
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felixstowe Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Smith	618	53.6
	Conservative	M. Stokell	588	51.0
	Labour	C. Bignell*	535	46.4
	Labour	D. Rowe*	534	46.3
Turnout			~1,197	42.7
Registered electors			2,803
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Felixstowe East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Slemmings*	668	54.2
	Conservative	C. Bentley	659	53.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Price	300	24.3
	Labour	H. Mullen	265	21.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Sherratt	247	20.1
	Labour	R. Pettit	238	19.3
Turnout			~1,227	39.2
Registered electors			3,130
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Deacon*	720	68.4
	Labour	D. Carpenter*	569	54.1
	Conservative	M. Rawnsley	333	31.6
Turnout			~1,032	35.6
Registered electors			2,900
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Felixstowe South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Savage*	459	44.4
	Conservative	J. Craner	393	38.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Dangerfield	335	32.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ninnmey	247	23.9
	Labour	S. Dangerfield	239	23.1
	Labour	T. Lockwood	224	21.7
Turnout			~1,009	35.5
Registered electors			2,844
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe South East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Minns*	801	62.3
	Conservative	A. Smith*	782	60.8
	Labour	R. Campbell	485	37.7
	Labour	M. Morris	445	34.6
Turnout			~1,343	45.7
Registered electors			2,937
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Dangerfield*	546	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Paddick	463	36.9
	Labour	J. Mullen*	460	36.7
	Labour	M. Pettit	424	33.8
	Conservative	E. Bishop	248	19.8
Turnout			~1,201	28.2
Registered electors			4,259
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Campbell*	507	53.3
	Conservative	R. Gorst Ellis	445	46.7
Majority			62	6.6
Turnout			952	42.6
Registered electors			2,237
	Labour hold		Swing

Glemham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Howard*	209	51.2
	Conservative	P. Taverner	199	48.8
Majority			10	2.4
Turnout			408	40.6
Registered electors			1,006
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grundisburgh & Witnesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Legett	348	47.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bull*	261	35.4
	Labour	S. Neesam	128	17.4
Majority			87	11.8
Turnout			737	37.1
Registered electors			1,896
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hasketon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Else*	318	53.6
	Conservative	R. D'Arcy	275	46.4
Majority			43	7.2
Turnout			593	46.2
Registered electors			1,284
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hollesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Sturrock	269	44.7
	Liberal Democrats	V. Mason*	241	40.0
	Labour	A. Murray	92	15.3
Majority			28	4.7
Turnout			602	47.7
Registered electors			1,262
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kelsale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridson*	166	37.6
	Labour	S. Evans	143	32.4
	Conservative	A. Herring	133	30.1
Majority			23	5.2
Turnout			442	40.4
Registered electors			1,094
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Kesgrave (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hammond	780	44.6
	Conservative	P. Cooper	766	43.8
	Independent	V. Read	724	41.4
	Labour	L. Compton	721	41.2
	Labour	P. Whitby	578	33.0
	Labour	P. Widdowson	464	26.5
	Independent	R. Grimwood	371	21.2
Turnout			~1,750	26.3
Registered electors			6,658
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Independent gain from Labour

Kirton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. O'Brien	333	51.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Condick	315	48.6
Majority			18	2.8
Turnout			648	38.6
Registered electors			1,679
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Leiston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Geater	692	53.1
	Conservative	G. Harris	660	50.6
	Labour	M. Taylor*	611	46.9
	Labour	J. Girling*	593	45.5
	Conservative	G. Hawkins	556	42.7
	Labour	T. Hodgson*	500	38.4
Turnout			~1,454	35.7
Registered electors			4,073
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kelso*	787	52.6
	Conservative	J. Webber	536	35.8
	Labour	S. Huntington	173	11.6
Majority			251	16.8
Turnout			1,496	36.7
Registered electors			4,074
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Melton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Warbrugh	573	59.3
	Labour	C. Place	394	40.7
Majority			179	18.6
Turnout			967	35.3
Registered electors			2,743
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Nacton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Snow	498	50.7
	Independent	T. Voelcker	484	49.3
Majority			14	1.4
Turnout			982	37.3
Registered electors			2,635
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Orford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Skepper	214	40.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Perren	176	33.7
	Independent	D. Worne	133	25.4
Majority			38	7.2
Turnout			523	50.0
Registered electors			1,046
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Otley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Bellfield	272	54.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Barrett*	166	32.9
	Labour	E. Middleton	66	13.1
Majority			106	21.1
Turnout			504	44.7
Registered electors			1,127
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Rushmere St. Andrew (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Laing*	847	58.5
	Conservative	R. Whiting	791	54.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooper*	643	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Kelso	500	34.5
Turnout			~1,447	32.4
Registered electors			4,463
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Saxmundham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Welton*	317	39.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Andrews	250	31.3
	Conservative	R. Warren	230	28.8
Majority			67	8.4
Turnout			798	39.9
Registered electors			1,999
	Labour hold		Swing

Snape

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Fidler	310	56.0
	Labour	G. Cable	244	44.0
Majority			66	12.0
Turnout			554	42.2
Registered electors			1,314
	Conservative hold		Swing

Trimleys (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Dixon*	742	54.4
	Labour	H. Blackshaw*	641	47.0
	Conservative	F. Stennet	561	41.1
	Conservative	J. Barker	546	40.1
Turnout			~1,363	31.2
Registered electors			4,367
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tunstall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Herring*	508	70.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Johnston	210	29.2
Majority			298	41.5
Turnout			719	36.9
Registered electors			1,948
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ufford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Franks*	466	78.1
	Labour	F. Bright	131	21.9
Majority			335	56.2
Turnout			597	45.9
Registered electors			1,300
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walberswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Leighton*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,322
	Conservative hold

Westleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. McCulloch	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,177
	Conservative gain from Independent

Wickham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hall	227	39.5
	Labour	V. Pizzey	106	18.5
	Conservative	S. Caulfield	104	18.1
	Independent	D. East	79	13.8
	Independent	M. Manning	58	10.1
Majority			21	3.7
Turnout			574	31.8
Registered electors			1,804
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Woodbridge Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Barratt	309	44.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Montgomery	232	33.2
	Labour	M. Caddick	158	22.6
Majority			77	11.0
Turnout			699	49.3
Registered electors			1,419
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Woodbridge Farlingaye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Healey*	216	45.9
	Conservative	C. Nunn	148	31.4
	Labour	K. Bryant	107	22.7
Majority			68	14.5
Turnout			471	31.6
Registered electors			1,489
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Woodbridge Kyson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Burgon*	218	61.1
	Conservative	E. Binns	139	38.9
Majority			79	22.2
Turnout			357	37.5
Registered electors			953
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodbridge Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Hewitt*	288	50.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Bull	213	37.6
	Labour	M. Arundel	66	11.6
Majority			75	13.2
Turnout			567	49.3
Registered electors			1,151
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Seckford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Geen*	253	50.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ball	178	35.7
	Labour	R. Davis	68	13.6
Majority			75	15.0
Turnout			499	43.7
Registered electors			1,143
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yoxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Wragg	275	54.6
	Labour	J. Stringer	229	45.4
Majority			46	9.2
Turnout			504	42.8
Registered electors			1,177
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Bramfield & Cratfield by-election: 4 May 2000^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		354	55.4
	Liberal Democrats		179	28.0
	Labour		106	16.6
Majority			175	27.4
Turnout			639	40.0
Registered electors			1,598
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felixstowe South by-election: 26 October 2000^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		384	48.0
	Liberal Democrats		320	40.0
	Labour		96	12.0
Majority			64	8.0
Turnout			800	28.3
Registered electors			2,827
	Conservative hold		Swing

Framlingham by-election: 7 June 2001^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		805	51.7
	Labour		751	48.3
Majority			54	3.4
Turnout			1,556	66.6
Registered electors			2,336
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nacton by-election: 20 September 2001^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		Unopposed
Registered electors			N/A
	Conservative hold

Kesgrave by-election: 20 September 2001^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		565	75.6
	Independent		182	24.4
Majority			383	51.2
Turnout			747	13.5
Registered electors			5,533
	Conservative hold		Swing