2007 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	Marianne Fellowes	960	64.2
	Conservative	Roger Warren*	783	52.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Hubbard	513	34.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicola Pilkington	402	26.9
Turnout			~1,495	52.4
Registered electors			2,853
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Earl Soham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Snell	499	62.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Else	305	37.9
Majority			194	24.1
Turnout			804	49.4
Registered electors			1,661
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farlingaye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Ball*	331	53.5
	Conservative	Paul Callaghan*	234	37.8
	Labour	John White	54	8.7
Majority			97	15.7
Turnout			619	40.7
Registered electors			1,532
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Felixstowe East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Doreen Savage*	1,170	71.5
	Conservative	Christopher Slemmings*	1,107	67.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Price	323	19.7
	Labour	Hattie Bennett	255	15.6
	Labour	Margaret Ridout	183	11.2
Turnout			~1,636	49.2
Registered electors			3,325
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Deacon*	596	44.8
	Conservative	Angel Goodwin	591	44.4
	Conservative	Jan Garfield	558	41.9
	Labour	David Rowe	467	35.1
	Green	Jonathan Mulberg	202	15.2
Turnout			~1,331	41.6
Registered electors			3,200
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Sennington*	654	49.2
	Conservative	Peter Coleman	628	47.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Dangerfield	544	41.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Miller	497	37.4
	Labour	Jane Bignell	124	9.3
	Labour	Alan Dunn	115	8.7
Turnout			~1,328	41.5
Registered electors			3,200
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe South East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Smith*	971	62.3
	Conservative	Henryk Gorski	959	61.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Yates	355	22.8
	Labour	Heather Mullen	296	19.0
	Labour	John Mullen	271	17.4
Turnout			~1,559	43.7
Registered electors			3,567
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe West (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Dangerfield*	783	49.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Bryant	761	48.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Ninnmey*	737	47.0
	Conservative	Stuart Bird	406	25.9
	Conservative	David Bentinck*	386	24.6
	Conservative	Vanessa Wedge	363	23.2
	Labour	Catherine Knight	346	22.1
	Labour	Dennis Carpenter	333	21.2
	Labour	Brendan Lambe	322	20.5
Turnout			~1,568	32.5
Registered electors			4,824
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Framlingham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Winter Rose*	891	64.1
	Conservative	Colin Walker	741	53.3
	Green	Eddie Thompson	395	28.4
	Labour	John Clough	295	21.2
	Labour	Edna Salmon	162	11.6
Turnout			~1,391	39.9
Registered electors			3,486
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Grundisburgh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivan Jowers*	518	64.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gez Hughes	204	25.4
	Labour	Peter Stone	80	10.0
Majority			314	39.2
Turnout			802	43.8
Registered electors			1,839
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hacheston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Hart*	472	55.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Houseley	266	31.2
	Green	Rachel Fulcher	114	13.4
Majority			206	24.2
Turnout			852	52.7
Registered electors			1,636
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hollesley With Eyke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhona Sturrock*	443	69.1
	Independent	Tony Wooderson	198	30.9
Majority			245	38.2
Turnout			641	40.6
Registered electors			1,626
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kesgrave East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Klaschka*	995	53.8
	Conservative	Sally Ogden	738	39.9
	Conservative	Mary Neale	629	34.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Briggs	461	24.9
	Labour	Nikki Goodchild	432	23.4
	Independent	Luke Payne	374	20.2
	Labour	Stephen Connelly	294	15.9
	Labour	Stan Robinson	201	10.9
Turnout			~1,850	29.3
Registered electors			6,314
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kesgrave West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Debbie McCallum	626	60.0
	Conservative	Martin Grimwood*	567	54.3
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Read*	423	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	Esther Smith	313	30.0
Turnout			~1,044	34.8
Registered electors			3,001
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative hold

Kyson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Binns*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,580
	Conservative hold

Leiston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Geater*	768	43.3
	Conservative	Trevor Hawkins*	676	38.1
	Conservative	Andrew Nunn*	657	37.0
	Independent	Tony Cooper	581	32.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqui Morrissey	520	29.3
	Labour	Terry Hodgson	512	28.8
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Andrews	409	23.0
	Green	David Riebold	331	18.6
Turnout			~1,775	37.7
Registered electors			4,707
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Martlesham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Kelso*	867	48.4
	Conservative	Chris Blundell	828	46.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Dooley	579	32.3
	Conservative	Terence Eastman	558	31.1
	Green	John Forbes	274	15.3
	Green	David Keeble	224	12.5
Turnout			~1,792	46.3
Registered electors			3,870
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Melton & Ufford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Bond	990	62.2
	Conservative	Jim Bidwell*	985	61.9
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Dann	486	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Harrup	317	19.9
	Labour	Roy Burgon	231	14.5
Turnout			~1,592	42.3
Registered electors			3,763
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Nacton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Veronica Falconer*	1,001	68.6
	Conservative	Patricia O'Brien*	966	66.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Ball	422	28.9
Turnout			~1,459	39.8
Registered electors			3,666
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Orford & Tunstall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Herring*	484	59.8
	Green	Richard Roberts	182	22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Pilkington	143	17.7
Majority			302	37.3
Turnout			809	56.0
Registered electors			1,453
	Conservative hold		Swing

Otley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Bellfield*	561	68.0
	Green	Peter Ward	138	16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Muffy Booth	126	15.3
Majority			423	51.3
Turnout			825	46.9
Registered electors			1,768
	Conservative hold		Swing

Peasenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Burroughes*	509	61.9
	Green	Marion Gaze	313	38.1
Majority			196	23.8
Turnout			822	48.9
Registered electors			1,693
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rendlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phillip Dunnett*	437	65.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Halliday	230	34.5
Majority			207	31.0
Turnout			667	34.4
Registered electors			1,952
	Conservative hold		Swing

Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benjamin Redsell	467	54.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Craig-Bennett	208	24.3
	Green	Anthony Taylor	102	11.9
	Labour	Howard Needham	80	9.3
Majority			259	30.2
Turnout			857	55.0
Registered electors			1,569
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rushmere St. Andrew (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dennis Gooch*	1,264	65.7
	Conservative	Gordon Laing*	1,237	64.3
	Conservative	Robert Whiting*	1,217	63.3
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Archer	533	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Jolly	483	25.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Houseley	292	15.2
	Labour	Christopher Towndrow	260	13.5
Turnout			~1,924	40.4
Registered electors			4,762
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Saxmundham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Batho*	805	55.6
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Andrews*	692	47.8
	Conservative	Richard Smith	590	40.7
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Dickerson	523	36.1
Turnout			~1,448	39.1
Registered electors			3,704
	Conservative hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Seckford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cliff Cocker*	405	54.7
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Whitaker	336	45.3
Majority			69	9.3
Turnout			741	52.0
Registered electors			1,437
	Conservative hold		Swing

Snape

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cyril Fidler*	415	60.0
	Liberal Democrats	Winifred Moss	277	40.0
Majority			138	19.9
Turnout			692	44.4
Registered electors			1,575
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Block*	484	61.9
	Conservative	John Pratt	298	38.1
Majority			186	23.8
Turnout			782	48.5
Registered electors			1,616
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Trimleys With Kirton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Kerry	1,116	55.5
	Conservative	Graham Harding	1,108	55.1
	Conservative	Sherrie Green*	1,082	53.8
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen Rayner	454	22.6
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Macy	408	20.3
	Labour	Neville Mayes	395	19.7
	Labour	Peter Waller	372	18.5
	Labour	Margaret Morris	328	16.3
Turnout			~2,010	37.3
Registered electors			5,389
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Walberswick & Wenhaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Keable	574	72.1
	Labour	David Tytler	222	27.9
Majority			352	44.2
Turnout			796	51.7
Registered electors			1,573
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wickham Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Hall*	411	60.2
	Conservative	Diane Smith	150	22.0
	UKIP	John West	70	10.2
	Labour	Val Pizzey	52	7.6
Majority			261	38.2
Turnout			683	40.8
Registered electors			1,683
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Witnesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kate Waddell	562	82.5
	Labour	Anthony Scott	119	17.5
Majority			443	65.1
Turnout			681	42.5
Registered electors			1,620
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yoxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Slater*	551	58.9
	Conservative	Rae Leighton*	329	35.2
	BNP	Paul Goodchild	55	5.9
Majority			222	23.7
Turnout			935	57.8
Registered electors			1,624
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Witnesham By-Election 31 July 2008^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Hudson	316	53.7	−28.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Houseley	272	46.3	+46.3
Majority			44	7.4
Turnout			588	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Riverside By-Election 18 September 2008^[5][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Holdcroft	313	46.0	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Jewers	254	37.4	+13.1
	Green	Anthony Taylor	57	8.4	−3.5
	Labour	Roy Burgon	56	8.2	−1.1
Majority			59	8.6
Turnout			680	42.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felixstowe South East By-Election 4 June 2009^[6][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jan Garfield	856	49.2	−10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Price	693	39.9	+18.0
	Labour	Margaret Morris	190	10.9	−7.3
Majority			163	9.3
Turnout			1,739
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walberswick and Wenhaston By-Election 9 July 2009^[7][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Austin	316	66.0	−6.1
	Green	John Barrett	163	34.0	+34.0
Majority			153	32.0
Turnout			479	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing