Babergh District Council elections
Local government elections in Suffolk, England
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Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 32 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (38 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973[2] | 8 | 11 | 0 | – | 19 | No overall control | ||
| 1976 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries; seats increased from 38 to 42[3] | ||||||||
| 1979 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1983 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1987 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1991[b] | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 | No overall control | ||
| 1995 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 | No overall control | ||
| 1999 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 14 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries; seats increased from 42 to 43[5][6][7] | ||||||||
| 2003 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 8 | No overall control | ||
| 2007 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | No overall control | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | No overall control | ||
| 2015 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 43 to 32[1] | ||||||||
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | No overall control | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | No overall control | ||
Results maps
1979 results map
1983 results map
1987 results map
1991 results map
1995 results map
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map
By-election results
A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[8] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.
1983-1994
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavenham | 1 September 1983 | Alliance | Conservative | ||
| Shotley | 13 September 1984 | Independent | Alliance | ||
| Great Cornard North | 28 February 1985 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Hadleigh | 23 October 1986 | Independent | Alliance | ||
| Brantham | 27 November 1986 | Independent | Alliance | ||
| Polstead & Layham | 21 July 1988 | Conservative | Independent | ||
| Sudbury South | 10 November 1988 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| Lavenham | 17 November 1988 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Hadleigh | 7 December 1989 | Independent | SLD | ||
| Bildeston | 13 June 1991 | Independent | Independent | ||
| Dodnash | 20 August 1992 | Independent | Conservative | ||
1995-2006
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotley | 8 August 1996 | Independent | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Alton | 28 May 1998 | Independent | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Great Cornard North | 4 May 2000 | Labour | Labour | ||
2007-2018
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadleigh North | 8 November 2007 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Great Cornard North | 22 July 2010 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| Bures St. Mary | 2 May 2013 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| South Cosford | 22 May 2014 | Conservative | Green | ||
| sudbury South | 7 September 2017 | Conservative | Labour | ||
2019-present
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Cornard | 6 May 2021 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Copdock & Washbrook | 16 October 2025 | Liberal Democrats | Reform | ||