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Forest Heath District Council elections

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Forest Heath District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. between the last boundary changes in 2003 and the final elections in 2015, 27 councillors were elected from 14 wards.[1] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[2][3]

More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1976
No overall control1976–1979
Conservative1979–1983
No overall control1983–1987
Conservative1987–1991
No overall control1991–1999
Conservative1999–2019
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Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:

More information Councillor, Party ...
CouncillorPartyFromTo
Adrian Rogers[4]Liberal DemocratsMay 1995May 1997
Paul Dwane[5]Labour5 Jun 19979 May 1999
Geoffrey Jaggard[6][7]Conservative19992011
James Waters[8]Conservative201131 Mar 2019
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James Waters served as leader of the West Suffolk shadow authority for part of the year prior to the new council coming into effect in 2019,[9] but he was unsuccessful in securing a seat at the first election to the new council.[10]

Council elections

More information Year, Conservative ...
Composition of the council[11]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] UKIP Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (25 seats)
1973 13 0 0 – 12 Conservative
1976 12 0 1 – 12 No overall control
New ward boundaries (25 seats)[12]
1979 15 0 0 – 10 Conservative
1983 12 2 0 – 11 No overall control
1987 14 0 0 – 11 Conservative
1991[13] 12 1 3 – 9 No overall control
1995[14] 10 4 6 0 5 No overall control
1999 21 1 2 0 1 Conservative
New ward boundaries (27 seats)[15][16]
2003 21 0 0 0 6 Conservative
2007 22 0 2 0 3 Conservative
2011 23 1 2 0 1 Conservative
2015 21 0 0 2 4 Conservative
Council abolished; merged into West Suffolk District Council
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Results maps

  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

More information Party, Candidate ...
The Rows By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 273 38.7
Conservative 245 34.7
Labour 188 26.6
Majority 28 4.0
Turnout 706 27.3
Independent hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
St Marys By-Election 24 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 444 58.6 +13.6
Labour 272 35.9 −3.5
Liberal Democrats 42 5.5 −10.1
Majority 172 22.7
Turnout 758 25.3
Conservative hold Swing
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2003-2007

More information Party, Candidate ...
Manor By-Election 28 October 2004[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Syvret 269 66.9 +41.0
Independent 133 33.1 −10.1
Majority 136 33.8
Turnout 402 32.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
South By-Election 5 May 2005[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Dicker 564 59.7
Independent Brian Gray 381 40.3
Majority 183 19.4
Turnout 945 75.9
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Red Lodge By-Election 15 December 2005[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Middleton 173 55.3 +55.3
Conservative Stuart Hastings 111 35.5 −20.3
UKIP David Whitear 29 9.3 +9.3
Majority 62 19.8
Turnout 313 26.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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2007-2011

More information Party, Candidate ...
Manor By-Election 22 November 2007[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Huggan 281 53.6
Conservative Brian Harvey 211 40.3
UKIP David Chandler 32 6.1
Majority 70 13.3
Turnout 524 41.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Red Lodge By-Election 5 June 2008[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Albert McCloud 321 55.9
Conservative Alnoor Hirji 230 40.1
UKIP David Chandler 23 4.0
Majority 91 15.8
Turnout 574 38.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Eriswell & the Rows By-Election 22 October 2009[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Waters 400 45.8 −24.4
Liberal Democrats John Smith 346 39.6 +39.6
UKIP David Chandler 128 14.6 −15.2
Majority 54 6.2
Turnout 874
Conservative hold Swing
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2011-2015

More information Party, Candidate ...
Exning By-Election 11 July 2013[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Simon Cole 263 64.1 +64.1
Conservative Marion Fairman-Smith 147 35.9 −8.0
Majority 116 28.2
Turnout 410
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Market By-Election 19 December 2013[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bloodworth 266 50.3 −19.9
UKIP David Chandler 263 49.7 +49.7
Majority 3 0.6
Turnout 529
Conservative hold Swing
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2015-2019

More information Party, Candidate ...
Brandon West By-Election 5 May 2016[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WSI Victor Lukaniuk 220 29.0 −15.4
UKIP Ian Smith 197 26.0 +26.0
Independent Edward Stewart 180 23.7 +23.7
Conservative Anthony Simmons 161 21.2 −34.4
Majority 23 3.0
Turnout 758
WSI gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
South By-Election 5 May 2016[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Roger Dicker 334 51.9 +51.9
Conservative Karen Soons 309 48.1 −17.8
Majority 25 3.8
Turnout 643
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
St Mary's By-Election 17 August 2017[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Nobbs 338 50.1 +10.7
Labour Michael Jefferys 276 40.9 +8.8
Green Alice Haylock 60 8.9 +8.9
Majority 62 9.2
Turnout 674
Conservative hold Swing
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

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