Suffolk Coastal District Council elections
Local government elections in Suffolk, England
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Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2015, 42 councillors were elected from 26 wards.[1][2] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of East Suffolk.
Political control
From the first elections to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[3][4]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
| No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
| Conservative | 1999–2019 | |
Leadership
The leader of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2019 was:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herring[2][5] | Conservative | 1999 | 31 Mar 2019 | |
Maps
Seat maps
1983 seat map
1987 seat map
1991 seat map
1995 seat map
1999 seat map
2003 seat map
2007 seat map
2011 seat map
2015 seat map
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (55 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 22 | No overall control | |||
| 1976 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Conservative | |||
| 1979 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (55 seats)[7] | ||||||||
| 1983 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Conservative | |||
| 1987 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Conservative | |||
| 1991 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Conservative | |||
| 1995 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | No overall control | |||
| 1999 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 1 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (55 seats)[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2003 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2007 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2011 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (42 seats) | ||||||||
| 2015[10] | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Conservative | |||
| Council abolished; merged into East Suffolk District Council | ||||||||
By-election results
A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[11] 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felixstowe East | 7 November 1985 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Hasketon | 7 November 1985 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Kesgrave | 21 November 1985 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe South | 5 November 1987 | Independent | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe North | 8 September 1988 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| Orford | 9 April 1992 | Independent | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Felixstowe West | 4 February 1993 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Dennington | 24 March 1994 | Independent | Independent | ||
| Otley | 24 March 1994 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
1995-2006
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsale | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Bramfield & Cratfield | 20 June 1996 | Labour | Conservative | ||
| Dennington | 21 November 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Ufford | 19 April 1998 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Bramfield & Cratfield | 4 May 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe South | 26 October 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Framlingham | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Conservative | ||
| Nacton | 20 September 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Kesgrave | 20 September 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Yoxford | 5 February 2004 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Felixstowe South | 22 April 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Farlingaye | 10 March 2005 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
2007-2019
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witnesham | 31 July 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Riverside | 18 September 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe South East | 4 June 2009 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Walberswick & Wenhaston | 9 September 2009 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Kesgrave East | 9 February 2012 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Leiston | 19 May 2018 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Wenhaston & Westleton | 20 September 2018 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Notes
- Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).