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1996 Waveney District Council election

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The 1996 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1996 to elect members of Waveney District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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1996 Waveney District Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 14 Increase 8 87.5 30 44 91.7 17,274 61.4 -0.5
  Conservative 1 Decrease 8 6.3 1 2 4.2 6,600 23.5 -0.3
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 6.3 1 2 4.2 3,282 11.7 -2.6
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 956 3.4 N/A

Ward results

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Beccles Town

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Beccles Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats E. Crisp 1,098 44.8 +6.8
Labour C. Scott 1,018 41.6 −3.4
Conservative V. Pulford 334 13.6 −3.4
Majority 80 3.3 N/A
Turnout 2,450 42.3 −0.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase5.1

Beccles Worlingham

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Beccles Worlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Kemp 933 63.2 −1.6
Conservative M. Bee 543 36.8 +13.2
Majority 390 26.4 −14.8
Turnout 1,476 36.6 −4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease7.4

Bungay

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Bungay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Jermy* 1,124 69.4 +23.7
Conservative M. Davies 495 30.6 −5.6
Majority 629 38.9 +29.3
Turnout 1,619 42.5 −6.5
Labour hold Swing Increase14.7

Carlton

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Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Spoor 1,360 62.8 +3.5
Conservative D. Collins* 588 27.1 −1.0
Liberal Democrats C. Thomas 218 10.1 −2.5
Majority 772 35.6 +4.5
Turnout 2,166 35.0 −3.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.3

Carlton Colville

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Carlton Colville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Keable 724 43.3 +23.0
Independent J. Mitchell 602 36.0 −2.6
Conservative R. Bell* 346 20.7 −20.4
Majority 122 7.3 N/A
Turnout 1,672 35.6 +0.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase12.8

Gunton

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Gunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Hart 959 50.6 −4.4
Conservative B. Reader 447 23.6 −9.5
Independent J. Wright* 354 18.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats A. Martin 137 7.2 −4.7
Majority 512 27.0 +5.1
Turnout 1,897 37.1 −1.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.6

Halesworth

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Halesworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Whitlow 905 61.3 +6.1
Conservative F. Burroughes* 571 38.7 −6.1
Majority 334 22.6 +12.1
Turnout 1,476 40.3 −7.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.1

Harbour

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Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Bostock* 930 79.2 +13.1
Conservative S. Ames 143 12.2 −8.0
Liberal Democrats D. Randoll 101 8.6 −5.1
Majority 787 67.0 +21.1
Turnout 1,174 28.3 −7.7
Labour hold Swing Increase10.6

Kessingland

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Kessingland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. McGee 776 65.8 −1.6
Conservative P. Austin 273 23.2 −9.4
Liberal Democrats R. Cant 130 11.0 N/A
Majority 503 42.7 +7.8
Turnout 1,179 32.3 −8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.9

Kirkley

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Kirkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Francis 980 51.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrats A. Shepherd 762 40.3 −0.3
Conservative M. Regester 149 7.9 −0.3
Majority 218 11.5 +0.9
Turnout 1,891 42.8 −0.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase0.5

Normanston

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Normanston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Gurney 1,114 76.1 −12.0
Conservative H. Boyd 181 12.4 +0.5
Liberal Democrats S. Tonge 168 11.5 N/A
Majority 933 63.8 −12.5
Turnout 1,463 33.7 +1.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.3

Oulton Broad

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Oulton Broad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Cherry 1,194 61.1 +4.6
Conservative A. Choveaux 548 28.0 −1.8
Liberal Democrats A. Tibbitt 212 10.8 −2.9
Majority 646 33.1 +6.4
Turnout 1,954 36.5 −5.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.2

Pakefield

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Pakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Thorne* 1,543 70.9 −3.3
Conservative F. Gaimster 442 20.3 +4.5
Liberal Democrats D. Young 190 8.7 −1.2
Majority 1,101 50.6 −7.8
Turnout 2,175 39.4 −5.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease4.0

Southwold

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Southwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Goldsmith* 1,179 51.4 +7.0
Labour K. Kirk 1,115 48.6 +1.0
Majority 64 2.8 N/A
Turnout 2,294 44.8 −2.8
Conservative hold Swing Increase3.0

St. Margaret's

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St. Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Ayres 1,296 76.9 −8.1
Conservative A. Mylan 236 14.0 −1.0
Liberal Democrats B. Howe 153 9.1 N/A
Majority 1,060 62.9 −7.1
Turnout 1,685 30.7 −4.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.6

Whitton

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Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Carter* 1,303 84.6 +0.4
Conservative B. Bee 125 8.1 −0.3
Liberal Democrats G. Strachan 113 7.3 −0.1
Majority 1,178 76.4 +0.5
Turnout 1,541 35.6 −2.7
Labour hold Swing Increase0.4

References

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  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2022.