Suffolk Coastal District Council elections

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]

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]		Conservative	1999	31 Mar 2019

Results maps

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

Council elections

1973 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
1976 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
1979 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
1983 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
1987 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
1991 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
1995 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
1999 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
2003 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]^[7]
2007 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
2011 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]

By-election results

1995–1999

Branfield & Cratfield By-Election 20 June 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	330	49.9
	Labour	170	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	161	24.4
Majority		160	24.2
Turnout		661
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Dennington By-Election 21 November 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	278	55.0
	Liberal Democrats	179	35.4
	Labour	48	9.5
Majority		99	19.6
Turnout		505
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Ufford By-Election 19 March 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	356	68.7	+21.3
	Liberal Democrats	122	23.6	−3.9
	Labour	40	7.7	−17.3
Majority		234	45.1
Turnout		518
	Conservative hold	Swing

1999–2003

Bramfield & Cratfield By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	354	55.4	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	179	28.0	+28.0
	Labour	106	16.6	−16.5
Majority		175	27.4
Turnout		639	40.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Felixstowe South By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	384	48.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	320	40.0	+7.6
	Labour	96	12.0	−11.1
Majority		64	8.0
Turnout		800	28.3
	Conservative hold	Swing

Framlingham By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	805	51.7	+5.0
	Labour	751	48.3	−5.0
Majority		54	3.4
Turnout		1,556
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Kesgrave By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	565	61.7	+26.6
	Independent	182	19.9	−12.6
	Labour	1,69	18.4	−14.0
Majority		383	41.8
Turnout		916	13.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

Nacton By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2003–2007

Yoxford By-Election 5 February 2004^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Slater	455	45.2	+45.2
	Conservative		319	31.7	−29.8
	BNP	Paul Goodchild	153	15.2	+15.2
	Labour		80	7.9	+7.9
Majority			136	13.5
Turnout			1,007	58.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Felixstowe South By-Election 22 April 2004^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Sennington	488	39.5	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Cherrie MacGregor	456	36.6	−3.5
	Independent	Thomas Savage	168	13.4	+13.4
	Labour	Margaret Morris	134	10.8	−4.7
Majority			32	2.9
Turnout			1,246	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Farlingaye By-Election 10 March 2005^[12]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	308	58.0	+8.5
	Conservative	185	34.8	+1.8
	Labour	38	7.2	−10.3
Majority		123	23.2
Turnout		531	34.8
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

2007–2011

Witnesham By-Election 31 July 2008^[13]
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^[14]
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^[15]
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^[16]
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

2011–2015

Kesgrave East By-Election 9 February 2012^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoff Lynch	531	55.0	+11.3
	Labour	David Isaacs	241	24.9	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Derrick Fairbrother	194	20.1	+2.6
Majority			290	30.0
Turnout			966
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015–2019

Leiston By-Election 17 May 2018^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Geater	612	42.1	+13.3
	Labour	Freda Casagrande	336	23.1	+0.7
	Independent	Sammy Betson	293	20.2	+20.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jules Ewart	213	14.6	+6.0
Majority			276	19.0
Turnout			1,454
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wenhaston and Westleton By-Election 20 September 2018^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Gower	431	50.6	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Turner	340	40.0	+16.4
	Green	Carl Bennett	80	9.4	+9.4
Majority			91	10.7
Turnout			851
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "How your council works". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Coastline Magazine, Autumn 2015" (PDF). East Suffolk Council. Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^ "Suffolk Coastal". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
^ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^ Rozenberg, Gabriel (7 February 2004). "BNP rural ambitions buoyed by Suffolk poll". The Times. p. 13.
^ Millward, David (7 February 2004). "BNP man beaten after celebrities' campaign". The Daily Telegraph. p. 9.
^ "Conservatives hold Felixstowe South seat" (PDF). Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "No change after Salford battle". The Guardian. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Witnesham by-election – 31 July 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Woodbridge by-elections – 18 September 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Election Results". Felixstowe TV. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Walberswick and Wenhaston by-election, 9 July 2009". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kesgrave East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leiston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wenhaston and Westleton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

By-election results

External links

Suffolk Coastal Council

[works-1] "How your council works". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[coastline-2] "Coastline Magazine, Autumn 2015" (PDF). East Suffolk Council. Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[hold-3] "Suffolk Coastal". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[4] The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[5] The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985

[composition-6] "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[7] slation.gov.uk – The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk – The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

[buoyed-9] Rozenberg, Gabriel (7 February 2004). "BNP rural ambitions buoyed by Suffolk poll". The Times. p. 13.

[celebrities-10] Millward, David (7 February 2004). "BNP man beaten after celebrities' campaign". The Daily Telegraph. p. 9.

[south-11] "Conservatives hold Felixstowe South seat" (PDF). Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[salford-12] "No change after Salford battle". The Guardian. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[witnesham-13] "Witnesham by-election – 31 July 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[woodbridge-14] "Woodbridge by-elections – 18 September 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[tv-15] "Election Results". Felixstowe TV. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[wenhaston-16] "Walberswick and Wenhaston by-election, 9 July 2009". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Kesgrave East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Leiston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Wenhaston and Westleton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes