1985 Suffolk County Council election

1985 Suffolk County Council election

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All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council 41 seats needed for a majority
Registered	454,835
Turnout	38.6%
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 49 seats, 46.5% 31 seats, 41.6% Seats won 50 23 Seat change 1 8 Popular vote 76,050 60,371 Percentage 42.9% 34.0% Swing 3.6% 7.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Alliance Last election 2 seats, 2.8% 0 seats, 6.9% Seats won 4 3 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 5,915 32,339 Percentage 3.3% 18.2% Swing 0.5% 11.3%
Results of the 1985 Suffolk County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1985 Suffolk County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1985 Suffolk County Council election [1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	78	50	1	5	1	62.5	42.9	76,050	–3.6
	Labour	79	23	4	1	8	28.8	34.0	60,371	–7.6
	Independent	9	4	0	0	2	5.0	3.3	5,915	+0.5
	Alliance	53	3	1	0	3	3.8	18.2	32,339	+11.3
	Ecology	10	0	0	0		0.0	1.3	2,276	–0.1
	Residents	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	413	N/A

Division results by local authority

Babergh

Babergh District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	6	2	11,036	44.3
	Labour	2	1	7,533	30.2
	Alliance	1	1	5,092	20.4
	Independent	1		960	3.9
	Ecology	0		311	1.2
Total		10		24,932	42.5

Division results

Belstead Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Clayton *	1,225	42.7
	Alliance	Anne Pollard	1,005	35.0
	Labour	Susan Thomas	639	22.3
Majority			220	7.7
Turnout			2,869	42.8
Registered electors			6,702
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Arthur Skeels	1,061	52.2
	Alliance	Mix Meynell	665	32.7
	Labour	Diana Hastie	308	15.1
Majority			396	19.5
Turnout			2,034	43.6
Registered electors			4,660
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Crockatt*	1,284	74.8
	Labour	P. Cain	432	25.2
Majority			852	49.7
Turnout			1,716	40.1
Registered electors			4,277
	Conservative win (new seat)

Great Cornard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mick Cornish	1,281	46.1
	Conservative	Alf Eady	859	30.9
	Alliance	Robert Hewett	636	22.9
Majority			422	15.2
Turnout			2,776	46.8
Registered electors			5,927
	Labour win (new seat)

Hadleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Bloomfield *	960	60.4	+1.8
	Labour	Margaret Nelson	629	39.6	–1.8
Majority			331	20.8	+3.6
Turnout			1,589	34.3	±0.0
Registered electors			4,627
	Independent hold		Swing	1.8

Melford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Freddie Gales *	1,327	47.7
	Labour	Roy Thompson	742	26.7
	Alliance	David Scott	714	25.7
Majority			585	21.0
Turnout			2,783	41.4
Registered electors			6,720
	Conservative win (new seat)

Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Janet Law	1,142	43.8
	Conservative	P. Monroe*	1,038	39.8
	Labour	Monica Armstrong	426	16.3
Majority			104	4.0
Turnout			2,606	49.6
Registered electors			5,255
	Alliance win (new seat)

Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Curnow	1,193	40.3
	Alliance	Joan Miller	930	31.4
	Labour	Edward Irving *	836	28.3
Majority			263	8.9
Turnout			2,959	51.9
Registered electors			5,701
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stour Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Selwyn Pryor *	1,637	62.0
	Labour	John Skinner	694	26.3
	Ecology	N. Miller	311	11.8
Majority			943	35.7
Turnout			2,642	38.8
Registered electors			6,812
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sudbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Wiles	1,546	52.3	+5.9
	Conservative	J. Colema	1,412	47.7	–1.2
Majority			134	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,958	37.0	–0.9
Registered electors			7,994
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Forest Heath

Forest Heath District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		5,491	50.1	1
	Independent	1	1	1,146	10.4
	Labour	0		3,430	31.3
	Alliance	0		903	8.3
Total		6	1	10,970	35.0

Division results

Brandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Wortley *	907	57.4
	Labour	C. Copsesy	672	42.6
Majority			235	14.9
Turnout			1,579	30.4
Registered electors			5,186
	Conservative win (new seat)

Exning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Maurice Hopkinson	856	45.1
	Alliance	David Griffith	558	29.4
	Labour	A. Devoy	483	25.5
Majority			298	15.7
Turnout			1,897	30.6
Registered electors			6,200
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ickneld

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sarah Chester *	1,246	70.0
	Labour	Beryl Burnett	533	30.0
Majority			713	40.1
Turnout			1,779	33.8
Registered electors			5,257
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mildenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dorothy Madeley *	856	56.8
	Labour	Brian Vallack	650	43.2
Majority			206	13.7
Turnout			1,506	33.8
Registered electors			4,457
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Arthur Crickmere	1,087	48.4
	Labour	Rosemary Muge	815	36.3
	Alliance	Gordon Baldwin	345	15.4
Majority			272	12.1
Turnout			2,247	41.4
Registered electors			5,428
	Conservative win (new seat)

Row Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jack Haylock	1,146	58.4
	Conservative	John Wiggin	539	27.5
	Labour	Cyril Brown	277	14.1
Majority			607	30.9
Turnout			1,962	40.4
Registered electors			4,857
	Independent win (new seat)

Ipswich

Ipswich District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	12	2	16,946	52.1
	Conservative	4		11,429	35.1
	Alliance	0		4,167	12.8
Total		16	2	32,542	36.0'

Division results

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nina Alcock *	1,380	56.7
	Alliance	P. Ablitt	563	23.1
	Labour	E. Urry	489	20.1
Majority			817	33.6
Turnout			2,432	41.8
Registered electors			5,813
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Clark	1,260	71.1
	Conservative	C. Body	511	28.9
Majority			749	42.3
Turnout			1,771	31.9
Registered electors			5,549
	Labour win (new seat)

Broom Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Pinner	1,124	61.0	–3.7
	Labour	M. Vaughan	719	39.0	+14.9
Majority			405	22.0	–18.6
Turnout			1,843	34.8	–7.0
Registered electors			5,290
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eddie Alcock	996	47.6
	Labour	J. Metcalfe*	687	32.8
	Alliance	E. Pearl	411	19.6
Majority			309	14.8
Turnout			2,094	35.1
Registered electors			5,964
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Wells	901	75.2
	Conservative	P. Steward	181	15.1
	Alliance	J. Sanderson	116	9.7
Majority			720	60.1
Turnout			1,198	26.8
Registered electors			4,462
	Labour win (new seat)

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruby Skerritt *	1,559	84.5	+18.7
	Conservative	J. Young	287	15.5	–18.7
Majority			1,272	68.9	+37.3
Turnout			1,846	32.1	–0.9
Registered electors			5,748
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7

Ipswich St Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Davis*	1,219	50.1	–23.4
	Labour	I. Chevous	653	26.9	+11.8
	Alliance	J. Groves	560	23.0	+11.5
Majority			566	23.3	–35.1
Turnout			2,432	39.8	–4.9
Registered electors			6,108
	Conservative hold		Swing	17.6

Ipswich Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Julian Cusack *	1,259	66.3
	Conservative	F. Brown	438	23.1
	Alliance	A. Holden	201	10.6
Majority			821	43.3
Turnout			1,898	35.0
Registered electors			5,424
	Labour win (new seat)

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Sierakowski*	1,247	63.7
	Conservative	M. Morton	526	26.9
	Alliance	R. Hawkins	184	9.4
Majority			1,957	36.8
Turnout			721	34.9
Registered electors			5,606
	Labour win (new seat)

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Koppel	1,382	47.6	+16.9
	Conservative	P. Hammond	1,081	37.2	–21.8
	Alliance	B. Taylor	442	15.2	+7.3
Majority			301	10.4	N/A
Turnout			2,905	48.2	–3.1
Registered electors			6,029
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	19.4

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Trevor Payne *	1,111	61.6
	Conservative	K. Thomas	424	23.5
	Alliance	M. Smith	268	14.9
Majority			687	38.1
Turnout			1,803	30.0
Registered electors			6,011
	Labour win (new seat)

St Clements

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Mole	1,345	48.3	+9.2
	Conservative	S. Thompson	1,116	40.1	–20.8
	Alliance	K. Prior	322	11.6	N/A
Majority			229	8.2	N/A
Turnout			2,783	48.5	–1.7
Registered electors			5,736
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.0

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy MacKnelly	1,183	47.8	+5.2
	Conservative	L. Howard	907	36.6	–20.8
	Alliance	A. Howlett	386	15.6	N/A
Majority			276	11.1	N/A
Turnout			2,476	42.0	–4.2
Registered electors			5,895
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	13.0

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Cogan*	939	54.2
	Conservative	M. Doyle	520	30.0
	Alliance	M. Redbond	273	15.8
Majority			419	24.2
Turnout			1,732	29.6
Registered electors			5,847
	Labour win (new seat)

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Watkins	1,047	64.4
	Conservative	B. Ferguson	339	20.8
	Alliance	K. Pettican	241	14.8
Majority			708	43.5
Turnout			1,627	29.7
Registered electors			5,472
	Labour win (new seat)

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Wilding*	1,165	66.8
	Conservative	W. Crane	380	21.8
	Alliance	T. Davis	200	11.5
Majority			785	45.0
Turnout			1,745	31.8
Registered electors			5,486
	Labour win (new seat)

Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8		9,907	47.0
	Labour	1		5,412	25.7
	Independent	1		1,234	5.9
	Alliance	0		3,726	17.7
	Ecology	0		811	3.8
Total		10		21,090	37.6

Division results

Bosmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Patton	1,132	50.6
	Alliance	Graham Miller	698	31.1
	Labour	Elaine Hunter	409	18.3
Majority			434	19.5
Turnout			2,239	37.8
Registered electors			5,923
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gipping Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gavin Caldwell-Smith*	1,022	52.7
	Labour	G. Cunningham	919	47.3
Majority			103	5.3
Turnout			1,941	35.5
Registered electors			5,470
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hartismere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Charles Flatman	1,234	50.9
	Conservative	M. Buxton	743	30.7
	Labour	I. Goodey	446	18.4
Majority			491	20.3
Turnout			2,423	42.5
Registered electors			5,698
	Independent win (new seat)

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Guy McGregor	1,356	53.8
	Alliance	A. Pietrzak	710	28.2
	Labour	E. Hatton	453	18.0
Majority			646	25.6
Turnout			2,519	40.3
Registered electors			6,247
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stowmarket St Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ernie Nunn	689	37.9
	Conservative	G. Paton	646	35.5
	Alliance	J. Shaw	483	26.6
Majority			43	2.4
Turnout			1,818	40.5
Registered electors			4,485
	Labour win (new seat)

Stowmarket St Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Card	550	37.0
	Labour	Ronald Snell	520	34.9
	Alliance	Bruce Hewitt	378	25.4
	Ecology	Brian Codd	40	2.7
Majority			30	2.0
Turnout			1,488	32.3
Registered electors			4,607
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thedwastre North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sue Sida	1,155	47.2
	Alliance	Christine Willison	778	31.8
	Labour	Julian Keeble	338	13.8
	Ecology	John Matthissen	174	7.1
Majority			377	15.4
Turnout			2,445	41.0
Registered electors			5,967
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thedwastre South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Foss	897	44.3
	Alliance	George Coleman	679	33.5
	Labour	Robert Morris	330	16.3
	Ecology	Clodagh Chapman	119	5.9
Majority			218	10.8
Turnout			2,025	34.7
Registered electors			5,840
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thredling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jeremy Clover*	1,347	71.2
	Labour	Anthony Lewis	545	28.8
Majority			802	42.4
Turnout			1,892	31.8
Registered electors			5,953
	Conservative win (new seat)

Upper Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Don Farthing*	1,056	46.0
	Labour	P. Oldfield*	763	33.2
	Ecology	Roger Stearn	478	20.8
Majority			293	12.8
Turnout			2,297	39.3
Registered electors			5,839
	Conservative win (new seat)

Suffolk Coastal

Suffolk Coastal District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	13	1	15,673	48.1
	Alliance	0		8,941	27.4
	Labour	0	2	6,541	20.1
	Independent	0		1,434	4.4
Total		13	1	32,589	44.1

Division results

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hazel Hall *	1,320	50.9
	Alliance	E. Ackroyd	478	18.4
	Independent	R. Hare	428	16.5
	Labour	P. Whelan	366	14.1
Majority			842	32.5
Turnout			2,592	49.3
Registered electors			5,257
	Conservative win (new seat)

Carlford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Bestow *	1,199	51.1
	Alliance	D. Missen	838	35.7
	Labour	L. Hall	308	13.1
Majority			361	15.4
Turnout			2,345	40.3
Registered electors			5,824
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clay Hills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Barker*	1,322	44.9
	Labour	Terry Hodgson	895	30.4
	Independent	N. Ratcliff	395	13.4
	Alliance	Barrie Skelcher	333	11.3
Majority			427	14.5
Turnout			2,945	46.7
Registered electors			6,304
	Conservative win (new seat)

Colneis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ann Rodwell *	1,607	53.4
	Alliance	D. Squirrell	794	26.4
	Labour	S. Rose	608	20.2
Majority			813	27.0
Turnout			3,009	42.6
Registered electors			7,071
	Conservative win (new seat)

Felixstowe Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Goodman	1,659	57.1
	Alliance	P. Warren	1,244	42.9
Majority			415	14.3
Turnout			2,903	50.2
Registered electors			4,785
	Conservative win (new seat)

Felixstowe Landguard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Savage	837	41.0
	Alliance	D. Paddick	482	23.6
	Labour	Denis Ballantyne [2]	466	22.8
	Independent	A. Loveday	255	12.5
Majority			355	17.4
Turnout			2,040	37.0
Registered electors			5,515
	Conservative win (new seat)

Felixstowe Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Hutchinson*	988	39.8
	Labour	Don Smith *	846	34.1
	Alliance	C. Morgan	649	26.1
Majority			142	5.7
Turnout			2,483	45.6
Registered electors			5,451
	Conservative win (new seat)

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Hickson*	1,194	50.1
	Alliance	S. Stocker	723	30.3
	Labour	J. Campbell	467	19.6
Majority			471	19.8
Turnout			2,384	45.9
Registered electors			5,191
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kesgrave & Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher Penn *	1,231	47.0
	Labour	W. Maskell	704	26.9
	Alliance	Edwin Wheeler	684	26.1
Majority			527	20.1
Turnout			2,619	40.5
Registered electors			6,461
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plomesgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Felicity Cowley*	1,241	51.0
	Alliance	J. Jacob	707	29.1
	Labour	A. Morgan	485	19.9
Majority			534	21.9
Turnout			2,433	45.9
Registered electors			5,301
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wickham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Hazelwood*	963	45.9
	Alliance	D. Fitch	704	33.5
	Labour	M. Alsop	433	20.6
Majority			249	12.3
Turnout			2,090	36.9
Registered electors			5,691
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wilford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Sheepshanks *	1,051	44.9
	Labour	P. Buck	510	21.8
	Alliance	A. Martin	422	18.0
	Independent	N. Friend	356	15.2
Majority			541	23.1
Turnout			2,339	46.8
Registered electors			4,999
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,061	44.3
	Alliance	N. Twigge	883	36.8
	Labour	B. Staines	453	18.9
Majority			178	7.4
Turnout			2,397	39.7
Registered electors			6,039
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Edmundsbury

St Edmundsbury District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7		11,079	45.1
	Labour	2	1	7,174	29.2
	Alliance	2	2	4,841	19.7
	Ecology	0		1,154	4.7
	Independent	0		340	1.4
Total		11	1	24,588	38.3

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laver Oliver *	1,154	56.2	+2.0
	Labour	Fred Roberts	555	27.0	–5.1
	Ecology	Julia Rynsard	344	16.8	+3.0
Majority			599	29.2	+7.1
Turnout			2,053	40.2	–3.0
Registered electors			5,109
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Blackbourn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Reeve *	1,124	48.5
	Alliance	Thomas Cook	659	28.4
	Labour	Don Pollard	535	23.1
Majority			465	20.1
Turnout			2,318	36.6
Registered electors			6,337
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Hamilton-Lowe *	1,336	66.2
	Labour	Patrick Conneely	683	33.8
Majority			653	32.3
Turnout			2,019	33.0
Registered electors			6,123
	Conservative win (new seat)

Haverhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ron Hartley *	1,129	64.8
	Conservative	Sarah Fraser	612	35.2
Majority			517	29.7
Turnout			1,741	30.3
Registered electors			5,739
	Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Colin Jones	1,005	45.4
	Labour	David Evans *	769	34.7
	Conservative	Jeffery Stevens	440	19.9
Majority			236	10.7
Turnout			2,214	34.6
Registered electors			6,393
	Alliance win (new seat)

Northgate & St Olave's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lockwood *	1,217	66.2	–10.2
	Independent	Alf Bignell	340	18.5	N/A
	Conservative	John Oxley	280	15.2	–8.4
Majority			877	47.7	–5.0
Turnout			1,837	34.3	–3.4
Registered electors			5,358
	Labour hold		Swing

Risbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Caroline Kirk	1,421	61.3
	Labour	Maurice Perry	472	20.3
	Ecology	Christopher Southall	427	18.4
Majority			949	40.9
Turnout			2,320	40.9
Registered electors			5,670
	Conservative win (new seat)

Risbygate & Sextons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Ferrier*	1,051	44.0	–12.4
	Labour	Chris Keeble	727	30.5	–1.2
	Alliance	Mark Wapshott	487	20.4	N/A
	Ecology	Clive Whittaker	122	5.1	–6.8
Majority			324	13.6	–11.1
Turnout			2,387	44.4	+4.4
Registered electors			5,375
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Southgate & Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Graham Jones	1,211	43.1	+5.4
	Conservative	Joy Chow	1,137	40.4	–1.7
	Labour	Brenda Shelley	463	16.5	–3.6
Majority			74	2.6	N/A
Turnout			2,811	46.3	–1.6
Registered electors			6,072
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing	3.6

Thingoe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Cecil Salton*	1,342	52.1
	Alliance	Reginald Harland	797	30.9
	Labour	Peter Williams	288	11.2
	Ecology	Richard Anstee-Parry	149	5.8
Majority			545	21.2
Turnout			2,576	42.2
Registered electors			6,100
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thingoe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mary MacRae	1,182	51.1
	Alliance	Robert Corfe	682	29.5
	Labour	K. West	336	14.5
	Ecology	S. Sampson	112	4.8
Majority			500	21.6
Turnout			2,312	38.6
Registered electors			5,993
	Conservative win (new seat)

Waveney

Waveney District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	2	11,428	37.3
	Labour	6	4	13,335	43.5
	Independent	1	1	801	2.6
	Alliance	0		4,671	15.2
	Residents	0		413	1.3
Total		14	1	30,648	38.2

Division results

Beccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Wooden*	852	39.6
	Alliance	E. Crisp	809	37.6
	Labour	J. Yates	489	22.7
Majority			43	2.0
Turnout			2,150	39.8
Registered electors			5,404
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Kent*	1,029	43.4	+6.9
	Alliance	L. Sterne	793	33.4	+5.3
	Labour	D. Huthart	551	23.2	–4.4
Majority			236	9.9	+1.5
Turnout			2,373	42.9	–9.2
Registered electors			5,527
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.8

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey	988	44.0	–2.8
	Alliance	A. Chamberlain	791	35.2	N/A
	Labour	G. Strachan	468	20.8	–32.4
Majority			197	8.8	N/A
Turnout			2,247	43.2	+9.1
Registered electors			5,203
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Niblett	1,022	44.6	–5.9
	Alliance	M. Haycock	642	28.0	N/A
	Labour	Marie Rodgers	629	27.4	–22.1
Majority			380	16.6	+15.7
Turnout			2,293	46.8	–6.2
Registered electors			4,903
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lothingland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian Hunter *	1,461	54.6
	Conservative	P. Paul	1,217	45.4
Majority			244	9.1
Turnout			2,678	40.9
Registered electors			6,553
	Labour win (new seat)

Lothingland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jim Mitchell	801	34.0
	Labour	R. Jones	782	33.2
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	772	32.8
Majority			19	0.8
Turnout			2,355	35.0
Registered electors			6,736
	Independent win (new seat)

Lowestoft Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Ramsay*	1,276	59.4
	Alliance	Andrew Shepherd	873	40.6
Majority			403	18.8
Turnout			2,149	35.4
Registered electors			5,447
	Labour win (new seat)

Lowestoft St Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Taylor	993	56.9
	Residents	R. Allen	413	23.7
	Conservative	K. Tyson	340	19.5
Majority			480	33.2
Turnout			1,746	32.1
Registered electors			5,447
	Labour win (new seat)

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Chippefield*	1,596	76.7
	Conservative	P. Browne	485	23.3
Majority			1,111	53.4
Turnout			2,081	32.3
Registered electors			6,440
	Labour win (new seat)

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Harvey	861	47.6
	Labour	S. Balls*	546	30.2
	Alliance	W. Wegg	403	22.3
Majority			315	17.4
Turnout			1,810	29.5
Registered electors			6,132
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Lark*	1,708	62.9
	Conservative	S. Simpson	1,008	37.1
Majority			700	25.8
Turnout			2,716	39.3
Registered electors			6,918
	Labour win (new seat)

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Macdonald-Miller*	1,310	50.6
	Labour	A. Child*	918	35.5
	Alliance	R. Winyard	360	13.9
Majority			392	15.1
Turnout			2,588	50.9
Registered electors			5,081
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Farmiloe	970	55.3
	Labour	A. Hutchinson	784	44.7
Majority			186	10.6
Turnout			1,754	33.7
Registered electors			5,202
	Conservative win (new seat)

Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Spottiswoode	1,134	66.4
	Conservative	P. Harvey	574	33.6
Majority			560	32.8
Turnout			1,708	33.1
Registered electors			5,155
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. "All candidates indexed by name". suffolkcoastallabour.org.uk. Suffolk Coastal Labour. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2025.