1988 Waveney District Council election

1988 Waveney District Council election

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All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 6 7 Seats after 23 20 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,544 11,705 Percentage 39.8% 40.3% Swing 1.4% 9.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Seats won 2 1 Seats after 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 5,102 684 Percentage 17.6% 2.4% Swing 11.5% 1.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1988 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election No overall control Control after election No overall control

The 1988 Waveney District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1988 Waveney District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	1	37.5	17	23	47.9	11,544	39.8	+1.4
	Labour	7	1	43.8	13	20	41.7	11,705	40.3	+9.0
	SLD	2		12.5	2	4	8.3	5,102	17.6	–11.5
	Independent	1		6.3	0	1	2.1	684	2.4	+1.2

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Fuller	912	44.6
	Labour	C. Adam	786	38.5
	SLD	E. Spencer	345	16.9
Majority			126	6.2
Turnout			2,043	36.4
Registered electors			5,619
	Conservative hold

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Yates*	619	52.6
	Conservative	P. Carter	558	47.4
Majority			61	5.2
Turnout			1,177	32.6
Registered electors			3,607
	Labour hold

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. O'Neill	707	40.9
	Conservative	P. Scott	622	36.0
	Labour	F. Welsh	401	23.2
Majority			85	4.9
Turnout			1,730	46.8
Registered electors			3,697
	SLD hold

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Collins	1,133	53.0
	SLD	C. Thomas	1,004	47.0
Majority			129	6.0
Turnout			2,137	34.6
Registered electors			6,176
	Conservative hold

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	684	55.3
	Conservative	A. Leedham	319	25.8
	Labour	R. Jack	235	19.0
Majority			365	29.5
Turnout			1,238	39.1
Registered electors			3,164
	Independent hold

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wright	1,181	55.6
	SLD	V. Caseley	943	44.4
Majority			238	11.2
Turnout			2,124	40.7
Registered electors			5,225
	Conservative hold

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Leverett*	992	58.7
	Conservative	A. Jackson	698	41.3
Majority			294	17.4
Turnout			1,690	47.6
Registered electors			3,551
	Labour hold

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bostock	806	55.3
	SLD	J. Van Pelt	368	25.2
	Conservative	L. Guy	284	19.5
Majority			438	30.0
Turnout			1,458	35.1
Registered electors			4,155
	Labour hold

Kessingland

Kessingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Abel	643	41.6
	Labour	T. Durie	578	37.4
	SLD	J. Meredith	326	21.1
Majority			65	4.2
Turnout			1,547	42.8
Registered electors			3,616
	Conservative gain from Labour

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	B. Pointon*	844	43.4
	Labour	J. Riches	684	35.2
	Conservative	L. Jeffrey	415	21.4
Majority			160	8.2
Turnout			1,943	42.9
Registered electors			4,526
	SLD hold

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ayers	1,024	67.5
	Conservative	G. Mason	345	22.8
	SLD	A. Knee	147	9.7
Majority			679	44.8
Turnout			1,516	32.7
Registered electors			4,634
	Labour hold

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Back*	1,101	55.9
	Labour	J. Riches	867	44.1
Majority			234	11.9
Turnout			1,968	37.4
Registered electors			5,267
	Conservative hold

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Collins*	1,507	55.3
	Conservative	J. Day	1,029	37.8
	SLD	A. Shepherd	188	6.9
Majority			478	17.5
Turnout			2,724	47.5
Registered electors			5,737
	Labour hold

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,404	58.3
	Labour	D. Gower	775	32.2
	SLD	R. Winyard	230	9.5
Majority			629	26.1
Turnout			2,409	47.4
Registered electors			5,077
	Conservative hold

St. Margarets

St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Owen*	1,255	67.8
	Conservative	S. Rudd	595	32.2
Majority			660	35.7
Turnout			1,850	34.5
Registered electors			5,360
	Labour hold

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Carter	1,176	79.4
	Conservative	F. Seabridge	305	20.6
Majority			871	58.8
Turnout			1,481	33.2
Registered electors			4,459
	Labour hold

By-elections

Beccles Town

Beccles Town by-election: 14 July 1988 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		845	55.8
	Labour		535	35.3
	Liberal Democrats		135	8.9
Majority			310	20.5
Turnout			1,515	25.0
Registered electors			6,060
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 7–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.