1990 Waveney District Council election

1990 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 Labour Conservative Seats won 14 1 Seats after 27 16 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 19,708 10,545 Percentage 53.6% 28.7% Swing 13.3% 11.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Seats won 1 0 Seats after 4 1 Seat change Popular vote 4,513 1,296 Percentage 12.3% 3.5% Swing 5.3% 1.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1990 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election No overall control Control after election Labour

The 1990 Waveney District Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1990 Waveney District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14	7	87.5	13	27	56.3	19,708	53.6	+13.3
	Conservative	1	7	6.3	15	16	33.3	10,545	28.7	–11.1
	SLD	1		6.3	3	4	8.3	4,513	12.3	–5.3
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.1	1,296	3.5	+1.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	683	1.9	N/A

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	%	±%
	Labour	K. Jenkins	1,886	64.4
	Conservative	L. Street	1,044	35.6
Majority			842	28.7
Turnout			2,929	52.2
Registered electors			5,612
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gower	1,355	43.0
	Conservative	A. Braithwaite	1,124	35.6
	SLD	C. Thomas	675	21.4
Majority			231	7.3
Turnout			3,153	51.5
Registered electors			6,122
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Chamberlain*	1,104	36.1
	Conservative	C. Smith	1,075	35.1
	Labour	L. Blizzard	883	28.8
Majority			29	0.9
Turnout			3,058	57.9
Registered electors			5,284
	SLD hold		Swing

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ford*	1,398	73.0
	Conservative	L. Guy	288	15.0
	SLD	A. Shepherd	228	11.9
Majority			1,110	58.0
Turnout			1,914	46.0
Registered electors			4,161
	Labour hold		Swing

Kessingland

Kessingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Satchell	1,148	57.8
	Conservative	B. Reader*	568	28.6
	Independent	R. Jones	271	13.6
Majority			580	29.2
Turnout			1,987	54.5
Registered electors			3,644
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Scott	1,104	44.6
	SLD	J. Van Pelt	1,024	41.4
	Conservative	L. Jeffery	347	14.0
Majority			80	3.2
Turnout			2,475	53.0
Registered electors			4,674
	Labour hold		Swing

Lothingland

Lothingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Hunter	1,387	56.7
	Conservative	G. Wade	738	30.2
	Green	M. Gould	322	13.2
Majority			649	26.5
Turnout			2,447	56.4
Registered electors			4,340
	Labour hold		Swing

Mutford

Mutford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	435	55.1
	Conservative	S. Cole	355	44.9
Majority			80	10.1
Turnout			790	58.1
Registered electors			1,360
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bostock	1,785	75.7
	Conservative	R. Jeffrey	353	15.0
	SLD	I. Crocker	220	9.3
Majority			1,432	60.7
Turnout			2,358	51.2
Registered electors			4,607
	Labour hold		Swing

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers	1,357	48.0
	Conservative	A. Choveaux*	1,077	38.1
	SLD	S. Tonge	396	14.0
Majority			280	9.9
Turnout			2,830	53.1
Registered electors			5,328
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Kelly	1,887	59.0
	Conservative	J. Halls	1,020	31.9
	SLD	A. Emmens	292	9.1
Majority			867	27.1
Turnout			3,199	56.4
Registered electors			5,675
	Labour hold		Swing

South Elmham

South Elmham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose*	399	42.1
	SLD	A. Abbott	297	31.4
	Labour	H. Holzer	251	26.5
Majority			102	10.8
Turnout			947	64.7
Registered electors			1,464
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Breach	1,043	32.8
	Conservative	R. Peck	1,014	31.9
	Independent	E. Wilkin*	762	24.0
	Green	A. Milton	361	11.4
Majority			29	0.9
Turnout			3,180	61.5
Registered electors			5,170
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Margarets

St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Taylor*	1,646	61.7
	Conservative	J. Albrow	480	18.0
	SLD	G. Wood	277	10.4
	Independent	R. Allen	263	9.9
Majority			1,166	43.7
Turnout			2,666	49.3
Registered electors			5,404
	Labour hold		Swing

Wainford

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hutchinson	396	57.4
	Conservative	E. Torlot*	294	42.6
Majority			102	14.8
Turnout			690	56.8
Registered electors			1,215
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hore	1,747	82.6
	Conservative	F. Seabridge	369	17.4
Majority			1,378	65.1
Turnout			2,116	47.3
Registered electors			4,472
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections

Kirkley

Kirkley by-election: 18 October 1990 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD		871	51.1
	Labour		666	39.1
	Conservative		166	9.7
Majority			205	12.0
Turnout			1,703	36.0
Registered electors			4,731
	SLD gain from Labour		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 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.