1991 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1991 Mid Suffolk District Council election

←  1987 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1995  →
40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 19 seats, 32.5% 4 seats, 23.9% Seats won 17 10 Seat change 2 6 Popular vote 12,251 8,131 Percentage 37.0% 24.6% Swing 4.5% 0.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 6 seats, 23.4% 11 seats, 16.5% Seats won 8 5 Seat change 2 6 Popular vote 9,756 2,768 Percentage 29.5% 8.4% Swing 6.1% 8.1%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 1991 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1991 Mid Suffolk District Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17			2	42.5	37.0	12,251	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	10			6	25.0	24.6	8,131	-0.7
	Labour	8			2	20.0	29.5	9,756	+6.1
	Independent	5			6	12.5	8.4	2,768	-8.1
	Green	0				0.0	0.6	192	-1.5

By-elections

Walsham-le-Willows

Walsham-le-Willows by-election: 4 February 1993 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		275	31.7
	Independent		216	24.9
	Liberal Democrats		191	22.0
	Labour		185	21.3
Majority			59	6.8
Turnout			867	55.4
Registered electors			1,565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stowupland

Stowupland by-election: 4 February 1993 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		506	45.1
	Liberal Democrats		335	29.9
	Conservative		281	25.0
Majority			171	15.2
Turnout			1,122	33.7
Registered electors			3,329
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Debenham

Debenham by-election: 30 September 1993 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		454	57.3
	Conservative		338	42.7
Majority			116	14.6
Turnout			792	46.3
Registered electors			1,711
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth by-election: 20 October 1994 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		225	43.5
	Liberal Democrats		170	32.9
	Labour		122	23.6
Majority			55	10.6
Turnout			517	41.7
Registered electors			1,240
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.