1991 Waveney District Council election

1991 Waveney District Council election

←  1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1992  →
All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 7 7 Seats after 27 14 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 15,131 11,897 Percentage 46.0% 36.2% Swing 7.6% 7.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 2 0 Seats after 6 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 5,050 354 Percentage 15.4% 1.1% Swing 3.1% 2.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1991 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election Labour Control after election Labour

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

Summary

Election result

1991 Waveney District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	1	43.8	20	27	56.3	15,131	46.0	–7.6
	Conservative	7	2	43.8	7	14	29.2	11,897	36.2	+7.5
	Liberal Democrats	2	1	12.5	4	6	12.5	5,050	15.4	+3.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	2.1	354	1.1	–2.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	443	1.3	–0.6

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	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp*	1,011	36.1
	Conservative	P. Sanders	903	32.2
	Labour	P. Baker	888	31.7
Majority			108	3.9
Turnout			2,802	50.0
Registered electors			5,550
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley	932	58.6
	Conservative	H. Durie*	659	41.4
Majority			273	17.2
Turnout			1,591	42.0
Registered electors			3,745
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Blything

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Nichols	404	40.1
	Independent	E. Woodard	354	35.2
	Labour	A. Martin	249	24.7
Majority			50	5.0
Turnout			1,007	60.0
Registered electors			1,685
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Palin*	949	52.3
	Labour	D. Jermy	864	47.7
Majority			85	4.7
Turnout			1,813	49.0
Registered electors			3,722
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Brighouse*	1,131	44.9
	Labour	K. Hunting	887	35.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	501	19.9
Majority			244	9.7
Turnout			2,519	41.0
Registered electors			6,140
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Browne	1,438	63.5
	Labour	R. Durrant	826	36.5
Majority			612	27.0
Turnout			2,264	44.0
Registered electors			5,201
	Conservative hold		Swing

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Holzer	961	55.2
	Conservative	R. Niblett*	779	44.8
Majority			182	10.5
Turnout			1,740	48.0
Registered electors			3,633
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Reynolds	962	66.1
	Conservative	L. Guy	294	20.2
	Liberal Democrats	I. Burnett	200	13.7
Majority			668	45.9
Turnout			1,456	36.0
Registered electors			4,082
	Labour hold		Swing

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shepherd	982	46.4
	Labour	R. Anderson	779	36.8
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	275	13.0
	Green	S. Blease	82	3.9
Majority			203	9.6
Turnout			2,118	46.0
Registered electors			4,616
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Lothingland

Lothingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	920	45.9
	Labour	A. Brooks	849	42.4
	Green	M. Southern	234	11.7
Majority			71	3.5
Turnout			2,003	45.0
Registered electors			4,410
	Conservative hold		Swing

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hunt*	1,184	72.9
	Liberal Democrats	I. Crocker	441	27.1
Majority			743	45.7
Turnout			1,625	36.0
Registered electors			4,512
	Labour hold		Swing

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Barnard*	1,111	43.5
	Labour	J. Coleman	837	32.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	608	23.8
Majority			274	10.7
Turnout			2,556	48.0
Registered electors			5,296
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Blizzard*	1,660	60.8
	Conservative	J. Halls	1,070	39.2
Majority			590	21.6
Turnout			2,730	49.0
Registered electors			5,614
	Labour hold		Swing

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Simpson*	1,149	41.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Beavan	842	30.2
	Labour	A. Clarke	673	24.1
	Green	A. Milton	127	4.6
Majority			307	11.0
Turnout			2,791	55.0
Registered electors			5,108
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Margarets

St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Owen*	1,207	60.7
	Conservative	J. Albrow	500	25.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Wood	280	14.1
Majority			707	35.6
Turnout			1,987	37.0
Registered electors			5,412
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,373	73.3
	Conservative	A. Gowers	315	16.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Paterson	185	9.9
Majority			1,058	56.5
Turnout			1,873	42.0
Registered electors			4,481
	Labour 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. 8–9. 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.